The visit, which covered Abu Dhabi and Dubai, was part of an
ongoing programme of engagement with the UAE and the Gulf
Cooperation Council countries. It followed the ratification last
month of the Jersey-UAE double taxation agreement, which was signed
earlier this year in the UAE by the Chief Minister, Senator Ian
Gorst.
During his visit, Senator Bailhache met Emirati Government
Ministers and senior diplomatic and business representatives,
including: the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs, HE Dr Anwar
Gargash; the Chairman of Abu Dhabi Global Market, HE Ahmed Ali Al
Sayegh; the Director of the Office of the Ministry Foreign Affairs
& International Cooperation in Dubai, HE Abdulrahman Almutaiwee
(former UAE Ambassador to the UK); the Chairman of UAE Banks
Federation HE Abdul Aziz Al Ghurair; the Governor of the UAE
Central Bank, HE Mubarak Rashid Khamis Al Mansouri.
