Article (42): Opening of Accounts and Maintaining Financial Balances in Digital Currency

Fed Law 14/2018 Issued on 1/10/2018

First: The Central Bank may open the following accounts:

1) Currency or foreign currencies accounts for Licensed Financial Institutions, and accept deposits from them. The Central Bank shall pay or charge agreed interest on such deposits.

2) Accounts for monetary authorities, other Central Banks, foreign banks, international financial and monetary institutions, as well as Arab and international monetary funds. The Central Bank may pay or charge interest on such accounts, and act as agent or correspondent for these parties.

3) Accounts with monetary authorities, other Central Banks, foreign banks, international financial and monetary institutions, as well as Arab and international monetary funds.

4) The Central Bank may open any other accounts within the limits and in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the Board of Directors.

Second: The Central Bank may maintain other forms of digital currency financial balances, whatever their type, within the limits and in accordance with the rules and regulations issued by the Board of Directors.

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1) The Central Bank may open the following accounts:

a. National Currency or foreign currencies accounts for Licensed Financial Institutions, and accept deposits from them. The Central Bank shall pay or charge agreed interest on such deposits.

b. Accounts for monetary authorities, other Central Banks, foreign banks, international financial and monetary institutions, as well as Arab and international monetary funds. The Central Bank may pay or charge interest on such accounts, and act as agent or correspondent for these parties.

2) The Central Bank may open accounts with monetary authorities, Central Banks, foreign banks or international financial and monetary institutions, as well as Arab and international monetary funds