Financial regulatory architecture · Regulatory layer

Establishment and Statute of the Oman Financial Services Authority

Establishes the independent FSA, transfers the former capital-market authority's assets and functions, and assigns regulation of the accounting and auditing profession to it.

Material typeRoyal Decree

Legal branchFinancial regulatory architecture

Legal layerRegulatory layer

Source languageOfficial Arabic text

Review dateSeptember 13, 2026

Document overview

Establishes the independent FSA, transfers the former capital-market authority's assets and functions, and assigns regulation of the accounting and auditing profession to it.

Scope and exclusions

Applies to

Defines the FSA's status, bodies and powers in the non-bank financial and professional sectors assigned to it.

Limitations and exclusions

Does not transfer banking or payment supervision from the CBO and does not replace the specific securities, insurance, takaful or audit statutes and implementing rules.

Official source

Royal Decree 20/2024 · effective 25 March 2024 · Oman Ministry of Justice and Legal Affairs

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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