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BAHRAIN
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Bahrain Monetary Agency
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Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA)
PO Box 27, Manama
Kingdom of Bahrain
Website; www.bma.gov.bh
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The Bahrain Monetary Agency (BMA) is the central bank and single regulator for the financial services industry in the Kingdom of Bahrain
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Bahrain EDB
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Bahrain EDB
Economic Development Board
P.O. Box 11299
Manama
Bahrain
E-mail; invest@bahrainedb.com
Website; www.bahrain.com
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Today, Bahrain is home to over 370 onshore and offshore conventional and Islamic financial institutions, the largest concentration in the region. These local, regional and international institutions comprise commercial banks, investment banks, leasing banks, insurance and reinsurance companies, fund managers, legal and advisory services, financial consultants, international regulatory agencies, real estate investment trusts, and professional institutes. The financial sector contributes around 25 per cent to the Kingdom’s GDP and provides employment for over 6,000 people.
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DUBAI
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Financial Centre
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DIFC, Dubai International Financial Centre
The Gate, Level 14
P.O. Box 74777, Dubai, UAE
Tel: +971 4 362 2222
Fax: +971 4 362 2333
E-mail; difccourts@difc.ae
Website; www.difc.ae
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The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) is an onshore capital market designated as a financial free zone designed to create a unique financial services cluster economy for wealth creation initiatives. It is established as part of the larger vision of His Highness Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum and the Government of Dubai to create an environment for growth, progress and economic development in the UAE and the wider region. Integrity, transparency and efficiency are the guiding principles of the DIFC.
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Dubai Financial Services Authority
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DFSA, Dubai Financial Services Authority
Level 13, The Gate
P.O. Box 75850, Dubai, U.A.E.
Tel: +971 4 362 1500
Fax: +971 4 362 0801
Website; www.dfsa.ae
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Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA) the independent regulator for the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC).
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Central Bank
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Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates
Abu Dhabi
P. O. Box: 854
Tel: +9712-6652220
Fax: +9712-6667494
E-mail; uaecbpr@cbuae.gov.ae
Website; www.uaecb.gov.ae
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In addition to acting as the bank to the other banks operating in the country, it is also the banker and financial advisor to the Government.
It is the responsibility of the Central Bank to formulate and implement the country's Banking, Credit and Monetary Policy in order to realize and achieve the Economic Policy objectives, including price stability, and to support the U.A.E. dirham, guaranteeing its value, stability and its free convertibility into all currencies.
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Government
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UAE gateway
P.O.Box 433
Abu Dhabi
United Arab Emirates
Tel: 00971 2 6726000
Fax: 00971 2 6768414
E-mail; webmaster@uae.gov.ae
Website; www.government.ae
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The official UAE gateway to all UAE federal government ministries and entities.
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ISRAEL
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LEBANON
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QATAR
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Qatar Financial Centre
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Qatar Financial Centre (QFC)
Tel: +974 494 5508 / +974 494 5433
Fax: +974 483 0928
E-mail; info@qfc.com.qa
Website; www.qatarfinancialcenter.com
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In March 2005 the State of Qatar enacted new legislation to establish the Qatar Financial Centre. The QFC, formally opened on 1 May 2005, is designed to attract international financial institutions and multi-national corporates to establish business operations in a "best-in-class" international environment, and to participate in a long-term and mutually beneficial partnership with Qatar.
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QFC Regulatory Authority
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QFC Regulatory Authority
Telephone: +974 494 5433
Fax: +974 494 5031
E-mail; info@qfcra.com
Website; www.qfcra.com
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The QFC Regulatory Authority is the independent regulatory body of the Qatar Financial Centre (QFC). It has been established to regulate firms that conduct financial services in or from the QFC. It has a broad range of regulatory powers to authorise, supervise and, when necessary, discipline firms and individuals. The QFC Regulatory Authority regulates firms using principle-based legislation of international standard, modelled closely on the laws used in other major financial centres.
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