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2026-05-14•Albania•Bank of Albania
The Bank of Albania reported that Albania’s entry into the Single Euro Payments Area in November 2025 has reduced cross-border euro transfer costs and accelerated digital payments, with 363,000 SEPA credit transfers worth EUR 4.3 billion in the first six months. The bank cited prior legal and infrastructure reforms, rising use of online, card and mobile payments, and higher bank account ownership. It is reviewing the payment services law for full EU alignment and preparing instant payments via the regional TIPS Clone platform, while addressing persistent cash use, fraud and cybersecurity risks.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border payments
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2026-05-14•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
U.S. Financial Services Committee Chairman French Hill endorsed the House amendment to the 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act following its Senate passage, calling it a bipartisan measure to reduce barriers to new home construction, modernize HUD programs, and give banks more flexibility to deploy funding in their communities. He said the amendment responds to concerns from members and stakeholders, is intended to expand access to home ownership and improve affordability, and that he will continue working on the legislation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-05-14•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services and Agriculture Committee chairs welcomed the Senate Banking Committee’s advancement of the CLARITY Act, framing it as progress toward a federal digital asset market structure framework with clearer rules and stronger consumer protections. They highlighted prior House passage of the CLARITY Act and Senate Agriculture Committee action on related legislation, and said they will work with Senate committees to finalize the bill and move it to the floor.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFintech and insurtechBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-05-14•Angola•National Bank of Angola
National Bank of Angola’s Monetary Policy Committee cut the key BNA Rate by 50 bp to 17.0 % and reduced overnight lending/deposit facility rates to 18.0 %/16.0 %, citing ongoing disinflation; the move extends cumulative easing to 250 bp since September 2025 and follows an April inflation slowdown to 11.58 % y/y, leading the committee to trim its 2026 inflation forecast to 11.5 %. The CPM said inflation risks remain contained amid a 60.9 % jump in banking‐system free reserves, while the goods account surplus widened to USD 6.97 bn in January–April and international reserves held at USD 15.82 bn (7.5 months of imports).
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-14•Canada•Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada imposed a CAD 693,742.50 administrative monetary penalty on 13010431 Canada Inc., operating as Necosmart, for non-compliance with Part 1 of the Proceeds of Crime (Money Laundering) and Terrorist Financing Act and associated Regulations. A compliance examination identified failures to file suspicious transaction reports, inadequate compliance policies and procedures, insufficient enhanced measures for high-risk business, weak risk assessment and documentation, and incomplete information for virtual currency exchange transaction tickets.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAML and CFT
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2026-05-14•United Kingdom•HM Treasury
HM Treasury has commissioned an independent Access to Banking Review to assess how branch closures and the shift to digital services are affecting face-to-face banking across the UK, with findings to inform a new power in the Financial Services and Markets Bill enabling government intervention if access is at risk. Chaired by Richard Lloyd, the review will examine impacts on different groups and where further action may be needed, against a backdrop of protections for access to cash but not wider in-person services. The Bill will also advance credit union common bond reforms to support expansion and broader membership.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFinancial inclusion
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2026-05-14•Africa•Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG)
The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group’s latest follow-up report says Uganda improved its technical compliance with the FATF standards, upgrading Recommendation 7 and Recommendation 33 to Compliant and Recommendation 28 to Partially Compliant. Recommendation 40 remained Partially Compliant despite improvements to international information-sharing arrangements. Uganda will stay in enhanced follow-up.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFT
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2026-05-14•Africa•Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG)
ESAAMLG has upgraded Seychelles on FATF Recommendation 15 on new technologies from partially compliant to largely compliant in its latest enhanced follow-up report. The change reflects stronger risk-based supervision and measures for virtual asset service providers, although gaps remain in assessing risks from new products and technologies outside banking and insurance. Seychelles remains in enhanced follow-up.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFT
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2026-05-14•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market has approved updated rules for the issuance and circulation of real estate operations fund (FON) certificates, revising the framework for their issuance, registration and life-cycle management. The regulation sets out requirements for registration and cancellation of issues, prospectuses, amendments, reporting, buybacks and conversions, and allows issuers to exchange documents with the Commission electronically via the KIS system.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listingsCorporate governance
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2026-05-14•Africa•Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG)
The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group has issued Mozambique’s latest follow-up report and upgraded four FATF technical compliance ratings. Recommendations 19, 32 and 37 were raised to Largely Compliant, while Recommendation 38 was raised to Compliant. Mozambique remains under enhanced follow-up.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFT
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2026-05-14•Africa•Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG)
The Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group has issued Malawi’s latest enhanced follow-up review and upgraded three technical compliance ratings. Malawi was raised to Compliant on the terrorist financing offence, Partially Compliant on non-profit organisation controls and Largely Compliant on AML statistics. It remains in enhanced follow-up because gaps persist, especially in risk-based NPO supervision and procedural frameworks.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFT
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2026-05-14•Africa•Eastern and Southern Africa Anti-Money Laundering Group (ESAAMLG)
ESAAMLG has upgraded Angola’s rating on FATF Recommendation 24 on transparency and beneficial ownership of legal persons from non-compliant to partially compliant in its second enhanced follow-up report. The report finds progress on some technical compliance deficiencies, but major gaps remain in company registration, maintenance and accuracy of basic and beneficial ownership information, accountable persons and international cooperation. Angola remains under enhanced follow-up.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFTBeneficial ownership
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2026-05-14•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market has published for consultation a draft procedure on the use of electronic signatures and electronic seals in capital markets and organized commodity markets. The draft sets rules for creating, sending, processing and storing electronic documents and defines requirements for qualified, advanced and simple electronic signatures, while allowing market participants to choose the type of signature in line with applicable law.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsIT managementRegtech and suptech
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2026-05-14•North Macedonia•North Macedonia Insurance Supervision Authority
The North Macedonia Insurance Supervision Authority held an information booth on Macedonia Street as part of its educational activities. Citizens received information and materials on exercising and protecting insurance rights, the authority’s role, and the function of insurance.
