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B. Public Sector Entities (PSEs)

C 52/2017 STA Effective from 1/12/2022

10.PSEs include the following categories:

  1. (i)Non-Commercial PSEs; and
  2. (ii)Other PSEs including commercial PSEs (Government Related Entity (GRE) i.e. commercial PSEs that are fully owned or more than 50% in ownership by the UAE government).

11.Non-Commercial PSEs that are acknowledged by the Central Bank may be treated in the same as Claims on Bank. However, the preferential treatment for short-term claims under Claims on Bank must not be applied to non-commercial PSE. The Central Bank issues a GRE list to banks on a regular basis that the Central Bank considers Non-Commercial PSEs that qualify for this treatment. The Central Bank may allow certain domestic Non-Commercial PSEs to be treated same manner as claims on UAE sovereign if these entities have specific revenue raising powers and have specific institutional arrangements the effect of which is to reduce their risks of default.

12.Exposure to all other PSEs that are not included on the Central Bank’s list must be treated like exposures to corporates as per section III.F below.