The Customs Affairs has taken part in the 35th meeting of the Arab Customs Union held virtually by the General Secretariat of the Arab League.
Director-General of Customs Clearance and Services, Waleed Al Sabagh chaired Bahrain's delegation in the meeting that included a brief on studies conducted in cooperation with the United Nations Programme.
The Customs Affairs won on Wednesday the Best Arab Government Development Initiative award for its Governance of Economic and Customs Information to Facilitate Trade (Ofoq).
The award within the Arab Government Excellence Award which is organised by the Arab League’s Arab Administrative Development Organisation (ARADO), in cooperation with the UAE government. The announcement was made in a visual celebration held under the patronage of His Highness Shaikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the UAE Vice President, Prime Minister and Ruler of Dubai.