Financial literacy & educationOther
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2026-05-14•Trinidad & Tobago•Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago has invited public participation in consultation sessions on the draft Payment Systems and Services Bill and related regulations, with feedback also accepted via its online portal. The authority has extended the deadline for online submissions to 20 June 2026.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPayments and payment systems
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2026-05-14•Malaysia•Ministry of Finance (Malaysia)
The Malaysia Ministry of Finance announced more than MYR 5 billion in 2026 microfinance facilities, offering loans of up to MYR 100,000 to over 400,000 micro entrepreneurs across diverse small business segments. Financing will be channelled through multiple agencies and development finance institutions at rates as low as 3% a year, with instructions to expand outreach, simplify applications and maintain fair terms. The package is separate from the MYR 5 billion Bank Negara Malaysia special SME assistance facility and the MYR 5 billion Syarikat Jaminan Pembiayaan Perniagaan facility, bringing total 2026 financing support for MSMEs to more than MYR 15 billion.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSME financing
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2026-05-14•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation published a staff study on the Spring 2023 failures of Silicon Valley Bank, Signature Bank, and First Republic Bank, finding that the runs were unprecedented in size and speed and driven primarily by depositors with substantial uninsured balances, while fully insured retail depositors generally remained. Deposits were highly concentrated, with the top 0.5 percent of depositors significantly more likely to withdraw nearly all balances. The banks lost 60 percent, 58 percent, and 36 percent of domestic deposits, respectively, between 7 and 17 March 2023. Most outflows occurred via wire transfer in the first days and continued even after Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank became bridge banks and all deposits were protected under the systemic risk exception.
ResearchLiquidity riskFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-14•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy, together with the Ministry of Economy and Finance and the Ministry of Enterprises and Made in Italy, published its final assessment of Italy’s Transition 4.0 Plan, finding that tax credits for Industry 4.0 tangible capital goods significantly increased firms’ investment, particularly among smaller enterprises, but had limited effects on productivity and modest employment gains. Between 2020 and 2023, firms accrued about EUR 35 billion in tax credits, mainly for technologically advanced tangible assets, with SMEs and manufacturing firms capturing most of the support and each euro of tax credit mobilising an estimated EUR 1.5 to EUR 2 of investment. The report notes positive employment effects mainly for micro, small and some medium-sized firms, no systematic changes in workforce composition, and only partial fiscal cost recovery.
ResearchOther
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2026-05-14•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market published a draft law to reform the non-state pension system and develop Ukraine’s funded pension system, aligning legislation with EU rules and international standards and strengthening protection for third-pillar pension savings. The draft introduces a new pension asset management model via pension companies with corporate governance and internal controls, converts existing non-state pension funds into voluntary pension funds, and flags guarantees, cross-border activity and tax treatment as issues for further discussion.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-05-14•Greece•Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance outlined a EUR 500 million support package tied to 2025 fiscal results, including a primary surplus target of 4.9% of GDP. Deputy Minister Giorgos Kotsiras highlighted new private debt measures for businesses and self-employed professionals, temporary cost-of-living and business subsidies, and expanded digital tax tools, noting the VAT gap has fallen below 10%. He also reported progress on tax filing, including extended early-filing discounts, and signalled further tax relief to be announced later.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilots
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2026-05-14•Ukraine•National Bank of Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine has published draft regulatory changes on defining and disclosing money and foreign exchange market indicators, including a new reference hryvnia–euro rate and revised methodologies for official exchange rates and investment metal prices. The proposals would expand transparency around benchmark calculations for the Ukrainian Overnight Index Average and key foreign exchange indicators by publishing underlying transaction ranges, rate extremes and calculation types, aiming to improve transparency, reliability and alignment with IOSCO principles.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFinancial benchmarks
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2026-05-14•United Kingdom•The Pensions Regulator
The Pensions Regulator has launched a regulatory initiative reviewing 240 private sector defined benefit and hybrid schemes’ data readiness for pensions dashboards, focusing on the accuracy and timeliness of pension value data. The work will inform discussions on the timing of the MoneyHelper dashboard launch and follows earlier findings that schemes lag on value data, which must be recent, accurate and returned within prescribed timeframes of seconds for recent values and three or 10 days for recalculations.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsOther
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2026-05-14•Uzbekistan•Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The Central Bank of Uzbekistan convened central banks, financial regulators and development partners under the We-Finance Code initiative to discuss support for women’s entrepreneurship, including gender-disaggregated data and tailored financial products. Participants reviewed Uzbekistan’s experience in coordinating a national ecosystem and National Coalition for women entrepreneurs, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development will design the next technical assistance programme and support regional cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationDiversity and inclusion
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2026-05-14•Morocco•Moroccan Insurance Authority (ACAPS)
The Moroccan Insurance Authority has launched the fourth edition of its regional training tour for insurance intermediaries, starting in the Oriental region under the theme of strengthening trust in insurance intermediation. The sessions focus on professional liability, consumer protection and the duty to advise, aiming to promote best practices, skills development and regulatory compliance.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-14•Spain•Spanish Securities Commission (CNMV)
The Spanish Securities Commission is compiling a shortlist of three candidates for insolvency administrator of listed company Tubos Reunidos following a court order and the company’s voluntary insolvency filing. Applicants must evidence legal qualifications, relevant insolvency experience, a proposed case team and professional liability cover of up to EUR 4 million, with the CNMV preferring multidisciplinary teams, local presence in Álava and experience aligned to the issuer’s profile. The judge will appoint the administrator based on the CNMV’s proposal, and the CNMV does not plan further communications.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsCorporate governance
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2026-05-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan announced that its TJS 100 commemorative banknote for the 25th anniversary of the somoni has been named a finalist in the International Association of Currency Affairs 2026 awards for Best Commemorative Banknote. The bank highlighted the note’s nationally distinctive design, modern security features and print quality, noting this is its second international recognition following an award at the High Security Printing conference in December 2025.
