TERRORIST LIST: OMAN RESPONSE

C O N F I D E N T I A L MUSCAT 000101 SIPDIS SIPDIS STATE FOR NEA/ARP, EB/ESC/TFS, S/CT, IO/PSC E.O. 12958: DECL: 01/30/2017 TAGS: EFIN ETTC KTFN KVPR PREL PTER MU SUBJECT: TERRORIST LIST: OMAN RESPONSE REF: A. 06 STATE 193615 ¶B. MUSCAT 12 Classified By: Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Ed Quinn, reasons 1.4 b a nd d (C) On January 29, Mansoor al-Raisi, Banking Examination Department Manager, Central Bank of Oman, told Econoff that Oman does not maintain a national list of banned terrorist entities. Per ref B, Raisi confirmed that the Central Bank receives notification from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, via the Embassy, of designations made by the UN 1267 Sanctions Committee, and informs the banking and financial community of such designations through Central Bank circulars. The Capital Market Authority, which regulates the securities market and insurance sector, is also notified of UN 1267 actions. While the government does not officially take action on US EO 13224 designations, Raisi noted that the Central Bank does inform the financial community when such individuals and entities are identified. He reaffirmed the Bank's firm commitment to U.S. government efforts to combat all forms of money laundering and terrorist financing. GRAPPO