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300.2.7 Non-Resident Insurance Companies and Money Changers

No: GDBC-656810000067-1440H

Effective from Jan 01 2024 - Dec 31 2023
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Saudi banks may not open bank accounts for such juristic entities except in the following cases after obtaining approval of the CEO/general director and the manager of compliance department to open the account and informing SAMA when opening the account:

• A non-resident insurance company with an agreement with a Saudi bank to offer insurance products:

Such company may only open an escrow account in Saudi riyal and other foreign currencies with the partner bank to facilitate its business under the agreement.

• A non-resident money changer:

It may only open a correspondent account after providing the documents related to practicing (banking activities) currency exchange activities as specified in Rule (300.2.5).