The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) outlined its 2027 regulatory priorities to bank and insurance company CEOs at the UAE Financial Sector Supervisory Roundtable. Discussions covered development of the suitability framework and stronger institutional governance alongside an overview of its 2027–2029 strategy. In opening remarks, Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama emphasized that institutional resilience rests on financial soundness and the ability to anticipate risks, respond to disruptions and recover swiftly. This emphasis is consistent with the bank’s earlier Financial Institution Resilience Package, approved in March 2026, which included temporary liquidity and capital buffer relief for banks. Operational and cyber resilience discussions examined the role of the Financial Sector Security Operations Centre and developments in fraud prevention, including updates on the Anti-Fraud Operations Centre and the anti-fraud platform. Thematic supervisory reviews in banking focused particularly on digital assets and artificial intelligence, while insurance reviews addressed resilience, digitalisation and climate. CEOs shared lessons from their institutions’ resilience efforts and discussed how to align their practices with the CBUAE’s supervisory expectations.
Central Bank of the UAE outlines 2027 regulatory priorities with focus on governance and financial sector resilience
The Central Bank of the UAE presented its 2027 regulatory priorities and 2027–2029 strategy to bank and insurance CEOs, with discussions covering suitability, governance and resilience. Cybersecurity and fraud prevention capabilities were also addressed, alongside supervisory reviews of digital assets and artificial intelligence in banking and resilience, digitalisation and climate in insurance.