VOL. XLIV

No 48

26-November-2001

REGIONAL BANKING

Arab States Deny Presence OfTerrorist Accounts, UAE Freezes Hawala Funds

While some Arab states continue toclaim that a search of their banks books has turned up no trace of suspiciousaccounts, others have adopted a more pro-active approach in the increasinglycomplex and controversial US-led campaign to freeze the funds of suspectedterrorist organizations and individuals. The Governor of the Bahrain MonetaryAgency (BMA), Shaikh Ahmad Al-Khalifah,...