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Central Bank UAE Fines a Bank Dh200m — and Its CEO Too

The Central Bank fined a foreign bank branch Dh200 million — then fined its CEO Dh500,000 and its compliance head Dh300,000 personally. Here is what changed.

13/11/2026
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No Audit-Free Free Zone in the UAE? IFZA Says Otherwise

A UAE audit guide says no audit-free free zone is left in 2026. A small IFZA company can still file simplified statements. Here is the test that decides it.

11/11/2026
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Free Zone Audit Deadlines: DMCC 180 Days, JAFZA 90

A popular audit guide gives DMCC 90 days and JAFZA four months. The careful accounts say the opposite: DMCC 180 days, JAFZA 90. Check your zone clock.

10/11/2026