Banking Operations

The Banking Operations Department provides banking services and currency management services for transactions in all payment systems operated by the CBUAE.

Banking Supervision

The Banking Supervision Department is responsible for regulating the UAE banking sector through licensing financial institutions, issuing effective policy and regulations, surveillance to ensure compliance by regulated entities, and enforcement in case of non-compliance.

Consumer Protection

Consumer Protection Department works to protect consumers from financial misconduct through education, policy-making, and compliance monitoring and tracking of complaints resolution.

Financial Intelligence

The Financial Intelligence Department oversees the collection, analysis, and dissemination of information to combat money laundering, illicit organisation financing and the financing of terrorism to protect the UAE financial system from abuse by criminals and terrorist financiers and counter reputational risks.

Financial Stability

The Financial Stability Department maintains and promotes financial stability in the financial system, by identifying and monitoring potential, current and future risks. The Department forms macroprudential policy and applies macroprudential tools to reduce systemic risks to the financial system.

Monetary Management

The Monetary Management Department implements CBUAE’s monetary policy objectives through the development of the monetary management framework for the domestic market and management of day-to-day use of related policy tools.

Reserve Management

The Reserve Management Department is responsible for the management of CBUAE reserves as defined by the Reserve Management Policy and the asset allocation approved by the Board of Directors.

Research and Statistics

The Research and Statistics Department supports CBUAE and government policy-making by publishing reports based on research and analysis, and by maintaining relationships with international organizations that provide input for policy-making.