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2026-04-20•United States•National Association Of Insurance Commissioners
The National Association of Insurance Commissioners has opened the 2026 virtual spring session of its International Fellows Program, with record participation of more than 200 insurance regulators from 42 jurisdictions. The intensive course is designed to deepen foreign regulators’ understanding of the United States state-based insurance regulatory system and the association’s role in supporting state regulators through engagement with its technical experts.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCapacity buildingDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-20•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission, Québec’s Autorité des marchés financiers and France’s Autorité des marchés financiers have agreed a new collaborative procedure to support initial cross-listings of securities on Canadian and French exchanges by prospectus. The arrangement facilitates regulator-to-regulator dialogue and information sharing during prospectus reviews, while requiring full compliance with each country’s regulatory and exchange requirements and providing no regulatory relief.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-20•Global•Bank for International Settlements - Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures
The Bank for International Settlements’ Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures has published a staff brief on practical considerations for migrating payment messaging to ISO 20022, highlighting how harmonised implementation can reduce cross-border payment frictions through structured data, reduced message truncation and improved processing, compliance and fraud controls. The brief outlines a three-stage migration process, compares big bang and phased approaches with examples from several jurisdictions, and situates these lessons within the G20 cross-border payments programme and the Committee’s 12 ISO 20022 harmonisation requirements.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCross-border payments
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2026-04-20•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Commodity Futures Trading Commission jointly proposed amendments to Form PF to reduce private fund reporting burdens while preserving data needed for systemic-risk monitoring and investor protection. The proposal would raise the Form PF filing threshold from USD 150 million to USD 1 billion and the “large” hedge fund adviser threshold from USD 1.5 billion to USD 10 billion, simplify or eliminate multiple reporting items, introduce a mechanism to identify funds active in private credit, and require SEC review of Form PF thresholds about every five years.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory burden
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2026-04-20•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission proposed amendments to Form PF to remove certain private fund adviser filing and reporting obligations and streamline others, refocusing the form on its systemic risk purpose. The proposal would raise filing thresholds for private fund advisers and large hedge fund advisers and reduce some data elements introduced by the 2024 amendments, with the Commissions seeking feedback on further threshold updates, periodic adjustments, additional reductions including possible removal of questions 42 and 43, and the balance between systemic risk monitoring and reporting costs.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-20•Algeria•Algeria Market Authority (COSOB)
The Algeria Market Authority has entered into a partnership with the Institute for Research and Training in Islamic Finance on Islamic finance capacity building. The agreement is focused on a certification training program for market participants' staff that leads to the title of Islamic Financial Market Professional.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity building
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2026-04-20•Greece•Hellenic Capital Market Commission
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission announced that its chair, Vasiliki Lazarakou, has been unanimously re-elected by the International Organization of Securities Commissions’ European Regional Committee as its representative on the IOSCO Board for the 2026–2028 term, marking a third consecutive mandate. Lazarakou described the re-election as a vote of confidence from European peers and said the Commission will contribute to IOSCO board-level dialogue and the development and adoption of best practices.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-20•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators of Peru has begun insured deposit repayments to customers of Caja Rural de Ahorro y Crédito Del Centro via Caja Municipal de Ahorro y Crédito Arequipa branches, following the institution’s liquidation. The initial payout covers natural persons’ savings and term deposits, with subsequent lists to include severance compensation accounts, debtors and blocked accounts, and foreign-currency deposits paid in PEN at the SBS accounting exchange rate of 13 April 2026, subject to the PEN 117,200 per-depositor limit.
SupervisionInterventionsRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-20•Uruguay•Central Bank of Uruguay
The Central Bank of Uruguay approved a USD 13,254,331 transfer to the Bank Asset Recovery Fund of former Banco Comercial S.A., funded by court-ordered auctions and seized assets, for the benefit of depositors. The recoveries stem from legal actions against parties involved in fraudulent transactions, with all assets channelled into a fund administered by the Banking Savings Protection Corporation, increasing depositors’ recovery percentages. The Central Bank added that it continues to enforce favourable judgments and pursue precautionary measures to recover assets for depositors of institutions liquidated during the 2002 financial crisis.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-20•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has issued revised Guidelines on the systematic exchange of information within Colleges of Supervisors to promote a more proportionate, practical information-sharing framework among National Competent Authorities supervising cross-border insurance groups. The update streamlines annexes, aligns legal references with recent regulatory developments, and introduces provisions for sharing group Own Risk and Solvency Assessment reports within colleges under strict confidentiality safeguards, without creating new reporting requirements.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-20•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba updated a pilot scheme using the Caja Extra service and newly participating economic actors to deliver pension and retirement payments in La Lisa, Havana. The programme, implemented via Banco Metropolitano and local entities including Boscardo MSME, Las Delicias and Los Titis, maintains some home cash delivery and initially targets education-sector retirees, with planned expansion beyond the capital to reduce branch footfall and bring services closer to beneficiaries.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-20•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said it has agreed with the People's Bank of China to connect Libyan commercial banks to China’s CIPS network to streamline cross-border transfers and support bilateral trade. The package also includes direct remittances to China for small traders and direct letters of credit through Chinese banks. A Libyan banking delegation will visit China to advance the cooperation.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperationCross-border payments
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2026-04-20•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury released a readout of the 16 April G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting, which focused on the Middle East conflict’s economic impacts on agriculture, value chains and fertilizer markets, and the need to maintain food and fertilizer supply chains for low-income and vulnerable countries. Many members called for avoiding fertilizer export restrictions, welcomed IMF and World Bank coordination, and stressed diversified fertilizer production, while the U.S. G20 Presidency committed to further discussions.
