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Isifundazwe:

i-United Arab Emirates

I-onshore UAE (isifundazwe kanye nezifunda ezingenamali, ngaphandle kwe-DIFC ne-ADGM) ilawulwa yi-Central Bank ye-UAE ngezimali zebhange, izikweletu, inani eligcinwe kahle kanye nama-token e-invoyisi, kanye neCapital Market Authority (iSecurities and Commodities Authority yangaphambilini) ngezimpahla zokuphepha kanye nezinto ezibonakalayo. E-Emirate of Dubai, ngaphandle kwe-DIFC, abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zezinto ezibonakalayo bavunyelwa yi-Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (VARA).

Isibhamu sengoziIsiqephu
FATFAkukho kuluhlu
EU AML uhlu lwengozi ephezuluAkukho kuluhlu
i-EU tax listAkukho kuluhlu
Izinhlelo zelayisense8
Imalii-AED
Izinga le-S&PI-AA
Ukhetho OlulandelayoOkthoba 2027

I FATF yasusa i-UAE kuluhlu lwayo olumnyama ngo 23 Februwari 2024 futhi i-UAE ayikho kuluhlu olushicilelwe ngemuva kwengqungquthela kaJuni 2026 (17 kuya ku 19 Julayi 2026); the EU added the UAE to its high-risk third country list by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/410 and removed it by Delegated Regulation (EU) 2025/1184, and it is absent from the consolidated list of 29 January 2026; ayikho ku-EU tax list Annex I njengoba ihlaziyiwe 17 February 2026. Kuhlolwe 7 Okthoba 2026.

Umbuso nepolitiki

UMbuso
I-Federation ekhethiwe yombuso wesifundazwe (ifederation yama-emirates ayisithupha)
UMengameli
Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan · kusukela ngoMeyi 2022
uMphathiswa Omkhulu noNgqongqoshe
uMohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum
Amaqembu alawulayo
Akukho amaqembu epolitiki emkhakheni wezombusazwe
Ukhetho oludlule
Ingqungquthela Yomhlaba Wonke (ukhetho lwe-electoral college), 7 Okthoba 2023
Ukhetho Olulandelayo
Ingqungquthela Yezwe Lesifunda, ngo-Okthoba 2027. Ukhetho lweminyaka emihlanu lweNdlu Yesifunda Esiphezulu soMengameli luzokwenzeka ngo-2027; amaqembu epolitiki avunyelwe
Umthethosivivinywa
Ikomiti Eliphezulu Lesifundazwe (eliyi-unicameral, elinikeza incazelo; iziqhingi ezingu-40: 20 ezikhethiwe ngokuqondile, 20 ezikhethiwe); iKomidi Eliphakeme Lesifundazwe lama-emirate ayisishiyagalombili liyinkontileka ephakeme kakhulu yomthethosisekelo
Indlela yomthetho
Uhlelo lomthetho wesizwe nomthetho we-Islamic (i-sharia)

Economics and finance

Abahlali
11.5m (2025)
I-GDP
i-USD 571.6 billion (2025)
I-GDP ngamuntu
i-USD 50,232 (2025)
Imali
i-UAE dirham (AED), ehlobene ne-USD ngo-3.6725 ngedola ngalinye
Ibhange Eliphakathi
I-Central Bank of the UAE
Izinga lemali
S&P AA (ihlala) · Moody's Aa2 (ihlala) · Fitch AA- (ihlala) (ngoJuni 2026)

I-oyile negesi zihlala ziphakathi, kodwa ukuhweba, ukukhiqizwa, ukuvakasha, izindlu nomhlaba kanye nezimali ezibekwe eDubai naseAbu Dhabi manje ziqhuba umnotho ohlukeneyo, namabhange asezifundeni athola ilayisense futhi alawulwa yi-Central Bank of the UAE.