Other
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2026-05-14•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has fined former fiduciary directors William Stephen Cairns GBP 133,000 and Du Preez Gert Vermeulen GBP 35,000, and banned them from licensed fiduciary roles for 10 years and six months and two years and one month respectively, also disapplying their fiduciaries law exemptions. The Commission found serious, systemic failures to meet anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, conduct and minimum licensing requirements, including misleading client documentation, inadequate monitoring of significant trust transactions, poor records and reporting, and an unmanaged conflict of interest, which it said were capable of harming Guernsey’s reputation as an international finance centre.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAML and CFTCompliance
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2026-05-14•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission issued a public statement on 2023 enforcement actions against former Weighbridge Trust Limited executive directors Paul Conway and Linda Dowding for historic regulatory and licensing failures. The Commission fined Conway GBP 30,000 and Dowding GBP 40,000, prohibited both from performing any function for three years, and disapplied their exemption under section 3(1)(g) of the 2020 Fiduciaries Law, citing serious and systemic weaknesses and misleading attestations.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAML and CFTCompliance
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2026-05-14•Bahrain•Ministry of Finance & National Economy (Bahrain)
Bahrain’s Ministry of Finance and National Economy reported that Minister Sheikh Salman bin Khalifa Al Khalifa chaired the 125th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee, which focused on strengthening financial and economic cooperation. The committee discussed free trade agreement negotiations, progress toward economic unity, linking GCC payment systems and follow-up on prior decisions, while the minister highlighted missile and drone attacks affecting GCC economies and welcomed the Bahrain–UAE central bank currency swap and Saudi measures to facilitate essential supplies.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-05-14•Europe•European Central Bank - Banking Supervision
The European Central Bank Banking Supervision reported rapid growth in significant risk transfer securitisations, especially synthetic deals, with issuance by significant institutions reaching EUR 258 billion in 2025, up 47 percent year-on-year, while related risks remain manageable. Pedro Machado flagged concerns over investor concentration, bank–non-bank linkages, data quality and governance, reiterated a preference for simple, standardised structures, and noted faster significant risk transfer assessments under the new fast-track process. He said the ECB will prioritise investor concentration, stress-testing and data quality, and that potential legislative changes could further expand the market, requiring supervisory and bank risk management practices to keep pace.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitSecuritization
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2026-05-14•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission, with Fenasbac, has launched the second edition of LEAP, its experimentation, learning and prototyping lab for capital markets innovation, expanding to seven challenges across supervisory technology, automated compliance, sustainability data, digital interoperability, liquidity and an open track. Selected early-stage projects will test solutions such as AI for conduct and AML/CFT supervision, machine-readable regulation, carbon-credit market data integration, investor data sharing for suitability, tokenized real-world asset interoperability and tools to improve secondary liquidity for closed-company securities, in a controlled environment without Sandbox waivers.
SupervisionInnovation & testing
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2026-05-14•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam, through its Regional Branches 10 and 15, has amended the operating licences of Cam Lam People's Credit Fund and Phuong 2 People's Credit Fund to reflect updated head office addresses and charter capital. Cam Lam People's Credit Fund is now registered at 120 Truong Chinh, Cam Lam commune, Khanh Hoa province with charter capital of VND 8,558,375,000 as of 31 December 2025, while Phuong 2 People's Credit Fund is registered at 56 De Tham, An Xuyen ward, Ca Mau province with charter capital of VND 1,756,700,000 as of the same date.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-05-14•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
The Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF) has issued a regulatory standard specifying general interest conditions that insurance undertakings from other member states must meet when operating in Portugal via branches or on a freedom to provide services basis. The standard details additional Portuguese requirements on language, premium tax, compulsory insurance, supervision and registration, information duties, guarantee schemes, workers’ compensation, cross-border claims handling, and mandatory rules on contracts, consumer protection, AML/CFT, data protection and insurance-based investment products.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments
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2026-05-14•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has revoked the electronic money institution licences of Azvvallet LLC, Greentek Group LLC and Guavapay LLC under Article 54.1.1 of the Law on Payment Services and Payment Systems. The decision was adopted pursuant to Board Protocol No. 22 dated 13 May 2026.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-05-14•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund for end-April 2026, reporting a HKD 84.4 billion monthly increase in foreign assets to HKD 3,655.0 billion. The Monetary Base stood at HKD 2,072.2 billion, claims on Hong Kong’s private sector at HKD 378.5 billion, and foreign liabilities at HKD 93.1 billion, in line with the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-05-14•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a public alert on recent bank press releases about fraudulent websites, fake internet banking login screens, phishing emails and related scams, with links on its website. It reminded customers that banks do not send embedded hyperlinks for transactions or request sensitive information such as login passwords or one-time passwords by phone, email or SMS, and advised affected individuals to contact their bank and report cases to the Hong Kong Police.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-05-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of Tajikistan held meetings in Prague with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and OG Research on strengthening its monetary policy framework, prioritising money market development ahead of planned inflation targeting from 2026. Discussions focused on interbank market reforms, including a benchmark interest rate, funding costs, liquidity management tools and mechanisms, with further reforms aimed at deepening the money market, reinforcing interest rate transmission and aligning the framework with international practice.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyOther
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2026-05-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan published results of a foreign exchange purchase auction involving five participants. Filled bids ranged from USD 800,000 to USD 5,000,000 at a weighted average accepted rate of 9.3501 TJS per USD.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-05-14•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has opened a consultation on proposed changes to the rules for amending the Thailand Future Fund project. The proposal would allow the SEC Office to approve certain amendments without a unitholder resolution where changes benefit all unitholders, ensure legal compliance, correct or update details, or add required information, in order to increase flexibility and reduce costs while maintaining governance and unitholder protection.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCorporate governance
