Central Bank of the UAE
Operational Risk Management Regulation
A new regulation issued under Federal Decree-Law No. 6/2025 requiring all licensed financial institutions to establish formal operational risk management frameworks, including risk identification, controls, and reporting to the Board. Publication date is a best-sourced estimate: CBUAE's Rulebook confirms the circular number (C 1/2026) and an effective date of 14 September 2026, but the exact issuance/gazette-publication date was not independently located; based on the sequence of related 2026 circular numbers (C2 published mid-Feb, C3 published 19 Feb, C5 published 13 Mar), C1 was likely issued in late January/early February 2026.
What firms should do
Yes — establish or update Board-approved operational risk management framework ahead of the 14 September 2026 effective date
- Regulator
- Central Bank of the UAE
- Type
- New Regulation/Standard
- Status
- Final/In Force
- Published
- 1 Feb 2026
- Takes effect
- 14 Sept 2026
- Reference
- Circular No. 1/2026
- Topic
- Prudential
- Impact
- High
Found automatically on the regulator's website and summarised by AI by Arakan Lexara. Not legal advice; check the official source before relying on it.
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