The UAE participated in the 2026 IMF and World Bank Group Annual Meetings held in Bangkok, Thailand. The Central Bank of the UAE held bilateral meetings with the People's Bank of China and other central banks to discuss payment systems, innovation, and sustainable finance. In addition, the UAE signed an agreement to host the 2029 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings in Abu Dhabi.
The UAE Ministry of Finance has introduced Ministerial Decisions No. 168 and No. 197 of 2026, clarifying compliance rules and provider accreditation for the national e-invoicing programme. Enterprises with annual revenues of AED 50 million or more must appoint an accredited service provider by 30 October 2026, ahead of the mandatory launch on 1 January 2027. The new rules also allow cross-border invoice data storage and introduce a temporary 24-month exemption for formal VAT Tax Group transactions.
The UAE Ministry of Finance issued Ministerial Decision No. 197 of 2026, updating the national electronic invoicing framework. The amendments grant a temporary 24-month exclusion for intra-tax group transactions, permit offshore data storage, and extend issuance timelines.
Thomson Reuters has launched ONESOURCE Pagero E-Invoicing in partnership with SpendConsole to serve enterprises across the UAE and GCC. The integrated platform connects accounts payable workflows and automated tax compliance under sovereign cloud deployment. The move aligns with the UAE Ministry of Finance's regulatory framework for electronic invoicing and Corporate Tax.
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