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2026-05-01•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund announced that Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas will step down as Economic Counsellor and Director of the Research Department and return to the University of California, Berkeley, effective 1 July 2026. Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva highlighted his leadership of the Fund’s analytical work during the post-pandemic period, including on global inflation, geo-economic fragmentation, global imbalances and tools such as the AI Preparedness Index, Structural Reforms Impact Tool, RES DataHub and next-generation macroeconomic models.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-01•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund published a technical assistance report on Georgia’s state-owned enterprise reform, noting substantial progress in financial oversight, transparency, and fiscal risk management but highlighting the need for further reforms to strengthen ownership, governance, and accountability. The report credits reforms led by the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economy and Sustainable Development, and identifies remaining priorities including more consistent oversight, formalization of public service obligations, professionalization of boards, and completion of the legislative framework to reduce fiscal risks and political interference and improve performance.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCorporate governance
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and Office of the Comptroller of the Currency have jointly issued updated host state loan-to-deposit ratios, replacing the ratios published in May 2025. The ratios are used to assess compliance with statutory restrictions on establishing or acquiring interstate branches primarily for deposit gathering, and the agencies also released additional information on how the ratios are applied in that assessment.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLiquidity risk
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2026-05-01•Europe•Single Resolution Board
The Single Resolution Board will hold a technical meeting on 12 June 2026 to present and clarify its draft operational guidance for banks on liquidity and funding in resolution, currently under public consultation. The non-binding draft consolidates and replaces previous guidance on three liquidity-related resolvability principles, setting expectations for identifying key liquidity entities, estimating liquidity and funding needs, measuring and reporting liquidity, and mobilising collateral, including less liquid and cross-border assets.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-01•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s weekly balance sheet data show total assets and liabilities at EUR 6,196,001 million, down EUR 19,650 million week-on-week, mainly reflecting a EUR 25,335 million decline in securities of euro area residents in euro, including a EUR 24,709 million fall in monetary policy portfolios. Lending to euro area credit institutions related to monetary policy operations in euro increased by EUR 6,049 million, while euro-denominated liabilities to euro area credit institutions fell by EUR 59,373 million, driven by a sharp drop in the deposit facility partly offset by higher current accounts.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-05-01•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported on a financial literacy festival in Dushanbe held with local authorities, financial institutions, insurers and development partners as part of efforts to expand access to financial and insurance services and improve public financial literacy. Since 2022, similar festivals and over 5,600 educational events have reached more than 400,000 people nationwide, supported by digital initiatives, non-cash payment expansion and a government financial literacy programme for 2026–2030.
Financial literacy & educationOther
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2026-05-01•Canada•Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario has imposed an administrative penalty of CAD 1,750 on Hardeep Minhas for engaging in an unfair or deceptive act or practice contrary to section 439 of the Insurance Act and paragraph (v) of subsection 7(1) of the Unfair or Deceptive Acts or Practices rule. The order was issued as part of a settlement.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-01•Africa•Inter Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA)
GIABA’s fifth enhanced follow-up report for Benin re-rates Recommendations 16, 24 and 25 to Largely Compliant after reforms on wire transfers and beneficial ownership transparency. The report says Benin has exited enhanced follow-up and now has seven recommendations still rated Non-Compliant or Partially Compliant, with no fundamental recommendations. Remaining gaps include cross-border suspicious transaction reporting by money transfer providers and limited sanctions for beneficial ownership breaches.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsAML and CFTBeneficial ownership
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2026-05-01•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has published research showing that around one in three Dutch households with liquid assets above the Nibud reference buffer did not invest in 2024, with more than 800,000 households having room to invest yet still potentially facing a retirement income shortfall. Many of these households, including retirees and non-retired individuals, hold at least EUR 30,000 above the buffer but cite lack of knowledge, perceived risk and personal preference as reasons not to invest. The authority will work to lower barriers for first-time investors, including through proposals at national and European level, while maintaining investor protection.
ResearchFinancial literacy and education
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2026-05-01•Brazil•Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC)
The Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC) said closed pension funds’ lack of exposure to Banco Master at its 2025 liquidation reflects a more mature, risk-based governance and supervision framework, not a new supervisory measure. PREVIC detailed its segmented oversight of 264 closed pension funds, including manager certification, risk-matrix-based inspections and data cross-checks with the Central Bank of Brazil and the Brazilian Securities and Exchange Commission. Superintendent Ricardo Pena added that a revision of the 2003 sanctions decree is under review, proposing preventive prudential measures, more granular classification of irregularities and raising the maximum fine per manager from BRL 87,000 to BRL 4.3 million.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-01•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan announced that electronic money institutions Mpay and Goldenpay (Pulz) have joined the country’s open banking ecosystem, extending a framework previously limited to commercial banks. The move is part of the central bank’s digital financial services initiatives, broadening user access to consolidated account management and financial data, and enabling these institutions to develop new products, enhance cooperation and increase competition, with further participants expected to join.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOpen banking and finance
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2026-05-01•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission reported first quarter 2026 statistics showing over 150,000 uses of its pre-investment checking tools and 3,473 reports to the SEC Investment Scam Hotline, with investment scams remaining the highest-loss fraud category in Royal Thai Police data at about THB 602 million. Hotline advice cases rose to 3,149, around four times the first quarter of 2025, while the SEC blocked 279 scam-related channels and is enhancing tools and cooperation under its 3Cs framework.
Data & statisticsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•Ukraine•National Bank of Ukraine
The National Bank of Ukraine’s April 2026 business survey shows firms remained modestly optimistic for a second month, with the composite business activity expectations index at 51.7, down from 52.7 in March but above 49.4 a year earlier. Construction was the most upbeat sector, while trade sentiment moderated amid higher fuel and other costs, and most sectors planned further selling price increases as input costs rose, with a slight overall improvement in labour market conditions.