Ibhange

Ilayisense lebhange (ibhange elibhalisiwe e-UAE, ibhange elikhethekile noma inkontileka yebhange elisha)

Imali encanei-USD 544.6m
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Central Bank of the UAE

I-AED 2 billion yezimali ezikhokhelwe ngokuphelele zebhange elibhalisiwe e-UAE; i-AED 300 million yebhange elikhethekile; inxanxathela yebhange elisha lidinga i-AED 100 million kwinqanaba lebhange kanye ne-AED 2 billion yezimali ezivunyelwayo ezisezingeni lomphakathi

Umthetho
Federal Decree-Law No. (6) of 2025 Regarding the Central Bank, Regulation of Financial Institutions and Activities, and Insurance Business, Articles 60 and 61; CBUAE Minimum Capital for Banks Regulation (C 12/2021), Article 3
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Ayikho. Ilayisense le-CBUAE lifaka i-UAE eseziqhingini kuphela; i-DIFC ne-ADGM zinezilawuli ezahlukene.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Imali engenayo encane kufanele ihlangabezane kuphela nemali engenayo ekhokhwe ngokuphelele futhi igcinwe ngokuqhubekayo
  • Ukuthatha ama-deposit nokuhlinzeka ngemali noma ukuxhaswa yimisebenzi yezimali evunyelwe idinga ilayisense leCBUAE
  • Iziphathimandla ezifanele, ibhodi kanye nokulawula okuphezulu
  • Ukufaneleka komnotho osekelwe emngceleni ngaphezu komnotho omncane okhokhelwe
Sources(2)
  1. CBUAE Rulebook: Minimum Capital for Banks Regulation · checked 2026-10-07
  2. CBUAE Rulebook: Federal Decree-Law No. (6) of 2025 · checked 2026-10-07
Ibhange

Ibhange Lelayisense Elilinganiselwe

Imali encaneUS$ 272.3m
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Central Bank of the UAE

I-AED 1 billion yemali engenayo ekhokhiwe ngokuphelele, ngaphandle kwebhange lesifundazwe lasezweni

Umthetho
CBUAE Restricted Licence Banks Regulation (C 23/2022), Articles 3 and 5
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi. Onshore UAE kuphela.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Akukho ukuhweba kwebhange: akufanele enze noma yikuphi okuphathelene nanoma yimuphi umuntu ophilayo (isibonelo esincane ngegunya le-CBUAE)
  • Akukho ukuxhumana kwebhange ngaphansi kuka-AED 1 million ngamakhasimende
  • Izinhlelo zebhizinisi zeminyaka emithathu ngemali engenayo elinganiselwe
Sources(2)
  1. CBUAE Rulebook: Restricted Licence Banks Regulation · checked 2026-10-07
  2. CBUAE Rulebook: Restricted Licence Banks Regulation, Article 5 · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wezinsizakalo zokukhokha (PSP)

Ilayisense yezinsizakalo zokukhokha ezincane (Isigaba I, II, III noma IV)

Imali encanei-USD 27k
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Central Bank of the UAE

Isigaba I: AED 3 million (AED 1.5 million uma umthamo wokukhokha onyaka ungaphansi kuka-AED 10 million); Isigaba II: AED 2 million (AED 1 million); Isigaba III: AED 1 million (AED 500,000); Isigaba IV (ukuqashwa kwediphozithi kanye nolwazi lwe-akhawunti kuphela): AED 100,000

Umthetho
CBUAE Retail Payment Services and Card Schemes Regulation (C 15/2021), Articles 3 and 6
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi. Onshore UAE kuphela.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Isigaba I sifaka ama-akhawunti wokukhokha, amathuluzi okukhokhela, ukufinyelela komhwebi, ukuqoqwa, ukudluliswa kwangaphakathi nokudlula emgwaqweni kanye nezinsizakalo zokukhokhisa
  • Isigaba II sifana ngaphandle kwezinsizakalo ze-token yemali; Isigaba III sifaka phakathi ukudluliswa okudlula emgwaqweni
  • Isigaba IV silinganiselwe ekuqaleni kwediphozithi kanye nezinsizakalo zolwazi lwe-akhawunti yediphozithi
  • Izimali zomnotho eziqoqiwe azikwazi ukuwa ngaphansi komnotho wokuqala wesigaba esigcinwe
Sources(2)
  1. CBUAE Rulebook: RPSCS Regulation, Article 3 Licence Categories · checked 2026-10-07
  2. CBUAE Rulebook: RPSCS Regulation, Article 6 Initial Capital · checked 2026-10-07
Inhlangano yemali-elektroniki

