The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates reported that its Governor, Khaled Mohamed Balama, attended the 49th Annual Meeting of the Council of Arab Central Bank Governors and Monetary Authorities in Tunis, where participants discussed strengthening central banks’ responses to global crises and trade tensions, and frameworks to enhance cybersecurity in the financial sector. The agenda also covered progress on the Arab Instant Payments Initiative, reviewed outputs from committees and working groups across banking supervision, financial inclusion, financial stability, payment and settlement systems, financial technologies, credit information and green finance, and included discussions on Arab financial and economic stability reports for 2025. On the sidelines, Balama joined a session with Gulf Cooperation Council central bank governors and the President of the Financial Action Task Force to discuss cooperation on combating money laundering and terrorist financing, support for mutual evaluations, and potential joint meetings between FATF and the Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force.
Central Bank of the UAE 2025-09-21
Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates Governor participates in Arab central bank governors meeting covering cybersecurity, instant payments and AML cooperation
The UAE Central Bank announced Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama's participation in the 49th Annual Meeting of Arab Central Bank Governors in Tunis. Discussions included enhancing responses to global crises, trade tensions, cybersecurity, the Arab Instant Payments Initiative, and financial stability. Balama also met with Gulf Cooperation Council central bank governors and the Financial Action Task Force President on combating money laundering and terrorist financing.