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2026-05-14•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan has approved Tamara Sultanovna Shadiyeva as a member of an executive body in the securities market. Her responsibilities will relate exclusively to information technology matters.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-14•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People’s Bank of China’s preliminary April data showed outstanding aggregate financing to the real economy at CNY 456.89 trillion, up 7.8% year on year, with cumulative new financing in January–April at CNY 15.45 trillion, CNY 893 billion lower than a year earlier. Broad money M2 rose 8.6% to CNY 353.04 trillion, while RMB loans increased by CNY 8.59 trillion and deposits by CNY 14 trillion. RMB loans to the real economy remained the largest component of aggregate financing at 60.6%, as household loans contracted by CNY 490.2 billion and loans to enterprises and public institutions grew by CNY 8.99 trillion.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-05-14•Montenegro•Montenegro Capital Market Authority
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority has adopted draft secondary rules to implement the Capital Market Law on market abuse and issuer financial reporting, aligning with European regulatory practices. The package sets detailed requirements on broker and investment adviser authorisation, issuer reporting, insider lists, market sounding, public disclosure of inside information, notification forms, disclosure arrangements, buyback and stabilisation measures, investment recommendations, suspicious transaction reporting, and indicators of market manipulation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket abuseFinancial benchmarksDisclosures
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2026-05-14•Montenegro•Montenegro Capital Market Authority
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority has published two draft secondary rules under the Law on Alternative Investment Funds, covering procedures for liquidation and termination of alternative investment funds, including funds without legal personality, extensions of fixed-term funds, and status changes for funds without legal personality. The drafts aim to operationalise the law and align Montenegro’s alternative investment fund framework with current European Union practice and standards, with final rules to be set after review of stakeholder feedback.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-05-14•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission has invited capable providers to submit cost quotations for investment appraisal of a project to build an integrated information technology system. The system is intended to support the commission’s management and supervisory functions.
Institutional developmentTechnology & data transformationOther
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2026-05-14•Egypt•Central Bank of Egypt
The Central Bank of Egypt used a joint press conference with African Export-Import Bank President George Elombi to outline preparations for Egypt’s hosting of Afreximbank’s 33rd annual meetings in El Alamein in June 2026, positioning them as a platform for policy and business discussions on trade finance, regional integration, industrialisation and African economic cooperation. The conference highlighted Afreximbank’s USD 9.5 billion in financing to Egypt over the past three years, the USD 250 million Africa Trade Centre project in the New Administrative Capital, and a proposed African Gold Bank to formalise gold value chains and support central bank reserves.
Other
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2026-05-14•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority received its first application to convert a real estate investment company into a listed real estate investment fund and is reviewing 11 licence applications for promoting and underwriting fund units and managing digital real estate platforms, having already granted the first such licence. Since 2022, it has eased fund requirements, allowed company conversions, multiple issuances, electronic subscription and exit, and amended digital identity rules so foreign investors can use electronic passports. Egypt has four real estate investment funds with net assets of nearly EGP 9 billion, and the authority is assessing 23 further fund applications and outsourcing arrangements to support remote investment via licensed platforms.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvals
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2026-05-14•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority reported on the virtual IOSCO Board meeting chaired by its chairman, Islam Azzam, at which IOSCO elected its leadership for 2026–2028, re-electing Jean-Paul Servais as chair and appointing Toshiyuki Miyoshi, Grant Vingoe and Mark T. Uyeda as vice chairs. The authority noted that Azzam also serves as an IOSCO Board vice chair as chair of the Growth and Emerging Markets Committee, representing over 70% of IOSCO’s membership, and linked Egypt’s role in international bodies to developing non-banking financial market regulation and including emerging market perspectives in global regulatory discussions.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-14•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines has set implementation arrangements for the Enhanced Comprehensive Credit and Equity Exposures Report of 2023 (COCREE 2.0) for all rural and cooperative banks, including a penalty grace period for the maiden live report as of 30 September 2025. Additional penalty relief depends on how early banks submit the first live report and is available only to banks using the BSP Relationship Management System Live Module. The memo also revises filing deadlines, with specific dates for the 31 December 2025 and 31 March 2026 reports and a 25-business-day deadline for reporting periods from 30 June 2026 onward.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-05-14•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova warned that fraudulent messages and documents misusing its name and logo are circulating online and via messaging apps, instructing citizens to undertake supposed loan or money transfer operations. The bank stressed it does not request personal or banking data, grant loans to individuals, intervene in contracts with financial institutions, or use “corporate chats” or appointed “specialists” to manage alleged fraud cases. It urged recipients to cease communication, avoid links and data sharing, not make payments to unknown parties, and inform their bank and law enforcement.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-05-14•Croatia•Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency published remarks by board president Ante Žigman highlighting a shift in insurers’ risk profiles from financial exposures toward operational and digital vulnerabilities, including cyber risk. He said geopolitical and market shocks are driving inflation, higher energy costs, rising claims and pressure on investment values and capital, and stressed that stability now depends on operational and digital resilience, ICT risk management, third-party oversight and crisis readiness.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsOperational risk and resilienceMarket risk and volatility
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2026-05-14•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority met the Ontario Securities Commission in Cairo to strengthen cross-border cooperation in non-bank financial activities, focusing on capital market regulation, disclosure, governance, digital transformation and fintech. Discussions covered market oversight, investor protection, risk management, capacity building and knowledge sharing, with both authorities stressing continued international coordination on fintech, digital assets, sustainability and cross-border risks under IOSCO standards.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-14•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority reported broad growth in the supervised non-bank financial sector, with 2,532 entities serving over 64 million customers and non-bank finance portfolios of EGP 417 billion across more than 9.8 million contracts, with defaults below 3%. It reiterated that all non-bank financial institutions must apply Basel III capital, leverage, liquidity and concentration standards, and that non-bank finance companies must conduct creditworthiness assessments and risk analysis before granting finance, with securitised future receivables subject to technical and supervisory review. It also noted stronger activity in other supervised segments, including a 22.3% rise in stock market capitalization to EGP 3.668 trillion by 30 April 2026 and a 22.5% increase in insurance premiums in 2025 to EGP 130.8 billion.
