Dubai Financial Services Authority

Consultation Paper No 170 – Operational Resilience

CP170 proposed a new operational resilience framework in the GEN/GLO modules, requiring firms to identify critical business services, set impact tolerances, and conduct scenario testing — a significant new prudential/operational obligation.

What firms should do

Yes — prepare to identify critical business services and set impact tolerances

Regulator: Dubai Financial Services Authority
Type: Consultation Paper
Status: Consultation Closed
Published: 27 Mar 2026
Consultation closes: 26 May 2026
Reference: CP No. 170
Topic: Governance
Impact: High

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