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2026-04-23•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reported on a first meeting between Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol and Bank of Korea Governor Shin Hyun-song, highlighting plans to strengthen coordination between fiscal and monetary policy and to jointly monitor rising risks to growth and inflation. Citing uncertainty from the Middle East war, higher oil prices and supply-chain instability, they agreed to cooperate on financial and foreign exchange market stability and longer-term structural reforms, including artificial intelligence and the green transition, with the Bank of Korea to provide deeper analysis and policy input.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-04-23•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea, with other ministries, has announced a National Start-up Era strategy to trigger a nationwide “startup boom” by expanding participation, scaling tech and local entrepreneurship, and strengthening the ecosystem through finance, regulation and open innovation. Measures include a KRW 0.2tn “Everyone’s Start-up” project, designation and bundled support for 10 “startup cities”, expanded regional funding, and enhanced incentives for non-capital-region venture investment and pension participation in venture assets. The plan also foresees regulatory special zones, AI manufacturing support, and a KRW 1tn re-challenge fund by 2030 to support failed entrepreneurs’ restart efforts.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-23•Netherlands•De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank has published new tables and a dashboard on the Netherlands’ conduit sector, showing a sharp contraction in multinational financial holdings used to channel financing flows. The number of such holdings fell from more than 14,000 in 2017 to fewer than 8,000 in 2025, with their combined balance sheet shrinking from 652% to 401% of gross domestic product, reflecting measures to curb tax avoidance. Despite this decline, the Netherlands remains a major European conduit centre, second only to Luxembourg.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-23•Netherlands•De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank released a podcast episode explaining how the payments system functions as a trust-based global network involving both public and private money, without announcing new policy measures. The discussion covers the nature and creation of money and recent innovations in payment methods, with De Nederlandsche Bank emphasizing the importance of maintaining safe and reliable processes across cash, digital payments, and stablecoin-based transactions.
Financial literacy & educationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-23•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission announced that the National Assembly passed amendments to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act introducing a cornerstone investor system and permitting preliminary book building for IPOs. The reforms allow bookrunners to gauge demand before filing a securities registration statement and enable pre-allocation of shares from the institutional tranche to investors agreeing to at least a six-month lockup, with subordinate rules to be developed on book building, cornerstone allocation caps, and conflict-of-interest safeguards.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-23•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia reported that broad money (M2) growth accelerated to 9.7% year on year in March 2026, with the M2 stock reaching IDR 10,355.1 trillion, driven by 14.4% growth in narrow money (M1) and 5.2% growth in quasi-money. The central bank attributed the expansion mainly to faster growth in net claims on central government, which rose 39.2% year on year, and to disbursed loans, which increased 8.9% year on year.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-23•Turks & Caicos Islands•Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission
The Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission issued a public notice on speculation regarding a licensed bank, confirming it is in communication with the institution and actively monitoring the situation. Based on information available, the Commission stated there is no cause for concern and no basis for depositor panic, and urged the public to rely only on official communications from the Commission or the institution.
SupervisionAlertsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-23•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
The Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan reported on a meeting with Raiffeisen Bank International (RBI) on strengthening cooperation to develop domestic financial and government securities markets and facilitate foreign investor participation. RBI and the Central Securities Depository signed an agreement to establish correspondent relations and open an account, with RBI preparing to launch custodian services to attract foreign investors. Discussions also covered the “Uzbekistan–2030” reforms, a recent UZS 12.2 trillion local-currency sovereign bond issuance at 12.25%, and prospects for greater foreign participation to diversify the investor base and lower interest rates.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket development
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2026-04-23•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has filed a civil complaint in the Southern District of New York against Gannon Ken Van Dyke, alleging he used classified nonpublic information about a U.S. operation targeting former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro to trade Polymarket.com event contracts in violation of the Commodity Exchange Act and CFTC regulations. The CFTC seeks monetary and trading sanctions and calls it its first insider-trading case involving event contracts and first use of the “Eddie Murphy Rule” based on misuse of government information. In a parallel action, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced an unsealed indictment alleging similar conduct.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-23•Ghana•Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana published welcome remarks by First Deputy Governor Dr. Zakari Mumuni at a meeting with CEOs of licensed fintech institutions, positioning the forum to discuss the future of Ghana’s digital finance ecosystem. He highlighted the central role of fintechs and mobile money in financial activity but noted uneven access to value-adding products, and underscored the Bank’s focus on shared digital infrastructure, stronger digital identity systems, and a regulatory framework that supports responsible innovation while safeguarding trust and stability.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFintech and insurtech
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2026-04-23•Ghana•Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana Governor outlined the central bank’s approach to managing risks from digital finance, emphasising governance, consumer protection and operational resilience. He highlighted the Virtual Asset Service Providers Act, 2025, the Directive for Digital Credit Services Providers, and the revised Cyber and Information Security Directive, 2026, alongside fintech onboarding to the Financial Industry Command Security Operations Centre. He also flagged work on open banking, diaspora “remit-to-invest” channels, including potential diaspora bonds and foreign-currency investment vehicles, and a cross-border Licence Passporting Framework with Rwanda, under which two Ghanaian entities are already piloting.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-23•Venezuela•Central Bank of Venezuela
The Central Bank of Venezuela stated that acting president Luis Alberto Pérez González held his first official working meeting with the Board to review key developments in the foreign exchange and monetary markets and set action priorities for the year. Discussions focused on challenges for monetary and exchange-rate policy and measures to strengthen the national currency amid informal dollarization.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-23•Peru•Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores de Peru