Data & statisticsLicensing and supervisory feesPrudential risksSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-14•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines is leading development of the National Strategy for Financial Education and has presented a draft framework in Manila to strengthen financial health through accessible, effective programmes. The consultation gathered input from public, private, civil society and development partners, supported by World Bank technical assistance and input from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office, to refine the strategy, which forms part of the National Strategy for Financial Inclusion 2022–2028 and will be submitted to the interagency Financial Inclusion Steering Committee for adoption.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial literacy and education
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2026-05-14•Albania•Bank of Albania
At the Balkan Payment Forum 2026, the Bank of Albania highlighted progress in modernising payment systems, expanding electronic payments and aligning regulation with EU standards, underscoring Albania’s Single Euro Payments Area membership as key for financial integration. Early SEPA data showed 363,000 transfers worth EUR 4.3 billion in six months and significantly lower cross-border transfer costs, alongside a sharp rise in electronic payments, with card and digital channels accounting for most bank payments in 2025 and card transactions surpassing cash withdrawals.
OtherPayments and payment systemsFinancial inclusion
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2026-05-14•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Supervisory Commission reported that domestic banks’ loans to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) reached TWD 11,039.3 billion at end-March 2026, with SMEs accounting for 63.64% of total enterprise loans and 67.25% of private enterprise loans. The SME non-performing loan ratio rose slightly to 0.21%, and the commission said it will continue to encourage SME lending while maintaining risk controls.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-05-14•United Kingdom•HM Treasury
HM Treasury and the Financial Conduct Authority will replace and reform the UK Money Market Fund Regulation regime, moving most requirements into FCA rules and guidance, including higher liquidity expectations, with the new framework expected by Q4 2026 subject to parliamentary approval. The reform aims to strengthen money market fund resilience and align with international work, while HM Treasury also plans to extend the Temporary Marketing Permissions Regime as it develops a longer-term market access solution for overseas funds, including EU-domiciled money market funds.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesLiquidity riskPrudential risks
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2026-05-14•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank published updated monthly average reserve money data showing the monetary base rose to CZK 1,015.3 billion in April 2026 from CZK 1,006.8 billion in March, driven by higher currency in circulation and bank reserves. Autonomous factors increased to CZK 3,810.2 billion, while monetary policy factors remained strongly negative at CZK 2,794.9 billion, with sterilisation operations at CZK 2,790.8 billion continuing to dominate.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-05-14•Uganda•Bank of Uganda
Bank of Uganda on 14 May left the Central Bank Rate unchanged at 9.75 %, maintaining the ±2 pp band, as April headline and core inflation remain at 3 % but are expected to reach about 5 % over the next year amid oil-price pressures. The committee said the existing stance is adequate for now and pledged data-dependent adjustments if inflation or growth risks materialise.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-14•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus has published detailed March 2026 interest rate data for deposits and loans for each credit institution. The release includes access to related supporting information.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-05-14•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
Financial Conduct Authority chief executive Nikhil Rathi outlined a system-wide response to increasingly organised, technology-enabled and cross-border financial crime, centred on earlier and broader information sharing, greater use of data and detection technology, and deeper joint work across firms, regulators, government and law enforcement. The FCA is expanding intelligence sharing via the Police National Database, enhancing data fusion with the National Crime Agency and National Economic Crime Centre, and piloting economic crime action plans with selected banks. Rathi also urged aligning the post-EU payments regime with the wider financial services model and highlighted cross-border coordination through IOSCO and a recent multi-jurisdiction finfluencer enforcement initiative.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & priorities
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2026-05-14•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority issued a Consumer Duty update reminding firms to review how they support customers facing rising living costs and financial difficulty, and to act promptly where foreseeable harm emerges. It set expectations across products and services, price and value, consumer understanding and support, including reassessing fair value, adapting charges or products where affordability deteriorates, and ensuring clear communications and accessible support. The authority said it will continue to engage with firms and may use supervisory and enforcement powers where it identifies poor outcomes or inadequate action.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-14•Bulgaria•National Bank of Bulgaria
The Bulgarian National Bank has licensed Transactionz OOD as an electronic money institution under the Payment Services and Payment Systems Act and Ordinance No. 16 of 29 March 2018, having determined that all licensing conditions were met. Transactionz OOD has also notified the central bank of its intention to provide, as an additional activity, a payment service under Article 4, point 3, letter c of the Act.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-05-14•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Insurance Authority
The Saudi Arabia Insurance Authority convened insurance and reinsurance industry leaders to discuss priority regulatory, technical and operational issues. The talks covered regulation, governance, sector readiness, human capital and product development across major insurance business lines.
