Middle East & Africa Reg Desk

Tuesday, 2026-09-15 · covering the last 24h

Gulf

CBUAE's new Operational Risk Management Regulation takes effect. The Central Bank of the UAE's Operational Risk Management Regulation (Regulation No. C 1/2026) came into force 14 September 2026, replacing the prior 2018 operational-risk standards. It binds all CBUAE-licensed financial institutions with legal personality — not limited to banks — setting minimum requirements for operational risk management and operational resilience, including continuity of service against technology failures, cyberattacks, fraud and third-party/outsourcing disruptions. CBUAE Rulebook

No other material items from Saudi CMA/Tadawul, UAE SCA/DFSA/FSRA/DFM/ADX, Qatar QFMA/QSE, Kuwait CMA/Boursa Kuwait or Oman/Bahrain in the window, and no new regulatory circulars from SAMA, QCB or CBK.

Israel

No material ISA, TASE or Bank of Israel rule items in the window.

Africa

No material items from South Africa FSCA/JSE/SARB, Egypt FRA/EGX/CBE, Nigeria SEC/NGX/CBN, Kenya CMA/NSE/CBK or Morocco AMMC/Bank Al-Maghrib in the window.

Informational only — summaries of public regulatory and central bank sources; not advice.