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Memoranda of Understanding

Pursuant to The Banks and Trust Companies Regulation Act, 2000, and The Central Bank of The Bahamas Act, 2000, the Central Bank of The Bahamas is responsible for the licensing, regulation and supervision of banks and trust companies operating in and from within The Bahamas. As such, all licensees are expected to adhere to the Central Bank's licensing and prudential requirements and ongoing supervisory programmes, including periodic onsite inspections, and required regulatory reporting.

For your convenience, key industry guidelines and regulations are listed below. The most recent documents are displayed first. To view detailed information about a document, click on the document title. To download a document, click on the appropriate icon in the "Files" column. Each icon represents a different type of file available for download.

  Document Title Date Issued Latest Date Amended Applicability
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MoU between the Central Bank and the Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority 2024-07-17 N/A
MoU between Central Bank and the Financial Superintendency of Colombia 2020-02-18 N/A
Memorandum of Understanding among CARICOM Member States 2011-05-11 2011-05-31 X X X
Superintendencia de Entidades Financieras y Cambiarias (SEFYC) del Banco Central de la Republica Argentina (BCRA) and the Central Bank of The Bahamas 2010-05-20 N/A X
Memorandum of Understanding Between the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions Canada and the Central Bank of The Bahamas Concerning Mutual Cooperation 2008-01-31 2011-08-18 X
Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Bank of The Bahamas and Superintendencia de Bancos, Seguros y Administradoras Privadas de Fondos de Pensiones (Peru) 2005-10-31 N/A X
Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Bank of The Bahamas and the Banco Central Do Brazil 2005-07-27 2020-11-24 X
Information Sharing Arrangements in The Bahamas 2005-06-17 2008-07-11 X
Memorandum of Understanding between the Superintendency of Banks of Panama and the Central Bank of The Bahamas 2004-11-22 N/A X
Model Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) 2004-08-11 2010-11-10 X
Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Bank of The Bahamas and the Superintendency of Banks of Guatemala 2004-01-29 N/A X
Memorandum of Understanding between the Central Bank of The Bahamas and Superintendencia General de Entidades Financieras de Costa Rica 2003-05-14 N/A X