Central Bank of Oman CBO
Source pages
Who they are
Oman's central bank, which licenses and supervises banks and the finance and leasing companies that fall under its consumer-protection framework.
What they do
Its website covers monetary policy, financial stability, licensing of financial institutions, payment-system oversight and AML/CFT supervision. It also runs a fintech regulatory sandbox and issues the Islamic banking, digital bank and open banking frameworks.
Key laws & regulations issued
- Act القانون المصرفي الصادر بالمرسوم السلطاني رقم 2/2025 (Banking Law, Royal Decree 2/2025) 2025
- Circular Financial Consumer Protection Regulatory Framework (FCPRF) for Licensed Banks and Finance & Leasing Companies (Circular BM 1184) 2021
- Act مرسوم سلطاني رقم 8/2018 بإصدار قانون نظم المدفوعات الوطنية (National Payment Systems Law, Royal Decree 8/2018) 2018
- Act The Banking Law, Royal Decree 114/2000 2000
- Guideline Central Bank of Oman Fintech Regulatory Sandbox (application form)
- Regulation Central Bank of Oman Open Banking Regulatory Framework (Version 1.0)
- Direction Instructions for all Licensed Financial Institutions under the Supervision of Central Bank of Oman on implementing the Combating Money Laundering and Terrorism Financing Law (30/2016)
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Related regulators
Others in Oman supervising overlapping sectors.