• Nov 21, 2024

    The Arab Monetary Fund Holds the 11th Technical Committee Meeting of the Arab Statistics Initiative (ArabStat) to Discuss Statistical Developments

    Abu Dhabi, November 13–14, 2024: The Arab Monetary Fund organized the 11th Technical Committee Meeting of the Arab Statistics Initiative (ArabStat). The meeting, which took place on November 13 and 14, 2024, discussed emerging statistical topics, including the use of artificial intelligence in statistical work, digital economy statistics,...

  • Nov 04, 2024

    Letter of Intent between the Arab Monetary Fund and the Palestinian Government

    H.E. Dr. Fahad M. Alturkisigns the Letter of Intent between the Arab Monetary Fund and the Palestinian government concerning the governance of the financial support program provided by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the State of Palestine.

  • Oct 30, 2024

    The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Organizes the 27th meeting of the Financial Inclusion Task Force (FITF) to Promote Financial Inclusion in Arab Countries

    The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) hosts the 27th meeting of the Financial Inclusion Task Force (FITF) to promote financial inclusion, scheduled for October 30 and 31, 2024. This 2-day event brings together key stakeholders to discuss various pressing topics, including the role of central banks and payment service providers in advancing financial...

  • Oct 14, 2024

    Training and Capacity Building Activities for September 2024

    433 Arab professionals participated in the programs and activities of the Arab Monetary Fund.

  • Jun 07, 2024

    Launching the Comprehensive Instant Digital Payments Initiative in Arab Countries

    In collaboration with the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Dr. Fahd M. Al-Turki, Director General Chairman of the Board, inaugurates the workshop for the launch of the Inclusive Instant Digital Payments Initiative today at the Fund's headquarters, in line with the Fund's strategic directions for capacity development and technical support to help...

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The events and workshops organized by the Arab Monetary Fund

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The Arab Economic Database (AEDB) was launched in December 2014. It contains time series for the economic sectors.

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Initiatives and Work Groups

Committees and Work Groups emanating from the Board of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Institutions

The Arab Committee on Banking Supervision

The Arab Committee on Banking Supervision (ACBS) was established in 1991 by the Council of Governors of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Agencies.

The Arab Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems

The Council of Governors of Arab central banks and monetary agencies decided in its 2004 annual meeting, to establish the Arab Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems (ACPSS).

The Arab Committee on Credit Information

The Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities’ Governors decided in 2015 to establish the Arab Committee on Credit Information.

Financial Stability Task Force

The Council of Arab Central Banks and Monetary Authorities’ Governors decided in 2014 to establish, the Financial Stability Task Force (FSTF). The Task Force is composed mainly of Directors in charge of financial stability issues at Central Banks in the region and meets at least twice a year

Arab Financial Inclusion Task Force

The main objective of the Task Force is to contribute to the ongoing efforts to increase financial inclusion in the Arab countries, by assisting national authorities in strengthening their regulations and instruments to expand financial services coverage, enhance financial awareness in the Arab region...

Arab Regional Fintech Working Group

A working group comprising technicians and experts from the Arab countries from the public and private sectors in addition to experts from regional and international financial institutions, service providers and leading organizations in Fintech industry at the international level.

The Financial Inclusion for the Arab Region Initiative (FIARI)

FIARI is a key driver for increasing financial inclusion and translating the willingness of the Arab Monetary Fund to strengthen the technical assistance and the capacity development to support member states and make efforts to provide financial services to Arab countries.

Arab Debt Market Development Initiative

The initiative to develop debt markets in Arab countries is a joint project between the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which aims to promote and enhance the functioning of both, government and private, debt markets in the Arab countries.

ArabStat Initiative

The Arab initiative has for mission to assist Arab countries to strengthen, improve and adapt their statistical system and also involves the promotion and harmonization of statistics among Arab countries through the use of identical methodologies, concepts, definitions and classifications.

Digital Economy

The Arab Monetary Fund focuses on implementing a set of qualitative activities and interventions with a strategic dimension in the areas of the digital economy related to the Fund's work and its establishment agreement.