Law No.13 of 2012 on Issuing the Law onQatarCentral Bank andthe Regulation of Financial Institutions التشريعات | قانون رقم (13) لسنة 2012 بإصدار قانون مصرف قطر المركزي وتنظيم المؤسسات المالية — Qatar law | Esheria

Law No.13 of 2012 on Issuing the Law onQatarCentral Bank andthe Regulation of Financial Institutions التشريعات | قانون رقم (13) لسنة 2012 بإصدار قانون مصرف قطر المركزي وتنظيم المؤسسات المالية

This provision brings the Qatar Central Bank law into force, sets transition and reporting deadlines, gives the Governor and the Bank implementation powers, and includes currency, licensing, reserve, and enforcement rules.

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Jurisdiction
Qatar
Instrument
Regulation
Version
Undated source snapshot
Language
ar
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Islamic finance Islamic financial institutions bank supervision complaints credit information currency customer confidentiality dispute resolution financial institution licensing financial institutions insurance licensing insurance operations interim administration licensing liquidation mergers and acquisitions monetary policy payments penalties reinsurance reserve requirements risk pools sanctions supervision +1 more

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This provision brings the Qatar Central Bank law into force, sets transition and reporting deadlines, gives the Governor and the Bank implementation powers, and includes currency, licensing, reserve, and enforcement rules. This part covers insurance, reinsurance, Islamic financial institutions, and Bank supervision rules, including licensing, approvals, capital controls, confidentiality, mergers, and interim administration. The Bank gets broad control over troubled financial institutions under interim administration, and the law sets committee appeal powers, offences, penalties, and a six-month compliance period for addressees. The provision gives the central bank broad control over currency issuance, monetary policy, licensing, supervision, reserve requirements, and bank secrecy rules. This provision lets a financial institution acquire another financial institution with prior bank approval, and gives the bank broad powers over temporary administration, liquidation, deposit withdrawal limits, complaint handling, sanctions, and fines.