• Jan 01, 2025

    Arab Monetary Fund Launches “ISTISHARA” Platform to Enhance Capacity Building and Develop Technical Expertise

    Abu Dhabi – December 2024: The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) announces the launch of a new digital platform - “ISTISHARA”, as part of its efforts to strengthen its role as an institution that balances responsiveness to the needs of member countries with proactive, sustainable development to enhance stability and economic growth. This initiative...

  • Dec 31, 2024

    The Arab Monetary Fund issues the Edition of the Financial Technologies glossary

    Abu Dhabi, 19 December 2024: Within the Arab Monetary Fund’s strategic directions to support digital transformation and enhance the digital financial literacy in Arab countries, and out of its belief in the importance of having robust reference for the terminologies of the financial technology industry, the Arab Monetary Fund, the Technical...

  • Dec 30, 2024

    The Arab Monetary Fund Enhances Capacity Building in December 2024

    In December 2024, the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) intensifies its efforts to enhance capacity building and professional development across the Arab region. Through a series of targeted training programs and workshops, the AMF engaged 211 participants from various Arab countries. These initiatives addressed essential economic, financial, and...

  • Dec 23, 2024

    The Arab Monetary Fund Supports Capacity Building in November 2024

    During November 2024, the Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) continued its efforts to support capacity building and skill development across the Arab region.

  • Nov 27, 2024

    The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) Organizes the 12th Meeting of the Arab Regional Fintech Working Group on Modern Financial Technologies

    November 27–28, 2024, Abu Dhabi: The 12th periodic meeting of the Arab Regional Fintech Working Group on Modern Financial Technologies commenced today. Held virtually over two days, the meeting aims to enhance cooperation and knowledge exchange among experts and technical professionals from Arab countries. It features broad participation from...

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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.

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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.