HOUSE OVERSIGHT 024953 By Al Bayan newspaper How do you foresee the impact of the unified GGC currency on UAE's economy? It will have a positive impact on all GCC countries economies. The currency is a federal issue, and the UAE has been very enthusiastic about the unified currency and showed interest in hosting the GCC Central Bank. By Al Bayan newspaper How do you evaluate the experience of the women whom you empowered to assume administrative and legislative roles in the UAE? The experience has been very successful and most of those women have demonstrated remarkable commitment and significant competency in performing their duties and fulfilling their responsibilities. They have also proven that the UAE woman is completely reliable and worthy of trust in all leadership and non-leadership positions. By Al Bayan newspaper What was the response of the UAE health authorities following your direct criticism of doctors' professional competencies and your urging that medical services across the country be enhanced? There has been remarkable progress in quality of health care services, which still fall short of our expectations. I totally appreciate that pulling together loose ends to rectify mixed processes accumulated over long years takes time. Yet, efforts are now underway to develop the healthcare sector and work is progressing in the right direction. Competition resulting from the growing presence of private healthcare organizations has reflected positively on the overall medical performance in the country. I believe all private=2 Oand public sector doctors will live up to international best practices very soon. Emirates Business 24/7 There has been increasing federalism in the handling of the financial needs of the Emirates, which has been hailed as a good step forward. How do you see this evolving in future? The UAE follows unified legislative, financial and fiscal systems. Federal authorities, led by the UAE Central Bank and the Minist