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Google requires UAE advertisers to hold specific financial licences for CFD and forex ads

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Google is enforcing new licence requirements for CFD and forex advertisers in the UAE, adding crypto exchange licences as an option starting October 21.

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Google has updated its advertising policies for the United Arab Emirates, now requiring CFD and forex advertisers to hold one of three specific financial licences—with crypto exchange licences from the federal CMA added as a fourth option effective October 21. The change affects which advertisers can promote these financial products in the region, though VARA (Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority) is notably absent from the CFD licence list.

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