Policy & regulationCooperationEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-20•Europe•European Central Bank
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde assessed the economic implications of an energy supply shock linked to the conflict affecting the Strait of Hormuz and outlined conditions for calibrating the monetary policy response, highlighting uncertainty over the duration of the disruption and the pass-through of higher energy prices to broader inflation. She noted that the ECB’s March baseline, adverse and severe scenarios all imply higher inflation and weaker growth than in December, with risks of non-linear effects if disruptions persist, and drew lessons from 2022 on fiscal support design given reduced fiscal space. The ECB will closely monitor firms’ pricing, wage negotiations and the disruption’s evolution before deciding on its monetary policy reaction, while reaffirming its commitment to return inflation to 2% over the medium term.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developmentsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-20•Isle of Man•Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has de-registered Dorna Clark under the Designated Businesses (Registration & Oversight) Act 2015 pursuant to section 12(1)(a). The de-registration takes effect from 20 April 2026.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsAML and CFTWhistleblowing
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2026-04-20•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission will host its next Digital Forum roundtable on stablecoins, open to representatives of the Bailiwick’s financial services sector and other stakeholders. The discussion will examine the role of stablecoins in digital finance, including yield, reward and structural design, and will consider the economic and regulatory implications of different models such as fiat-backed and commodity-backed structures and yield-bearing arrangements within existing frameworks.
Policy & regulationOtherStablecoins
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2026-04-20•Canada•Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario issued a compliance order and administrative penalties totalling CAD 3,500 against Iftikhar Ahmad Qadeer following a settlement. The action concerns alleged breaches of the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006, including dealing in mortgages for remuneration without a licence or exemption and using an email address that could reasonably lead others to believe he was a licensed mortgage agent.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-20•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has opened vacancies for two new members of the Financial Services Consumer Panel, its independent statutory panel representing consumers of financial services. Panel members are expected to provide constructive challenge and expert advice to embed the consumer perspective in the FCA’s policy development and implementation, with candidates sought across consumer policy, behavioural insights, innovation and technology, fintech or digital markets, retail banking, investments and payments.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-20•Tanzania•Bank of Tanzania
The Bank of Tanzania has designated eight banks as Market Makers in the Electronic Matching System for the Interbank Foreign Exchange Market under the Guidelines on the Electronic Matching System, 2026, to support liquidity, orderly market conduct, and efficient price discovery. The appointed institutions must continuously post two-way quotes and associated volumes throughout trading hours.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsTrading
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2026-04-20•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market announced it participated for the first time as a full member in the 51st meeting of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Corporate Governance Committee. The Commission highlighted priorities including stronger investor protection, enhanced accountability of supervisory boards, and corporate governance reforms in state-owned enterprises, with Commission member Maksym Libanov representing Ukraine.
Policy & regulationCooperationCorporate governance
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2026-04-20•Bermuda•Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has issued an indefinite prohibition order against Joakim Samuelsson, barring him from senior or controlling roles in entities registered under the Insurance Act 1978, after finding regulatory breaches and conduct failures at Custodian Life Limited. The Authority concluded that his lack of competence, diligence and sound judgment led to longstanding breaches, including improper trading, misleading disclosures, failures to cooperate with regulators and liquidators, and non-compliance with Supreme Court of Bermuda orders, which it said contributed to Custodian’s liquidation.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsCorporate governance
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2026-04-20•Mexico•Ministry of Finance & Public Credit (Mexico)
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit, through its Financial Intelligence Unit, has agreed with the Confederation of Associations of Customs Brokers of the Mexican Republic to enhance coordination and establish a direct cooperation and information-exchange channel to prevent misuse of the financial system in foreign trade operations. The initiative positions customs brokers as a first-line technical filter for regulatory compliance, focusing on strengthening due diligence, earlier detection of atypical transactions, and better information integration while maintaining legal obligations.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-20•Mexico•Ministry of Finance & Public Credit (Mexico)
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance, through the Financial Intelligence Unit, met with the Confederation of National Chambers of Commerce, Services and Tourism to strengthen coordination with the business sector, particularly family-owned firms, in promoting compliance and preventing misuse of the financial system. Discussions focused on guidance, training and institutional support to help firms meet obligations and mitigate risks, with the authority linking regulatory clarity and a stronger preventive culture to greater legal certainty and financial system integrity.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationComplianceAML and CFT
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2026-04-20•Canada•Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada released its first-quarter 2026 Canadian Survey of Consumer Expectations, including a special survey on the war in the Middle East. The main survey shows muted spending plans, a still-soft labour market, near-term inflation expectations above the historical average but slightly lower longer-term expectations, and a modest rise in the CSCE indicator that remains below year-earlier levels. The special survey indicates most households expect the war to weaken the Canadian economy and raise inflation, with many cancelling or postponing trips and delaying or reducing major spending.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-20•Canada•Bank of Canada
The Bank of Canada’s first-quarter 2026 Business Outlook Survey reports modestly improved business sentiment, stronger expectations for sales, investment and hiring, and wage growth around 3.5%, with most firms planning “average-sized” price and wage increases. While core responses predate the Middle East war, follow-up contacts with more exposed firms indicate higher input cost pressures—especially for energy, fertilizer and freight—and slightly higher one-year-ahead inflation expectations amid limited pricing power. Few firms said the upcoming Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement joint review is affecting near-term plans.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-20•Indonesia•OJK
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) used an Inspiring Talkshow themed “Kartini Inspires: Independent in Spirit, Firm in Integrity” to promote integrity and an anti-fraud culture across financial services and public institutions. OJK highlighted women’s growing governance role alongside persistent gender equality and violence challenges, and outlined initiatives including its “Proud Without Fraud” programme, Anti-Bribery Management System certification, gratuity controls, cooperation with the Corruption Eradication Commission, and a Whistleblowing System to report ethical breaches and fraud.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCorporate governanceCompliance
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2026-04-20•Burundi•Ministry of Finance & National Planning (Burundi)
Burundi’s Ministry of Finance and National Planning announced a USD 100 million commercial financing agreement with the Arab Bank for Economic Development in Africa to support essential imports, alongside Spring Meetings discussions on infrastructure, energy and mining corridor financing, including PPP options. IMF officials welcomed progress in Burundi’s macroeconomic stabilization program, while the delegation also explored potential cooperation with Cybastion on digital infrastructure and cybersecurity.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-20•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund published research on trade policy uncertainty (TPU) in several ASEAN economies, constructing granular TPU measures that distinguish protectionist from trade agreement-related uncertainty and separate domestic from third-party shocks. The paper finds third-party TPU shocks are most damaging to output per capita via weaker investment and private consumption, while own-country protectionist TPU shocks reduce trade balances and raise inflation, and agreement-related TPU shocks provide a modest, temporary output boost attributed to anticipatory investment.
