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Annex 1

C 1/2023 Effective from 26/7/2023
Large Exposures Regulation 1 Annex 1
Summary of regulatory large exposure limits
Exposure typeAggregate limitIndividual limit
General large exposure limit
Applies to any exposure unless specifically stated otherwise.
  
1.1 A single borrower or group of related borrowersn/a25%
   
Exposures with specific limits
Limits overriding the general large exposure limit.
  
Sovereign and UAE public sector entity exposures  
1.2 UAE federal government and their non-comm. PSEs treated as sovereignn/a
1.3 Foreign sovereigns rated at least AA-
1.4 UAE local governments150%n/a
1.5 Non-commercial entities of UAE local governments25%
1.6 Commercial entities of UAE federal and local governments100%25%
1.7 Self-sustainable commercial entities of UAE federal and local governmentsn/a25%
   
Interbank exposures  
1.8 Intraday interbank exposuresn/a
1.9 UAE incorporated bank's exposure to its foreign branches (Art. 13.3)30%n/a
1.10 G-SIB's exposure to another G-SIBn/a15%
   
Transactions with related parties  
1.11 Shareholders who own 5% or more of a Bank's capital, the Group of Connected Counterparties they belong to, and their Related Parties50%20%
1.12 Bank's non-bank subsidiaries and affiliates25%10%
1.13 Bank's board members25%5%
1.14 Bank's external auditorsProhibited
   
Application to branches of foreign banks
(lower of branch capital limit and entity Tier 1 capital limit)
Entity Tier 1 capitalBranch capital
1.15 General large exposure limit25%250%
1.16 Funded exposures to own head office, its subsidiaries, affiliates and branchesn/a30%
1.17 Unfunded exposures to own head office and its branchesn/a300%