Data & statistics
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2026-05-01•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority’s Financial Services Institute completed a seven-day Executive Leadership Programme in London hosted by the Chartered Insurance Institute with Bayes Business School, University of London, to build international partnerships and develop human capital in Egypt’s non-banking financial sector. The programme trained 23 participants from Egyptian insurance companies and the authority on executive leadership, strategic planning, institutional transformation and commercial insurance cycle management, and included a visit to Lloyd’s of London, with Bayes planning to expand training offerings for the Egyptian insurance sector.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCapacity buildingDomestic cooperation
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2026-05-01•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has published new data showing marked generational differences in fund investing, with savers aged 35–44 holding 50 percent of their equity fund capital in passive funds and paying an average fee of 0.6 percent, compared with about 20 percent and 1.1 percent respectively for savers over 64. Median fees in Q1 2026 were 0.20 percent for passive and 1.30 percent for active Sweden funds, while median fees for global funds were 0.35 percent for passive and 1.25 percent for active strategies, with Swedish equity funds still accounting for just under 60 percent of household fund assets.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-05-01•India•India International Financial Services Centres Authority
The India International Financial Services Centres Authority recapped its Corporate Treasury Conference 2026, highlighting GIFT IFSC’s positioning as a global treasury hub under a revised 2025 Treasury Centre framework that permits a wide range of activities, transactions in 15 freely convertible foreign currencies, and offers tax and ecosystem advantages. Chairperson K. Rajaraman noted a Finance Bill 2026 amendment extending the tax holiday for IFSC units to 20 consecutive years within a 25-year block, with 15 percent tax thereafter, and said the authority is exploring adding commodity trading as a permissible activity. Sessions also covered treasury governance, cross-border payments, cash concentration, virtual accounts, centralisation and treasury technology, including the Foreign Currency Settlement System, an RTGS-style mechanism settling USD obligations among IBUs in about six seconds using ISO 20022.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-05-01•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission reported that former Berndale Capital Securities director Stavro D’Amore has pleaded guilty in the Federal Court of Australia to three rolled-up dishonesty charges involving the illegal transfer of AUD 681,496.98 in company funds, mainly from retail client deposits, between 2017 and 2018. Former Berndale clients are owed more than AUD 8.9 million, and ASIC previously banned D’Amore from providing financial services for six years and cancelled Berndale’s Australian financial services licence in November 2018.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-05-01•Bermuda•Ministry of Finance (Bermuda)
The Bermuda Ministry of Finance announced the Bermuda Digital Finance Forum: Digital Payments Workshop & Market, a beginner-focused event on accessing and using digital assets that will also provide a live environment for local merchants to gain experience accepting digital payments. Local businesses can apply for vendor spaces, while Bermudians can apply for complimentary tickets that include up to USD 100 in digital assets to spend onsite, with onboarding sessions offered to participating businesses.
Financial literacy & educationMarket development
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2026-05-01•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark has published updated securities statistics showing Danish listed companies paid DKK 70 billion in dividends in the first quarter of 2026, broadly unchanged year-on-year. The main reporting change is an updated table on dividends on Danish shares and investment fund shares that now also shows the recipients of dividend payments, with foreign investors receiving 55 per cent of total dividends, up from 52 per cent a year earlier.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-05-01•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark published first quarter 2026 payments statistics showing that the average value of a card payment in Denmark is around DKK 273 and has remained broadly stable, reflecting offsetting effects from inflation and the shift from cash to digital payments. The statistics cover card transactions across physical and e-commerce channels, including wallet-based payments but excluding cash withdrawals, and reveal significant variation in average payment size by industry and over time, particularly for petrol stations and around major holidays.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-05-01•Lithuania•Ministry of Finance (Lithuania)
The Ministry of Finance of Lithuania announced that the 2024 Law on Mandatory Property and Businesses Valuation has entered into force, introducing mandatory digital filing of valuation reports in the Valuation Reports Information System and rules for collecting and publishing data. The law creates a central source of valuation data for access, analysis and decision-making, while scaling back state supervision by ending regular inspections and limiting the Office of Audit, Accounting, Property Valuation and Insolvency Management to complaint handling and public-interest examinations for possible legal breaches.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsValuation
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2026-05-01•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy has highlighted a three-year EU-funded programme to support central banks and banking supervisors in Western Balkan EU candidate and potential candidate countries as they move closer to the European System of Central Banks. Coordinated by the Deutsche Bundesbank with contributions from 19 ESCB members and the ECB, the EUR 3 million programme will deliver training, policy workshops and bilateral measures, with the Bank of Italy leading work on payment systems, Suptech and bilateral activities with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Serbia.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCapacity building
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2026-05-01•Uzbekistan•Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
At the Global Currency Forum, the Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan met with the International Association of Currency Affairs chairman to discuss the association’s activities and membership benefits. The central bank indicated interest in further exploring the possibility of joining the association to access expert knowledge, specialized webinars and an international platform for experience sharing among central banks and cash industry participants.