Policy & regulationCooperationCorporate governanceOperational excellenceConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-14•Russia•Ministry of Finance (Russia)
Russia’s Ministry of Finance published remarks by Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk to the New Development Bank Board of Governors, arguing that de-globalisation is structural and the bank should adjust its strategy to a more regionalised global economy. He urged the bank to strengthen members’ energy, transport and financial connectivity, support water-efficiency projects, and expand analytical work and expert input for its new development strategy, citing Russia’s experience with national-currency settlements, alternative financial infrastructure and Global South transport links.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-05-14•United Arab Emirates•Ministry of Finance (United Arab Emirates)
The United Arab Emirates Ministry of Finance reported on the 125th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee, which approved the GCC Common Market Committee’s 2026–2028 Action Plan, adopted amended measures to combat harmful practices in international trade, and extended increased customs duties on reinforcing steel and steel coils. The meeting endorsed outcomes from GCC committees on central banks, the customs union, tax administrations and the common market, and reviewed progress on free trade agreement negotiations and economic integration projects.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsDomestic cooperation
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2026-05-14•Oman•Ministry of Finance (Oman)
The Ministry of Finance (Oman) participated by videoconference in the 125th meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council Financial and Economic Cooperation Committee, led by Finance Minister Sultan bin Salem Al Habsi. The committee reviewed recommendations from GCC financial and economic bodies, assessed progress in free trade agreement negotiations, and examined developments toward Gulf economic unity.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-14•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines has amended Section 362 of the Manual of Regulations for Banks to expand which guarantees qualify as effective credit risk transfer arrangements for single borrower credit exposure limits, including certain intrabank standby letters of credit, demand guarantees, and counter-guarantees between head offices and branches in different jurisdictions. Recognition of these intrabank guarantees is capped at 100 percent of the bank’s outstanding total loan portfolio, with risk-weighted amounts calculated using the guarantor’s risk weight for covered exposures, and the rules reiterate that eligible credit derivatives transfer the protected portion to the protection seller’s risk weight.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCredit riskPrudential risks
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2026-05-14•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao PDR held a one-day seminar in Vientiane on screening foreign investment in the financial sector, supported by the SEAG2G cooperation programme. Over 40 participants from the central bank, key Lao ministries and the Australian Treasury discussed policy, implementation and regulatory approaches for assessing and approving foreign investment projects, and agreed to strengthen cooperation networks between Lao and Australian agencies on foreign investment screening.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-05-14•Peru•Central Bank of Peru
Peru’s Central Reserve Bank kept the policy rate at 4.25 % on 14 May, citing temporary fuel- and transport-driven supply shocks that pushed April headline and core inflation to 4.0 % and 4.4 % y/y, above the 1–3 % target but still expected to recede to 2 % in 2027. The overnight deposit and repo/rediscount rates were left at 2.25 % and 4.75 %, with the Board pledging readiness to adjust if inflation, expectations or activity trends warrant.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-14•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has granted banking licences to Open Joint Stock Company Kylym Bank and Closed Joint Stock Company Muras Bank. Both institutions are authorised to conduct banking operations in national and/or foreign currency.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-05-14•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has suspended the licence of exchange bureau LLC Izumrudny Gorod from 14 to 18 May 2026 for violations of national legislation and the National Bank’s regulatory legal acts. The licence, No. 7068 issued on 26 May 2025, relates to the bureau located at 11/1 M. Sulaimanova Street, Bazar-Korgon, Jalal-Abad region.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-05-14•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has suspended the licence of exchange bureau Magnit X LLC in Bazar-Korgon, Jalal-Abad Region, from 14 to 28 May 2026. The measure was imposed for violations of Kyrgyz legislation and the National Bank’s regulatory legal acts.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-05-14•New Zealand•Department of Internal Affairs
The New Zealand Department of Internal Affairs has released its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering Financing of Terrorism Regulatory Strategy 2026–30, setting out its approach to a unified, intelligence-driven and proportionate regime. The strategy aims to deliver more consistent oversight, credible enforcement and greater real-world impact across the system.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesAML and CFT
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2026-05-14•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam said the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies is on track to complete its Prime Minister-approved 2026 credit growth plan of up to 10% by 30 June and has asked it to seek an increase in the limit to 12%. As of 30 April, policy credit outstanding reached VND 445.957tn, funding totalled VND 468.134tn, and credit quality remained stable with overdue and frozen debt at 0.5% of outstanding loans. The governor also directed the bank to mobilise more funding, strengthen supervision, update internal rules, and advance digitalisation and data initiatives.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-14•Rwanda•Rwanda Capital Markets Authority
The Rwanda Capital Markets Authority has admitted Ndovu Wealth Rwanda Limited to its Fintech Regulatory Sandbox to test its WAZI API in a live capital markets environment. The 12 month test will assess an embedded finance solution intended to distribute capital markets products through platforms operated by collective investment schemes, mobile money operators and banks.
SupervisionInnovation & testingFintech and insurtechRegulatory sandbox
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2026-05-14•Rwanda•Rwanda Capital Markets Authority
The Rwanda Capital Markets Authority has admitted BUTTON Ltd to its Fintech Regulatory Sandbox to test INVESTA in a live market setting. The platform is intended to help retail investors, including the diaspora and rural investors, trade listed securities through brokers and uses AI-based guidance tailored to investor objectives and risk appetite. Testing will take place on a small-scale basis before any wider rollout.
