Tuesday, March 19, 2013

UAE leads Gulf common market integration efforts


The GCC Secretariat recently issued its fifth annual statistical report The GCC Common Market’s facts and figures
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The report featured issues of GCC citizens that relate to the Gulf Common Market (GCM), such as residency, equality in the public and private spheres, protection and insurance, education, and health.

Commenting on the report, HE Obaid Humaid Al Tayer, Minister of State for Financial Affairs, praised the considerable efforts made by the Secretariat in order to establish the necessary logistical requirements to support the commitment of all related parties in implementing the decisions of the Supreme Council, and to ensure the maximum benefit possible for the GCC citizens.

The report highlighted the GCC states’ commitment to achieve equality of treatment within the GCC for citizens’ movement and residence, by allowing them to move between counties using their personal IDs. This is important in promoting common commercial relations and in consolidating social interdependence. In fact, the statistics of the General Secretariat showed that citizens who moved within the GCC countries in 2011 exceeded 13 million.
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Read more: http://www.cpifinancial.net/news/post/19382/uae-leads-gulf-common-market-integration-efforts

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