Policy & regulationCooperationCurrency and cash managementDomestic cooperation
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2026-05-01•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia reported its Index of Commodity Prices fell 0.5 per cent in April on a monthly average basis in Special Drawing Rights terms, after a 3.5 per cent March increase, and declined 0.8 per cent in Australian dollar terms. Year-on-year, the index rose 15.7 per cent in Special Drawing Rights terms and 4.6 per cent in Australian dollar terms, as higher rural and base metal prices more than offset lower liquefied natural gas and alumina prices. The bulk commodities spot price index fell 0.6 per cent in April in Special Drawing Rights terms but was 16.9 per cent higher than a year earlier.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-01•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has allowed market operators and investment firms operating a trading venue to delay publication of the volume of individual transactions in Dutch government bonds until the end of the trading day for trades between EUR 15 million and EUR 50 million. The deferral applies to bonds with at least EUR 5 billion outstanding and implements a harmonised use of the Markets in Financial Instruments Regulation power on extended volume publication delays for sovereign bonds agreed with other EU supervisors.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket infrastructure
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2026-05-01•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported that Chairman Firdavs Tolibzoda met an International Monetary Fund delegation to discuss the economic outlook, monetary policy, financial stability, the foreign exchange market, international reserves, and further cooperation. The parties highlighted Tajikistan’s continued positive growth, stable macroeconomic indicators, reforms to strengthen the financial system and regulatory framework, and reaffirmed readiness to deepen cooperation under IMF technical assistance and advisory programs.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-05-01•Ireland•Department of Finance (Ireland)
The Department of Finance (Ireland) announced that insurers and intermediaries covering 98% of the private motor market have begun implementing the Government’s Motor Insurance Transparency Code, bringing 2.2 million private motor policies into scope. The code introduces new premium and market overview disclosures, plain-language communications, governance and training requirements, and general reasons for declined applications, aligned with the Central Bank of Ireland’s revised Consumer Protection Code.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsDisclosures
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2026-05-01•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority has published a research note on artificial intelligence in investment decisions by French adults, finding that AI remains a minority tool used mainly for information rather than as a standalone decision maker. Eleven percent of adults use AI before investing, with higher use among those under 35, and most users combine AI with personal research or professional advice. Respondents see potential for more tailored, lower-cost advice but also highlight risks of errors and reduced transparency, and the authority will monitor these trends.
ResearchArtificial intelligence
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2026-05-01•Trinidad & Tobago•Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago hosted a World Bank Group delegation to discuss technical cooperation on Islamic banking, bank resolution frameworks and payment systems oversight to strengthen and modernise the financial sector. The Bank is seeking World Bank Group support for capacity building on Islamic banking and monetary policy tools, the framework and governance for a national fast payments system, and review and simulation of commercial bank recovery plans to enhance crisis preparedness.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity buildingRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-01•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation announced that Community Bank and Trust - West Georgia has been closed by the Georgia Department of Banking and Finance, with Anchor Bank assuming substantially all insured deposits and certain assets, and customers retaining access to insured funds. As of December 31, 2025, the failed bank had USD 288 million in assets and USD 268 million in deposits, of which about USD 27 million exceeded insurance limits, and the FDIC estimates a USD 97 million cost to the Deposit Insurance Fund. This is the year’s second U.S. bank failure.
SupervisionInterventionsRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-01•Fiji•Reserve Bank of Fiji
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has launched the Fiji Innovation Hub’s inaugural Activator 2026, a nine-week programme to help local founders develop tested, market-ready solutions aligned with national priorities. The hybrid programme provides coaching, mentorship, customer validation and AI-powered tools, aiming to produce ventures ready for further development, partnerships, regulatory engagement or investment, and is positioned by the Deputy Governor as a key step in strengthening Fiji’s innovation ecosystem.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtech
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2026-05-01•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia published a research discussion paper analysing how Australian firms adjusted prices after the COVID-19 pandemic, using web-scraped retail price data. The paper finds that more frequent price changes in 2022–2023 materially affect inflation modelling, with models that ignore higher price adjustment understating inflation by up to 1.2 percentage points and implying a steeper Phillips curve and more aggressive optimal interest rate responses.
Research
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2026-05-01•New Zealand•New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has discontinued its proceeding against the executor of the estate of Alistair Hutchison in relation to CBL Corporation Limited’s 2015 initial public offering, citing that it is no longer in the public interest to pursue the case following settlements with CBL and former director Peter Harris. The remaining issues in the broader CBL matter concern pecuniary penalties for CBL and Mr Harris and a potential banning order against Mr Harris, which will be determined by the High Court.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-05-01•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund Executive Board concluded its Article IV consultation for Angola and reviewed the Financial Sector Assessment Program, noting resilient 2025 growth of 3.1 percent and easing inflation but a weakened fiscal and external position from lower oil production and structurally declining oil revenues. Directors backed expenditure adjustment under the 2026 budget, adherence to the Fiscal Sustainability Law, a tight monetary stance with greater exchange rate flexibility and a rules-based foreign exchange intervention framework, and further steps to address banking sector vulnerabilities and implement the Financial Action Task Force Action Plan.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba highlighted the upcoming fifth-round GAFILAT evaluation as a key challenge, with President Juana Lilia Delgado Portal stating the bank aims to demonstrate a defined strategy against money laundering, terrorist financing and the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction. Delgado Portal warned that an adverse GAFILAT outcome could be used by the United States government to portray Cuba as a sponsor of such activities.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsOther
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2026-04-30•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has published materials for the 153rd Automobile Liability Insurance Council, focusing on revising the standard rate for compulsory automobile liability insurance and introducing a review process for expense calculation standards. The documents also address proposed changes to general insurance policy terms, methods for calculating premiums and liability reserves, provisions on compulsory liability mutual aid, and the FY2026 use of profits from the automobile safety special account, private insurers, and JA Mutual Aid.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-30•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission has approved the registration of the KEVE Fund, a special open securities investment fund for public subscription promoted by Prospectum Capital – Securities Brokerage Firm, S.A. The fund will invest in Angolan money and capital market instruments including treasury bonds, corporate debt, equities, and money market instruments, with Prospectum Capital – SCVM, S.A. as management company and Banco Keve, S.A. as depositary.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released final results of its annual survey of foreign portfolio holdings of U.S. securities, reporting total holdings of USD 35,349 billion as of June 30, 2025, up from USD 30,881 billion a year earlier. The total comprised USD 19,860 billion in U.S. equities, USD 13,840 billion in long-term debt securities, and USD 1,649 billion in short-term debt securities, with long-term debt including USD 1,626 billion in asset-backed securities and USD 12,214 billion in non-asset-backed securities.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control has designated former Democratic Republic of the Congo President Joseph Kabila under Executive Order 13413, as amended, for supporting the March 23 Movement and the Congo River Alliance, which Treasury says seeks to topple the DRC government. The action, which Treasury says supports the Washington Accords for Peace and Prosperity, blocks Kabila’s property and interests in the U.S. or under U.S. jurisdiction and generally prohibits related transactions by U.S. persons, including for entities 50 percent or more owned by blocked persons.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-04-30•Mexico•Central Bank of Mexico
The Central Bank of Mexico published its audited 2025 financial statements, reporting a loss of MXN 410,052 million, mainly due to exchange losses, and negative equity of MXN 320,123 million at year-end. The exchange rate effect reflected a 13.4% appreciation of the peso to a FIX rate of MXN 18.0012 per USD, and the audit was conducted by an independent external auditor designated by the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit with legislative oversight.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-30•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has issued a Request for Comment on potential changes to its Commitments of Traders Reports program, including more frequent publication and revised content. The request outlines the program’s history, purpose, data and evolution, highlights market structure changes affecting the reports, and poses specific questions on possible future modifications, reopening an issue last reviewed in 2006.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-30•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund reached a staff-level agreement with Côte d’Ivoire on the final reviews of its Extended Fund Facility, Extended Credit Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility, which could unlock about USD 843.9 million upon Executive Board approval. IMF staff said authorities met key objectives on reducing macroeconomic imbalances, rebuilding regional reserves, and advancing structural and climate reforms, including cutting the fiscal deficit to 3 percent of GDP by 2025 and improving governance and anti-money laundering and counter-terrorism financing measures. A staff report will be prepared for Board consideration.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has restricted the securities activities licence of Al Masaleh Investment Company for collective investment scheme manager and subscription agent activities, limiting it to servicing existing clients only and prohibiting new clients or new schemes. The firm must ensure existing clients can recover their funds and assets on request, submit a remediation plan under article 1-14-1 of Book 5 of the executive regulations, and provide updated financial statements demonstrating going concern, profitability and improved cash flows.
SupervisionInterventionsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has renewed the registration of Shura for Sharia Consultations Company in its special register of external Sharia audit offices for a further three years from 19 June 2026, subject to payment of prescribed fees. The decision follows the company’s renewal application, references its existing registration certificate SA/2017/0006 issued on 19 June 2023, and provides for implementation by the competent authorities and publication in the Official Gazette.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvals
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has renewed the registration of Dar Al-Raqaba for Sharia Consultancy in its special register of external Sharia audit offices for a further three years from 19 June 2026. The renewal follows the firm’s application and will be published in the Official Gazette.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvals
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2026-04-30•Turks & Caicos Islands•Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission
The Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission issued a public notice that it is closely monitoring Scotiabank (Turks & Caicos) Limited’s remediation of previously delayed transactions, including posting outstanding transactions and outreach to affected customers. The Commission expects the bank to address customer concerns with urgency and expedite resolution of related claims, and invited dissatisfied customers to submit complaints while it continues to monitor the situation and provide updates.
SupervisionInterventionsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-04-30•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba published its March 2026 statistical tables, reporting broad money of AWG 7.225 billion after a monthly increase of AWG 169.3 million and net foreign assets of AWG 4.065 billion. The consumer price index stood at 110.7, up 0.7% month on month and 1.1% year on year, while domestic credit reached AWG 4.846 billion, including AWG 4.720 billion of claims on the private sector.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-30•Hong Kong•Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong)
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong) has issued a commencement notice setting 16 November 2026 as the start date for core provisions of the uncertificated securities market regime under the Securities and Futures and Companies Legislation Amendment Ordinance 2021. The measures establish the framework for dematerialising prescribed securities to enhance market infrastructure, efficiency, investor protection and transparency, and will be accompanied by six pieces of subsidiary legislation that also take effect on the same date.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-30•Kyrgyzstan•Ministry of Finance (Kyrgyzstan)
