Central Bank of the UAE
Bénédicte Nolens on the latest mBridge developments
The head of the Bank for International Settlements’ Hong Kong Centre speaks about cross-border CBDC governance, ongoing FX challenges and evolving technology
Central Bank of UAE launches new 24/7 instant payments system
Immediate Payment Instructions launched in 2019 gained limited traction
Central banks of UAE and Egypt agree currency swap
Latest currency support move by UAE comes amid mounting pressure on Egyptian pound
Kazakhstan joins mBridge project
NBK joins cross-border CBDC project as an observer
UAE and India to create bilateral settlement system
Messaging link would remove need for Swift, RBI governor says
Banknotes: April to June 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
UAE launches ‘t-sukuk’ to support monetary policy
Central bank continues to implement its new dirham monetary framework
Currency round-up: De La Rue issues profit warning
Central African central bank to release new coins; and more
UAE revokes licence for Russia’s MTS Bank
Gulf state was put on the FATF grey list last year
US and UK sanction Russian bank licensed in UAE
Central bank “studying options” as Ukraine allies target sanctions evasion
BoT’s Sethaput on inflation dynamics, central bank mandates and multi-lateral payments
Thai governor speaks about higher inflation, sustainable finance challenges, CBDC experiments and payments governance
UAE plans to launch CBDC by 2026
Fintech strategy aims for cashless society through digital transformation
UAE grants licence to Russian bank
US voices concerns over sanctions evasion and threatens action against facilitators
BIS and central banks say multi-CBDC platform trial was a success
Central banks of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and UAE took part in US$22 million cross-border trial
China, Hong Kong, Thailand and UAE complete cross-border CBDC test
Bank for International Settlements co-ordinated the trial on its mBridge platform
UAE central bank issues guidance on politically exposed persons
Measures build on AML/CFT requirements following FATF greylisting in March
Gulf central banks increase rates in line with Fed
Five banks raise rates 75bp, while Kuwait orders 25bp increase due to different currency peg
Gulf central banks raise rates after Fed hike
Qatar, UAE and Bahrain make 75bp hikes, while Kuwait raises by 25bp and Saudi 50bp
The Central Banking Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the ninth annual Central Banking Awards
Central Banking Awards 2022: the winners in full
Recipients of the 2022 awards include Stanley Fischer, the Bank of Korea, Mario Marcel and many more
Central Banking Awards 2022: final winners unveiled
Prizes for Central bank of the year, Lifetime achievement, Transparency, Economics and more
Reserve manager: Central Bank of the UAE
The Middle Eastern institution approved a new investment policy, allowing it to diversify into new asset classes
Central banks follow Fed with rate hikes
Several central banks have raised their policy rates in response to the Federal Reserve hike
UAE central bank to 'Emiratise' finance sector
Measure will reserve 5,000 jobs for nationals by 2026