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Central Bank of the UAE has levied a financial penalty on a bank operating within the country after discovering breaches of regulations and compliance standards.

Net international reserves in the UAE’s banking sector rose by 8.1%, or AED 92.3B, in H1 2024, reaching AED 1.238T by June’s end, compared to AED 1.145T in June 2023. The Central Bank’s June bulletin showed it held AED 769.7B of these reserves, a 14.3% rise from AED 673.42B at 2023’s end, while reserves of other banks reached AED 468.13B.

Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) reported that gross banks’ assets, including bankers’ acceptances, increased by 0.5% from AED 4.287T in May 2024 to AED 4.310T in June. Gross credit also rose by 1.1%, driven by a 0.8% increase in domestic credit and a 2.9% rise in foreign credit.

The Central Bank of the UAE (CBUAE) has issued an administrative penalty against an insurance company operating within the UAE, in accordance with Article 33 (2) (a) of Federal Decree-Law No. (48) of 2023, which governs the Regulation of Insurance Activities.