ResearchOther
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2026-04-20•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange Commission jointly proposed amendments to Form PF to reduce reporting burdens for private fund advisers while maintaining data coverage of most private fund and hedge fund assets. The proposal would raise the general Form PF filing threshold from USD 150 million to USD 1 billion in private fund assets under management, increase the “large hedge fund adviser” threshold from USD 1.5 billion to USD 10 billion, eliminate quarterly and current reporting for smaller hedge fund advisers, and streamline or remove additional Form PF requirements.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-20•Oman•Oman Financial Services Authority
The Oman Financial Services Authority has launched a public awareness campaign and an Investor Protection Portal to warn against fraud by unauthorised securities platforms and other unlicensed financial entities. The measures focus on verifying firms through official lists, recognising phishing and suspicious communications, and using reporting channels for attempted or actual fraud.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-20•Oman•Oman Financial Services Authority
The Oman Financial Services Authority ran a hands-on workshop for Sultan Qaboos University students on constructing and stress-testing investment portfolios. Participants selected eight to 12 Muscat Stock Exchange stocks, set allocations and tested outcomes against scenarios including a 15% market decline, sector growth and economic shocks. The workshop forms part of the authority’s broader financial literacy strategy.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-20•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia reported on a one-week visit to Washington during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings, where discussions focused on Georgia’s economic situation, regional cooperation and the role of the Middle Corridor amid geopolitical developments. The delegation held high-level meetings with senior IMF officials, conducted investor outreach with more than 20 global investment groups hosted by J.P. Morgan and Bank of America, and discussed future cooperation with the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates.
Policy & regulationCooperationEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-20•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority (Autorité des marchés financiers) has published a bilateral cooperation agreement with Ontario and Québec to facilitate the cross-listing of securities between France and Canada. The arrangement is framed under the AMF’s Europe and international cooperation agreements and is linked to equity markets.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-20•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has issued guidance establishing a regulatory framework to pilot secondary trading of tokenised SFC-authorised investment products, initially focused on tokenised open-ended funds on SFC-licensed virtual asset trading platforms. It aims to broaden regulated secondary-market access for retail investors, support potential round-the-clock trading and the use of regulated stablecoins, and incorporates requirements on fair pricing, orderly trading, liquidity provision and disclosure. The SFC highlighted rapid market growth, with 13 tokenised products publicly offered and tokenised assets under management rising about seven-fold over the past year to HKD 10.7 billion as of March 2026.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsTokenization
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2026-04-20•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The Central Bank of the Republic of China published March 2026 statistics showing sharply higher interbank trading volumes year on year, slightly lower secured funding rates versus February, and a bond market custody balance of CNY 200.0 trillion. Interbank lending averaged CNY 450.8 billion a day and bond repos CNY 8.2 trillion, with DR001 and DR007 at 1.31% and 1.44% and the 10-year government bond yield at 1.82%. Foreign institutions held CNY 3.2 trillion of bonds (1.6% of total custody), while the data also highlighted active derivatives and gold markets, a USD/CNY close of 6.9081, and equity index declines of 6.5% and 7.0% in Shanghai and Shenzhen.
Data & statisticsMonetary dataFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-20•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People’s Bank of China reported that Governor Pan Gongsheng held bilateral meetings on the sidelines of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Annual Meetings to discuss the economic and financial outlook and strengthen cross-border financial cooperation. Discussions with European counterparts, emerging market and developing economy officials, and senior executives from SWIFT and Bank of America focused on China-Europe economic and financial conditions, the global economy, financial markets, and deepening practical financial cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-20•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People's Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met with International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, World Bank President Ajay Banga and other heads of international financial institutions during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank annual meetings on 16–17 April 2026. Discussions focused on China and global economic conditions and on cooperation between China and international financial institutions, with Deputy Governor Xuan Changneng also attending.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-20•Sweden•Riksbank
The Riksbank has published a Staff Memo analysing monetary–fiscal policy interactions in a New Keynesian framework without Ricardian equivalence, including liquidity-constrained households and fiscal dominance. The study finds altered shock transmission, with stronger inflation but weaker output responses to supply shocks, larger real-activity swings from demand shocks, differing volatility of real government debt, and distinct inflation and output effects from consumption versus labour-income tax changes under monetary versus fiscal dominance. Staff Memos express the authors’ views and not the Riksbank’s official policy stance.
