CBUAE Holds Rates Steady The Central Bank of the UAE left its Overnight Deposit Facility base rate unchanged at 4.40% and kept the standing credit facility 50 bps above that level. The move mirrors the U.S. Federal Reserve, to which the UAE’s policy rate is anchored, and aims to preserve the floor for overnight money-market rates and maintain the current monetary stance.

Decision

Maintain

Rate change

0 bps

base rate

4.4%

The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) kept the Base Rate for its Overnight Deposit Facility at 4.40 percent on 7 May 2025, mirroring the U.S. Federal Reserve’s decision to leave the Interest Rate on Reserve Balances unchanged and thereby maintaining policy alignment with its anchor rate. The Base Rate has remained at 4.40 percent since at least January 2025. The CBUAE also retained the standing credit facilities’ borrowing rate at 50 basis points above the Base Rate, maintaining the ODF-linked floor for overnight money-market rates.