SupervisionInnovation & testingFintech and insurtechRegulatory sandbox
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2026-05-14•Mexico•Ministry of Finance & Public Credit (Mexico)
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, through its Financial Intelligence Unit, has signed a cooperation agreement with the Attorney General’s Office of Veracruz to strengthen information exchange and coordination in preventing and combating money laundering and related crimes. The agreement provides for strategic information sharing, joint actions, technical coordination, and training to support financial crime investigations and improve detection of illicit transactions in line with Financial Action Task Force recommendations.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-14•Caribbean•Caribbean Financial Action Task Force (CFATF)
The Caribbean Financial Action Task Force has upgraded Dominica on three FATF Recommendations in its third enhanced follow-up report. The changes lift Recommendation 6 and Recommendation 22 to compliant and Recommendation 28 to largely compliant, leaving Dominica rated compliant or largely compliant on 36 of 40 Recommendations. The review covers technical compliance only, not effectiveness.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFT
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2026-05-14•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
At the Balkan Payments Forum 2026, the Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo outlined payments transformation driven by legal reforms, modernised infrastructure, interoperability and alignment with European standards. Deputy Governor Dardan Fusha highlighted steps toward Single Euro Payments Area integration, instant payments via TIPS Clone, implementation of the new Law on Payment Services and preparations for Open Banking, stressing faster, cheaper payments and regional economic integration alongside safeguards for stability, resilience, cybersecurity and consumer protection.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-05-14•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
The Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan held talks with the World Bank, IMF, ADB and AIIB on macroeconomic trends, growth drivers and policy priorities, agreeing to deepen cooperation and pursue major joint projects. Discussions covered industry, infrastructure, agriculture, SMEs, transport, logistics, human capital, technology, regional development, water, climate adaptation and sustainable infrastructure. The institutions welcomed Uzbekistan’s reforms and signalled readiness to broaden engagement.
Policy & regulationCooperationEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-14•United States•Federal Reserve Board
Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael Barr argued that shrinking the Federal Reserve’s balance sheet is the wrong objective and that many proposals to do so would weaken bank resilience, impair money market functioning, and raise financial stability risks. He defended the ample-reserves framework, noting reserves of about USD 3 trillion are essential for policy rate control, payment system functioning, and banks’ liquidity self-insurance, and warned that easing liquidity rules or operating with minimally ample reserves would increase reliance on Fed lending and heighten funding market stress.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-14•Argentina•Ministry of Finance (Argentina)
Argentina’s Vice Minister of Economy José Luis Daza said the government’s program has restored order to public finances, maintained the exchange rate band despite an external shock, and cut interest rates by 25 points since January to support financial system repair and credit growth. He cited foreign currency purchases at an annualized USD 20 billion, 14 approved RIGI projects worth over USD 27 billion, more than 36 submitted projects totaling USD 100 billion, and highlighted tariff cuts, removal of trade restrictions, and legal reforms to spur investment and jobs.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
An International Monetary Fund staff team concluded a visit to Lusaka after advancing discussions on a successor IMF-supported arrangement for Zambia and reviewing policy priorities, noting continued government commitment to a new program anchored in macroeconomic stability and fiscal consolidation. The mission reported progress under the completed Extended Credit Facility but highlighted more difficult conditions in 2026, including weaker growth, higher projected inflation, intensified fiscal pressures, and called for stronger revenue mobilization, improved governance and transparency, and reforms to support more inclusive, private sector-led growth.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement with Barbados on a 36‑month precautionary Stand‑By Arrangement of SDR 189 million (about USD 260 million) to provide insurance against external shocks and support the Barbados Economic Recovery and Transformation Plan 2026. The mission cited strong recent performance, with estimated 2025 growth of 2.7 percent, inflation of 0.9 percent, a current account deficit of 5.7 percent of GDP, gross international reserves of about USD 1.5 billion (around six months of imports), and a fiscal primary surplus of 4.2 percent of GDP in FY2025/26. The arrangement aims to keep public debt on track to reach 60 percent of GDP by FY2035/36 while supporting investment, resilience, social spending and structural reforms.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-14•Argentina•Central Bank of Argentina
The Central Bank of Argentina published its 2025 financial statements, reporting a record ARS 34.3 trillion profit and a 66.3% increase in net worth to ARS 51.3 trillion, driven by balance sheet repair, higher international reserves and lower interest expense. International reserves rose 59.6% to USD 41.095 billion, supported by National Treasury operations and higher gold prices, while the bank adjusted its repo accounting to converge with generally accepted professional standards. The board allocated ARS 11.4 trillion to capital and reserves and made ARS 24.4 trillion available to the National Treasury, and said it will continue balance sheet clean-up and reserve accumulation in 2026.
