KSA & UAE – compare and contrast

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) and theUnited Arab Emirates (UAE) - political and economic heavy-weights in the Middle East, while they have much in common are also distinguished by their anti-money laundering/combating the financing of terrorism (AML/CFT) regimes and the risks they face, primarily due to the UAEs’ greater exposure to the international financial system. Paul Cochrane conducts a review in parallel from Beirut.