AFSA NOTICE № AFSA-Q-OA-2023-0007 ON GRANTING CLASS MODIFICATIONS TO ISLAMIC BANKS
CLASS MODIFICATION NOTICE No. AFSA-Q-OA-2023-0007 (amended by No. AFSA-Q-OA-2024-0019 from 30.09.2024)
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To |
Authorised Firms licensed to carry out the Regulated Activity of Islamic Banking Business |
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Regulated Activity |
Islamic Banking Business |
THE ASTANA FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY (AFSA) HEREBY GIVES NOTICE THAT:
The Rule specified in the left-hand column of Table A herein do not apply to the Islamic Banks in the form appearing in the AIFC Islamic Banking Business Prudential Rules (IBB) but instead applies as modified in the right-hand column of Table A.
In this table, underlining indicates new text and striking through indicates deleted text, otherwise the Rule remains unaltered.
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Reference to the relevant Acts |
Modified Text |
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AIFC Islamic Banking Business Prudential Rules,
Rule 4.7(a) |
Rule 4.7 Base Capital Requirement
The Base Capital Requirement is: (a) for an Islamic Bank from 1st November 2023 – USD 5 mln; from 1st November 2024 – USD 6 mln; from 1st November 2025 – USD 7 mln; from 1st May 2026 – USD 8 mln; from 1st November 2026 – USD 9 mln; and from 1st May 2027 – USD 10 mln. |
EFFECTIVE PERIOD
This notice comes into effect on the date of issue and remains in force until 1 May 2027.
INTERPRETATION
Defined terms are identified in this notice by the capitalisation of the initial letter of a word or of each word in a phrase and are defined in the AIFC Glossary. Unless the context otherwise requires, where capitalisation of the initial letter is not used, an expression has its natural meaning.
THIS NOTICE IS ISSUED PURSUANT TO SECTION 9 OF THE AIFC FINANCIAL SERVICES FRAMEWORK REGLATIONS BY THE ASTANA FINANCIAL SERVICES AUTHORITY.