Identifier
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Classification
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08MUSCAT266
2008-04-07 13:37:00
CONFIDENTIAL
Embassy Muscat
Cable title:  

DELIVERY OF FINCEN ADVISORY ON IRANIAN BANKING

Tags:  ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL 
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STATE FOR NEA/ARP, ISN, T
TREASURY FOR OTA VALVO

E.O. 12958: DECL: 04/06/2018
TAGS: ECON EFIN ETRD EINV KNNP MNUC PARM PGOV PREL
MU
SUBJECT: DELIVERY OF FINCEN ADVISORY ON IRANIAN BANKING
ACTIVITY: OMAN

REF: STATE 29096

Classified By: Ambassador Gary A. Grappo for Reasons 1.4 (b and d)

(C) On April 5, Econoff delivered reftel demarche to Central
Bank of Oman Banking Development Manager Malik Abdullah
al-Mahruqi and Anti-Money Laundering Department Director
Mahran al-Barwani. Mahruqi responded that the Central Bank
would closely review the advisory. Econoff highlighted the
importance of such actions given the presence of Bank Melli
and Bank Saderat in the Omani banking community. Mahruqi
acknowledged this point and added that the Central Bank
closely examines all financial institutions under its
purview. He further remarked that the two respective
branches of the Iranian banks maintain small operations in
Oman to facilitate bilateral commerce, but that neither were
substantive players in the market. (Note: Bank Melli's Oman
operations posted a 331,000 rial (USD 860,000) profit in 2007
on assets of 14.9 million rials (USD 38.7 million). End
Note.)
GRAPPO

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