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Description of Financial Services Regulators in the Middle East and Africa
Rapid growth in financial services regulation in many countries has led to demand for high quality data about agencies and institutions involved in national and international regulatory systems and explanation of the legal context in which they operate. This major new publication provides detailed, consistently presented information for nearly 200 institutions. It covers organizations with regulatory responsibilities, whether primary or secondary, for the banking and financial services industry on both national and international levels.
Invaluable data provided for each institution include: Scope of Regulation; Legal Basis; Financing; Key Personnel and Organizational Structure; History; Current Regulatory Developments; Regulatory Objectives; Activities and Implementation; Measures to Ensure Compliance; Accountability; Complaints and Redress; Relationships with other Regulatory Bodies; Principal Publications.
The information provided for each regulatory body has been reviewed by a leading law firm in each jurisdiction. This data is complemented by a comprehensive explanation of the financial services regulatory framework in each country, provided by the same law firm. These overviews include: description of the nature of the regulatory regime; recent regulatory developments; analysis of the regulatory bodies, their policies, operational activity and relationships; scope of regulatory responsibilities, their application and legal basis; explanation of the international context; future developments expected.
Readership
- Legal and Compliance departments of financial institutions
- Law firms with banking and financial services clients
- Regulatory authorities in banking and financial services
- Professional associations and similar bodies serving the financial services industry
- Researchers with interests in the national and international regulation of the financial services industry
Benefits of the Publication
- Provides access to the most comprehensive database of financial services regulatory bodies in the Middle East & Africa
- Includes coverage not only of primary regulators but also of many other agencies and bodies which have an important function within the national or international regulatory framework
- Presents the expert analysis and opinion of leading law firms on the financial services regulatory system in their respective countries
- Provides increased understanding not only of the regulatory bodies in each country but allows consistent comparisons to be made of regulators internationally
- Provides key contacts among the senior staff of regulatory authorities
Contributing Law Firms
Botswana, Collins Newman & Co.; Egypt, Trowers & Hamlins; Gambia, Ida D Drameh & Associates; Ghana, Laryea, Laryea & Co; Israel, Herzog Fox & Neeman; Jordan, Khalifeh &Partners; Kenya, Kaplan & Stratton; Kuwait, The Law Office of Al-Essa, Al Bader and Partners; Lebanon, Étude Badri & Salim El Meouchi; Libya, MTL Law Office; Mauritius, Chambers of Sir Hamid Moollan QC; Nigeria, Aluko & Oyebode; Oman, Trowers & Hamlins; Qatar, Law Offices of Sultan M. Al-Abdulla; Saudi Arabia, Baker Botts; South Africa, Bowman Gilfillan; Syria, Law Offices of Mazen Khaddour & Associates; Tanzania, FK Law Chambers; United Arab Emirates, Afridi & Angell
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