Ilayisense lezinto ezigcinwe ngentengo (SVF)

Imali encaneUS$ 4.1m
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Central Bank of the UAE

Imali engenayo ekhokhelwe ngaphezu kwezigidi ezingama-15 ze-AED, kanye nezimali zomphakathi ezingaphansi kuka-5% yemali engenayo

Umthetho
CBUAE Stored Value Facilities Regulation (C 6/2020), Articles 3 and 7
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi. Onshore UAE kuphela.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Umfakisicelo kumele abe yinkampani ebhaliswe e-UAE (kungaba yinkampani enesibopho esifanayo noma inkampani elula)
  • I-float kufanele igcinwe; i-CBUAE ingabeka izimo ezifana nezingcindezi kumanani agcinwe
  • Amabhange anelayisense abhekwa njengenogunya lokukhishwa kwe-SVF kodwa kufanele amemezele iCBUAE
  • Izinhlangano zezezimali zendawo ekhululekile zingaphatha ibhizinisi le-SVF eningizimu kuphela ngelayisense ye-CBUAE
Sources(1)
  1. CBUAE Rulebook: Stored Value Facilities Regulation · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wenkonzo yezinto ezibonakalayo (VASP)

Ilayisense lezinsizakalo ze-Payment Token (ukukhishwa, ukuguqulwa, ukugcinwa nokudluliswa)

Imali encaneUS$ 4.1m
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Central Bank of the UAE

Umhlinzeki we-token yediphozithi: AED 15 million izimali zokuqala nezoqhubekayo kanye ne-0.5% yexabiso le-token ekhona (2% ngaphansi kwe-alternative reserve regime); abahlinzeki bokuvikelwa nokudluliswa noma ukushintshwa: AED 3 million (AED 1.5 million uma umthamo wokudluliswa ngenyanga ungaphansi kuka-AED 10 million)

Umthetho
CBUAE Payment Token Services Regulation (C 2/2024), Articles 13 and 14
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi. Onshore UAE kuphela.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • I-token yokukhokha ye-Dirham kuphela evunyelwe ukukhishwa yinkampani ekhiqiza i-UAE; i-token yokukhokha yangaphandle kufanele ibhaliswe
  • Akukho inzuzo noma izinzuzo ezisekelwe kusikhathi zingakhokhwa abanikazi be-token
  • I-reserve yempahla exhasa amathokheni akhona
  • Izosebenza kusukela ngomhla wama-31 kuAgosti 2024
Sources(3)
  1. CBUAE Rulebook: Payment Token Services Regulation · checked 2026-10-07
  2. CBUAE Rulebook: PTS Regulation, Article 13 · checked 2026-10-07
  3. CBUAE Rulebook: PTS Regulation, Article 14 · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wenkonzo yezinto ezibonakalayo (VASP)

Ilayisense le-Virtual Asset Service Provider (VASP), iDubai

Imali encanei-USD 27k
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaIgunya lokulawulwa kwezimpahla ezibonakalayo (VARA)

Imali ekhokhwe ngokwemisebenzi: Usizo AED 100,000; Ummeli-umthengisi ophezulu we-AED 600,000 noma i-25% yezindleko zonyaka eziqinile (i-AED 400,000 noma i-15% uma usebenzisa umphathi ogunyazwe yi-VARA); Ukugcinwa okuphezulu kwe-AED 600,000 noma i-25%; Ukushintshana okuphezulu kwe-AED 1.5 million noma i-25% (i-AED 800,000 noma i-15%); Ukudlulisa nokukhokha kanye nokuguqulwa nokuxazululwa okuphezulu kwe-AED 500,000 noma i-25%; Ukulawula nokutshala imali okuphezulu kwe-AED 500,000 noma i-25% (i-AED 280,000 noma i-15%); izimali ziqoqiwe ngemisebenzi ngayinye