Peru’s Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores signed an investment agreement with the Grupo Flesan consortium under the Works for Taxes mechanism for a public investment project to improve its securities market oversight services in Miraflores, Lima. The project includes construction of a new eco-efficient headquarters building of 15,776.50 m2 across seven floors and four basements, with an estimated investment of PEN 100.8 million.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-23•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned former financial adviser John Morgan for five years from providing or controlling financial services, after finding he gave inappropriate advice and made false and misleading statements regarding investments in the Shield Master Fund. Morgan has applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal to review the decision, while ASIC has directed concerned clients of MWL Financial Services Pty Ltd to the Australian Financial Complaints Authority.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-23•Argentina•Argentina Securities Commission (CNV)
The Argentina Securities Commission (CNV) president outlined recent anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing developments and capital markets modernisation efforts, including the tokenisation regime, at FORUM’s Annual Forum. He highlighted work on new frameworks for Virtual Asset Service Providers and tokenisation aligned with Financial Action Task Force standards, implementation rules for the Fiscal Innocence Regime via General Resolution No. 1108, and coordination with the Financial Information Unit.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-23•Nicaragua•Central Bank of Nicaragua
The Central Bank of Nicaragua reported that the Monthly Index of Economic Activity grew 6.3% year on year in February 2026, with cumulative growth of 6.4% for January–February and an average annual variation of 5.8%. On a seasonally adjusted basis, the index fell 0.2% month on month but rose 5.9% year on year, with strongest gains in mining and quarrying, construction and trade, and declines in fishing and aquaculture, public administration, agriculture, energy and water, and forestry and logging.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-23•South Korea•Bank of Korea
The Bank of Korea’s April 2026 Consumer Tendency Survey shows the Composite Consumer Sentiment Index at 99.2, down 7.8 points from March, indicating a marked deterioration in household sentiment. The decline was broad-based across current and expected living standards, income, spending and domestic economic conditions, while one-year-ahead expected inflation rose to 2.9% and three- and five-year-ahead expectations remained at 2.6%.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-23•Estonia•Central Bank of Estonia
The Central Bank of Estonia will publish its quarterly statistical release alongside monthly payment statistics for the second quarter of 2026, covering payments sent and received, card payments, and payees by main economic activity. The release will focus on changes in payment statistics and will be presented separately from economic policy releases.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-23•South Korea•Bank of Korea
The Bank of Korea’s advance national accounts estimate shows real gross domestic product increased 1.7% quarter-on-quarter and 3.6% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2026, while real gross domestic income rose 7.5%. Growth was supported by higher private and government consumption, stronger construction and facilities investment, and increased exports, with broad-based expansion across agriculture, manufacturing, utilities, construction and services.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-22•South Africa•National Treasury (South Africa)
The National Treasury of South Africa and the Presidency published an Operation Vulindlela Phase II progress report for January–March 2026, outlining reforms in electricity, freight logistics, water, visas, local government, housing and digital public infrastructure. Key developments include submission of the South African Wholesale Electricity Market Code to the National Energy Regulator, steps toward an independent Transmission System Operator, designation of the Development Bank of Southern Africa to host a ring-fenced Credit Guarantee Vehicle backed by a USD 350 million International Bank for Reconstruction and Development facility, and initial implementation of rail, ports, water and visa reforms.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-22•Belgium•Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority
The Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority reached an agreed settlement with Keytrade Bank requiring payment of EUR 250,000. The settlement will be published by name on the authority’s website.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-22•Bulgaria•Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission
The Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission adopted at first reading a draft ordinance amending Ordinance No. 50 on capital adequacy and liquidity of investment intermediaries and related supervisory requirements, publishing it with explanatory motives for public consultation. It also approved amendments to the articles of association of Sopharma Properties REIT, removed SUXES FINANCE EOOD from the register of insurance brokers, and confirmed candidate admissions for upcoming professional qualification exams for brokers of financial instruments and investment consultants.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicence approval
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2026-04-22•Bolivia•Ministry of Finance (Bolivia)
Bolivia's Ministry of Economy and Public Finance reported that the Netherlands Supreme Court has upheld an ICSID award requiring the state to pay about USD 105 million to BBVA over the nationalisation of pension fund administration, citing breaches of fair and equitable treatment and the prohibition of arbitrary measures. Authorities stressed that pension funds and individual retirement savings will not be affected and announced audits of ongoing arbitration cases, a review of weaknesses in case management and transition processes, and actions to recover amounts from those deemed responsible.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-22•Serbia•Ministry of Finance (Serbia)
The Ministry of Finance (Serbia) reported that Finance Minister Sinisa Mali met senior IMF officials at the IMF and World Bank Group Spring Meetings to discuss policy responses to the energy crisis, highlighting Serbia’s use of excise tax reductions on crude oil to shield consumers and support inflation control. Mali noted the IMF’s view that, if the crisis persists, support should become more targeted to vulnerable households and said Serbia would continue talks with the IMF, while also emphasizing investment in artificial intelligence as a driver of development.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-22•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
The Central Bank of Montenegro reported that Governor Irena Radovic used a governors’ panel at the Adria Future Summit 2026 to present the digital euro as a key step in Europe’s financial architecture and strategically important for Montenegro, which has asked European institutions to consider it as a pilot jurisdiction for non-euro area and non-EU countries using the euro. She cited Montenegro’s integration with the European payments ecosystem through the Single Euro Payments Area and instant payment infrastructure aligned with the Eurosystem as evidence of readiness, while the Governors of the Bank of Slovenia and Bank of Estonia highlighted the digital euro’s potential to modernise central bank money and enhance payment system resilience as a complementary “digital cash” rail.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCBDC
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2026-04-22•Montenegro•Montenegro Capital Market Authority
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority expanded its “Kapital” board game-based financial education workshops for primary school students to additional cities beyond Podgorica, including Zeta, Danilovgrad, Cetinje, Herceg Novi and Ulcinj. The interactive sessions, held from 25 March to 20 April 2026, focus on core capital market concepts such as investing, company valuation, risk, the stock exchange and dividends, with further workshops and a final national competition planned in May.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-22•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance reported on Superintendent Guillermo Plate’s activities as President of the Association of Insurance Supervisors of Latin America (ASSAL), including presenting a High-Level Conference on Insurance Supervision in Costa Rica and chairing ASSAL’s XXXVII Annual Assembly, which ratified the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as an associate member. The conference, organised with the Financial Stability Institute and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors, addressed regional supervisory priorities and risks such as inflation, financial volatility, climate change, catastrophe protection gaps and artificial intelligence.
SupervisionCooperationSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-22•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance reported on the XXXVII Annual Assembly of the Association of Latin American Insurance Supervisors in San José, where members ratified the National Association of Insurance Commissioners as an adherent member. The accession is presented as expanding opportunities for technical cooperation, supervisory experience sharing and convergence with international standards, focusing on technological innovation, financial inclusion and insurance market resilience.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-22•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus has published the 2025 annual report of the Central Information Archive for Issuers of Dishonoured Cheques (CAP).
Data & statisticsSupervisory data
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2026-04-22•Europe•European Securities and Markets Authority
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published the 2025 European Single Electronic Format XBRL taxonomy files and an updated ESEF Conformance Suite to support preparation of 2026 IFRS consolidated financial statements. The 2025 taxonomy incorporates IFRS 18 Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements with dual entry points for IAS 1 and IFRS 18, and ESMA does not plan further ESEF taxonomy or regulatory technical standards changes in 2026, aligning with the IFRS Foundation’s decision not to update the 2026 IFRS Accounting Taxonomy.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-22•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency is recruiting a certified public accountant to support financial monitoring related to registration examinations and ongoing supervision of crypto asset exchange companies and electronic payment instrument-related businesses. The full-time fixed-term national civil servant role will focus on registration screening and monitoring of crypto asset and electronic payment service providers and is based at the Agency’s Tokyo headquarters.
Institutional developmentWorkforce & recruitmentHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-22•Latin America•Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT)
The Financial Action Task Force of Latin America, through its GAFILAT Asset Recovery Network, co-organised the 14th ARINs Talk with German Development Cooperation implemented by GIZ, bringing together representatives from nine inter-agency asset recovery networks to discuss international cooperation on tracing and recovering assets. The virtual meeting focused on shared challenges in identifying and recovering assets and highlighted the ARINs Talk series, held online since 2021, as a tool to strengthen coordination and timely cooperation in line with Financial Action Task Force standards on asset recovery.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Committee on Financial Services outlined its May 2026 agenda, featuring a full committee markup and three subcommittee hearings on anti-money laundering reform, bank-fintech collaboration, and equity market structure. The hearings will examine modernization of the Bank Secrecy Act for financial crime, the role of bank-fintech partnerships in financial infrastructure, and measures to ensure efficient and transparent equity markets.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesAML and CFTArtificial intelligence
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on National Security, Illicit Finance, and International Financial Institutions held a hearing on whether U.S. sanctions are being used strategically to advance foreign policy and national security objectives, including efforts to further isolate Iran and address U.S. participation in Venezuela’s oil market under Office of Foreign Assets Control general licences. Members and witnesses also examined reliance on private sector and foreign government partnerships for sanctions implementation and discussed committee-led illicit finance legislation, including the TRAPS Act and GUARD Act.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesNew sanctions designations
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2026-04-22•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
The Central Bank of Montenegro held a workshop under its TIPS Clone project to plan and synchronise activities for testing a future instant payments platform. The session, involving more than 50 participants from the central bank and Montenegrin banks and supported by consulting firm Paylume, focused on preparations ahead of implementation scheduled to commence on 20 July 2026. The TIPS Clone system is intended to enable real-time payments, support safer transactions, and foster development of digital services and financial sector competitiveness.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-22•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo met with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development to discuss financial-sector developments and opportunities for deeper cooperation. The parties reviewed the banking system’s stability, regulatory and supervisory progress, macrofinancial conditions and policy coordination, and signalled readiness to expand collaboration on financial market development, access to finance, digitalisation and private-sector support.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-22•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF), with the National Institute of Indigenous Languages, has launched a new portal section offering financial education content in indigenous languages to support financial inclusion and consumer protection. The digital brochure and audio materials, available in Nawatlahtolli (Huasteca and Veracruz Nahuatl), Tu’un Savi (Mixtec) and P’urhepecha, cover CONDUSEF’s role, safe ATM use, security recommendations in case of ATM theft, fraud prevention and Project Minerva.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-22•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has issued guidance providing supervisory and operational relief to support institutions and customer recovery in Mississippi areas affected by the January 2026 severe winter storm. The FDIC encourages constructive work with affected borrowers, flexibility on prudent loan term adjustments, reporting requirements, and temporary facilities, and notes potential favorable Community Reinvestment Act consideration for qualifying community development activities. Institutions are also encouraged to monitor municipal securities and loans in affected areas and consult FDIC disaster resources.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-22•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has issued guidance outlining supervisory and regulatory relief for FDIC‑supervised institutions in FEMA‑designated Tennessee disaster areas affected by the January 22–27, 2026 winter storm. Measures include non‑criticism of prudent loan modifications, potential favorable Community Reinvestment Act consideration for qualifying disaster‑related activities, case‑by‑case flexibility on regulatory reporting and publishing requirements, expedited processing of temporary banking facilities, and a reminder that Regulation Z allows waiver of the three‑day rescission period in bona fide financial emergencies.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-22•Hungary•National Bank of Hungary
The National Bank of Hungary hosted the first seminar of its 2026 Technical Cooperation Programme in Budapest, focusing on the end-to-end statistical processes that support central bank decision-making. The event gathered 26 experts from 17 countries and covered a wide range of statistical domains, related IT infrastructure, and data governance practices to promote knowledge sharing and best practices in support of financial stability.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCapacity building
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2026-04-22•Greece•Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance outlined EUR 800m in targeted support for renters, pensioners and families with children, plus a private debt relief package with a 72-instalment repayment option and a lower EUR 5,000 entry threshold for the out-of-court settlement mechanism. The minister said the measures, partly addressing energy-price pressures, are fiscally anchored in higher growth, lower unemployment and restrained spending, with the 2024 growth forecast cut to 2.0% from 2.4%, and about EUR 200m in fiscal space left for possible further measures if the energy crisis persists.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-22•Dominican Republic•Central Bank of the Dominican Republic
The Central Bank of the Dominican Republic announced that metallic coins in the DOP 1.00 denomination dated 2025 will enter circulation starting 24 April 2026. The new coins will have the same characteristics as existing DOP 1.00 coins, with only the minting year changed, and will remain legal tender for all public and private payments.
