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CBK - banks to report transfers of over KD 3000

Finance Kuwait City 28 Jun 22
CBK - banks to report transfers of over KD 3000
The Central Bank of Kuwait orders banks to report transfers, deposits of over KD 3,000 starting from July 3.
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Event Location
Kuwait, Kuwait
Area
Kuwait City
Start Time
28 June 2022, 12:00 AM
End Time
31 July 2022, 12:00 AM
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The Central Bank of Kuwait informed banks that, starting from July 3, they must provide it with data of financial transfers in and out of Kuwait, and cash deposits with local banks that are equal to or more than 3,000 dinars, reports Al- Rai daily quoting CBK sources.

The sources stated that the Central Bank has issued a circular to all banks that it was decided to establish a database for the transactions to be reported (TRS) and related to each of the cash deposits made to customer accounts (LCT) and money transfers executed to Kuwait for the benefit of customers (FCT), which are equal to or greater than 3 thousand dinars or its equivalent in foreign currencies per day for one customer.

The sources indicated that this decision comes within the framework of increasing the Central Bank’s double follow-up to additionally verify the extent of the banks’ commitment to follow up on unusual operations. in order to quickly benefit from the data required to be sent from banks according to the guideline in this regard, it was decided that receiving information should be required (TRS) for the relevant data from (LCT) and (FCT) no later than 10 am from the day following the date of executing the transaction.

The sources indicated that the Central Bank had previously informed bank officials that it plans to create more tools in this regard, which contribute to increasing the ability to inquire, follow-up and analyze patterns and behavior of unusual operations.

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