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NEWS: UK pledges to strengthen ties with UAE to fight financial crime

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UAE: Hamid Al Zaabi, Secretary-General of the National Committee for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations (NAMLCFTC)

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LATEST: Cayman Islands defies UK on public access to beneficial ownership register

By PAUL O’DONOGHUE, Senior Correspondent

THE UK has pledged closer cooperation and data sharing with the UAE (United Arab Emirates) to cut down on financial crime.

The two nations concluded a series of bilateral meetings during a two day summit in London.

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INSIGHT: ‘We will take the fight to criminals’ – read the Global Fraud Summit keynote speech 

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LATEST: Cayman Islands defies UK on public access to beneficial ownership register

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