Bankers in the Middle East appear agreed that restrictions imposed by global financial institutions on smaller regional and local banks with the aim of reducing risks associated with anti-money laundering and combating financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) are causing significant business losses to regional banks.

So-called de-risking by global financial institutions that are increasingly terminating or restricting correspondent banking relationships is also causing damage to smaller financial institutions in the region.

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