Research
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2026-04-20•Sweden•Riksbank
The Riksbank published a keynote speech by Governor Erik Thedéen on vulnerabilities and resilience in an uncertain geopolitical environment, focusing on operational preparedness for critical payment functions. Thedéen announced that, together with market participants, the Riksbank will enable offline card payments for essential goods in Sweden from 1 July 2026, and is exploring offline functionality for the Swish instant mobile payment service while supporting measures to preserve and strengthen cash usage. He also stressed the need to protect critical payment infrastructure from cyber and physical attacks and to deepen Nordic-Baltic and European crisis-preparedness cooperation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesGeopolitical riskFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-20•United States•Financial Industry Regulatory Authority
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority announced two senior leadership appointments to strengthen engagement with regulators, policymakers, industry stakeholders and the media. Chris Rosello has been appointed Senior Vice President, Global Government Affairs, consolidating the Offices of Government Affairs and International Affairs, while Chris Spina has been appointed Senior Vice President, Corporate Communications to lead strategic communications, media relations and public engagement.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-20•Global•Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements issued a statement from General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos following the appointment of Hyun Song Shin as Governor of the Bank of Korea, highlighting Shin’s intellectual leadership and strategic role at the BIS since 2014. The BIS confirmed that Hélène Rey will succeed Shin as Head of the Monetary and Economic Department from September 2026, with Frank Smets serving as Acting Head in the interim.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-20•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan conducted a foreign exchange purchase intervention auction on 20 April 2026 with 10 participants. It satisfied bids ranging from USD 700,000 to USD 5,550,000 at a weighted average rate of 9.4577 USD/TJS.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-20•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has ordered Advanced Connection Corporation Public Company Limited to submit more information and documents on its private placement share issuance and to disclose them via the Stock Exchange of Thailand’s SETLink system. Finding ACC’s earlier clarification incomplete, the SEC requested further detail on the fundraising rationale and urgency, investor selection and qualifications, strategic support, board deliberations, and risk management. It cited its powers under Section 58(1) of the Securities and Exchange Act B.E. 2535 (1992) and reiterated that private placements with a fixed offering price are approved only if shareholders clearly resolve on the price and receive all required information at least 14 days before the meeting.
SupervisionInterventionsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-20•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a public alert on scams involving fraudulent websites and fake internet banking login screens related to Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited and Chong Hing Bank Limited. It reiterated 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 advised affected customers to contact their bank and the Hong Kong Police Force.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-20•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Financial Market Commission issued a new prudential regime for securities intermediaries and commodity exchange brokers, introducing risk‑weighted assets-based capital requirements and revised minimum equity, collateral, indebtedness and liquidity standards. For firms above the revenue threshold, minimum equity is the higher of UF 5,000 or 3% of risk‑weighted assets, with statutory collateral of UF 6,000 and an “adjusted equity” definition excluding items with limited loss‑absorbing capacity. The regulation also establishes an RWA methodology covering market, credit, operational and crypto‑asset risks and empowers the authority to tighten requirements where risk management is deficient.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCapital adequacy
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2026-04-20•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has launched a consultation on draft rules setting conditions for life insurers to deduct reinsurance of life annuity obligations placed with foreign reinsurers from technical reserves. The proposal would cap eligible deductions at 20 percent of technical reserves, require foreign reinsurers to hold at least an international category A rating and be subject to supervisory cooperation arrangements, impose segregation and portfolio limits on backing assets, mandate early termination clauses, and introduce detailed quarterly reporting.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-20•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has launched a consultation on amendments to multiple insurance regulations aimed at simplifying application, enhancing legal certainty and improving compliance efficiency. The proposal would shift publication of key insurance market rates and figures to the Commission’s website, remove certain documentation and filing requirements for foreign reinsurers and legal representatives, and repeal duplicative obligations for insurers and reinsurers.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory burden
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2026-04-20•Israel•Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel published updated 2021–2026 inflation expectations from private-sector forecasts, banks’ internal rates, inflation contracts, and capital-market breakeven and forward measures. Current 12‑month expectations range from 1.6% (private forecasts) to 1.9% (inflation contracts). Capital-market expectations are 1.8% for one and two years, 2.0% for three and five years, 2.3% for years three to five, and 1.9% for years five to ten. The Bank notes that market-based measures include an inflation-risk premium and can be distorted by taxation, liquidity, and market depth, with unusually high one‑year biases in January 2024.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-20•India•India International Financial Services Centres Authority
The India International Financial Services Centres Authority has issued Guidelines on Cyber Security and Cyber Resilience for Market Infrastructure Institutions in IFSC, establishing a prescriptive framework for stock exchanges, clearing corporations, depositories and the bullion exchange in GIFT IFSC. The rules require Board-approved cyber policies, a Chief Information Security Officer reporting to the MD/CEO, 24x7 Security Operations Centres, rapid incident reporting to the authority and CERT-In, post-quantum cryptography roadmaps, third-party risk controls and ISO 27001 certification. The Guidelines took effect on 1 April 2026, with Market Infrastructure Institutions required to achieve full compliance within specified timelines.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCyber resilience
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2026-04-20•India•India International Financial Services Centres Authority
The India International Financial Services Centres Authority has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Korea’s Financial Services Commission to strengthen regulatory cooperation and support the development of the financial services ecosystem in both jurisdictions. The MoU provides for mutual assistance, including exchange of information, best practices, and expertise on emerging technologies and innovations, and was signed at the Korea-India Financial Cooperation Forum in New Delhi.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-20•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia announced that, following legislative amendments effective 20 April 2026, it will no longer maintain the register of certified financial market specialists or accredit organisations that certify such specialists. It will cease approving qualification examination programmes, issuing and annulling qualification certificates, processing accreditation-related applications and register amendments, and issuing copies or extracts of certificates and register data, including via the Gosuslugi public services portal.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMandate change
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2026-04-20•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia, through its Financial Services User Protection Sector, published an explainer on recognising and responding to WhatsApp-based impersonation scams, including verification steps before making payments and use of the “Transfer” service to send money to known phone numbers. The guidance clarifies that payments made by victims under deception are not considered unauthorised transactions and banks are generally not liable for losses, although they must take reasonable measures to recover funds and handle user complaints.
Financial literacy & educationFraud and scams
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2026-04-20•Greece•Bank of Greece
The General Council of the Bank of Greece has unanimously decided to propose to the Council of Ministers the reappointment of Governor Yannis Stournaras under Article 29 of the Bank’s Statute. His current term ends on 26 June 2026.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-20•Greece•Bank of Greece
The Bank of Greece published February 2026 balance of payments data but omitted the goods balance and related aggregates, including the current account, after the Hellenic Statistical Authority postponed commercial transactions data. Available figures show a stronger services surplus driven by travel, offset by weaker transport and other services, wider primary and secondary income deficits, capital account deficits, and higher direct, portfolio and other investment flows, while reserve assets rose to EUR 23.0 billion from EUR 15.7 billion a year earlier. Publication of the goods balance and related aggregates will resume once the Hellenic Statistical Authority releases the February 2026 trade data.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-20•Greece•Hellenic Capital Market Commission
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission announced that its President, Vasiliki Lazarakou, has been unanimously re-elected by IOSCO’s European Regional Committee as its representative on the IOSCO Board for a third consecutive term for 2026–2028. IOSCO is the primary forum for international cooperation among securities regulators and the leading global standard setter for securities markets, with the European Regional Committee representing 52 members and focusing on European securities market issues.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-20•Bulgaria•Ministry of Finance (Bulgaria)
The Ministry of Finance (Bulgaria) reported that Finance Minister Georgi Klissurski met International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva to discuss Bulgaria’s euro area accession and broader cooperation. The meeting covered developments in the accession process, challenges arising from global changes, and opportunities for cooperation and development.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-20•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic’s Issyk-Kul Regional Office held an off-site financial literacy lecture for senior students at the T. Shevchenko Secondary School in Sary-Kol, Tyup district, as part of its 2026 regional financial literacy plan. The session covered QR-code payments, money-mule (“dropper”) activity and fraud.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-20•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic approved the candidacy of Mars Kasymbekovich Abdraimov, nominated by Open Joint Stock Company Eurasian Savings Bank, as an independent member of the bank’s board of directors. He will also serve as chair of the bank’s audit committee.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLicence approval
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2026-04-20•Global•Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements published a working paper and cross-country dataset mapping 1,246 AI-producing firms across 32 economies into five AI supply chain layers, highlighting global concentration, specialisation and investment patterns relevant to AI industrial and sovereign strategies. Firm activity is heavily concentrated in the United States and China, with significant economic footprint in Chinese Taipei and Korea, and shows strong home bias in investment and a high share of deals targeting AI applications. The publicly available dataset is based on PitchBook data, uses large language model-assisted classification with manual verification, and covers firms with valuations above USD 500 million.
ResearchArtificial intelligence
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2026-04-20•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published an inspection report on S.A.M Tax AS identifying serious governance and control failures, including non-compliant quality management, insufficient capacity and competence, and extensive anti-money laundering breaches. The authority decided not to revoke the firm’s accounting approval due to the time elapsed between the supervisory meeting and the revocation notice, remedial measures taken by the firm, and the absence of material errors in reviewed engagements. A further inspection is planned, and the breaches will be considered in future supervisory assessments.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsCorporate governance
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2026-04-20•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has issued a guide for consumers facing fraudulent bank loans or microcredits, covering dealings with creditors, evidence preservation, and police reporting, and noting that fraud claims do not automatically cancel debt. Creditors must suspend collection within three days once a victim recognition order or police submission specifying the loan is obtained. Debt is written off only when fraud and creditor violations are confirmed, with creditors then required to cancel debt, refund withheld sums, and correct credit histories.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-04-20•Argentina•Central Bank of Argentina
The Central Bank of Argentina published a presentation by its vice president outlining “Argentina: Economic Program Phase 4”, highlighting a more favourable macroeconomic outlook supported by foreign-exchange purchases, easing of exchange controls and a tighter monetary stance. The materials report a USD 1.5bn increase in international reserves in the first quarter, with further inflows envisaged under the IMF Stand-By Arrangement, and link lower interest rates and reduced rate volatility to continued disinflation and a revival in credit.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-20•Norway•Norges Bank
Norges Bank published an update describing its monthly balance sheet reporting, which presents assets, liabilities and equity at month-end with selected note disclosures. The update also reiterates that annual accounts are prepared under the Accounting Act and the regulation on annual accounts for Norges Bank, and that a consolidated balance sheet overview is available back to 1817.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-20•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has revoked AtaSigorta Open Joint Stock Company’s insurance activity licence at the firm’s voluntary request under Article 107.1.1 of the Law on Insurance Activity. The authority stated that the withdrawal does not threaten the insurance sector’s financial stability and that the revocation process will be monitored within the legal framework.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-20•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to strengthen cooperation on evidence-based research into natural catastrophe risks. The agreement aims to improve understanding and management of catastrophe risks through enhanced data sharing, risk assessment methodologies, and analysis of disaster loss data for the insurance sector and the wider economy.
Policy & regulationCooperationNature-related riskClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-20•Albania•Ministry of Finance (Albania)
Albania’s Finance Ministry reported Minister Petrit Malaj’s participation in the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, focusing on Albania’s economic outlook, financial stability, and cooperation with the institutions. Malaj cited ongoing fiscal consolidation, with public debt projected at 52.9% of GDP by end-2025 (down from 65% in 2019), GDP growth of 3.8% in 2025 and 4% in 2026, higher wages, EUR 1.63 billion in FDI, stronger budget revenues, and recent sovereign rating upgrades. The ministry also highlighted meetings with senior IMF and World Bank officials, regional counterparts, and involvement in the Southeast Europe Technical Assistance Center, support for Ukraine, and the World Bank’s “Water Forward” initiative.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-20•Bhutan•Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan
The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan has completed a compliance review of the Economic Stimulus Programme concessional credit line for medium scale projects, identifying multiple deficiencies in Bhutan Development Bank Limited’s credit appraisal and administration. The central bank ordered adjustments to loans breaching the BTN 100 million ceiling, flagged tenor and land-lease mismatches, mandated enhanced monitoring and documentation controls, and required the return of undisbursed and improperly disbursed funds to the ESP pool. It also directed the bank’s Board to take disciplinary action against responsible staff and imposed a BTN 1,702,699.64 monetary penalty.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsCredit riskSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-20•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has withdrawn its 1 April 2026 instructions on Risk Management and Inter-Bank Dealings and now prohibits authorised dealers from entering into any foreign exchange derivative contract involving INR with related parties. Limited carve-outs apply for cancellation and rollover of existing contracts and for back-to-back transactions with non-related non-resident users, with “related parties” defined under Indian Accounting Standard 24 or International Accounting Standard 24, and the revised instructions taking immediate effect.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-04-20•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority
The Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority approved Al Rashid Industrial Company’s capital increase from SAR 80 million to SAR 120 million by transferring SAR 40 million from retained earnings and issuing one bonus share for every two existing shares, raising outstanding shares from 8 million to 12 million. Share entitlement will be for shareholders registered at the Securities Depository Center as of the close of the second trading day after a board-set due date, and the company must convene an extraordinary general assembly within six months and comply with regulatory requirements.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-20•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority
The Saudi Arabia Capital Market Authority announced that JYAD Partners has fulfilled the commencement of business requirements to conduct licensed arranging activities in the securities business. The underlying licence was granted under a Capital Market Authority resolution dated 20 October 2025.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-20•Italy•Bank of Italy
Paolo Angelini, Senior Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy and President of the Insurance Supervisory Authority (IVASS), delivered a speech titled “DLT and Stablecoins: Where Do We Stand?” at the International Economic Symposium organised by the National Association for Business Economics and hosted by the Bank of Italy. The symposium examined how technological change and policy choices are shaping future growth in the US and European economies and the implications for cross-border business.
OtherBlockchain and distributed ledger technologyStablecoins
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2026-04-20•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark reiterated that DKK 1,000 banknotes and notes from the 1944, 1952, 1972 and 1997 series can only be exchanged until 31 May 2026, after which they will be worthless, with only the 2009 series remaining valid in Denmark and Greenland. Exchanges must be conducted in person at the National Bank of Denmark’s three FOREX-operated exchange points or at local banks in Greenland and the Faroe Islands, with written declaration and valid photo identification required.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCurrency and cash management
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2026-04-20•United Arab Emirates•General Pension and Social Security Authority
The General Pension and Social Security Authority board reviewed strategic priorities to improve services for insured members and pensioners and support long-term financial sustainability, while approving subcommittee resolutions, investment and financial reports, and appointing an external auditor. It reported pension payments of AED 2.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026, up from AED 2.4 billion a year earlier, linked to growth in the insured population to 184,522 individuals and 24,667 registered employers as of March 2026.
Institutional developmentGovernanceOther
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2026-04-20•Malaysia•Malaysia Securities Commission
The Securities Commission Malaysia and Bursa Malaysia have launched the MY Value Up Programme to help public-listed companies enhance long-term value creation and global investment appeal, in line with the Capital Market Masterplan 2026–2030. Targeting 88 companies representing 80% of Bursa Malaysia’s market capitalisation, each with a minimum market capitalisation of MYR 4 billion, the initiative focuses on clearer mid- to long-term strategies, stronger performance discipline and deeper investor engagement to support forward-looking disclosures, investor confidence and price discovery.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCorporate governance
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2026-04-20•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines reported a balance of payments deficit of USD 2.6 billion in March 2026 and an overall deficit of USD 5.3 billion for January to March 2026. Gross international reserves declined to USD 106.6 billion at end-March, equivalent to 7.0 months of imports and 3.9 times short-term external debt, with the central bank highlighting reserves as a key buffer for external liquidity.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-20•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a public consultation on proposed revisions to the licensing framework for derivatives businesses, including allowing digital asset business operators to obtain derivatives licences without establishing new legal entities. The proposals aim to support derivatives referencing digital assets, broaden investor access to hedging products, and move toward a more unified supervisory standard, with updated licensing criteria, enhanced conflict-of-interest controls for digital asset exchanges seeking derivatives licences, and strengthened regulatory requirements for derivatives exchanges and clearing houses.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-20•India•India International Financial Services Centres Authority
The India International Financial Services Centres Authority has registered the first foreign family office as a Family Investment Fund under the IFSCA (Fund Management) Regulations, 2025, allowing it to operate from GIFT International Financial Services Centre. The authority views this as a step toward building a regulatory framework for foreign family offices and private wealth structures and enhancing GIFT IFSC’s appeal as a domicile for cross-border family wealth and international fund management.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-20•United Arab Emirates•UAE Securities & Commodities Authority
The UAE Securities and Commodities Authority is participating in the International Week of Action Against Illegal Financial Influencers, targeting misleading financial content, unlicensed investment advice and online fraud. It reported that 171 financial influencers are now accredited under its licensing framework, an increase of over 1,800% since launch, with a combined reach of more than 24.6 million followers. During the initiative, the authority and accredited influencers are coordinating awareness messages on financial literacy, responsible investment decisions and the risks of online misinformation.
Financial literacy & educationConsumer and investor protectionFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-20•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has opened a consultation on draft updates to Regulatory Guides 172, 249 and 268 to reflect implementation of the Government’s financial market infrastructure reforms under the Treasury Laws Amendment (Financial Market Infrastructure and Other Measures) Act 2024. The revisions align guidance with ASIC’s enhanced licensing, supervisory and enforcement powers, the reallocation of certain powers between the Minister and ASIC, and expanded oversight of foreign financial market infrastructure operators with a significant Australian nexus.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-20•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
The South Korea Financial Services Commission has revised supervisory rules to let financial companies and electronic financial service providers use cloud-based SaaS for administrative and back-office functions without regulatory sandbox approval and to exempt such use from internal network separation rules, subject to security conditions. The exemption excludes SaaS handling personal identification or personal credit information, and pseudonymized personal data still requires sandbox approval. Firms must implement enhanced information security controls, including Financial Security Institute pre-screening and semi-annual compliance evaluations.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFintech and insurtechRegulatory burden
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2026-04-20•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines hosted the virtual ASEAN High-Level Roundtable on Financial Health, focusing on financial health initiatives, measurement frameworks and policy priorities, including consumer protection and efforts to combat digital fraud. Senior officials highlighted the need to view financial health as household resilience, embed it in central banking and national strategies, and strengthen safeguards as digitalisation accelerates. Advancing financial health was positioned as one of the Philippines’ key economic deliverables as ASEAN Chair for 2026.
Policy & regulationCooperationConsumer and investor protectionFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-20•Honduras•Central Bank of Honduras
The Central Bank of Honduras reported that net international reserves increased by USD 947.8 million between 27 January and 17 April 2026, raising import coverage from 6.2 to 6.8 months. Reserves rose from USD 10,305.8 million to USD 11,253.6 million over the period, with consistently positive weekly changes.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-20•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s 2025 Consumer Payments Survey shows transactional cash use has stabilised, with cash still used for day-to-day payments and as a backup. Around one-third of Australians would face hardship or major inconvenience if cash access or acceptance were constrained. In 2025, cash made up about 15% of payments by number (8% by value), with higher use among older and lower income Australians. Perceived convenience declined amid fewer bank branches and bank-owned ATMs, and merchants reported operational challenges despite broad acceptance. Policy measures include a government mandate for cash acceptance at grocery stores and petrol stations from 1 January 2026 and the RBA’s removal of surcharging on designated payment networks from 1 October 2026, expected to have a modest impact on cash usage.
ResearchPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-20•Ecuador•Central Bank of Ecuador
The Central Bank of Ecuador and the Financial and Monetary Policy and Regulation Board presented their 2025 accountability report, highlighting 21 resolutions, including financial relief measures and updates to technical instruments to support financial system solidity. The Central Bank reported international reserves near USD 9.8 billion, consolidated liquidity facilities of USD 3.34 billion, institutional equity of USD 4,333.9 million and gold purchases from small-scale and artisanal miners exceeding USD 73.30 million. The update also noted new strategic partnerships and the development of analytical tools, including a macroeconomic environment platform and Ecuador’s Monthly Economic Activity Indicator.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAuditing
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2026-04-20•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has proposed amendments to Form PF to scale back and refocus private fund reporting so the Commission and the Financial Stability Oversight Council receive data needed to monitor systemic risk and protect investors, without expanding substantive regulation of private funds. The proposal responds to the 2024 Form PF amendments, would raise reporting thresholds for all filers and large hedge fund advisers, and require the SEC to review Form PF thresholds at least every five years.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory burden
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2026-04-20•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission published for comment a Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association request for exemptive relief to modify the Treasury Clearing Rule’s inter-affiliate exemption and reopened the comment period on an Institute of International Bankers request on the extraterritorial application of the Trade Submission Requirement. The SIFMA request would broaden affiliates eligible for the exemption and add an activity-based threshold for certain non-U.S. affiliate repo transactions, while the IIB request targets trades executed entirely outside the United States between non-U.S. institutions. The SEC is seeking data-driven feedback on liquidity, competition and how the potential exemptions interact ahead of the Treasury Clearing Rule compliance dates.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-20•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission published an implementation roadmap for the Corporations Amendment (Digital Assets Framework) Act 2026, which will bring digital asset and tokenised custody platforms into the financial services licensing regime from 9 April 2027. Over the next 18 months ASIC will consult on and set operational, asset-holding, transactional, settlement and financial standards, update licensing guidance, and open licence applications with interim relief, while the existing INFO 225 no-action position will expire in June 2026 and entities must comply with current licensing requirements during the transition.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-20•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee Minority Staff published a report on Federal Reserve Chair nominee Kevin Warsh’s financial disclosures and ethics agreements, raising concerns over transparency of his wealth sources, divestiture plans, and potential conflicts of interest. The report also highlights Warsh’s ties to investor Stanley Druckenmiller, references to his name in the Epstein files, and follows Democrats’ calls to delay the nomination hearing amid what they describe as pretextual Justice Department probes into Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook.
ResearchOther
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2026-04-20•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, has asked SEC Chairman Paul Atkins to investigate reported trading by a broker for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth ahead of U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran. The letter cites attempted purchases of millions of shares in a defense industry fund and warns of potential misuse of highly sensitive, material non-public information, with implications for insider trading enforcement, market integrity and national security.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-20•Argentina•Argentina Securities Commission (CNV)
The Argentina Securities Commission (CNV) will launch a second season of its financial education audiovisual series “Vos también podés invertir. Si estás informado, tomás mejores decisiones” to provide clear information on Argentina’s capital markets and their regulation. The new season will deepen coverage of market participants, the functions of different actors, the importance of operating only with registered agents and PSAVs, and investor protection, highlighting how CNV rules promote simplification, predictability and a clear framework for all participants.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-19•Algeria•Algeria Market Authority (COSOB)
The Algeria Market Authority approved the information notice for AYRADE Spa’s planned capital increase through a public offering.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-19•Dominican Republic•Superintencencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana
The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic, through its Office of User Services and Protection (ProUsuario), ordered financial institutions to return DOP 33.2 million to users between January and March 2026, bringing total refunds since August 2020 to DOP 728.3 million. The first-quarter refunds stemmed from 1,741 complaints, 62% resolved in favour of users, mainly related to unrecognized purchases, erroneous or unrecognized transfers, unrecognized cash withdrawals, and cash debited but not dispensed by ATMs.
SupervisionInterventionsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-19•United Arab Emirates•Ministry of Finance (United Arab Emirates)
The UAE Ministry of Finance reported on its delegation’s participation in the World Bank Group and IMF Spring Meetings, engaging in G20, International Monetary and Financial Committee and regional discussions on global economic developments, financial stability and fiscal policy. The delegation also joined BRICS meetings on cooperation among emerging economies and expanded financial and economic partnerships. The Ministry said it will translate these engagements into initiatives aligned with the UAE’s economic priorities and financial system.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-19•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia reported that Governor Natia Turnava joined a World Bank discussion of female central bank governors on expanding women entrepreneurs’ access to banking services and finance. Participants examined challenges, credit guarantee schemes, wider use of electronic payment instruments, equity co-financing and a World Bank programme to improve access to finance, while Turnava highlighted domestic measures including higher gender quotas in supervisory boards of commercial banks and microbanks.
Policy & regulationCooperationDiversity and inclusion
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2026-04-19•Europe•European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on EU banking sector competitiveness, arguing that competitiveness should be enhanced by improving capital efficiency and freeing up “trapped” capital rather than increasing capital levels. It estimates that EU gold-plating, supervisory practices and national discretions add up to 66% to Basel minimum requirements, criticises the complexity and size of macroprudential buffers, and calls for capital allocation rules that better reflect market and business criteria. The EBF urges swift implementation of key Draghi and Letta report recommendations and signals continued engagement with policymakers on the reform agenda.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCapital adequacyPrudential risks
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2026-04-19•Ghana•Bank of Ghana
The Bank of Ghana outlined its strategy to channel growing remittance inflows into formal foreign exchange and investment-oriented diaspora capital at a Diaspora Remittance Roundtable in the Washington DC–Maryland–Virginia area. It highlighted measures to enhance formal remittance capture, transparency and data quality, and is exploring diaspora bonds, structured investment vehicles, foreign-currency products and fintech partnerships, including tokenisation-based models, within a regulatory framework. The roundtable will identify bankable diaspora opportunities, co-create financial solutions, inform policy and regulatory adjustments, and develop targeted diaspora instruments and digital payment ecosystems.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border payments
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2026-04-19•Egypt•Central Bank of Egypt
The Central Bank of Egypt reported that Egypt’s Anti-Money Laundering and Counter Terrorist Financing Unit hosted a high-level delegation from the UN Peacebuilding Support Office in Cairo to deepen cooperation on combating financial crimes and supporting peacebuilding. Discussions covered links between organised crime, corruption and money laundering, capacity building and staff awareness with an emphasis on women’s participation, and alignment of Egypt’s AML/CFT framework with Financial Action Task Force standards. Both sides agreed to intensify coordination and enhance institutional frameworks.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-19•Syria•Central Bank of Syria
The Central Bank of Syria reported that Governor H.E. Dr. Abdulkader AlHusrieh met with UK Minister of State (International Development and Africa) Baroness Jennifer Chapman at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. The meeting focused on opportunities for engagement between the United Kingdom and Syria and mechanisms to enhance bilateral coordination.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-19•Syria•Central Bank of Syria
The Central Bank of Syria reported that Governor Dr. Abdulkader Hussrieh met Banque de France Director General for Operations and Financial Stability Ivan Odonnat. The parties discussed the possibility of opening an account for the Central Bank of Syria at the French central bank.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-19•Syria•Central Bank of Syria
The Central Bank of Syria reported that a Syrian delegation led by Central Bank Governor Dr Abdul Qader Al-Hassariyeh and Finance Minister Yusr Barnieh attended a meeting with several Middle East central bank governors, finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva. Discussions focused on the effects of war on the region and ways to maintain economic resilience.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk