| ADAA | Abu Dhabi Audit and Accountability Authority |
| AML | anti–money laundering |
| AML/CTF | anti–money laundering and counterterrorism finance (law) |
| ASGM | artisanal and small-scale gold mining |
| ATFC | Afghanistan Threat Finance Cell (United States) |
| CTF | counterterrorism finance |
| DAB | Da Afghanistan Bank |
| DGD | Dubai Good Delivery standard |
| DIFC | Dubai International Finance Centre |
| DMCC | Dubai Multi Commodities Centre |
| DNFBP | designated nonfinancial business professions |
| DRC | Democratic Republic of Congo |
| EU | European Union |
| FARA | Foreign Agent Registration Act (United States) |
| FATF | Financial Action Task Force |
| FBI | Federal Bureau of Investigation (United States) |
| FIU | Financial Intelligence Unit |
| GCC | Gulf Cooperation Council |
| ICGLR | International Conference of the Great Lakes Region |
| JAFZA | Jebel Ali Free Zone |
| MENAFATF | Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force |
| MLO | Money Laundering Operation (Altaf Khanani) |
| MOI | Ministry of Interior (UAE) |
| OCCRP | Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project |
| OECD | Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development |
| OFAC | Office of Foreign Assets Control, Department of Treasury (United States) |
| PEP | politically exposed person |
| SAI | State Audit Institution (UAE) |
| SCB | Standard Chartered Bank |
| TBML | trade-based money laundering |
| UAE | United Arab Emirates |
| UNCAC | United Nations Convention Against Corruption |
| UNODC | United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime |
| UNTOC | United Nations Convention Against Transnational Organized Crime |
| VAT | value-added tax |
| WCO | World Customs Organization |
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