The Ministry of Finance of Kyrgyzstan reported that Shanghai Cooperation Organisation member states and partners held a second consultative meeting in Xi'an on establishing a Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Development Bank, discussing key operational parameters and agreeing to continue consultations. The initiative to create the bank was approved at the 25th meeting of the Council of Heads of State in September 2025, with a third consultative meeting scheduled for May 2026 in Bishkek.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-30•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has imposed a discretionary financial penalty of GBP 22,500 on Mrs Hannis for failing to meet the minimum criteria for licensing under The Regulation of Fiduciaries, Administration Business and Company Directors, etc. (Bailiwick of Guernsey) Law, 2020. Further details of the enforcement action will be published in due course.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-30•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission has proposed fee rule amendments that would lower fees for most regulated entities, reduce prospectus filing fees, and reshape participation fees to improve predictability and proportionality. Small issuers and registrant firms would generally see reduced fees, new tiers would increase charges for some entities whose fees have not risen for many years, and fees for crypto-asset trading platforms would be recalibrated to reflect increased oversight, with annual Consumer Price Index-based adjustments for participation fee rates and tier thresholds.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-30•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission highlighted its participation in a workshop cycle on preparing 2026 integrated annual reports to reiterate that directors and executives should prepare for sustainability disclosure requirements under General Rule No. 519, which adopts IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. The Commission confirmed implementation will begin in 2027 based on fiscal year 2026 information and said it will monitor international initiatives and work with the private sector to improve sustainability reporting.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAccounting and financial reportingClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-30•Cayman Islands•Ministry of Finance & Economic Development (Cayman Islands)
The Cayman Islands Ministry of Finance and Economic Development announced that the Economics and Statistics Office has commenced fieldwork for the Spring 2026 Labour Force Survey and Quality of Life Survey, covering around 2,000 randomly selected households. The surveys will collect data on employment status, life satisfaction, well-being, financial security, economic outlook, social inclusion, community belonging and health, with all responses confidential under the Statistics Act 2016 Revision and exempt from Freedom of Information requests.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Uruguay•Central Bank of Uruguay
The Central Bank of Uruguay reported that its president, Guillermo Tolosa, met local and international investors, including at the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, to present recent monetary policy results and economic developments supporting Uruguay’s inflation-targeting regime. He highlighted declining and less dispersed inflation expectations, stronger central bank independence and governance, improved forecasting and communication, robust international reserves, limited external imbalances, a more diversified economy and a broader, more stable financial investor base.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-30•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission’s Superintendence of Securitization and Agribusiness has issued guidance to Real Estate Investment Fund administrators on completing quarterly report fields for Real Estate Receivables Certificates to ensure correct classification and identification. CRI must be reported only under category 1.2 and subcategory 1.2.2 with numeric Issue and Series fields, the issuing company’s correct taxpayer identification number, and the IF code in the Company field. The technical area recommends reassessing and, where necessary, refiling quarterly reports for the 12/2025 and 3/2026 periods where CRI information is missing or incorrect.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-30•Global•Financial Stability Board
The Financial Stability Board reported that its Regional Consultative Group for the Middle East and North Africa met virtually on 30 April, co-chaired by the Central Bank of Egypt and the Central Bank of the Republic of Türkiye. The group discussed global and regional financial stability vulnerabilities in light of recent regional developments and the Financial Stability Board’s ongoing work in 2026.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial stability and systemic riskMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-04-30•Ethiopia•National Bank of Ethiopia
The National Bank of Ethiopia said Gov. Eyob Tekalign met British International Investment CEO Leslie Maasdorp to discuss Ethiopia's economic reforms and investment opportunities, focusing on banking and financial sector changes. The release linked those reforms to price stability, foreign exchange liberalization and greater banking competition. BII also identified financial services, inclusion, sustainable financing and energy infrastructure as priority sectors in Ethiopia.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial inclusionMarket development
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2026-04-30•Montenegro•Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro
The Insurance Supervision Agency of Montenegro reported on a mission by experts from the Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency under the Twinning project “Support to regulation of financial services in Montenegro,” focused on European supervisory practices and strengthening supervisory capacity. The expert dialogue and technical exchanges supported a more systematic approach to risk assessment and were described as relevant for implementing the EU insurance acquis in Montenegro’s insurance sector.
SupervisionCooperationSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-30•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority published its April 2026 risk dashboard for institutions for occupational retirement provision, highlighting elevated geopolitical tensions, higher inflation projections and market risks as key concerns. It notes wider bond spreads, increased equity and corporate market volatility, vulnerabilities from high asset valuations and doubts over artificial intelligence, while liquidity and funding risks remain contained and defined benefit IORPs’ financial positions have strengthened. The assessment is based on fourth quarter 2025 regulatory data from 625 IORPs in the European Economic Area, supplemented with market data to end-March 2026.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsMarket risk and volatilityGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-30•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has published its April 2026 Insurance Risk Dashboard, assessing overall risks in the European insurance sector as stable at a medium level. Market risk has increased amid higher bond and equity volatility, while other key risks remain at medium levels, supported by strong capital positions, premium growth and stable underwriting, though geopolitical, inflation, marine/aviation/trade-related and cyber risks continue to weigh on the outlook. The assessment is based on fourth quarter 2025 and end-2024 Solvency II data from 94 insurance groups and 2,092 solo undertakings.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a letter from Ranking Member Senator Elizabeth Warren to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent requesting written details of the Trump Administration’s plans to reduce consumer costs, citing record-low April consumer sentiment. The letter highlights rising energy-driven costs for air travel, shipping and food, slowing nominal wage growth to 3.5 percent in March, and Bank of America data showing higher gasoline spending among lower-income households.
OtherEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Canada•Canadian Securities Administrators
The Canadian Securities Administrators has temporarily removed requirements to submit certain personal information deemed unnecessary for identity assessments under National Instrument 33-109. The relief takes effect May 1, 2026, pending formal amendments, with corresponding relief under commodity futures or derivatives legislation in Manitoba, Ontario and Québec.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsKYC
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Tim Scott said he expects Kevin Warsh to be confirmed as Federal Reserve Chair within two weeks after the Senate returns in May, framing the appointment as restoring the Fed’s independence and focus on interest rates, price stability, and full employment. Scott also said the committee is close to consensus on the CLARITY Act, seeking full Republican backing to enable a bipartisan markup, and tied the bill to bolstering U.S. leadership in digital assets and enabling faster, lower-cost consumer transactions.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-30•Botswana•Bank of Botswana
Bank of Botswana lifted the Monetary Policy Rate by 200 bp to 5.5 % to improve transmission and exchange-rate signalling as inflation is expected to exceed the 3–6 % target amid weak growth. Standing Deposit and Credit Facility rates rise to 4.5 % and 6.5 % respectively, banks remain barred from raising prime lending rates, and the MPC cautioned against wider spreads while pledging further action if needed.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-30•Ukraine•National Bank of Ukraine
National Bank of Ukraine kept the policy rate at 15 %, citing the need to support hryvnia assets, contain energy-driven inflation (7.9 % y/y in March) and stabilise its managed-float FX regime. It foresees holding 15 % through Q2 2027 yet stands ready to raise rates if price pressures intensify.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-30•India•Securities & Exchange Board of India
The Securities & Exchange Board of India has operationalised a fast-track mechanism for processing placement memorandums filed by Alternative Investment Funds. Non-leverage fund schemes may be launched and placement memorandums circulated to investors 30 days after filing with the Securities & Exchange Board of India, unless otherwise advised, with the change intended to support more efficient capital deployment by Alternative Investment Funds.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-30•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
United States Commodity Futures Trading Commission Chairman Michael S. Selig outlined a rulemaking agenda to streamline swap regulation, including changes to swap data reporting, swap execution facility rules, and finalization of 2023 uncleared margin amendments. He flagged possible revisions to ownership and control reports, Part 20 reporting, swap data error thresholds and correction duties, and codification of relief on swap execution facility order book and package transaction requirements, plus further substituted compliance determinations. Selig also proposed allowing certain money market fund shares as initial margin and noted that the CFTC and SEC plan joint May 2026 requests for comment on portfolio margining and swap data reporting.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & priorities
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2026-04-30•Luxembourg•Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg)
The Luxembourg Ministry of Finance, together with other ministries and the National Credit and Investment Corporation (SNCI), has launched a National Defence Fund providing EUR 150 million over five years to support start-ups, scale-ups and innovative companies in defence and dual-use sectors. Structured via a trust agreement with contributions from the state, the Intergenerational Sovereign Wealth Fund of Luxembourg and SNCI, the fund will target cybersecurity, space, advanced materials and automation to strengthen domestic innovation, support NATO-aligned defence spending commitments and generate economic returns.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-30•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. Financial Services Committee’s Task Force on Monetary Policy, Treasury Market Resilience, and Economic Prosperity held a hearing on the role of derivatives such as futures and swaps in supporting U.S. Treasury market depth, liquidity, price discovery and risk transfer amid upcoming central clearing requirements for Treasury cash and repo. Witnesses stressed derivatives’ importance for end‑user hedging and said the Basel III Endgame reproposal significantly improves treatment of central clearing and Treasury holdings, potentially supporting futures commission merchants and prime brokers. They also highlighted Treasury futures, the cash‑futures basis trade and enhanced daily public trading data in improving Treasury market transparency and efficiency.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationMarket developmentMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-30•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued the Foreign Exchange Management (Authorised Persons) Regulations, 2026, creating a three-category authorisation framework for entities dealing in foreign exchange under FEMA, 1999, with new authorisations processed via the PRAVAAH portal and no new Full Fledged Money Changer licences beyond those already in process. The regulations prescribe category-specific eligibility, net worth, activity and prudential conditions, introduce a Forex Correspondent Scheme for AD Category-I and II entities on a principal-agent model, and require existing franchisee arrangements to end within two years. Existing authorised persons may continue until their current authorisations expire and may seek renewal subject to revised net worth thresholds.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-30•Czech Republic•Ministry of Finance (Czech Republic)
The Cyprus Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Makis Keravnos will attend the Eurogroup and chair the Economic and Financial Affairs Council in Brussels, before participating in a European Parliament high-level event representing the Cypriot Presidency of the Council of the European Union. Eurogroup and ECOFIN discussions will cover the banking union, financing innovative investment initiatives, the economic impact of conflicts in the Middle East and Ukraine, enhanced access to value added tax data for the European Public Prosecutor's Office and the European Anti-Fraud Office, and measures to further develop financial market infrastructures and capital markets supervision in the EU.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-30•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus has published its Quarterly Financial Accounts for the quarter ending December 2025. The release provides aggregated financial assets and liabilities by sector for Cyprus residents, key institutional sectors, and non-residents, and is available in Greek and English.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-30•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has published guidance on fund tokenisation, clarifying how asset managers can use distributed ledger technology within existing rules and introducing measures to improve fund dealing efficiency, including an optional Direct to Fund model for traditional and tokenised funds. Developed with industry input, the policy statement defines tokenisation and outlines potential future developments as part of the authority’s digital assets roadmap for asset management, and the authority will engage with industry on distributed ledger technology in UK wholesale markets.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTokenizationMarket development
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2026-04-30•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has charged Shaun Lawrence with operating as a mortgage broker without authorisation, alleging he arranged regulated mortgage contracts after being banned from financial services. The FCA claims he breached section 19 of the Financial Services and Markets Act by carrying on the regulated activity specified in article 25A of the Regulated Activities Order.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-30•North Macedonia•North Macedonia Insurance Supervision Authority
The North Macedonia Insurance Supervision Authority reported on a three-day workshop held with International Balkan University on the importance of insurance from theory to regulatory practice. The programme introduced students to basic insurance principles, the regulator’s role in ensuring a stable and transparent market, supervisory mechanisms for policyholder protection, and key topics such as risk management, financial protection, and policyholders’ rights and obligations.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Central Bank of Kuwait
The Central Bank of Kuwait, through the Institute of Banking Studies and under the Kafa'a initiative, has launched a domestic scholarship programme for Kuwaiti nationals to pursue a master's degree in financial technology with Gulf University for Science and Technology. The programme aims to develop local talent for the financial and banking sector, with graduates free to work across public and private institutions without employment obligations to the banking sector or the central bank.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingOther
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2026-04-30•United States•Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
The Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas reported that its Trimmed Mean Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation measure rose to 2.4 percent over 12 months in March, with the one-month annualized rate at 2.9 percent. By comparison, Bureau of Economic Analysis data showed March headline PCE inflation at 3.5 percent over 12 months and 8.3 percent annualized, while PCE excluding food and energy was 3.2 percent over 12 months and 3.6 percent annualized.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank Indonesia has launched the Indonesia Digital Innovation Centre Digdaya x Hackathon programme and, with the People’s Bank of China, inaugurated QRIS Cross-Border implementation between Indonesia and China. The initiative combines a scaled-up domestic digital talent programme, with 800 teams progressing to training and industry engagement, and an expansion of Indonesia’s QR code payment system to support seamless cross-border payments and greater local currency use, building on growing QRIS adoption.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtechArtificial intelligence
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2026-04-30•Trinidad & Tobago•Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago reported that 14 insurance intermediaries, comprising 13 agencies and one brokerage, ceased to hold registration certificates to conduct insurance business in the quarter ended March 31, 2026, while no insurers lost registration. The changes reflected contract terminations, non-renewals, or re-registration under the Insurance Act, and brought the total to 428 agencies and 38 brokerages at March 31, 2026, from 438 agencies and 39 brokerages at December 31, 2025, with no significant changes over the four quarters.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-30•Global•International Monetary Fund
The IMF’s Article IV consultation with Azerbaijan projects slower 2025 growth of 1.4 percent due to oil-sector disruptions and weaker nonhydrocarbon activity, and prioritizes sustained fiscal consolidation and private-sector-led diversification away from hydrocarbons. Despite combined Central Bank and State Oil Fund reserves of USD 85 billion at end-2025, the external position is deemed substantially weaker than warranted. The Fund backs the fiscal rule target of a 13 percent of nonoil GDP balance by 2029 and urges saving hydrocarbon windfalls, clearer fiscal measures, possible policy-rate hikes, continued Basel III and risk-based supervision, stronger financial safety nets, and state-owned enterprise reforms. The authorities requested more time to decide on publishing the staff report, and the next consultation is expected in 12 months.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-30•Singapore•Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has issued its response on amendments to the Securities and Futures Act 2001 to facilitate dual listings on the Singapore Exchange under the Global Listing Board partnership with Nasdaq and similar collaborations. The framework lets Global Listing Board issuers use a single set of offering documents for simultaneous listings, conduct pre-marketing to accredited and institutional investors in Singapore subject to safeguards, and rely on safe harbours for forward-looking statements, share repurchases and pre-determined trades. MAS will also proceed with related amendments for all offers made with a Singapore Exchange listing, while Singapore Exchange Regulation has issued its separate response on the Global Listing Board listing rules.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-30•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market held consultations with the European Securities and Markets Authority on strengthening cooperation and aligning Ukrainian securities regulation with European rules, including a gradual path to integration. Discussions covered the EU framework for credit rating agencies, potential observer status for the Ukrainian commission, a possible memorandum of understanding, and phased participation in selected workstreams as regulatory requirements are met.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-30•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market met with Euronext representatives in Paris to discuss cooperation on developing and modernising Ukraine’s capital market. The parties agreed to continue work on technical support, training, pilot projects, modern trading and clearing technologies, and aligning the regulatory environment with European Union standards, including potential listings of Ukrainian issuers and development of bonds and structured products.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket developmentDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-30•United States•New York State Department of Financial Services
The New York State Department of Financial Services fined Delta Dental Insurance Company and Delta Dental of New York, Inc. USD 2.25 million for violations of cybersecurity regulation 23 NYCRR Part 500 following exploitation of the 2023 MOVEit Transfer zero-day vulnerability. DFS found inadequate incident response policies, failures to implement required retention settings, policies and controls, and untimely reporting of cybersecurity events, which led to unauthorized access to a significant volume of New Yorkers’ non-public personal and health information.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsCyber resilience
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2026-04-30•Uzbekistan•Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan signed two separate trilateral memoranda of understanding and cooperation with Davlat Belgisi LLC and De La Rue International Limited, and with Davlat Belgisi LLC and Oberthur Fiduciaire during the Global Currency Forum in Antalya. The agreements aim to expand practical cooperation and joint initiatives in secure product and banknote production, the introduction of modern technologies, and professional capacity development.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-30•Moldova•National Commission for Financial Markets
Moldova’s National Commission for Financial Markets adopted a regulation enabling direct settlement in compulsory motor third-party liability insurance, allowing non-fault insureds to claim from their own insurer for an extra fee, and setting cooperation, recovery and payment rules between insurers, plus updated RCA forms and e-contracting clarifications. It also registered Moldova-Agroindbank’s second bond issue under its fourth programme for MDL 124.84 million with a three-year floating rate, approved Restaurant Nistru’s MDL 15.6 million capital increase, cancelled Angrocultcom’s securities after liquidation, and authorised up to 5 percent price cuts for unsold share packages at three fiduciary companies.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-30•Europe•European Securities and Markets Authority
The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched its sixth European Market Infrastructure Regulation stress test of 16 central counterparties, including all authorised EU CCPs and two UK-based Tier 2 CCPs, using an adverse market scenario from the European Systemic Risk Board. The exercise tests CCP resilience to adverse market developments and assesses the aggregate impact of recovery and resolution arrangements on Union financial stability, with an expanded framework covering credit stress, concentration risk, reverse stress testing and, for the first time, a recovery and resolution component.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsCCPsStress testing
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2026-04-30•Malawi•Reserve Bank of Malawi
The Reserve Bank of Malawi, through the Registrar of Financial Institutions, has revoked the licences of 11 trustees of the Public Service Pension Trust Fund under section 36(1)(d) of the Pension Act, 2023. The trustees are no longer authorised to act for the fund after failing to comply with an administrative penalty requiring them to rescind the Amaryllis Hotel acquisition contract and recover all funds paid to Yusuf Investment Limited.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-30•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People’s Bank of China, together with the National Development and Reform Commission and the Ministry of Finance, has expanded its technological innovation and technical transformation relending policy to support additional lending for technology innovation and large-scale equipment renewal. The scope now includes private small and medium-sized enterprises with relatively high research and development spending and extends eligible loans to 14 fields, including electronic information, artificial intelligence, facility agriculture and consumer commercial facilities. Authorities will adjust relending disbursement and management to improve implementation efficiency and enhance monitoring and inter-agency coordination to better channel financial resources to these priorities.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtechMarket development
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2026-04-30•Kuwait•Central Bank of Kuwait
The Kuwait Institute of Banking Studies, which manages the Central Bank of Kuwait’s Kafa’a programme, has launched an internal financial technology MBA scholarship for Kuwaiti nationals in cooperation with Gulf University for Science and Technology. The initiative aims to build local financial and banking sector talent focused on financial technology skills, with graduates free to work in either the public or private sector and no employment commitment to the banking sector.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtech
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2026-04-30•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of Tajikistan held talks with Swiss economic and development agencies on strengthening banking supervision, developing payment infrastructure and expanding access to financial services, including potential cooperation on cross-border central bank mechanisms and artificial intelligence. They also discussed broader Tajikistan-Switzerland cooperation in the IMF and World Bank constituency, with Swiss representatives highlighting improved banking indicators and rapid removal of institutions from sanctions lists as positive for investor confidence.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-30•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has warned users of unlicensed digital asset platform Exmix Co., Ltd. to withdraw or transfer assets before access is blocked on 2 May 2026. Acting under powers in the 2025 technology-related crimes decree, the Ministry of Digital Economy and Society will restrict access following information submitted by the SEC, which also urged investors to use only licensed digital asset businesses and verify operators via its public registers and alert channels.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-30•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a public consultation on amendments to mutual fund liquidity risk management rules for side pockets and suspension of dealing, and on revised disclosure criteria for Sustainable and Responsible Investing Funds. The proposals aim to give asset management companies greater flexibility in handling illiquid or impaired assets and standardize investor disclosures when liquidity tools are used. They would also update SRI Fund documentation, including new requirements for Thailand ESG Funds and Thailand ESG Extra Funds to disclose investments in shares under the Corporate Value Enhancement Program for Listed Companies (Jump+ Project).
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLiquidity riskMarket development
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2026-04-30•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has updated information on its Innovation Sandbox, including a revised webpage and new FAQs, to clarify how the Sandbox operates within its Digital Finance Initiative and licensing framework. The materials set out the Sandbox stages, engagement process and relationship with standard licensing, explaining how firms can meet regulatory requirements more flexibly through tailored licence conditions when testing innovative products and services in the Bailiwick.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationFintech and insurtechRegulatory sandbox
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2026-04-30•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has updated the sanctions listing for Kantemir Kaparbekovich Chalbayev (RUS2990) under The Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 as applied in Guernsey, with the individual remaining subject to an asset freeze, travel ban, trust services sanctions and director disqualification. Firms must identify any relationships or assets linked to designated persons, freeze relevant funds and economic resources, report to the States of Guernsey Policy & Resources Committee under section 14 of the Sanctions Law, and notify the Commission under Handbook Rule 12.37 where an affected relationship is identified.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsSanctions list update
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2026-04-30•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has published analytical data on the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region’s foreign currency reserves and liquidity as at end-March 2026, under the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard. It also outlined its four regular monthly press releases on Exchange Fund data, including those under the IMF standard and a separate release on the Exchange Fund’s Abridged Balance Sheet and Currency Board Account, with an annex setting out the April 2026 publication schedule.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-30•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported that in March 2026 total deposits with authorized institutions rose 0.1% and total loans and advances increased 1.3%, while the Hong Kong dollar loan-to-deposit ratio edged down to 72.3%. For the first quarter, total deposits grew 1.0% and total loans and advances 3.0%, driven by a 3.0% rise in loans for use in Hong Kong including trade finance. Renminbi deposits in Hong Kong increased 0.6% in March to RMB1,035.2 billion, with RMB remittances for cross-border trade settlement rising to RMB1,290.0 billion.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-30•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s March 2026 residential mortgage survey reported a sharp month-on-month rise in activity, with applications up 26.9% to 10,311, approvals up 38.6% to HKD 40.1 billion, and drawdowns up 63.9% to HKD 26.9 billion. Primary and secondary market financing reached HKD 13.4 billion and HKD 23.4 billion, while the share of new mortgage loans priced with reference to HIBOR fell to 83.7%. Outstanding mortgage loans grew 0.4% to HKD 1,934.9 billion, with a delinquency ratio of 0.13% and rescheduled loans near 0%.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-30•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported a sharp decline in residential mortgage loans in negative equity at end-March 2026, with cases down 46.4% to 11,424 and aggregate value down 47.8% to HKD55 billion, including an unsecured portion reduced to HKD2.8 billion. These loans mainly comprise bank staff housing loans and mortgages under the mortgage insurance programme, while the three-month delinquency ratio on negative equity loans remained low at 0.5%.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-30•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has issued a public alert highlighting bank press releases on fraudulent websites, fake internet banking login screens, phishing emails and other scams. The notice reiterates that banks will not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks for transactions or request sensitive information such as login or one-time passwords, and advises affected individuals to contact their bank and report cases to the Hong Kong Police Force’s Crime Wing Information Centre.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams