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CBUAE: "FATF" Announcement of UAE Completion of the Requirements is a Testament of Concerted National Efforts to Combat Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing
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CBUAE revokes the licence and registration of Smart and Secure Insurance Agent
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CBUAE launches the fifth cohort of the Executive Certificate for Risk-Based Supervision Professionals
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Wednesday 31 January 2024
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CBUAE Maintains the Base Rate at 5.40%
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Tuesday 30 January 2024
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CBUAE imposes a financial sanction of AED 1.2 million on an insurance company operating in the UAE
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Summary Report - Monetary Banking Developments - November 2023
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This section provides information on foreign and domestic entities licensed by the Central Bank of the UAE that operate in the UAE.
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Insurance
The CBUAE assumed supervisory and regulatory responsibility of the insurance sector pursuant to Decretal Federal Law No. (25) of 2020, which merged the Insurance Authority into the Central Bank.
Consumers
Consumers are the lifeblood of the UAE’s economy. Ensuring that their rights are protected adequately is a core CBUAE objective, and supported by the adoption of the new CBUAE law.
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Regulatory Development
The Central Bank of the UAE regulates and supervises financial services companies operating in the UAE.
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The Financial Stability Department (FSD) helps to maintain and promote financial stability in the UAE by conducting analyses to assess the potential risks and vulnerabilities facing the country’s financial system, and by supporting CBUAE’s financial stability decision-making.
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Reserve Management
Our Reserve Management department manages the UAE’s official foreign exchange reserves.
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Islamic Finance
The Islamic Finance industry is growing at an accelerated pace, exceeding USD 2.44 trillion in assets globally, and recording a growth rate of 11.4%. The Islamic Finance industry is primarily manifested in banking, insurance (Takaful) and asset management sectors.
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Anti Money Laundering (AML)
The CBUAE established a dedicated Department in August 2020 to handle all Anti-Money Laundering and Combatting the Financing of Terrorism matters (AML/CFT) which the Banking Supervision Department handled previously.
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FinTech & Digital Transformation
Launched by The CBUAE in 2020, the Fintech Office aims to build a mature Fintech ecosystem in the UAE and position the UAE as the foremost Fintech hub regionally and globally.
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Risk Management
The Risk Management and Compliance Department is the second line of defence for the CBUAE, responsible for the management and oversight of the financial risks and non-financial risks.
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Supervision
The key supervisory objective of the CBUAE, consistent with the BCBS Core Principles for Effective Banking Supervision, is to promote the safety and soundness of licensed financial institutions, in particular those in the banking, insurance, payments and remittance sectors.
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Monetary Policy & Domestic Markets
The CBUAE is mandated to define and implement its monetary policy objectives through the formulation of the Dirham Monetary Framework. By developing and deploying related liquidity management facilities, the CBUAE is able to maintain the soundness and stability of the established monetary system in the UAE.
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Payment Systems are considered an important pillar in the financial market infrastructure. Accordingly, the CBUAE leads the establishment, development, operation and oversight of the payment systems in the UAE. The different services of these financial infrastructure systems are offered to participating institutes, which extend such services to their different customers.
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The Enforcement Department’s core functions are to support the strategic objectives of the CBUAE through a disciplined twofold approach: protection and deterrence.
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In 1973, the UAE Currency Board issued the nation’s first banknotes. In 1982, the CBUAE released a second issue of UAE paper currency, following the transition from the UAE Currency Board to the CBUAE, instituted by Union Law No. (10) of 1980.
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