The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority has announced a new board for a four-year term ending in October 2030, chaired by Islam Azzam. Its membership includes the authority’s two deputy chairs, a Central Bank of Egypt deputy governor and five experts from academic, investment, finance, banking and legal fields.

The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority will allow insurers to use approved standard property and liability policy forms without separate company-level approval. Insurers must provide prior notice and confirm full compliance, while amendments continue to require approval. Personal insurance and fund accumulation policies are excluded.

World Federation of Exchanges research finds that equity price changes affect the real economy mainly through corporate investment, particularly in advanced economies. Improvements in market depth, liquidity and institutional quality generate larger investment gains in emerging market and developing economies, primarily by improving capital allocation and productivity.

The Islamic Development Bank Group and the Islamic Financial Services Board have established a multi-year framework linking Islamic finance standard-setting with technical assistance and development financing. The partnership will strengthen national institutions, implementation capacity and research into emerging risks and opportunities.

The Islamic Development Bank Group and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development explored a more structured partnership and a stronger pipeline of joint projects. Cooperation could cover financing and risk-sharing instruments, capital-market development and projects across infrastructure, trade, energy and other sectors in several shared regions.

The Central Bank of the UAE and the National Bank of Georgia have signed a memorandum of understanding covering monetary policy, supervision, payments and financial technology. The framework supports information sharing, capacity building and payment infrastructure modernization to facilitate faster and more secure cross-border transactions.

The Vietnam State Securities Commission is consulting on draft guidance for converting paper securities practice certificates into electronic form. The consultation covers organizations employing securities practitioners and individual certificate holders.

The Thailand Ministry of Finance outlined plans to expand its Connect the Dots financial data initiative internationally through the Bangkok Blueprint for Fraud-Resilient Financial Services. The framework will promote cross-border information sharing and fund-flow tracing, while domestic measures will strengthen customer due diligence, apply the Travel Rule to digital assets and integrate gold transaction data.

Argentina's Superintendency of Insurance removed a provision from its insurance regulations to reduce ambiguity over insurers’ obligations. The clarification focuses particularly on health insurance under a service provision model, which insurers were permitted to offer from June 2026.

The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission reported improved IPO sponsor capacity and lower principal workloads, even as the active listing pipeline expanded substantially. Persistent application deficiencies and suspected arrangements to inflate demand prompted the regulator to require stronger inquiries, escalation and reporting, with unresolved suspicious orders to be rejected.

Luxembourg Finance Minister Gilles Roth signed an agreement with his Vietnamese counterpart to deepen cooperation between the countries’ financial centers, including on innovation, expertise sharing and talent development. Separate talks covered capital markets, digital and sustainable finance, and links with Vietnam’s planned international financial center.

Luxembourg Finance Minister Gilles Roth signed an agreement with his Vietnamese counterpart to expand cooperation between the countries’ financial centers. The mission also covered capital markets, digital and sustainable finance, talent development and links with the planned Vietnam International Financial Centre.