Data & statisticsAuditing
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2026-05-13•South Africa•National Treasury (South Africa)
The National Treasury of South Africa published a keynote address by the Deputy Minister of Finance outlining plans to channel more private capital into infrastructure, including a transmission-focused Credit Guarantee Vehicle expected to be operational by July 2026 and a review with the Prudential Authority of rules affecting long-term infrastructure finance. The guarantee vehicle aims to mobilise R10 billion from development finance partners backed by a 20 per cent first-loss tranche from National Treasury, and could later be extended to logistics and water infrastructure. The speech also highlighted municipal reforms such as the Metro Trading Services Reform, which would ring-fence service revenues and is supported by R54 billion in performance-linked incentives expected to unlock more than R100 billion in metropolitan infrastructure opportunities.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket development
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2026-05-13•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission reported that its delegation joined the 25th meeting of the OECD’s International Network on Financial Education Technical Committee in Bucharest, focused on a new activity cycle, strategic priorities and enhanced international cooperation on financial education. Discussions covered national financial education strategies, impact measurement methodologies and digital tools, with the commission highlighting Angola’s experience and strengthening ties with peer institutions.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-05-13•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published a transcript of Finance Minister Katayama’s press conference after the Japan–Pacific Island Countries finance ministers’ meeting and the Asian Development Bank annual meeting, outlining Japan’s regional support measures. Katayama highlighted cooperation with the United States, Australia, New Zealand and the World Bank on a centralized settlement institution to preserve correspondent banking in Pacific island countries, the launch of the ACCEL Energy Action Framework with the ADB, and a USD 20 million Japanese contribution to the bank’s new CMM-FPF facility for critical minerals supply chains. He also reiterated that Japan stands ready to take resolute measures against speculative exchange rate movements.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-13•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published an English summary of Japan’s remarks at the ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors Meeting, where members agreed a medium- to long-term strategy for regional financial cooperation and reviewed the economic effects of the Middle East conflict on energy-dependent economies. The strategy centers on the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, the Asian Financial Market Development Initiative and disaster risk financing, with members endorsing enhancements to the Chiang Mai Initiative, a stronger role for AMRO, a three-year disaster risk financing roadmap and an expanded bond market initiative. The meeting also discussed strengthening regional cross-border digital payment links, including the use of stablecoins and digital currencies, and noted that a new Central Bank Policy Dialogue focused on cross-border payments.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-13•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan has published annually revised data on direct investment by region and industry, covering direct investment income and flows. The revisions apply to calendar years 2023 and 2024.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-05-13•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan’s preliminary April 2026 data show continued year-on-year growth in key domestic banking aggregates, with average loans and discounts of 6,706,472 units of JPY 100 million and deposits and certificates of deposit of 9,179,874 units of JPY 100 million across major, regional, and shinkin banks. The statistics provide breakdowns by bank type and note discontinuities from January 2026 due to mergers and group changes, with clarifications for shinkin and foreign banks and for loan and deposit definitions.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-05-13•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services released a statement from Chairman French Hill welcoming the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of Kevin Warsh as Chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors. Hill highlighted Warsh’s prior Federal Reserve service, academic and market experience, and his emphasis on disciplined monetary policy, price stability, and combating inflation, and said he looks forward to working with him on these priorities.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-13•Mexico•Central Bank of Mexico
The Central Bank of Mexico has issued 12 legal tender commemorative coins for the FIFA World Cup 2026, comprising four MXN20 bimetallic coins for general circulation and eight limited-edition precious metal coins. The bimetallic coins feature Mexico City, Guadalajara, Monterrey and a Mexico-themed design with latent image and microtext security features, while the precious metal series consists of four MXN25 gold coins and four MXN10 silver coins, each in 0.999 fineness.
Monetary policyOtherCurrency and cash management
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2026-05-13•United States•Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis has appointed Anne Lynch as assistant vice president for large firm supervision in its Supervision, Regulation, and Credit Division. She will lead teams overseeing the Ninth Federal Reserve District’s largest holding companies and represent the bank in Federal Reserve System-wide discussions on large bank supervision.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-13•United States•Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis
The Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis announced four new appointments to the Leadership Council of its Center for Indian Country Development, which advises on research, data tools, and policy analysis related to economic conditions in Native nations and Indigenous communities. Appointed by Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari, the council brings perspectives from tribal leadership, Native organizations, and tribal economic and finance practitioners and helps identify knowledge gaps and barriers to economic opportunity, including informing the Survey of Native Nations launched nationally in 2025.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-13•Trinidad & Tobago•Ministry of Finance (Trinidad & Tobago)
The Ministry of Finance reported that the Financial Intelligence Unit of Trinidad and Tobago, speaking at the Trinidad and Tobago Securities and Exchange Commission’s first Industry Dialogue Series on Virtual Assets, highlighted that virtual asset service providers are now subject to oversight under the Virtual Assets and Virtual Asset Service Providers Act and must report suspicious transactions. The oversight aims to detect and disrupt financial crime involving virtual assets, with eight providers certified to operate in the sandbox.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitAML and CFTRegtech and suptech
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2026-05-13•Türkiye•Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye has issued a circular standardizing report templates and reporting rules for insurance experts in compulsory and voluntary motor third party liability and motor own damage insurance. It introduces separate templates for cases with and without diminution in value calculations, assigns specific annexes for different damage and loss scenarios, and mandates their use by all appointed experts, with system implementation overseen by the Insurance Information and Monitoring Center. It will apply from 1 July 2026, replacing the 2011 circular on motor vehicle insurance expert reports.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-05-13•Dominican Republic•Superintencencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana
The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic reported that foreign currency credit reached USD 10,228.52 million at end-December 2025, representing 24% of total system lending, with a delinquency rate of 0.6% and provisions at 357.3% of non-performing exposure. The largest foreign currency borrowers were the electricity sector (19.4% of foreign currency credit), tourism (18.6%) and real estate (11.1%), with 41.2% of the portfolio directed to foreign-exchange-generating sectors and 58.8% to non-generating sectors.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-05-13•Dominican Republic•Pensions Superintendency (SIPEN)
The Dominican Republic's Pensions Superintendency will host and represent the International Social Security Association’s Liaison Office for North and Central America under a memorandum of understanding. Based at the Pensions Superintendency, the office will coordinate 2026–2028 regional activities, including social security system analysis, information exchange, events, training support and work documents for member organisations in Canada, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama and the United States.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity building
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2026-05-13•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The CFTC’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a no-action letter granting relief from certain swap-related recordkeeping and swap data repository reporting requirements for fully collateralized event contract transactions. The relief applies to designated contract markets, derivatives clearing organizations, their participants, and beneficiaries of prior similar no-action letters, and is intended to streamline future requests by allowing additional entities listing or clearing similar contracts to obtain identical no-action treatment.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsRegulatory reporting