Central Bank of the UAE
Abu Dhabi bails out Dubai
Richest emirate agrees to provide $10 billion to Dubai World; central bank to support local banks
UAE backs banks as Dubai fears spark local sell-off
Commentators praise pre-emptive move on back of uncertainty in global markets following fears of Dubai World default
UAE’s banks liquid since April: Al-Suwaidi
Central Bank of United Arab Emirates’ Sultan Bin Nasser Al-Suwaidi describes measure that helped the country to weather spillovers from turmoil
UAE gives go-ahead for Basel II
Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates says it will begin implementing capital adequacy standards
Gulf officials call for UAE, Oman to rejoin monetary union
Members of the four states still involved in plans for single currency in the Gulf ask UAE and Oman to come back
UAE to establish official interbank rate
Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates plans benchmark money-market rate to have greater control over borrowing costs
UAE’s Al Suwaidi: we could buy more Dubai debt
Governor Sultan bin Nasser Al Suwaidi indicates central bank may purchase more Dubai bonds after buying $10 billion-worth of debt from the emirate earlier this year
UAE to improve banks' corporate governance
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates published new draft corporate governance guidelines for the banking sector on Thursday, saying that, as leading contributors to the economy, commercial banks had to have high management and corporate…
Weakness in dollar only "temporary" - UAE governor
Sultan Nasser Al Suwadi, the governor of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates, said that he perceived the weakness of the dollar as a "temporary situation".
UAE looks to combat money laundering
A committee led by the head of the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced measures aimed at cracking down on money laundering and terrorist financing.
UAE sees assets depreciate by a third
The value of the assets held by Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates fell by almost a third last year, the central bank revealed on Tuesday.
UAE establishes crisis group
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates said on Wednesday that it would set up a group to tackle the impact of the credit crisis on the seven states.
UAE aids Dubai with $10bn bond purchase
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates has acted on fears that Dubai will not be able to repay its debt by buying $10 billion-worth of the emirate's bonds.
Saudi, UAE cut by 50 basis points
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency (SAMA) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) both cut their benchmark rates by half a point on Monday on signs that growth in the two economies, both of which rely heavily on oil exports, will slow in…
UAE creates swap lines for local banks
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is to provide currency-swap facilities for the UAE dirham and the US dollar to local banks in a bid to inject more liquidity into the country's banking system.
Asia makes rate cut 'truly global'
China cut rates for the second time in as many months on Wednesday, supporting the joint action by six of the most important central banks to loosen policy. A host of other Asian central banks have also replicated the Federal Reserve-led move.
Saudi soothes markets as Gulf liquidity woes mount
The Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency on Thursday became the third central bank in the Gulf this week to counter money-market fears of a liquidity shortage.
UAE launches emergency facility
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates on Monday became the latest monetary institution to inject funds to alleviate interbank tensions, pledging Dh50 billion ($13.6 billion).