Recently, on the sidelines of the 2026 Annual Meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank Group held in Bangkok, the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) held bilateral talks with the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS). The two sides plan to expand cooperation into new fields including central bank digital currency (CBDC), QR code cross-border payments and green finance, so as to boost cross-border trade and investment flows between the two countries.