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CBUAE Issues its 2024 Annual Report

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At the Central Bank of the UAE, we raise the flag high, and elevate with it our ambitions and responsibilities. Safeguarding financial stability and strengthening the resilience of our economy reflects the highest meanings of loyalty to the flag and steadfast dedication to the vision of our wise leadership for a prosperous future.

Financial Institutions Resilience Package

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The New Dirham Symbol

The Central Bank of the UAE has unveiled a new symbol for the UAE's national currency, the "Dirham," in both physical and digital forms, embodying the vision of the wise leadership and the nation’s progressiveness.

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Commemorative Coins

CBUAE launches a digital service to acquire commemorative coins through a dedicated page on its website. In the framework of its commitment to implementing international best practices to elevate financial sector services, enhance efficiency, deliver leading institutional services with global standards.

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Sustainable Finance

The Central Bank of the UAE continuously oversees and implements wide-ranging initiatives advancing sustainable finance in the UAE financial sector and addressing effective management of climate-related financial risks. The UAE financial sector has emerged among global and regional leaders in sustainable finance.

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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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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.

Research and Statistics

View the latest data and reports from the CBUAE.

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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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Financial Stability

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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Payments and Settlements

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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Enforcement

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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Currency and Coins

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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