Minister of Finance HE Ali bin Ahmed Al Kuwari participated in the opening session of the Arab Monetary Fund’s (AMF) joint annual meetings of financial authorities and the 13th meeting of the Arab Finance Ministers Council. The meeting took place in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia. The session reviewed the most important regional and international economic developments, the challenges facing the Arab economies, in order to support the recovery from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ministers discussed enhancing the role of the state in supporting the private sector’s contributions to economic growth, in addition to digital transformation strategies for Arab financial markets.