AML/CFT, sanctions and financial compliance · Regulatory layer

Good and Poor AML/CFT Practices for Banks, FLCs and PSPs

Consolidates CBO thematic-review observations, recurring weaknesses and recommended practices for an effective risk-based financial-crime control framework.

Material typeOfficial CBO guidance

Legal branchAML/CFT, sanctions and financial compliance

Legal layerRegulatory layer

Source languageOfficial English PDF published by the CBO

Review dateSeptember 13, 2026

Document overview

Consolidates CBO thematic-review observations, recurring weaknesses and recommended practices for an effective risk-based financial-crime control framework.

Scope and exclusions

Applies to

The observations directly concern banks and finance and leasing companies; the covering circular recommends that PSPs use the material as applicable to their services.

Limitations and exclusions

The covering circular expressly says the guide creates no new obligations; it is used with Royal Decree 30/2016, current CBO instructions including BM 1187, and the institution's facts.

Official source

CBO BED/Banks/FLCs/PSPs/2021/Gen-058/112 · 20 April 2021 · companion guidance dated April 2021 · Central Bank of Oman

September 13, 2026

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This editorial overview explains the instrument's subject and scope but does not replace the authoritative Arabic text or the current consolidated version.

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