Umthetho
Dubai Law No. (4) of 2022 Regulating Virtual Assets in the Emirate of Dubai; VARA Virtual Assets and Related Activities Regulations 2023; VARA Company Rulebook, Part VI.B
Izindleko
Izinkokhelo zokuthola ilayisense nezokulawula zibekwe ngeschedule VARA Imithetho 2023; cishe i-50% yemali yokufaka isicelo ikhokhwa esigabeni sokuqala.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Ifaka izwekazi laseDubai kanye nezifunda ezikhululekile zaseDubai, ngaphandle kweDIFC.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Izigaba ezimbili: Ukugunyazwa kokufaka nge-Dubai Economy neTourism noma i-Dubai free zone, bese kuqalwa VASP ilayisense
  • Imisebenzi eyisishiyagalombili enelayisense: ukucebisa, umthengisi-ummeli, ukugcinwa, ukushintshaniswa, ukudlulisa nokudlulisa, ukuphathwa nokutshala imali, ukudluliswa nokuxazululwa, ukukhishwa kweKategori 1 VA
  • Ukunakekelwa kufanele kube kumuntu ohlukile ngokwemithetho ephathelene nelayisense elilodwa
  • Ukuhweba okusemthethweni kuvunyelwe ngaphakathi kwenhlangano egunyazwe
  • Imali ekhokhiwe egcinwe kwi-akhawunti ye-trust nebhange lase-UAE noma i-surety bond ebizwa ngokuthi VARA
Sources(3)
  1. VARA: Licensed Activities · checked 2026-10-07
  2. VARA: Licence Applications · checked 2026-10-07
  3. VARA Company Rulebook, Part VI.B Paid-Up Capital · checked 2026-10-07
Umhlinzeki wenkonzo yezinto ezibonakalayo (VASP)

Ilayisense lohlinzeki wezinsizakalo zemali ebonakalayo (yesifundazwe, ngaphandle kweDubai kanye nezifunda ezikhululekile zezimali)

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Capital Market Authority (i-SCA yangaphambilini)
Umthetho
Cabinet Resolution No. 111 of 2022 Regulating Virtual Assets and their Service Providers; Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2025 on the regulation of capital markets
Izindleko
Isinqumo seKabinethi No. 83 sonyaka ka-2025 sibeka amaholo ezinsizakalo ezihlinzekwa abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zempahla yedijithali; inani aliqinisekiswanga.
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Isebenza kumisebenzi yezinto ezibonakalayo e-UAE, kufaka phakathi izifunda ezingakhokhwa imali, ngaphandle kwezifunda ezingakhokhwa imali nemisebenzi elawulwa yi-CBUAE noma VARA
  • AML/CFT ukuhlangabezana nezimiso zezobuchwepheshe nezokusebenza ezisetshenzisiwe ngumqondisi
  • Izinselelo ngaphansi kwesinqumo seKabinethi No. 99 sonyaka ka-2024
Sources(2)
  1. UAE Government portal: Regulation of digital properties · checked 2026-10-07
  2. CMA: New CMA Law · checked 2026-10-07
Inkampani yokutshala imali

Ilayisense yemisebenzi yezimali (ukuhweba, ukuhweba ngemali, ukunakekelwa, insizakalo, ukuphathwa kwe-portfolio nokufanayo)

Imali encaneAkukho kushicilelwe
IsikhathiAkukho kushicilelwe
IgunyaI-Capital Market Authority (i-SCA yangaphambilini)
Umthetho
Federal Decree-Law No. (32) of 2025 regarding the Capital Market Authority and Federal Decree-Law No. (33) of 2025 regarding the regulation of capital markets (in force 1 January 2026)
Ukudluliswa kwepasipoti
Hayi.
Izidingo ezibalulekile
  • Ilayisense kusuka ku-CMA edingekayo ukuphatha imisebenzi yemakethe yamasheya
  • Imithetho esemthethweni ka-2025 yasungula imisebenzi entsha yezimali elawulwayo kanye nokuqapha okuqinile
  • Izisebenzi ezifanele nezifanele zokulawula nokuhambisana ne AML
Sources(1)
  1. CMA: New CMA Law · checked 2026-10-07
Ama-Supervisors

