Dubai hub joins global club for data privacy

DIFC first jurisdiction in the Middle East to join the Global CBPR Forum

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Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) yesterday announced its membership of the Global Cross-Border Privacy Rules Forum (Global CBPR Forum).

The announcement was made at a recent workshop of the Global CBPR Forum held in Philippines. This is a first among countries outside of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation — a forum that promotes free trade among certain countries in the Pacific Rim. As a requirement for membership, the Centre also joined the Global Cooperation Arrangement for Privacy Enforcement (the Global CAPE)

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