LONDON: The UAE central bank said on Saturday it would conduct an “urgent examination” of transactions by Banque Misr branches in the Emirates. The statement came after the United States said it would cut off the UAE-based operations of the Egyptian bank from US financial institutions. The US Treasury accused Banque Misr UAE of helping the Iranian regime access US dollars and evade sanctions.

WASHINGTON: The Treasury Department is due to cut off a major Egyptian bank’s operations in the United Arab Emirates from the US financial system, an official confirmed Friday, as…

The Treasury Department said Banque Misr's UAE branches had processed over $1 billion for Iranian shadow banking networks.