Ubani olawula

  • Ibhange Eliphakathi lase-UAE (CBUAE) · iwebhusayithiamabhange, abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zokukhokha, izinhlangano zemali ye-e-, amathokheni wokukhokha, izinkampani zezimali, izakhiwo zokushintshana, inshuwalense
  • I-Capital Market Authority (ingaphambilini iSecurities and Commodities Authority) (CMA) · iwebhusayithiIzinkampani zokutshala imali, Abahlinzeki bezinsizakalo zezinto ezibonakalayo (VASPs)
  • I-Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority (Dubai) (VARA) · iwebhusayithiAbahlinzeki bezinsizakalo ze-Virtual assets (VASPs)

Isinqumo seNkantolo Yomthethosisekelo No. (6) ye 2025 ithathe indawo yoMthethosivivinywa Wesifundazwe No. (14) ye 2018 futhi yaqala ukusebenza ngo 16 Septemba 2025; Isiqephu 184 sinikeze abantu abakhona unyaka owodwa wokulandela, olungiswe yiBhodi ye-CBUAE, nokuthi ngabe lo sikhathi lulungiswe noma cha akufanele kuqinisekiswe. Isihloko 62 siletha i-DeFi, i-dApps kanye nemisebenzi yempahla ebonakalayo ephathelene nokukhokha ngaphakathi kwelayisense le-CBUAE lapho kufinyelela khona kwiNsizakalo Yemali Esemthethweni, ngenkathi impahla ebonakalayo esetshenziswa ukutshala imali noma ukuguqulwa phakathi kwempahla ebonakalayo ingaphansi kwamanye amalungelo. Izinqumo eziningi ze-CBUAE (SVF, um kapitali omncane) zisho umthetho 2018; zihlala zibhalwe njengezisebenzayo encwadini yemithetho ye-CBUAE. I-Securities and Commodities Authority yaguqulwa igama yaba yiCapital Market Authority ngoMthethosivivinywa Wezwe No. (32) ye 2025, isebenza ngo 1 Januwari 2026. I-CMA yashicilela iphrojekthi ebuyekeziwe ye-Virtual Assets Framework ku 2026 enemisebenzi emihlanu elawulwayo nezimali ezisekelwe emngcele, kodwa umbhalo osemthethweni awuzange ubuyiselwe, ngakho amanani ezimali awanikezwanga. Akukho sikhathi esisemthethweni se-CBUAE noma izindleko zokufaka izicelo zelayisense lebhange noma lokukhokha. Izinkampani zezimali nezindawo zokushintshana nazo zinikezwa ilayisense yi-CBUAE kodwa azikho lapha. Imidlalo yobugebengu ilawulwa yi-General Commercial Gaming Regulatory Authority, kodwa indawo yayo esemthethweni ayikwazi ukufinyelelwa, ngakho ayikho ilayisense yokugembula. I-DIFC ne-ADGM zihlolwe ngezingeniso ezahlukene.

Ulwazi oluphelele

i-United Arab Emirates

i-United Arab Emirates
i-United Arab Emirates i-Abu Dhabi
Izilimi zesihlabathi. I-map ikhombisa kuphela.
Isimo
Izwe elilawulayo
Idolobhakazi
i-Abu Dhabi
Idolobha elikhulu kakhulu
i-Dubai
Indawo
83,600 km²
Izilimi ezisemthethweni
isi-Arabic
Indawo yesikhathi
UTC+04:00

Ukuthunyelwa okuyinhloko

  • i-crude petroleum
  • i-refined petroleum
  • igolide
  • imishini yokusakaza
  • igesi yemvelo

Abahlanganyeli abakhulu

  • i-China
  • i-India
  • i-Japan
  • i-Iraq
  • i-Thailand
Sources for the country information(11)

Ulwazi lwezwe luhlolwe ngo-Okthoba 9, 2026. Idatha yelayisense ivuselelwe ngo-Okthoba 7, 2026. Ulwazi kuphela, hhayi incazelo yomthetho; izimfuneko zishintsha. Isaziso sokulawula.