Monetary policyOtherCurrency and cash management
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2026-04-22•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission announced that Sejean Reid and Whitney Charles have been charged under the Criminal Code with fraud over CAD 5,000 and laundering proceeds of crime in relation to an alleged investment scheme marketed as Golden Zone Corporation. The OSC alleges they raised about CAD 4 million between December 2021 and December 2023 by falsely claiming investor funds would be professionally traded with protected capital and weekly returns of 5–9%, while most funds went to pay earlier investors or for personal use.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-22•Europe•European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group published its March EFRAG Update, outlining recent technical discussions, including a proposal to defer the effective date of International Financial Reporting Standard 20 to 1 January 2030 and ongoing consultations on IFRS 20, Risk Mitigation Accounting and Connectivity. The update also covers work on voluntary sustainability reporting by companies outside the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive scope, the launch of Draft Simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards on its Knowledge Hub, and a comment letter on Global Reporting Initiative Standards on workers’ rights and protections.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman, in opening remarks at the SEC’s International Institute, underscored that investor protection, market integrity and efficient capital formation depend on sustained cross-border regulatory cooperation. He highlighted the programme’s focus on capital market growth, investor protection, international cooperation, broker-dealer oversight and emerging technologies such as digital assets, artificial intelligence and machine learning, and stressed the importance of the International Organization of Securities Commissions Multilateral Memorandum of Understanding, data sharing and coordinated enforcement to address cross-border misconduct.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-22•Canada•Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
The Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions outlined a more forward-looking supervisory approach focused on preserving resilience while reducing friction for growth through policy modernization, streamlined approvals and support for new entrants. Superintendent Peter Routledge highlighted real estate secured lending, exposures to non-bank financial institutions, and funding and liquidity as key risks, and said institutions should prepare for localized housing stress, leveraged non-bank activity and confidence-driven liquidity events. He reiterated that Canadian banks are strongly capitalized, underscoring the flexible Domestic Stability Buffer, which provides a sizable non-binding common equity tier 1 cushion calibrated to Canadian risks and evidence.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitCapital adequacyPrudential risks
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2026-04-22•Caribbean•Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank Governor outlined “The Big Push”, a region-wide agenda to lift Eastern Caribbean Currency Union growth from projected 3.3 percent in 2026 and 3.0 percent in 2027 to 7 percent annually over the next decade, while noting the EC dollar’s backing ratio is nearing 99 percent ahead of the peg’s 50th anniversary. The agenda targets seven “theatres of transformation”: cutting a more than EC$2 billion food import bill, accelerating energy security, strengthening trade and connectivity, advancing digital transformation, enhancing financial inclusion and wealth creation, repositioning tourism, and implementing a human capital strategy to shift from “brain drain” to “brain gain.”
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-22•United States•Federal Housing Finance Agency
The Federal Housing Finance Agency and the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development announced that the Federal Housing Administration, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are adopting VantageScore 4.0 and FICO Score 10T as new credit score models for mortgage underwriting, marking the first such change in decades. Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac are updating their selling guides and will immediately accept Vantage-scored loans from approved lenders, with the move framed as advancing the Credit Score Competition Act of 2018 and intended to lower costs and expand mortgage access.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCredit risk
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2026-04-22•Europe•European Systemic Risk Board
The European Systemic Risk Board published a keynote speech by ECB Executive Board member Philip R. Lane arguing that the euro area faces an undersupply of euro-denominated safe assets, limiting the euro’s role in asset pricing and hedging in stress episodes. Lane highlighted the limited stock of German Bunds, constraints of national sovereign markets, and the small, less liquid pool of EU-level bonds, and discussed options to expand safe asset supply, including additional joint borrowing, “blue bond/red bond” structures, and sovereign bond-backed securities.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial stability and systemic riskMarket development
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2026-04-22•Europe•European Systemic Risk Board
The European Systemic Risk Board published a welcome address by First Vice-Chair Olli Rehn arguing that a European safe asset has become a strategic necessity for financial stability amid heightened geopolitical uncertainty and market stress. Rehn highlighted the need for scalable financing of European public goods, a deep and liquid euro benchmark asset, and robust “market plumbing” in stress, and noted the European Central Bank’s decision to enhance the Eurosystem repo facility for foreign central banks from the third quarter of 2026.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial stability and systemic riskMarket development
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2026-04-22•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan conducted a training programme for students on financial technologies and digital transformation at two Azerbaijani universities. The programme covered data-driven economic management, digital financial products, payment systems and innovation, data governance, and virtual asset regulation, with interactive sessions delivered by central bank representatives.
Financial literacy & educationFintech and insurtech
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2026-04-22•Canada•Payments Canada
Payments Canada has appointed Patrick Boudreau as Vice-President, Fraud and Financial Crimes, effective 30 April 2026, to lead its strategy to protect Canada’s national payment infrastructure against evolving financial crime risks. He will oversee the National Payment Fraud Services platform supporting the forthcoming Real-Time Rail and act as a liaison with members, regulators and other stakeholders, including the National Anti-Scam Coalition, to strengthen collaboration and data sharing.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-22•Albania•Bank of Albania
The Bank of Albania, in cooperation with the European Investment Bank, held a technical and inter-institutional workshop to present the first draft of Albania’s Green Taxonomy and collect feedback to support its finalisation and implementation. The draft taxonomy aims to enhance market transparency, direct finance towards sustainable economic activities and support long-term financial stability, with a focus on alignment with EU standards, and is expected to be finalised after consultation and formalised through a Memorandum of Understanding.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsGreen taxonomy
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2026-04-22•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova said Governor Anca Dragu, speaking at the European Commission’s “Institution Building Days 2026” in Brussels, highlighted Moldova’s progress in aligning with European standards and integrating into the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA). The bank reported a reduction of over 90% in international euro transfer costs to an average of EUR 1.26, with more than 70% of cross-border euro transaction volume now executed via SEPA, generating EUR 6.59 million in savings since October 2025. The update also noted EU technical assistance, including TAIEX and Twinning, in supporting regulatory harmonisation, supervisory capacity building and development of infrastructures such as the MIA instant payments system.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-22•Europe•European Commission
The European Commission has launched a public consultation on a draft delegated act introducing targeted amendments to the EU prudential framework for banks’ market risk under the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book, aimed at offsetting the negative capital impact of the FRTB for three years and supporting a level playing field for EU banks. The draft, which follows a prior targeted consultation and Member State expert input, is intended to give banks and competent authorities sufficient visibility ahead of the 1 January 2027 application of the FRTB under the Capital Requirements Regulation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsTradingPrudential risks
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Assistant Secretary for Investment Security outlined current and expected developments in CFIUS and the Outbound Investment Security Program, emphasizing a continued national security focus and efforts to make the CFIUS process more efficient and predictable. Priorities include reducing administrative burdens through the Known Investor Program, strengthening enforcement of mandatory filing requirements and identification of non-notified transactions, and deepening engagement with industry and allies on investment screening and supply chain issues. The remarks also noted work to update the Outbound Investment Security Program under the bipartisan COINS Act.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury, in testimony to a congressional subcommittee, outlined the fiscal year 2027 President’s Budget request, proposing a 12 percent decrease from the enacted level while maintaining core financial and payment operations and reallocating resources toward technology modernization and national security. The request seeks to modernize IRS operations, introduce new service performance measures, and expand capabilities to combat illicit finance, including enhanced cyber, sanctions and tracing functions, and a small investment to build expertise in digital assets, housing finance, and global financial markets linked to implementation of the GENIUS Act stablecoin framework.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-22•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued a draft Master Direction on Prepaid Payment Instruments following a comprehensive review of existing PPI guidelines. It is seeking comments from regulated entities and other stakeholders via the “Connect 2 Regulate” section of its website.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee has voted to advance four bills that would ease reporting requirements for small lenders, set expectations for retirement plan fiduciaries, increase transparency on China’s exchange rate practices, and roll back certain federal financial data collection and privacy-related reporting. The measures are H.R. 941 (LENDER Act), H.R. 8286 (Protecting Americans’ Retirement Savings from Politics Act), H.R. 8290 (China Exchange Rate Accountability Act of 2026), and H.R. 425 (Repealing Big Brother Overreach Act).
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegtech and suptechSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services and Energy and Commerce Committees are advancing two aligned data privacy bills, the GUARD Financial Data Act and the SECURE Data Act, to enhance consumer control over personal data and create a uniform national framework. The GUARD Act would modernize the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act by making Title V the national standard for financial data privacy and security, tightening limits on data collection and disclosure, expanding rights to access, portability and deletion, and requiring opt-in consent for sensitive data, enforced by existing federal financial regulators, the Federal Trade Commission and state insurance regulators.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsData protection
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Housing and Insurance Subcommittee held a hearing on reinsurance and credit risk transfer, with Chairman Mike Flood highlighting their role in redistributing risk that might otherwise be concentrated in a single firm. Flood described reinsurance as “insurance for insurers” and credit risk transfer as a tool used by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to move mortgage credit risk to private capital ahead of taxpayers, affecting insurers’ claims-paying capacity and the conforming mortgage market.
Policy & regulationOtherCredit riskMarket development
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2026-04-22•Malaysia•Bank Negara Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia reported international reserves of USD 128.8 billion as at 15 April 2026, equivalent to 4.7 months of imports of goods and services and 0.9 times total short-term external debt. Under the previous import coverage measure, reserves would cover 5.8 months of retained imports of goods, while the short-term external debt ratio mainly reflects resident banks’ foreign currency liquidity operations and multinational corporations’ intra-group borrowing, expected to be serviced from external asset holdings rather than central bank reserves.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-22•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a civil forfeiture complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California seeking to forfeit a Beverly Hills mansion allegedly purchased and renovated with approximately USD 30 million in proceeds from a fraud, bribery, and money laundering scheme involving the Defense Logistics Agency. The complaint alleges that a Virginia-based defense contractor secured more than USD 700 million in inflated fuel contracts for Operation Inherent Resolve by bribing a senior Peshmerga official, with scheme proceeds routed through a trust before being used to acquire and improve the property.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-22•Jersey•Jersey Financial Services Commission
The Jersey Financial Services Commission issued a fraud warning about an online scam impersonating Titan Wealth Holdings Limited via the websites titanwealthlimited.world and titanwealthlimited.com, which have no connection to the genuine Jersey-registered or JFSC-regulated Titan Wealth entities. The authority highlighted a rise in impersonation scams using cloned websites, copied branding and AI-generated content, and outlined steps for investors to verify firms’ regulated status and report suspected fraud.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-22•Bulgaria•National Bank of Bulgaria
The Governing Council of the National Bank of Bulgaria has set the 2026 annual contributions payable by branches of credit institutions from third countries to the Bank Resolution Fund at a total of EUR 124,758. The decision is taken pursuant to Article 136 of the Law on Recovery and Resolution of Credit Institutions and Investment Intermediaries and National Bank of Bulgaria Ordinance No. 41.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-22•Canada•Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada
The Ontario Securities Commission announced that, following an investigation supported by the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, Sejean Reid and Whitney Charles have been charged under the Criminal Code with fraud over CAD 5,000 and laundering proceeds of crime in relation to an alleged investment scheme, Golden Zone Corporation. The OSC alleges they raised about CAD 4 million from investors between December 2021 and December 2023, falsely promising professional trading with weekly returns of 5–9%, and instead used most of the money to pay earlier investors or for personal use.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-22•Bulgaria•National Bank of Bulgaria
The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank granted Moneso EOOD a licence to operate as an electronic money institution under the Payment Services and Payment Systems Act, having determined that it met all applicable information, documentation and regulatory requirements, including Ordinance No. 16 and the Law on Settlement Finality. The bank also recorded the company’s notification of its intention to provide payment services under Article 4, item 3, letter “c” of the Law on Payment and Payment Services.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-22•Malta•Central Bank of Malta
The Central Bank of Malta is consulting on a framework for coordinated national adoption of a pan-European instant payment scheme covering peer-to-peer and point-of-interaction payments. Participating providers would have to offer consumers relevant scheme transactions free of charge and support interoperable access across Malta. Feedback is due by May 22, 2026, with the participation and provider obligations proposed to take effect on Jan. 1, 2028.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-22•Bulgaria•National Bank of Bulgaria
The Governing Council of the Bulgarian National Bank has granted FINANCE INFO ASSISTANCE EAD a licence to operate as a loan servicing entity under the Credit Servicing Persons and Loan Buyers Act and BNB Ordinance No. 49 of 6 October 2025. The authorisation permits the firm to collect or recover payments due under loan agreements and to register and consider borrower complaints.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-22•Bulgaria•National Bank of Bulgaria
The Bulgarian National Bank has granted Macroadvance Death Management EAD a licence to operate as a loan servicing entity under the Credit Servicing Persons and Loan Buyers Act, confirming compliance with all documentation, licensing conditions and BNB Ordinance No. 49. The licence permits the firm to perform loan-servicing activities under Article 6(2)(1) to (4) of the Act, including collection and recovery of payments, renegotiation of loan terms, handling borrower complaints and notifying borrowers of changes in interest rates, fees and payment obligations.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-22•United Kingdom•HM Treasury
HM Treasury published its response to the consultation on reforms to the Senior Managers and Certification Regime, outlining a major upgrade to the UK’s individual accountability framework. The Financial Conduct Authority and Prudential Regulation Authority issued aligned policy statements as the government and regulators seek to halve regulatory burdens and advance the Financial Services Growth and Competitiveness Strategy. The Economic Secretary also appointed Chris Woolard CBE as Wholesale Digital Markets Champion to drive tokenisation in financial markets.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFintech and insurtechRegulatory burden
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2026-04-22•Canada•Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario has initiated enforcement action against Mohsen Molsen Hanasavha and Ali Kiani Nejad, proposing to refuse renewal of Hanasavha’s mortgage agent licence, impose a compliance order on Nejad, and levy administrative penalties totalling CAD 32,000. FSRA alleges Hanasavha dealt in mortgages and received remuneration outside his authorizing brokerage, and that Nejad dealt in mortgages without a licence; both individuals have requested hearings before the Financial Services Tribunal.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-22•Netherlands•De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank published a speech by Executive Board member Olaf Sleijpen at the Jeroen Bosch Summit in Den Bosch, using Hieronymus Bosch’s The Garden of Earthly Delights to frame a discussion of the Netherlands’ earning potential. The speech outlines a three-part “triptych” from a calm starting position, through a turbulent phase of successive challenges, to a forward-looking perspective on sustaining the good life and a healthy business climate in the Netherlands and Europe.
OtherEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-22•Global•International Financial Reporting Standards Foundation
The International Sustainability Standards Board agreed to propose nature-related disclosure requirements through an IFRS Practice Statement that would complement IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 without changing existing ISSB Standards. The Practice Statement would explain how to disclose nature-related risks and opportunities required under IFRS S1, drawing on the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures framework, and would have the full effect of an ISSB Standard for companies applying it. An exposure draft is planned for public comment in October 2026.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsDisclosuresClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-22•Europe•Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection
The European Parliament Committee on the Internal Market and Consumer Protection has published amendments to its draft opinion on the European Commission proposal to establish European Business Wallets, aiming to support cross-border digital interaction and interoperability while avoiding additional burdens, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises. The amendments seek stronger requirements on interoperability, technological neutrality, security, data sovereignty and Union-based infrastructure, while clarifying wallet functionality, including multi-user access, role-based authorisation, data portability and references to KYC, KYB and cross-border e-invoicing.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-22•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The FCA’s executive director of Authorisations, Sheree Howard, reaffirmed that the authorisation process will remain deliberately demanding and highlighted third-party compliance consultants’ role in improving application quality and speed, while warning the authority will intervene where advisers dominate or coach applicants. She promoted early engagement tools such as the pre-application support service, the Appointed Representatives regime, innovation services including the Regulatory Sandbox, and the “Minded to Approve” approach. Howard also flagged forthcoming Buy Now Pay Later regulation from 15 July and the new crypto regime gateway opening in September, with UK authorisation required for crypto firms from October 2027.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-04-22•Mozambique•Ministry of Finance (Mozambique)
Mozambique’s Ministry of Finance reported that Finance Minister Carla Loveira attended the IMF African Constituency Group 1 meeting in Washington, DC, which assessed IMF and World Bank projections for a potential global crisis linked to the Iran–US war. Loveira said the government is working with banks on mechanisms to ensure sufficient foreign-exchange reserves to pay the fuel bill, and noted that Sub-Saharan Africa faces mounting fiscal vulnerabilities amid global shocks, geopolitical instability, climate disruptions and tighter financial conditions.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesForeign exchange policy and marketsGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-22•Bermuda•Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has launched a streamlined Market Entry and Innovation Pathway for Lloyd’s Lab participants and alumni with credible Bermuda-focused solutions, aimed at helping them scale more efficiently in Bermuda. Eligible firms can access live testing via the Regulatory Sandbox and structured engagement through the Innovation Hub, building on the 2024 memorandum of understanding with Lloyd’s and the joint Lloyd’s Lab Cohort 14 in 2025.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtechRegulatory sandbox
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2026-04-22•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil’s Financial Citizenship Report 2025 highlights near-universal account ownership at 96% of adults but identifies a “last mile” inclusion challenge among remaining unbanked and inactive users, and a need to improve inclusion quality through education and consumer protection. It flags credit risks, with 53 million of 117 million borrowers using high-interest products, and presents gender and race-based analysis showing heavier use of costly card credit and higher interest rates for women, particularly Black women, despite greater use of lower-rate productive microcredit. It also notes rising over-indebtedness and scams, underscoring the importance of continued protection, supervision and financial education.
ResearchFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-22•Namibia•Bank of Namibia
The Bank of Namibia announced senior leadership promotions and re-designations following the recent appointment of Deputy Governor Nicholas Mukasa. The changes also reflect management adjustments linked to Florette Nakusera’s appointment to the Macro-Economic and Financial Management Institute of Eastern and Southern Africa.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-22•Seychelles•Central Bank of Seychelles
The Central Bank of Seychelles’ Financial Stability Committee, in its first-quarter review, found financial stability risks remain elevated amid external uncertainty and potential spillovers, and will maintain enhanced monitoring. It highlighted tourism vulnerabilities from airspace closures and flight suspensions linked to the Middle East conflict, noted Seychelles’ upgrade to “Largely Compliant” by the Global Forum and removal from the EU grey list, but flagged ongoing supervisory gaps in international financial services. The banking sector was assessed as resilient, though rapid consumer lending growth requires close oversight.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-22•Liechtenstein•Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority
The Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority issued a public warning that TGI AG, Vaduz is neither licensed nor registered and is not listed in its official register. The authority stated that TGI AG is not permitted to provide services requiring authorization or registration, including accepting deposits and other repayable funds, and urged the public not to invest in its offering and to use only institutions authorized by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority or other supervisory authorities.
SupervisionAlertsLicence approval
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2026-04-22•Switzerland•Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) welcomed the Federal Council’s dispatch proposing revisions to the Swiss Banking Act and urged full implementation to strengthen banking stability and preventive supervision. The proposals include amendments to the “too big to fail” capital framework to end “double leverage” at systemically important banks and expanded preventive powers for FINMA, such as an accountability regime, fining powers, clearer communication rules on concluded proceedings, and earlier intervention tools. FINMA said lawmakers must balance shareholder interests against risks to taxpayers as the legislative process advances.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCapital adequacyFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-22•Central African Republic•Banking Commission of the Central African Republic
The Banking Commission of the Central African Republic published a press release on the 2026 International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings.
Other
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2026-04-22•Bahamas•Insurance Commission of the Bahamas
The Insurance Commission of the Bahamas reported on its participation in the Ministry of Finance’s Common Reporting Standards Industry Symposium, where Deputy Superintendent of Insurance Rodney D. Bain Jr. outlined compliance expectations and the Commission’s supervisory approach under the CRS framework. Bain emphasised firms’ obligations, emerging trends in compliance and supervision, and the use of onsite and desk-based reviews, and noted that the Commission remains available to guide entities uncertain about their obligations.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-22•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund published a Chart of the Week blog on how the war in the Middle East is affecting economies through disrupted oil and gas flows and higher prices, with impacts varying by countries’ exporter or importer status and policy space. It finds undisturbed oil and gas exporters face the smallest headwinds, while directly affected economies and highly vulnerable net importers with large oil imports relative to GDP and limited policy space, including many Sub-Saharan African countries and small island developing states, bear the greatest burden.
ResearchEconomic data and developmentsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-22•Morocco•Moroccan Capital Markets Authority
The Moroccan Capital Market Authority reported that Amethis Fund II SCA SICAR sold 422,000 Vicenne shares on 15 April 2026 at MAD 425.94 per share, reducing its stake below the 10 percent threshold to 5.88 percent of share capital. The fund stated that it intends to cease selling the security for the six months following the threshold crossing.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-22•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The China National Financial Regulatory Administration announced a three-year nationwide campaign against illegal financial activities from 2026, following the 2024–2025 special action on illegal fundraising. The campaign will emphasise full-scope coverage, whole-of-government coordination and full-cycle management, including stricter licensing enforcement, tighter controls on illegal-finance information, enhanced monitoring and early warning, targeted action against app-enabled illegal finance, accelerated disposal of legacy cases and strengthened rulemaking. Local governments and relevant departments must refine tasks, clarify responsibilities and organise implementation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesAML and CFT
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2026-04-22•Oman•Oman Financial Services Authority
The Oman Financial Services Authority said it held insurance and investment literacy workshops with the Ministry of Education’s Khazna initiative for Cycle 2 students on 21 and 22 April. The sessions used competitions, simulations and group activities to teach saving, investment, risk management and financial decision-making.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-22•Hong Kong•Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong)
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau announced that the Hong Kong Precious Metals Central Clearing Company Limited, a wholly government-owned entity, has held its first Board meeting as it begins work to establish a central clearing system for gold in Hong Kong. The Board, chaired by the Secretary for Financial Services and the Treasury and comprising representatives from the Shanghai Gold Exchange, regulatory bodies and 11 banks, will oversee system establishment, operations and strategic direction, with trial operations targeted to commence in 2026.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket development
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2026-04-22•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The France Autorité des marchés financiers has issued a warning about several unauthorised actors illegally offering crypto-assets or crypto-asset services in France and has added 23 new websites to its blacklist since the start of 2026. The authority stressed that the blacklist is updated frequently but is not exhaustive and reminded the public to consult its full blacklist and verify authorisation via its whitelist of digital asset and crypto-asset service providers.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-22•Venezuela•Central Bank of Venezuela
The Central Bank of Venezuela appointed economist Luis Alberto Pérez González as acting president, effective 15 April 2026, under Article 14 of the decree-law governing the bank, giving him responsibility for leading the institution and managing monetary policy. Pérez González previously served as First Vice President Manager and board member of the Central Bank of Venezuela and has held senior roles in development banking, including at the Development Bank of Latin America and Venezuela’s Economic and Social Development Bank.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-22•Switzerland•Federal Department of Finance (Switzerland)
The Swiss Federal Council has adopted a legislative proposal to revise the Banking Act requiring systemically important banks to fully back participations in foreign subsidiaries with Common Equity Tier 1 capital, and has amended the Capital Adequacy Ordinance and related ordinances, scaling back some earlier capital proposals. Supported by the Swiss National Bank and FINMA, the package addresses gaps revealed in the Credit Suisse case, tightens the treatment of difficult-to-value assets for large banks, and is estimated to increase UBS’s parent-bank Common Equity Tier 1 capital by around USD 20 billion, implying a pro forma UBS Group CET1 ratio of 15.5%.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCapital adequacy
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2026-04-22•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority and The Hong Kong Association of Banks have established the Northern Metropolis Financial Advisory Taskforce to explore financing solutions for development of Hong Kong’s Northern Metropolis. The Taskforce, comprising the authorities and 15 banks with large-scale project financing experience, with the Chinese Banking Association of Hong Kong as observer, will advise on financing and banking services, assess opportunities and needs, and propose recommendations to strengthen banking sector support for key initiatives.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket development
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2026-04-22•Croatia•Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency published a recap of its annual student debate, held with the Croatian National Bank and universities, on “Finance in the era of Instagram and TikTok: knowledge or hype?”. Participants concluded that social media can be a useful entry point for financial education but stressed the need for critical assessment, verification of information and greater responsibility by both content creators and users.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-22•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued an alert highlighting recent scams reported by five banks involving fraudulent websites, fake internet banking login screens and phishing emails. It reiterated that banks do not send embedded hyperlinks for transactions or request sensitive information such as passwords or One-Time Passwords by phone, email or SMS, and advised affected individuals to contact their bank and the Hong Kong Police Force.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-22•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission published remarks by Chairwoman Catherine Tornel outlining a regulatory simplification approach based on continuous review, principles-based foundations, and balancing prudential, market conduct and development mandates. She emphasised simple, proportionate rules grounded in cost-benefit analysis, aligned with international standards yet tailored locally, stronger inter-agency coordination, and the CMF’s collegial governance, including Senate-ratified Commissioner Osvaldo Adasme. Tornel also prioritised ex-post impact studies of regulations, leveraging internal research and academic cooperation subject to information security and privacy safeguards.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory burden
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2026-04-22•Spain•Bank of Spain
The Bank of Spain published preliminary monthly statistics showing Spanish Public Administrations’ debt under the Excessive Deficit Procedure at 101.2% of GDP in February 2026, 1.3 percentage points lower than a year earlier, with the nominal stock rising 4.7% year on year to EUR 1.723 trillion. By subsector, State debt reached EUR 1.573 trillion (92.4% of GDP), Autonomous Communities EUR 346 billion (20.3%), Local Corporations EUR 21 billion (1.2%), Social Security EUR 136 billion (8.0%), and other central government units EUR 34 billion (2.0%), with consolidation within general government at EUR 386 billion.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-22•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Insurance Authority
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority hosted its third Insurance-linked Securities Conference, convening over 120 institutional investors, reinsurers, insurers and professional service providers to exchange insights and foster partnerships. Chairman Stephen Yiu highlighted rising institutional demand for ILS amid market uncertainty and positioned Hong Kong as well placed to promote alternative risk transfer tools, citing its open financial market, connectivity with the Chinese Mainland and sizeable family office presence. The programme featured panels on global and Asian ILS ecosystems, ILS in institutional portfolios and practical experience addressing common misperceptions.
OtherSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-22•Iraq•Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq’s Information Security Department held a workshop on governance, risk management and compliance, highlighting GRC as a core pillar for improving institutional efficiency and effectiveness. The workshop covered governance in decision-making, foundations of cyber risk management linked to information security, and the role of information security in supporting GRC and compliance with relevant systems, instructions and legislation within financial institutions.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity building