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2026-04-19•Albania•Bank of Albania
The Bank of Albania reported on Governor Gent Sejko’s participation in the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, where he discussed Albania’s macroeconomic performance, banking sector conditions and priorities for continued cooperation with the IMF, World Bank and IFC. Discussions covered IMF technical assistance on a new draft law for the Bank of Albania and alignment with the EU acquis, financial-sector projects including payments system modernisation and European standards, and regional initiatives such as SEPA implementation and the TIPS Clone project.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-19•Palestine•Palestine Monetary Authority
The Palestine Monetary Authority published first-quarter 2026 Residential Property Price Index data showing broadly stable residential prices, up 0.19% quarter-on-quarter to 108.4 points and 1.2% year-on-year. The House Price Index rose 0.81% to 109.3 points while the Apartment Price Index declined 0.84% to 107.8 points, with the data excluding the Gaza Strip due to the ongoing Israeli attack since October 2023.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-19•Ireland•Department of Finance (Ireland)
The Department of Finance (Ireland) has launched the Credit Union Strategy Project to develop the first sector-wide strategy for Ireland’s credit union movement, led by the sector with operational support from the Department. Two independent chairs will oversee governance and strategy development, with participation from credit union representative bodies, the Central Bank of Ireland and other stakeholders, and initial work will focus on terms of reference, governance arrangements and an engagement workplan.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket development
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2026-04-19•Jordan•Jordan Securities Commission
The Jordan Securities Commission chair outlined recent capital-market developments and regulatory priorities, highlighting investor-protection efforts and completion of the core framework for virtual assets, with executive instructions and operating models issued and licence applications under review. He noted the registration of two mutual funds, approval of the first private-sector Islamic sukuk by a bank-owned finance company, a Cabinet-approved municipal sukuk project by Greater Amman Municipality of up to JOD 1 billion, and prior government sukuk issuance of close to JOD 2 billion. Market indicators cited included Amman Stock Exchange capitalisation of around JOD 28 billion (up 44%), listed-company profits of around JOD 2.3 billion with about JOD 1.2 billion distributed, average daily trading of roughly JOD 9–12 million, and foreign ownership of about 47%.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMarket development
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2026-04-19•Asia•Eurasian Group (EAG)
The Eurasian Group announced that it will hold a joint international AML forum in St. Petersburg, Russia, from 22 to 24 April 2026. The event will focus on strengthening public-private partnership and international cooperation, with discussions covering FATF mutual evaluations, supervisory tools, compliance technology and cross-border cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationAML and CFTCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-19•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol met U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Washington, D.C. to discuss Korea–US investment cooperation, foreign exchange market developments, and supply chain issues including critical minerals, agreeing excessive volatility in the Korean won is undesirable. Koo highlighted implementing the Korea–US strategic investment MOU, including a special act on strategic investment management and a KRW 26.2 trillion supplementary budget, and backed U.S. G20 priorities on global growth and AI-focused human capital investment. They agreed to continue consultations on foreign exchange markets.
Policy & regulationCooperationForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-04-19•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance said Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol attended the International Monetary and Financial Committee and G7 sessions in Washington, focusing on policy responses to the Middle East war, structural reforms amid the AI transition, and the IMF’s role in multilateral macroeconomic coordination. Koo backed fiscal soundness while aiding vulnerable sectors, detailed a supplementary budget that avoids new national debt, and urged joint action by surplus and deficit economies on global imbalances and critical minerals. In a meeting with IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva, he outlined Korea’s plan to support AI innovation capacity-building for vulnerable countries through a global AI hub, and both sides agreed to explore closer cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-18•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission delivered a lecture at the Institute of Administration and Finance on the dissemination of general capital market statistics as part of its market-promotion activities. Targeting students and faculty, the session highlighted the role of statistical data in analysing economic and financial information and presented key trends and indicators influencing capital market behaviour in Angola and globally.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-18•Serbia•Ministry of Finance (Serbia)
The Ministry of Finance (Serbia) presented a National Development Strategy through 2035, a growth acceleration programme anchored by EUR 48 billion in planned investments, including a EUR 17 billion 2030 Development Programme and EUR 31 billion for 2030–2035. Priorities include technology adoption, education and labour force development, healthcare, family support and infrastructure, with projections such as GDP exceeding EUR 100 billion in 2027 and EUR 133 billion in 2030, public debt at 41.5% of GDP, and unemployment at 8.7% in 2025. The Serbian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will continue state–business dialogue via its Center for Economic Initiatives and Quick Solutions, focusing on capital market development, fiscal policy and tackling the grey economy.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMarket developmentFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-18•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
The Central Bank of Montenegro reported meetings with senior World Bank officials during the IMF/World Bank Annual Meetings, confirming the TIPS Clone instant payments project is on track for launch on 20 July 2026. Discussions covered implementing Montenegro’s 2025–2029 Country Partnership Framework, including structural reforms, institutional capacity building and investment in infrastructure, energy transition and human capital, with payment system modernisation seen as key to aligning with European payment standards and deeper integration into the single European financial and economic market.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-18•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
The Central Bank of Montenegro used the IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings to report full implementation of its 2025 EU agenda commitments in banking supervision, payment systems, anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing, and bank resolution, noting that Montenegro’s accession to the Single Euro Payments Area is generating significant savings for citizens and businesses. It also reviewed regional progress on the TIPS Clone instant payment project with Western Balkan central banks, Banca d’Italia and the World Bank, and presented its WE Finance Code framework to improve access to finance for women entrepreneurs amid broader discussions on global risks and geopolitical spillovers.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-18•Montenegro•Montenegro Capital Market Authority
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority has published for consultation three draft implementing rules for alternative investment funds, covering licensing, audit arrangements and asset valuation under the Law on Alternative Investment Funds. The proposals set out requirements for authorisation of funds and their managers, auditor selection and audit scope, and methodologies for determining asset values, net asset value and unit or share prices, aiming to enhance transparency, investor protection and alignment with EU practice.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-18•Madagascar•Ministry of Finance (Madagascar)
Madagascar’s Ministry of Finance reported on its participation in the World Bank Group Africa Group II Governors’ meeting, where ministers urged stronger World Bank support to bolster resilience, public management capacity and economic transitions amid weaker global growth and rising climate shocks. The readout highlighted World Bank growth projections, the USD 100bn IDA21 replenishment effective 1 July 2025, the Mission 300 electricity access initiative, increased commitments for Africa Group II countries, and governors’ priorities including faster budget support, greater private-sector mobilisation and better-tailored instruments for small island states.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-18•South Africa•National Credit Regulator
The National Credit Regulator issued Circular 02 of 2026 reminding registered credit providers of their obligation under section 63 of the National Credit Act to provide required documents in an official language consumers can understand. As a registration condition, providers must submit a language policy specifying at least two official languages for key documents and customer interactions, which the regulator will approve or return for revision. Approved policies will undergo a second-year implementation review, including how consumer language preferences are accommodated and how consumers can access the policy.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-18•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission held a three-hour capacity-building session for trainee lawyers and members of the Angola Bar Association on the functioning, regulation and supervision of Angola’s capital markets. The module covered the legal, regulatory and institutional framework, the Commission’s powers and supervisory activities, key obligations for market participants, and the regime for offences and sanctions, as part of institutional cooperation with the Bar Association.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-18•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported on its participation in a World Bank Group roundtable on implementing the Target Instant Payments Settlement (TIPS) Clone platform, reviewing progress and ecosystem readiness ahead of the planned 2026 launch. The Bank of Italy and five Western Balkan central banks, including Kosovo’s, updated on finalising TIPS Clone systems and on institutional, technical and regulatory preparations, with Kosovo highlighting benefits for faster, more secure payments, regional integration, alignment with European payment standards, and the need for continued support.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-18•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported on Governor Ahmet Ismaili’s meeting with IMF European Department Director Alfred Kammer during the 2026 Spring Meetings, where financial-sector developments, stability and structural reforms were discussed. The governor highlighted Kosovo’s economic resilience, a well-capitalised and liquid banking sector with low non-performing loans, and reforms to digitalise financial services and strengthen regulation, including support for IMF capacity-building initiatives such as the planned Regional Technical Assistance Center.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-18•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported that Governor Ahmet Ismaili represented Kosovo at the closed plenary meeting of the International Monetary and Financial Committee during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings. Discussions focused on global growth prospects, inflation, financial stability risks, monetary and fiscal policy, financial sector vulnerabilities, and sustainable and inclusive growth, with Governor Ismaili engaging counterparts on the global outlook and financial-sector resilience.
OtherCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-18•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported that Governor Ahmet Ismaili participated in an International Monetary Fund constituency meeting on financial stability and global challenges, including external shocks, inflationary pressures and emerging banking sector risks. The constituency, which includes Austria, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovakia, Slovenia and Türkiye, reviewed progress, discussed actions to mitigate external shocks, and received Kosovo’s support for nominating a new constituency director ahead of the current director’s mandate ending in the fourth quarter of 2026.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-04-18•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported that Governor Ahmet Ismaili participated in a closed Regional Economic Outlook meeting with central bank governors and finance ministers during the 2026 Spring Meetings in Washington, DC, chaired by IMF European Department Director Alfred Kammer. Discussions covered elevated global uncertainty, ongoing conflicts, external shocks, persistent inflationary pressures and spillover risks, and potential monetary and fiscal policy responses.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developmentsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-18•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Finance reported that Deputy Minister Ilhom Umrzakov joined a Washington roundtable on global lessons for public-private partnerships, outlining reforms to develop PPP mechanisms, attract private investment and finance infrastructure projects. Held alongside the World Bank Group and IMF Spring Meetings, the discussion covered PPP implementation challenges, ESG factors and the role of international financial institutions, and produced recommendations on effective PPP models, bank–investor cooperation and improving project preparation.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket development
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2026-04-18•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya reviewed with De La Rue the printing and shipment schedule for new LYD 5, LYD 10 and LYD 20 banknotes to help ensure liquidity supply ahead of Eid al-Adha. De La Rue also presented an award recognizing the LYD 20 note as Best Banknote Design in the World 2025.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsCurrency and cash management
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2026-04-18•Luxembourg•Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg’s Ministry of Finance reported that Finance Minister Gilles Roth attended the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., where discussions focused on macroeconomic stability and financial resilience amid geopolitical tensions and uncertainty over the economic outlook and energy prices. Roth held bilateral meetings with several counterpart countries and multilateral development banks, including on Luxembourg–Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank cooperation, and joined a working dinner on mobilising private capital, sustainable investment and governance. He also took part in an IMF high-level event on the new South East Europe Technical Assistance Centre, which will support institutional strengthening and EU alignment in beneficiary countries with Luxembourg’s backing.
Policy & regulationCooperationGeopolitical riskFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-18•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia reported that Governor Natia Turnava participated in an IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings roundtable on managing macroeconomic and financial stability risks during regional conflict. She noted that from early 2025 the National Bank of Georgia has adopted a risk management approach to monetary policy, using alternative risk scenarios alongside the central projection to guide decisions, and underscored the importance of prudent policy, strong fundamentals, systematic risk assessment and transparent communication amid elevated uncertainty and supply-side inflation shocks.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyGeopolitical riskFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-18•Colombia•Central Bank of Colombia
The Central Bank of Colombia warned that a social media post falsely depicting an interview with its Governor on Noticias RCN was created using artificial intelligence to manipulate his image and spread misinformation. The Bank rejected the content as non-official, cautioned that such posts can lead to errors or fraud, and urged the public to verify sources, avoid sharing personal data via untrusted links, and rely only on its official channels.
SupervisionAlertsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-18•Bosnia and Herzegovina•Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Governor Jasmina Selimović joined a closed Washington meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries on the IMF’s European outlook. She presented preliminary projections of rising inflation and slowing activity in 2026, with gradual improvement in 2027 if external shocks ease. She highlighted vulnerabilities of small open economies and urged structural reforms, lower operating costs and removal of barriers to competitiveness, stressing that central banks must prioritize economic stability amid complex inflation shocks, weak productivity and global uncertainty.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developmentsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-18•Indonesia•OJK
The Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK) has ordered PT Bank Negara Indonesia (Persero) Tbk to promptly and transparently resolve alleged customer fund irregularities at its Aek Nabara sub-branch, including verification of affected accounts and regular reporting. The bank has coordinated with law enforcement, secured suspected assets, and refunded IDR 7 billion to customers, while OJK monitors settlement of remaining funds. OJK has also instructed an internal investigation into compliance, internal controls and governance, and signalled potential supervisory action if breaches are found.
SupervisionInterventionsClient asset custody and safekeeping
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2026-04-18•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia reported on President Natia Turnava’s participation with Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili in a regional roundtable and investor meetings during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, where they presented Georgia’s macroeconomic outlook and policy priorities. Discussions covered global growth, inflation, geopolitical risks and regional cooperation, with Turnava highlighting strong growth, a historically low current account deficit, improved external buffers, cautious monetary policy, higher reserves, reduced dollarization, and the IMF’s positive assessment of Georgia’s macroeconomic indicators and buffers.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-18•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia detailed its management of macroeconomic and financial stability risks amid regional conflict and global uncertainty, highlighting a formal shift in its monetary policy process to a risk-management approach. Policy decisions now incorporate risk-scenario analysis alongside the central outlook, supported by systematic risk assessment and transparent communication on how policy would respond to different potential developments.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyFinancial stability and systemic riskMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-04-18•Bosnia and Herzegovina•Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina Governor Jasmina Selimović joined a closed IMF-related meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from 19 Central, Eastern and Southeastern European countries, presenting preliminary projections of higher inflation and slower economic activity in Bosnia and Herzegovina in 2026, with gradual improvement in 2027 if external shocks ease. She highlighted the vulnerabilities of small, open economies to energy price disruptions and shifting trade flows, calling for structural reforms, lower operating costs and removal of barriers to competitiveness, and stressed that central banks must stay focused on preserving economic stability amid complex inflation shocks, productivity slowdown and elevated global uncertainty.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developmentsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-18•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia reported on Serbia’s participation in an IMF–World Bank Spring Meeting session on Europe’s economic outlook, focused on Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe. Discussions covered the impact of the changing global environment, including energy price risks from the Middle East conflict, trade policy shifts, industrial policy, defence spending, macroeconomic policy options and fiscal priorities. The update also referenced an IMF presentation in Belgrade highlighting productivity, single-market deepening, reduced regulatory burdens, artificial intelligence and higher research and development investment as competitiveness drivers.
Policy & regulationOtherEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-18•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia reported that Governor Natia Turnava and Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili joined an IMF roundtable for Caucasus and Central Asia authorities during the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings, discussing global growth, inflation, geopolitical risks and regional cooperation. Turnava highlighted Georgia’s strong macroeconomic position, including high growth, an improved external position, a current account deficit near a historical minimum, rising international reserves, reduced dollarization and a monetary policy focused on stable inflation expectations, with the IMF positively assessing Georgia’s macro indicators and buffers.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooks
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2026-04-18•Angola•Ministry of Finance (Angola)
Angola’s Ministry of Finance detailed how new World Bank financing will help repay higher-cost debt, redirect savings to education, and advance public financial management and tax reforms, including a unified VAT and clearer regimes for companies and households. The minister cited ongoing system integration, infrastructure plans such as the Provita water project, stronger tax administration controls, and an upcoming oil price impact assessment, while the central bank governor reaffirmed a 2026 inflation target of 13.5%.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-18•Pakistan•State Bank of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan told international financial institutions and rating agencies that Pakistan’s macroeconomic indicators have improved, citing lower inflation, a current account surplus, higher foreign exchange reserves projected at around USD 18 billion by June 2026, stronger real GDP growth, and continued fiscal and monetary discipline, while noting new risks from the Middle East conflict. The Governor also referenced an IMF staff-level agreement under the Extended Fund Facility and Resilience and Sustainability Facility, and highlighted that Roshan Digital Account inflows have exceeded USD 12.4 billion after recent regulatory enhancements.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-18•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People’s Bank of China reported on Governor Pan Gongsheng’s participation in the IMF’s 53rd International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting, which endorsed the Diliya Quota and Governance Reform Guiding Principles and called for stronger macro policy coordination and international cooperation. The committee urged members to complete domestic approvals for the Sixteenth General Review of Quotas and advance Seventeenth review discussions, while Pan pressed for accelerated quota reform, early effectiveness of the Sixteenth review increase, meaningful quota share adjustments under the Seventeenth review, and stronger IMF surveillance of trade policy uncertainty, supply shocks and fiscal risks.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has published the report of the Study Group for the Advancement of Corporate Risk Management, summarising discussions on strengthening corporate risk management. The report, based on three meetings held between December and March, reviews changes in the business environment, current practices and challenges, and measures to enhance the sophistication of corporate risk management.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRisk management
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published a draft partial revision of its Comprehensive Supervision Guidelines for Authorized Specified Insurance Providers to update the supervisory framework for the non-life insurance industry and align it with forthcoming legal changes. The draft reflects recommendations on insurance-claims payment management, business promotion systems, and collaboration between insurance agents and intermediaries, and is intended to apply from the enforcement date of the amended Insurance Business Act.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
Japan’s Financial Services Agency released minutes from the third meeting of its Study Group for the Advancement of Corporate Risk Management, which reviewed a draft report on corporate risk management and insurance-based risk transfer. Members discussed clarifying internal agents’ roles in global programmes, the limited role of overseas risk transfer, gaps in how Japanese firms link enterprise risk management to insurance decisions, and frictions with foreign non-life insurers. They also raised concerns over the comparability of formalised risk disclosures and urged prioritising guideline revisions and operational fixes—such as intermediary fee payments and duplicated costs in captive-based global insurance programmes—over legislative change.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRisk management
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
The Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has recommended that the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency take administrative action against Buddy Capital Co., Ltd. over serious governance and internal control deficiencies. The inspection identified inadequate staffing and compliance frameworks, de facto control by a non-employee, misleading crypto-asset solicitations that generated over 100 complaints, cessation of proper investment analysis, lack of internal audit, and deletion of evidence during the inspection, which the Commission considers grounds for supervisory disposition under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency, via the Kanto Finance Bureau, has imposed administrative sanctions on Buddy Capital Co., Ltd. following a recommendation by the Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission after an inspection. The measures follow a recommendation by the Director of the Kanto Finance Bureau to seek administrative punishment, with further details available on the Bureau’s website.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsCorporate governance
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published the agenda and materials for the 152nd Automobile Liability Insurance Council, which will review the results of rate verification and consider a rollback from the general account to the special account for automobile safety and a change to the start date for rate application. Supporting documents include the main and reference materials on rate verification, the account rollback, and the revised rate application start date.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
The Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission recommended that the Prime Minister and the Financial Services Agency Commissioner issue a JPY 6.27 million surcharge order for market manipulation involving shares of Base Food Co., Ltd., Gunosy and Nippon Gear Industry on the Tokyo Stock Exchange. The Commission identified Tokyo Stock Exchange, Inc. as the subject of the order, citing transactions intended to induce trading and mislead the market in violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act, based partly on information from the Japan Exchange Self-Regulatory Corporation.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsMarket abuse
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2026-04-17•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has published the English version of its FSA Analytical Notes 2026.2, analysing regional banks’ participation in programmes that match managerial talent with regional companies and the relationship to firms’ reported shortages. The study finds that firms whose main regional bank has a strong matching record are less likely to report unresolved shortages, and that such banks reference client human-resources support more frequently in disclosure reports. The agency reiterates that expanding data use in supervision and policy-making is a medium- to long-term priority and that it will continue to enhance its data analysis capabilities and infrastructure.
ResearchSupervisory dataFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-17•Saudi Arabia•Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance reported that Finance Minister Mohammed Aljadaan joined the first G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors meeting under the U.S. G20 Presidency, held alongside the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. He linked global growth prospects to geopolitical stability and stable energy markets, highlighted energy market volatility and supply chain disruptions as key risks, and called for proactive shock preparedness, flexible labour markets, stronger investment, a central role for the private sector in reforms, and a balanced, country-specific approach to global macroeconomic imbalances.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesGeopolitical riskFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-17•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control designated seven Iraqi militia commanders under Executive Order 13224, as amended, for attacks against U.S. personnel, facilities, and interests in Iraq, targeting leaders and operatives of Iran-aligned groups including Kata’ib Hizballah, Asa’ib Ahl al-Haqq, Harakat al-Nujaba, and Kata’ib Sayyid al-Shuhada. All property and interests in property of the designated persons within U.S. jurisdiction or controlled by U.S. persons are blocked, and U.S. persons are broadly prohibited from dealings absent authorization, with potential civil or criminal penalties and secondary sanctions risk for foreign financial institutions.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-04-17•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed sanctions under Executive Order 14098 on five individuals and entities involved in recruiting and deploying former Colombian military personnel to fight in Sudan for the Rapid Support Forces. The designations target Fénix Human Resources S.A.S., Global Qowa Al-Basheria S.A.S. (Mi Futuro Global), associated managers and recruiters, and link them to previously designated firms and individuals. All property and interests in property of the designated persons within U.S. jurisdiction are blocked, including entities they own 50 percent or more, and U.S. persons are generally prohibited from related transactions absent authorization.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-04-17•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group said heads of multilateral development banks agreed to intensify cooperation to support member economies amid global uncertainty, focusing on risk management, macroeconomic stability, protection of vulnerable populations, and longer-term priorities such as private sector development, jobs and infrastructure. They will create a working group to advance originate-to-distribute and risk-sharing approaches, scale up local currency financing, enhance transparency of credit risks, and develop a common approach to measuring job creation, while strengthening collaboration on critical minerals, water systems and artificial intelligence. The heads also agreed a common Value for Money procurement framework and noted progress in mutual reliance frameworks for joint project financing.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-17•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund assessed the war’s impact on the Western Hemisphere, concluding that effects will vary by country but generally push inflation higher via tighter global financial conditions, shifts in capital flows, and volatile commodity prices. Oil exporters benefit from stronger external and fiscal positions, while tourism-dependent Caribbean economies, Central America, and countries with large current account deficits and limited market access are more vulnerable to higher energy costs and risk aversion. The IMF underscores the importance of strong macroeconomic frameworks, prudent fiscal policy, saving energy windfalls, and maintaining targeted safety nets, and stands ready to provide country-specific advice and lending support.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-17•Global•International Monetary Fund
The IMF’s International Monetary and Financial Committee unanimously adopted the Diriyah Guiding Principles alongside quota and governance reforms and confirmed the Fund will resume relations with Venezuela after a seven-year pause. The principles aim to increase transparency and fairness in quota reviews, protect low-income countries’ quotas and voting shares, and ensure an open, inclusive, merit-based process for selecting the Managing Director. The IMF outlined preparedness for spillovers from the Middle East conflict and urged members to fully fund the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust. It also highlighted coordination with the World Bank on crisis response and said initial priorities for re-engagement with Venezuela include improving data adequacy and capacity development, with possible financing contingent on an agreed policy path.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-17•Canada•Department of Finance (Canada)
The Department of Finance Canada reported on Minister François-Philippe Champagne’s participation in recent G7, G20, International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group meetings in Washington, D.C., highlighting new creditor and guarantee arrangements to support Ukraine. As co-chair of the Group of Creditors of Ukraine, Champagne signed a Memorandum of Understanding on Debt Service Suspension of Ukraine and agreed a forthcoming US$1 billion World Bank guarantee and a EUR200 million European Bank for Reconstruction and Development guarantee to support lending to Ukraine’s energy sector.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-17•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba reported on the rollout of a pilot programme to pay social security retirees and pensioners via the Caja Extra service in parts of Havana, in partnership with Banco Metropolitano, the Government of Havana, the Ministry of Labour and Social Security and the National Social Security Institute. Early implementation by MSME MEC S.U.R.L. in Playa municipality involved zone-based teams, bank reconciliation of payment lists and strong retiree interest, with calls for broader participation by other economic actors.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-17•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
Peru's Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators has ordered the liquidation of Caja Rural de Ahorro y Crédito Del Centro, triggering deposit insurance coverage by the Deposit Insurance Fund (FSD) up to PEN 117,200 per depositor. Coverage applies automatically without registration or fees, with payouts in soles via Caja Municipal de Ahorro y Crédito de Arequipa S.A. branches nationwide, including for insured foreign-currency deposits converted at the official exchange rate set before intervention.
SupervisionInterventionsRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-17•Turks & Caicos Islands•Turks & Caicos Financial Services Commission
The Turks and Caicos Islands Financial Services Commission has strengthened its captive insurance supervisory capacity through regulator-only training and stakeholder engagement at the CICA 2026 International Conference. Insights on supervisory approaches, governance, stress testing, emerging captive products, and solvency benchmarks will be incorporated into supervisory reviews, examination checklists, staff development, and the 2026–2027 legislative review, alongside potential memoranda of understanding with other regulators.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-17•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, and Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System issued revised, non-binding model risk management guidance scaled to a banking organization’s size, complexity, and model risk profile. The guidance sets principles for model development and use, validation and monitoring, and governance and controls, with particular attention to vendor and third-party products, and is most relevant to banking organizations with over USD 30 billion in total assets. It clarifies that generative and agentic artificial intelligence models are out of scope, while applying to traditional and other non-generative, non-agentic artificial intelligence models, and rescinds FIL-22-2017 and FIL-27-2021.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-17•United States•Office of the Comptroller of the Currency
The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, with the Federal Reserve and FDIC, issued updated, non-prescriptive model risk management guidance for OCC-supervised institutions, emphasizing a risk-based approach tailored to size, complexity, and model use, and stating that non-compliance will not trigger supervisory criticism. Most relevant for banks with over USD 30 billion in assets, it excludes generative and agentic AI models, sets principles for model development, validation, monitoring, governance, and third-party products, and rescinds prior OCC bulletins and the Comptroller’s Handbook “Model Risk Management” booklet.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRisk management
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2026-04-17•Uganda•Uganda Capital Markets Authority
Uganda Capital Markets Authority said it took part in a two-day financial literacy town hall in Masindi with the Bank of Uganda. The event focused on public education about capital markets investment opportunities, including shares, unit trusts and bonds, and on how businesses can raise capital through market-based financing.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-17•Uganda•Bank of Uganda
The Bank of Uganda has started a three-year pilot to buy domestically mined gold and add it to Uganda’s foreign exchange reserves, with test purchases beginning on 17 April 2026. The bank will purchase from eligible licensed miners, pay in UGX based on international prices and refine the gold to international monetary standards before including it in reserves. The pilot also includes a traceability framework and will be used to test operations before any expansion.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-04-17•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Board of the Chile Financial Market Commission sanctioned Deloitte Auditores y Consultores Limitada and partner Roberto Leiva Casas-Cordero for breaches of the Securities Market Law and Generally Accepted Auditing Rules in the audit of Primus Capital S.A.’s December 2022 financial statements, imposing fines of UF 2,000 and UF 1,000. The Commission cited failures in due care, diligence and professional skepticism, including insufficient and poorly documented audit evidence, inadequate procedures and weak supervision, which it said affected the quality of financial information available to the market.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAuditing
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2026-04-17•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has extended the public consultation period on its regulatory proposal to adjust the assessment of banks’ management, including corporate governance and recovery planning. The extension follows an industry request, with the authority citing the proposal’s complexity and potential impact.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCorporate governanceRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-17•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets and De Nederlandsche Bank reminded institutions subject to the clearing obligation and meeting Article 7 bis(1) EMIR 3 conditions that their first report on compliance with the active account requirement is due for 25 June 2025 to 30 June 2026. Technical regulatory standards have applied since 26 February 2026, and although ESMA reporting tables are not yet formally applicable, supervisors expect firms to already use these templates and follow ESMA’s guidance on the representativeness obligation. Reports to the Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets should be submitted by email in CSV format.
SupervisionRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-17•Egypt•Central Bank of Egypt
The Central Bank of Egypt said Governor Hassan Abdalla, in his role as Egypt’s Governor at the IMF, briefed the Middle East and North Africa, Afghanistan, and Pakistan group on recent economic conditions and progress under Egypt’s reform programme, including the shift to an inflation-targeting framework and a flexible exchange rate. He noted that inflation fell from 38% to 11% by January 2026 and international reserves reached a record USD 53 billion at end-March 2026, while reiterating the central bank’s commitment to exchange rate flexibility to absorb external shocks and highlighting the role of international cooperation and IMF liquidity support amid ongoing geopolitical tensions.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-17•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board published a speech by Governor Christopher J. Waller assessing the U.S. outlook and indicating that the Federal Open Market Committee’s policy path will depend on whether Middle East energy disruptions ease or persist. He noted that underlying inflation is close to 2 percent but that the recent surge in energy prices has pushed up measured inflation and could become more persistent. Waller outlined that if energy markets normalize he would be inclined to look through the temporary inflation spike and consider rate cuts later in 2026, whereas prolonged disruptions and elevated inflation expectations could warrant keeping the policy rate at its current target range.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-17•Europe•European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation has published its response to the European Commission’s consultation on the competitiveness of the EU banking sector, focusing solely on the environmental, social and governance elements. The submission addresses questions on constraints to EU banks’ ability to finance large-scale climate transition projects and on which parts of the EU legislative framework should be amended to achieve meaningful simplification.
Policy & regulationOtherESGClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-17•Europe•Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism published two updates to support the 2027 exercise to select obliged entities for direct supervision from 2028, covering the reporting taxonomy and the 2026 testing and calibration data collection. The European Banking Authority released a draft data model and taxonomy under reporting framework 4.3 to support the identification methodology, while AMLA updated the 2026 data collection template to add Kosovo to the country list and credit providers to the entity-type list, with both template versions accepted.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAML and CFT
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2026-04-17•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway reviewed Borregaard ASA’s Q4 2025 interim reporting on a NOK 225 million impairment of its investment in Alginor ASA, concluding that disclosures did not sufficiently explain the events and circumstances leading to the impairment, which was significant relative to operating profit and profit before tax. Borregaard later provided additional information in its 2025 annual financial statements in response to a notice of decision, and the authority closed the case while signalling expectations that the company assess its information handling under the EU Market Abuse Regulation’s public disclosure rules.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-17•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan will publish a consultative document on regulatory policy for public discussion on the government’s open portal for normative legal acts. The document concerns draft laws on a new Law “On the insurance market” and amendments to other legislative acts governing regulation and development of the insurance market.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-17•Uruguay•Ministry of Economy & Finance (Uruguay)
Uruguay’s Ministry of Economy and Finance reported that Minister Gabriel Oddone and his team are holding meetings in Washington, DC on the margins of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings with US companies, sovereign bond investors, multilateral organisations and US authorities. Discussions focus on Uruguay’s macroeconomic policy framework, fiscal stance, pro-growth reforms, and potential IMF technical cooperation on fiscal transparency and tax collection efficiency. The mission will conclude with a meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors from Latin America, Canada and the United States.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-17•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
Peru’s Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Pension Fund Administrators has approved an operational regulation setting principles and guidelines for Pension Fund Administrators to assess fishery workers’ retirement under the Private Pension System, aligned with recent changes to the sector’s social security regime. SBS Resolution No. 1120-2026 defines two retirement routes, including a State‑guaranteed Complementary Rescue Pension subject to age, years of fishery activity and contribution requirements, and imposes obligations on Pension Fund Administrators regarding information provision, timely pension payments and coordination with the Pension Normalization Office.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-17•Global•Egmont Group
The Egmont Group reported on its engagement at the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, underscoring the role of Financial Intelligence Units in tackling illicit financial flows from artisanal and small-scale gold mining, trade-based money laundering, and misuse of shell companies and offshore structures. Executive Secretary Jerome Beaumont highlighted priorities for effective FIUs, including adequate resourcing, operational independence, asset recovery, strategic analysis, public-private partnerships, and advanced technology, and referenced Egmont work on environmental crime, national risk assessments, and trade-based money laundering. The update also outlined survey-based findings on constraints facing FIUs in addressing environmental crime and proposed follow-on tools such as red-flag bulletins, an environmental crime toolkit, and expert briefings.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilots
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2026-04-17•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund’s International Monetary and Financial Committee communiqué assesses the global outlook amid repeated shocks and endorses the Diriyah Guiding Principles to steer future IMF quota and governance reforms under the 17th General Review of Quotas. It highlights the Middle East conflict as a major new shock, reaffirms commitments to price stability and central bank independence, and calls for targeted fiscal support, closer monitoring of financial vulnerabilities from AI, non-bank financial institutions and digital assets, and adherence to April 2021 exchange rate commitments. IMFC members also back better sovereign debt restructuring, greater debt transparency, more subsidy resources for the Poverty Reduction and Growth Trust, and completion of key IMF reviews, while committing to domestic approvals for the 16th General Review of Quotas increase.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-17•Peru•Central Bank of Peru
The Central Reserve Bank of Peru reported that its president, Julio Velarde, is participating in the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Velarde was honoured by the Council of the Americas and Citibank for over 20 years of leadership in monetary stability and institutional credibility, and he addressed a J.P. Morgan investor seminar and a panel on Andean monetary policy prospects, highlighting Peru’s recent economic strength and presenting macroeconomic projections for GDP, the trade balance and inflation.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-17•Norway•Norges Bank
Norges Bank has appointed six securities firms as primary dealers for its new central bank certificates, a liquidity management instrument to be launched on 5 May 2026. The certificates will be issued via these primary dealers, which will have auction participation rights, customer bidding obligations and responsibility for compliant resale.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsLiquidity riskMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-17•Croatia•Ministry of Finance (Croatia)
Croatia’s Ministry of Finance reported on a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Tomislav Coric and European Bank for Reconstruction and Development President Odile Renaud-Basso on the margins of the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings, focusing on Croatia’s economic developments, global challenges and its strategic priority of full OECD membership. The ministry highlighted cumulative EBRD investment of approximately EUR 5.22 billion in 275 projects in Croatia, while Renaud-Basso confirmed continued EBRD support, particularly for the private sector, and efforts to strengthen foundations for broader capital market integration across central and south-eastern Europe.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-17•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee’s Ranking Member, Senator Elizabeth Warren, has sent a letter to SEC Chair Paul Atkins questioning the agency’s FY 2025 enforcement performance and whether his prior testimony misled the Committee. Citing SEC data, she highlights a decade-low 456 enforcement actions, a sharp drop in victim distributions to USD 262 million from USD 937 million in fiscal 2022, reduced staffing and leadership changes, and warns that misleading Congress carries severe penalties.
OtherSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-17•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova published March 2026 monetary statistics showing the broad monetary base rose 3.7% month on month to MDL 83,419 million and broad money (M3) increased 0.9% to MDL 196,276 million. Bank deposits grew 1.1% to MDL 144,933 million, while claims on the economy rose 3.2% to MDL 110,535 million, including a 5.3% increase in foreign-currency claims (expressed in MDL) to the equivalent of EUR 1,314 million.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-17•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Elizabeth Warren, together with Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chuck Schumer, issued a statement condemning the Trump Administration’s renewal of Russia General License 134, which they said removes sanctions risk for any person purchasing Russian oil loaded on vessels as of 12 March 2026. They urged President Trump to impose additional sanctions on Russia, citing recent Russian attacks on Ukraine and a claim that Russia’s oil revenues nearly doubled in March.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesSanctions list update
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2026-04-17•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova published March 2026 banking statistics showing total new loans of MDL 9,039 million, with businesses accounting for 70.8% of new borrowing and individuals 29.2%. The data, reported under Instruction No. 331/2016, are presented with tables and charts on loan volumes and nominal interest rates by borrower type and note that individuals predominantly borrowed in MDL.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-17•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova published March 2026 statistics on new bank deposits and associated nominal interest rates, reporting total new deposits of MDL 27,254 million, of which 69.7% were from the business sector and 30.3% from individuals. Deposits in national currency remained predominant, with Moldovan leu-denominated term deposits representing 75% of total term deposits, based on banks’ reporting under Instruction No. 331/2016 on interest-rate reporting.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-17•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova reported that Governor Anca Dragu joined a World Bank discussion at the IMF–World Bank Spring Meetings on reforms, market tools and institutional leadership to strengthen economic resilience. She highlighted gender equality and financial inclusion as drivers of competitiveness, citing the Bank’s “FinanciarELE – women’s leadership community” project and Moldova’s rise to 7th in the Global Gender Gap Index 2025, with the discussion also covering programmes to support women’s entrepreneurship and access to finance.
Financial literacy & educationDiversity and inclusion
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2026-04-17•Philippines•Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission urged financing and lending companies to offer restructuring, rescheduling and targeted grace periods of at least one month to borrowers affected by the energy emergency. Relief should reflect borrower distress and lender capacity, with larger and high-volume or online lenders expected to take a more proactive approach.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationLendingConsumer and investor protectionGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-17•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said Gov. Naji Mohammed Issa took part in a closed International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting at the IMF Spring Meetings in Washington. The discussions focused on global economic developments, growth prospects, financial stability and multilateral cooperation to address geopolitical and structural market risks.
Policy & regulationCooperationEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic riskMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-04-17•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions held a hearing on the consumer credit reporting market, focusing on accurate credit reports under the Fair Credit Reporting Act in supporting lenders’ risk management and consumers’ access to credit. Witnesses debated suppressing certain debt categories from reports, using alternative data such as rent and utilities to expand credit access, and H.R. 5775, the FCRA Liability Harmonization Act, which would cap statutory damages and eliminate punitive damages in class actions while preserving actual damages and individual causes of action.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCredit risk
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2026-04-17•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
The Central Bank of Montenegro said senior IMF officials reaffirmed close cooperation with Montenegro and positively assessed progress on macro-financial stability and EU-accession reforms, while stressing the need to preserve central bank independence. Governor Irena Radovic cited banking sector stability, high capitalisation, falling non-performing loans and alignment with the EU acquis, including Single Euro Payments Area accession, the TIPS Clone project and stronger anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing measures. Finance Minister Novica Vukovic reported 2025 projections of 2.7% GDP growth, foreign direct investment growth above 14%, EUR 1.48 billion in revenues, over 2.7 million tourists and 8.93% unemployment.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-17•Liechtenstein•Finance Liechtenstein
Liechtenstein Finance published an article by Simon Tribelhorn of the Liechtenstein Bankers Association arguing that blended finance can mobilise more private capital for sustainable development and that Liechtenstein is well positioned as a domicile. Blended finance uses public or philanthropic funds, including grants, guarantees and first-loss tranches, to de-risk projects for private investors; 2021 data show USD 1.9 billion in concessional capital mobilised USD 4.6 billion of private investment. The article highlights minimum concessionality, transparency, impact monitoring and more standardised structures as key to scaling, and cites Liechtenstein’s EEA membership, Swiss ties, investor base and flexible frameworks as supporting impact funds and climate finance vehicles.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationClimate risk and sustainable financeMarket development
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2026-04-17•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued a sanctions notice confirming that the entry for BSQUARE TECHNOLOGY CO. LTD. under the UK Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 has been corrected, while the entity remains subject to an asset freeze and director disqualification and continues to appear on the UK sanctions list. Firms must identify any relationships with designated persons, ensure all relevant funds and economic resources are frozen, refrain from making funds or economic resources available without a permitted derogation or licence, and report any findings to the States of Guernsey Policy & Resources Committee and the Commission in line with Handbook Rule 12.37.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsSanctions list update
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2026-04-17•Global•Financial Action Task Force
FATF ministers issued a declaration reaffirming coordinated action against illicit finance, prioritising a stronger response to fraud and more effective, risk-based implementation of FATF Standards, including revised rules on payment transparency. They committed to using the full AML/CFT/CPF toolkit against fraud, improving understanding of typologies involving legal persons, virtual assets and emerging technologies such as AI, and supporting rapid implementation and peer review in the virtual assets sector. The declaration backs a new round of mutual evaluations focused on risk and effectiveness, tailored support for low-capacity countries, streamlined and better-resourced assessments, and reiterates vigilance regarding risks from Russia’s war against Ukraine and proliferation financing from Iran.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-17•United Kingdom•Bank of England
The Bank of England is consulting on 2026/27 supervisory fees for financial market infrastructures, covering UK and non-UK CCPs and CSDs, and on extending phased recovery of UK CCP rulebook development costs. It proposes UK FMI fee ratios of 1.75:1.00:0.33 across categories 1–3, with UK CCP fees falling 3.2% year on year excluding rulebook costs and UK CSD fees rising 7.7%. The 2026/27 CCP rulebook cost recovery instalment remains GBP 1,500,000 within a revised total forecast of GBP 5,000,000. The Bank also expects to introduce annual supervision fees for firms in the Digital Securities Sandbox in 2026/27, currently estimated at GBP 85,000 per firm.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket infrastructureSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-17•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on strengthening EU banking competitiveness, emphasising completion and deepening of the Single Market and Banking Union as key levers. It notes that post-crisis reforms improved resilience but banks face geopolitical, non-bank financial institution and digital transformation challenges, and calls for targeted simplification that preserves Basel III-based resilience, supports cross-border integration and maintains an EU-wide level playing field with proportionate rules.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory burden
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2026-04-17•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of Kosovo reported on a meeting between Governor Ahmet Ismaili and World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Antonella Bassani on financial sector developments, including payment system modernisation and Kosovo’s integration into the Single Euro Payments Area. Discussions covered progress on the instant payments system using the Bank of Italy’s TIPS Clone solution, implementation of financing for a newly ratified financial sector project, and enhancements to the deposit insurance framework. The World Bank reaffirmed its support for the central bank’s reforms and institutional capacity.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-17•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported on Governor Ahmet Ismaili’s meeting with IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li, focused on recent economic, financial and monetary developments and cooperation on reforms and capacity building. The bank highlighted progress in financial stability, regulatory strengthening and implementation of IMF recommendations, including via the Southeast Europe Technical Assistance Center, while Bo Li welcomed these advances and signalled openness to expanding cooperation through new programs.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-17•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of Kosovo reported on a bilateral meeting between Governor Ahmet Ismaili and IFC Vice President Alfonso García Mora during the 2026 Spring Meetings, focusing on financial-sector developments and IFC-supported projects. Discussions covered reforms to strengthen resilience, broaden services and inclusion, advance the regulatory framework for non-bank financial institutions, and progress under the IFC-backed Digitalization of Financial Services Project. Both sides reaffirmed their commitment to deepen cooperation and technical assistance.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-17•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported on a bilateral meeting between Governor Ahmet Ismaili and IMF Executive Director Yigit Yasar on the margins of the 2026 Spring Meetings, focused on recent financial-sector developments and continued cooperation. Discussions highlighted financial system resilience, advances in payment infrastructure and digitalisation, AML/CFT reforms, financial inclusion, governance, cyber risk, and positively assessed ongoing projects and technical assistance.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-17•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus has published updated aggregate non-performing loan data for the Cyprus banking sector as at 31 January 2026, showing the sector’s non-performing loan ratio unchanged at 1.6% under the European Banking Authority Risk Matrix methodology. The coverage ratio of non-performing exposures with bad debt provisions edged down to 62.2%, while total restructured loans stood at EUR 0.8 billion, of which EUR 0.3 billion remained classified as non-performing exposures.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-17•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority announced that HDH Investment Services Limited entered creditors’ voluntary liquidation on 16 April 2026, with joint liquidators appointed from Quantuma Advisory Limited. HDH had agreed in January 2026 to cease regulated activities following FCA concerns over potentially unsuitable financial advice, and the firm remains subject to FCA rules while the authority works with the liquidators and warns customers about possible impersonation scams.
SupervisionAlertsRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-17•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has launched a mapping exercise to assess how banks fulfil their obligation to offer payment accounts to consumers, amid concerns that anti-money laundering controls may be leading to unwarranted refusals or closures. The review will examine whether banks consider alternative risk-reducing measures before denying or terminating accounts and will be accompanied by guidance on balancing account access obligations with requirements to counter money laundering and other financial crime.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-17•Norway•Department of Finance (Norway)
Norway’s Ministry of Finance and Ministry of Foreign Affairs will provide an additional NOK 50 million for anti-corruption efforts in Ukraine under the Nansen programme, via agreements with Transparency International Ukraine and the Anti-Corruption Action Center. The funding aims to reduce the risk of misuse of reconstruction and support funds, strengthen civil society oversight and business integrity, and bolster regulatory and institutional frameworks for integrity and accountability.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsBribery and corruption
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2026-04-17•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published updated Balance of Payments and International Investment Position statistics, extending data coverage through February 2026.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-17•France•Ministry of Economics & Finance (France)
France’s Ministry of Economics and Finance outlined the newly adopted Economic Life Simplification Law, which seeks to reduce administrative burdens, support business cash flow and accelerate industrial and digital projects. Measures include centralising public procurement on the Place platform, easing business transfers, generalising administrative mediation, and creating a Simplification Council. The law also introduces new banking and insurance protections for very small enterprise customers, accelerates procedures for certain industrial, energy and data centre projects, and streamlines state consultative bodies.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-17•Tanzania•Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority
The Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority participated in Mediation Week in Dar es Salaam to promote public awareness of alternative dispute resolution in the insurance sector and explain how insurance complaints can be resolved outside the courts. TIRA provided guidance on complaint-handling procedures, customers’ rights and obligations, and the use of mediation, and joined mediation sessions between insurance users and insurers that combined dispute resolution with insurance education.
Financial literacy & educationComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-04-17•South Africa•South African Reserve Bank
South Africa’s National Treasury and Reserve Bank have issued draft Capital Flow Management Regulations of 2026 for comment, to replace the 1961 Exchange Control Regulations and modernise cross-border capital flow management. The draft introduces a ‘positive bias’ approach with fewer pre-approvals, enhanced reporting and risk-based surveillance, addresses gaps such as cross-border crypto asset transactions, and provides for new definitions, transitional arrangements, administrative sanctions, higher penalties, and clarified rules on foreign assets and non-resident securities.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments