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2026-04-10•Germany•German Bundesbank
The German Bundesbank reported that Germany’s current account surplus rose to EUR 22.0 billion in February 2026, driven by a wider goods trade surplus despite weaker “invisible” service transactions. On the financial account, Germany shifted to net capital exports of EUR 24.2 billion, mainly through direct investment and other investment, while Bundesbank account transactions generated net capital imports and foreign reserves were unchanged.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Germany•German Bundesbank
The German Bundesbank reported net funds raised from domestic and foreign debt securities in Germany reached EUR 28.1bn in February 2026, as outstanding securities increased despite lower gross issuance. Net public-sector issuance totalled EUR 5.6bn, domestic corporates and banks raised EUR 3.2bn and EUR 0.5bn respectively, and non-resident investors were the largest buyers of domestic debt, while Bundesbank bond holdings declined by EUR 15.9bn due to Eurosystem maturities. Equity financing was negligible at EUR 0.1bn, with domestic banks net buyers of shares and domestic non-banks the main net purchasers of fund units amid net redemptions from investment funds.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-10•Botswana•Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana will issue new emissions of P50 and P20 banknotes on 15 April 2026 to replenish stocks, featuring updated signatures of the current Minister of Finance and the immediate past Governor but no other design changes. The notes retain existing security features, and the Bank encouraged the public to use the “look, feel and tilt” method to authenticate them. The new emissions will circulate alongside existing P50, P50 commemorative and P20 banknotes.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsCurrency and cash management
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2026-04-10•Tunisia•Ministry of Finance (Tunisia)
The Ministry of Finance of Tunisia, through its Directorate General of Holdings, has launched a call for applications to appoint directors representing the state and other public participants on the boards of public banks. The call is open to Tunisian nationals who meet the conditions set out in the published terms of reference.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-10•Tunisia•Ministry of Finance (Tunisia)
The Ministry of Finance of Tunisia has published terms of reference for a call for candidates to shortlist state and public-sector representatives to the boards of Banque Nationale Agricole, Société Tunisienne de Banque, BH Bank and Banque Tunisienne de Solidarité as part of a reconstitution of these boards. Candidates must meet stringent nationality, integrity, conflict-of-interest and professional requirements and will be selected through a two-stage process combining file-based preselection and interviews under a defined scoring methodology.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-10•South Africa•National Treasury (South Africa)
The National Treasury of South Africa has published a draft National Consumer Financial Education Policy proposing a framework to strengthen financial literacy and capability and support improved financial well-being in an increasingly digital financial system. Responding to concerns that high access to financial services has not translated into better consumer outcomes, it sets out policy priorities, governance arrangements, and coordination tools to align activity across the financial education ecosystem and inform revisions to the National Consumer Financial Education Strategy and implementation plan.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-10•Latvia•Ministry of Finance (Latvia)
The Ministry of Finance of Latvia reported that consumer prices rose 1.9% month on month and 3.4% year on year in March 2026, up from 2.3% in February, driven largely by higher fuel prices. Fuel, which accounts for 4.1% of the consumption basket, contributed 0.8 percentage points to March inflation amid sharp increases in diesel and petrol prices, with the ministry expecting further rises in April. The ministry said broader second-round effects on other prices remain limited, while Eurostat flash data show inflation also picked up across most EU member states and in the euro area, partly due to higher fuel costs.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
The China Securities Regulatory Commission’s 2026 legislative work plan outlines 20 securities and futures regulatory projects to strengthen the capital markets legal framework, tighten supervision and enhance protection of small and medium investors. Priority items include revising registration-based issuance measures, issuing new rules on private fund fundraising and derivatives trading, and updating frameworks for equity incentives, employee shareholding plans, publicly offered funds and futures company supervision. The plan also calls for coordinated work with State Council departments on administrative regulations and amendments to the Securities Investment Fund Law, and support for judicial interpretations on securities and futures.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesRegulatory burden
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2026-04-10•Italy•Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS)
The Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS) has ordered internet service providers in Italy to block two websites unlawfully offering insurance services, bringing the total number of abusive sites blocked since November 2023 to 359. IVASS also warned consumers to be cautious of insurance offers via instant messaging and prepaid credit card payments and to consult its official lists of authorised intermediaries and supervised insurers.
SupervisionInterventionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-10•Italy•Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS)
The Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision published a bulletin showing 2024 motor insurance premiums reached EUR 17.5bn, up 8% year on year, with growth moderating in early 2025 and a rising role for add-on covers. Motor third-party liability premiums rose to EUR 13bn with higher average premiums, stable claims frequency, rising claim costs and a deteriorating but still profitable technical result due to financial income. Motor vehicle hull business grew 14% to EUR 4.5bn, with lower claims frequency and costs, a return to profit, and European Economic Area firms increasing their market share in both segments.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-10•Singapore•Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore published the joint statement from the 13th ASEAN Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, which set priorities to deepen ASEAN financial integration, strengthen regional resilience, and advance digital and sustainable finance. Key outcomes included endorsement of the ASEAN Finance Sectoral Plan 2026-2030, ASEAN Banking Integration Framework Guidelines 2.0, and the re-establishment of the ASEAN Swap Arrangement, alongside updates on cross-border QR and instant payment linkages and ongoing work on ASEAN Taxonomy Version 4 and related sustainable finance guidance.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperationClimate risk and sustainable financeFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-10•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board approved Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp.’s application to merge with LINKBANCORP, Inc. and indirectly acquire LINKBANK. It also approved the merger of Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Company with LINKBANK and the establishment and operation of branches at LINKBANK’s locations.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has re-launched its Agricultural Advisory Committee, announcing new membership to provide agricultural growers, producers, and other market participants a structured channel to inform policy and regulatory decisions. Sponsored by Chairman Michael S. Selig, with Emma Johnston as designated federal officer, the committee will advise on policy affecting farmers and ranchers, drawing members from across the agricultural supply chain, financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, the United States Department of Agriculture, and commodity firms.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingOther
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has named members of its Innovation Task Force, led by Michael J. Passalacqua, to support development of a clearer regulatory framework for crypto assets and blockchain technologies, artificial intelligence and autonomous systems, and prediction markets. The Task Force will comprise staff from across CFTC divisions and offices and senior advisors with private sector experience, including Hank Balaban, Sam Canavos, Mark Fajfar, Eugene Gonzalez IV, and Dina Moussa.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsFintech and insurtechBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-04-10•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission obtained a temporary restraining order from the US District Court for the District of Arizona barring Arizona from pursuing criminal charges against CFTC-regulated designated contract markets. The order follows the CFTC’s complaint seeking declaratory judgments that federal law grants it exclusive authority over event contracts and permanent injunctions preventing Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois from enforcing allegedly preempted state laws.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-10•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission has issued for consultation draft revised implementing measures for administrative licensing of rural small and medium-sized banking institutions. The eight-chapter, 129-article draft incorporates recent supervisory requirements on market entry for rural commercial union banks, compliance management, and fit-and-proper standards for directors and senior managers, and adjusts internal review procedures, approval authority allocation, and reporting pathways.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published its weekly financial statement, reporting total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,246,927 million, a decrease of EUR 6,505 million from the previous week. The balance sheet reflected a EUR 13,945 million decline in securities held for monetary policy purposes to EUR 3,577,486 million, alongside higher lending and other claims on euro area credit institutions and a modest increase in monetary policy operation liabilities driven by the deposit facility.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•France•Bank of France
The Bank of France has signed a national agreement with France Travail to strengthen jobseekers’ financial skills and integrate France Travail into the national economic, budgetary and financial education strategy, EDUCFI. The partnership will promote jobseekers’ budget and financial autonomy, support entrepreneurial project holders and disseminate financial education resources through co-produced materials, educational games, webinars and joint initiatives, responding to high levels of financial constraints and entrepreneurial activity among registrants.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-10•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The France Autorité des marchés financiers confirmed that trading in RAPID NUTRITION shares will resume on 13 April 2026 following a suspension requested from Euronext amid suspicions of market abuse, including a possible “bouilloire” (pump-and-dump) scheme. The authority reiterated its warning to investors about the risk of price manipulation, noted that Euronext has purged existing orders, and said it is continuing its analysis while inviting affected investors to submit supporting evidence.
SupervisionInterventionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-10•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
Peru's Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Funds has revised its Regulation of Infractions and Sanctions across the financial system, insurance, pensions, market conduct and risk management, emphasizing cybersecurity and information security failures. Issued through SBS Resolution No. 01029-2026, the update introduces new very serious infractions for inadequate information protection causing data loss, theft, alteration or customer fraud, and adjusts rules on insurance intermediation, nullity of Private Pension System affiliation and early loan repayments.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-10•Bolivia•Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia
The Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia has ordered banks to immediately lift restrictions on the use of debit and credit cards for online and foreign transactions, restoring access for more than 2.7 million users. Banks must allow debit-card spending of at least USD 500 per month abroad, remove additional commissions on foreign or online use, and apply the Central Bank of Bolivia’s US dollar reference rate without surcharges, with a complaints process set out for non-compliance.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-10•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People’s Bank of China Governor Pan Gongsheng met with Bridgewater Associates founder Ray Dalio to exchange views on Chinese and global economic and financial conditions, China’s macroeconomic policy, and China–US trade and economic relations. The meeting took place on 9 April 2026.
Monetary policyOtherCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has updated its BPM6 booklet on operational requirements for transmitting balance of payments, international investment position, international reserves template data and cross-border euro banknote shipment statistics within the European System of Central Banks, replacing the 16 March 2026 version for 21 euro area countries. Key changes include updated geographical references reflecting the euro area’s composition from 1 January 2026, revised SIGN_ERROR and SIGN_WARNING compliance guidance, restated timeliness expectations, and confirmation of EXDI/SDMX-ML standards. The booklet reiterates qualitative metadata requirements with an indicative EUR 3 billion threshold and adds content on ECB supervisory fees and sanctions, merchant category code mapping, reserve assets compilation for euro area joiners and SEFER counterpart areas.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a technical working document accompanying ECB Opinion CON/2026/13 on the proposed EU “master regulation” for capital market integration and supervision, detailing drafting changes on European Securities and Markets Authority governance, financial market infrastructure supervision, distributed ledger technology regimes and crypto-asset rules. Proposals include stronger operational powers and representation for the ECB and ESMA in central counterparty and central securities depository oversight, tighter safeguards for e-money token and tokenised cash use in settlement and the DLT Pilot Regime, and more risk-sensitive own-funds and governance requirements for crypto-asset service providers under MiCA.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-10•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan published results of its 10 April 2026 foreign exchange intervention auction to purchase USD, which attracted 10 participants. Satisfied bids ranged from USD 700,000 to USD 10,000,000 at a weighted-average rate of 9.5328 TJS per USD.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-10•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has granted stablecoin issuer licences under the Stablecoins Ordinance to Anchorpoint Financial Limited and The Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation Limited, effective immediately. The authority described the move as a milestone for Hong Kong’s digital asset development, emphasising user protection, risk management and the use of its Register of Licensed Stablecoin Issuers to verify licensees and avoid scams.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-10•Spain•Bank of Spain
The Bank of Spain’s updated Financial Accounts through Q4 2025 show consolidated debt ratios for households and NPISHs and for non-financial corporations fell to 42.8% and 62.6% of GDP, their lowest levels since 1999 and 2001. Household net financial wealth rose to 156.8% of GDP (EUR 2,645bn), driven mainly by valuation gains in equity and investment fund shares, while financial institutions’ assets stood at 340% of GDP and net financial transactions across all resident sectors reached 4.2% of GDP, the highest ratio in 30 years.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developmentsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-10•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets chair Laura van Geest, writing in Financieele Dagblad, calls for a shift from political ambition and announcements to concrete delivery, noting the Cabinet-Jetten taskforce to accelerate progress. She highlights structural bottlenecks such as long legislative lead times, illustrated by the multi-year process for the Amendment Act for the Audit Sector, and points to both the potential of artificial intelligence in rule-based decision-making and heightened cyber risks after a hack at the Ministry of Finance.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-10•Indonesia•Ministry of Finance (Indonesia)
Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance endorsed the Philippines’ Priority Economic Deliverables for the ASEAN Finance Track 2026, highlighting their focus on financial health as a timely basis for deeper regional collaboration amid global uncertainty. The Ministry linked this agenda to Indonesia’s shift from a narrow focus on financial inclusion toward broader financial resilience, prudent financial management and long-term welfare, and signalled readiness to work with ASEAN members on implementation.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket developmentFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-10•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam hosted in Hanoi the regular meeting of the Financial Stability Board Regional Consultative Group for Asia, co-chaired by Deputy Governor Pham Thanh Ha and Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock. Senior representatives from regional authorities and international financial institutions discussed foreign exchange market tensions, security in cross-border payments, risks from global stablecoin arrangements, and provided input on the Financial Stability Board’s 2026 work programme.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-10•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
Al Etihad Payments, a subsidiary of the Central Bank of the UAE, published updated operational metrics for Aani, the national instant payments platform, showing rapid growth in usage, merchant adoption and settlement times of no more than three seconds. Registered users now exceed 12.5 million, with connectivity to 74 licensed financial institutions and approximately 774,000 merchants, and the platform supports QR code payments, Request to Pay and mobile number or Emirates ID transfers, with additional services such as cross-border payments and e-cheques planned.
Data & statisticsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-10•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the UAE met with CEOs of banks operating in the UAE to review implementation of the Financial Institutions Resilience Package and Financial Infrastructure Transformation Programme, noting that key projects such as the Jaywan domestic card scheme, the Open Finance Platform Al Tareq and the Instant Payments Platform Aani are on schedule. It urged banks to comply with regulatory guidelines on customer identity authentication, including one-time passwords through digital applications, and reported that in the first quarter of 2026 banks’ reserves at the Central Bank rose to AED 439 billion and total banking sector assets reached AED 5.5 trillion.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-10•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
Portugal's Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF) has opened recruitment for permanent positions focused on supervision of risks associated with information and communication technologies. The roles, an ICT risk supervision technician and a junior ICT risk supervision technician within the Prudential Supervision Department, will be hired under indefinite-term individual employment contracts.
Institutional developmentWorkforce & recruitmentHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The Council of the European Union has extended Petra Hielkema’s mandate as Chairperson of the European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority for a second five-year term starting on 1 September 2026. The decision follows a positive assessment of her conduct and performance by EIOPA’s Board of Supervisors and its recommendation to prolong her mandate.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has banned former financial adviser Shane Monte Silva from providing financial services for five years after finding he failed to act in certain clients’ best interests and issued materially misleading Statements of Advice recommending superannuation rollovers into high-risk managed investment schemes. The conduct involved advice to five clients in 2023 while he was an authorised representative of Financial Services Group Australia Pty Ltd, and the banning order, effective from 11 December 2025, is recorded on ASIC’s public registers. Mr Monte Silva has applied to the Administrative Review Tribunal to review the decision.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned former financial adviser Rhys James Rolls Reilly from providing financial services for 10 years and suspended Conexus Group Pty Ltd’s Australian financial services licence until 31 July 2026, effective 8 April 2026. ASIC found serious misconduct relating to advice on the First Guardian Master Fund, including acceptance of AUD 100,000 in undisclosed conflicted remuneration, false or misleading Statements of Advice, and failure to act in clients’ best interests, and suspended Conexus’s licence due to Reilly’s control of the firm and concerns over likely contraventions.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-04-10•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova published sectoral financial balance sheet statistics for the third quarter of 2025, reporting national net financial worth of -MDL 117.1bn as of 30 September 2025, equivalent to -33.9% of gross domestic product. Public administration showed improved net financial worth of -MDL 30.7bn and households held MDL 248.0bn, while non-financial corporations remained the largest net debtor at -MDL 316.4bn. Total national economy debt stood at MDL 667.5bn (193.1% of gross domestic product), with loans the largest instrument category.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova has approved a revised responsible consumer lending framework that harmonises requirements for banks and non-bank credit organisations and introduces borrower-based limits. The regulation maintains caps on loan-to-collateral and debt service-to-income ratios, confirms maximum maturities for consumer and real estate investment loans, introduces a seven-year cap for financial leasing, tightens creditworthiness assessments including income verification and foreign exchange risk treatment, and extends reporting and responsibility requirements, including for lending via intermediaries.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-04-10•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued draft amendments to the Scale Based Regulatory framework for non-banking financial companies, proposing a revised approach to identifying entities in the Upper Layer (NBFC-UL). The amendments would replace the current two-pronged identification method with a single asset-size criterion of INR 1,00,000 crore and above, extend NBFC-UL inclusion to eligible government-owned NBFCs on an ownership-neutral basis, and allow NBFC-UL to use State Government guarantees as a credit risk transfer instrument without limit, subject to conditions.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-10•Kyrgyzstan•State Service for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets
The State Service for Regulation and Supervision of Financial Markets reported that the Jogorku Kenesh has approved in first reading a draft Law “On Commodity Exchanges” to strengthen the legal framework and develop exchange trading. The bill sets rules for exchanges and participants, introduces transparent pricing mechanisms, financial stability requirements, state regulation, guarantee funds for settlement, and provides for electronic trading systems and the use of exchanges for public procurement with an approved list of goods.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-10•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission has amended regulations to expand securities dealers’ high-asset customer wealth management business as part of Taiwan’s Asia Asset Management Center strategy. The changes relax entry conditions by removing certain net value requirements while adding financial soundness criteria, broaden eligible counterparties for offshore structured products, and allow wealth management via trust arrangements and the offering of foreign currency-denominated structured financial bonds to professional investors.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-10•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has updated lead bank responsibilities in Andhra Pradesh following the creation of the Polavaram and Markapuram districts, designating Union Bank of India as lead bank for both. The new districts have been allotted working codes 02X and 02Y respectively, with lead bank assignments for other districts in the state remaining unchanged.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsMandate change
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2026-04-10•Taiwan•Central Bank of Taiwan
The Central Bank of Taiwan reported that daily average reserve money fell by TWD 92.1bn in March 2026 to TWD 7,535.9bn, with the annual growth rate easing to 7.10%. Currency in circulation declined by TWD 191.7bn while reserves deposited with the Bank rose by TWD 99.6bn, as expansionary factors such as government bond-related payments and subsidy disbursements were more than offset by tax remittances, government borrowings, and new government securities issuance.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-10•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has launched consultations on a simplification package revising Implementing Technical Standards for EU supervisory reporting and benchmarking, aiming to cut harmonised reporting data points by around 50% while adding elements linked to IFRS 18, ESG reporting and the Fundamental Review of the Trading Book. The proposals introduce stronger proportionality for small and non-complex institutions, integrate EU-wide stress test collections into regular reporting, and envisage an EU-wide public repository of supervisory data requests. The changes are intended to apply from September 2027.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory burden
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2026-04-10•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority published research on a proof-of-concept model using credit reference agency data and advanced statistical techniques to track consumers’ credit journeys and identify financial distress earlier. The five-segment framework and transition analysis aim to support more targeted supervision and earlier engagement with firms, aligned with the FCA’s focus on affordability, vulnerability and support for borrowers in difficulty. The FCA plans to extend this work using its product sales data and to incorporate Deferred Payment Credit, including Buy Now Pay Later, in future analysis.
Research
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2026-04-10•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission Chairman met the American Chamber of Commerce in Korea to discuss attracting more investment from global financial institutions and enhancing regulatory competitiveness, including follow-up measures tied to the government’s roadmap for MSCI developed market inclusion. The Commission highlighted Korea’s Global Financial Centres Index standing and pledged measures on omnibus accounts, English-language disclosures and dividend-related reforms to support foreign investment, with both sides agreeing to maintain close cooperation.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket developmentDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-10•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
The CSRC’s Hebei office fined Zhongxingcai Guanghua CNY 242.7723 million for failing to exercise due diligence in audits and securities assurance work for Dongxu Group, Dongxu Optoelectronics and Dongxu Blue Sky, and sanctioned eight individuals, including two market bans. Investigators found perfunctory risk assessments, major audit deficiencies and ignored red flags, causing false records in opinions for 2015–2020 reports, two bond issues and a 2017 non-public share issuance. The CSRC coordinated with the Ministry of Finance, which had already suspended the firm’s securities business, so no further suspension was imposed.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAuditing
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2026-04-10•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
The China Securities Regulatory Commission has launched a special corporate governance action for listed companies to implement the revised Listed Company Governance Code and strengthen governance against financial fraud. The programme targets eight areas, including tighter requirements for board secretaries, enhanced independent director nomination, stronger audit committee scrutiny of financial red flags, clawback of executive pay tied to fraud, recovery of misappropriated funds from controlling shareholders, expanded shareholder-rights exercises by the investor services centre, greater business–finance digital integration, and training.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCorporate governance
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2026-04-10•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
The China Securities Regulatory Commission, with State Council approval, has issued Opinions on deepening reform of the Shenzhen Stock Exchange’s ChiNext board, covering issuance and listing, refinancing and mergers and acquisitions, secondary-market mechanisms, and supervision. Key measures include a new fourth listing standard for high-quality innovative firms, an IPO pre-review mechanism, reforms to new-share pricing and follow-on financing, and stronger oversight of pricing, disclosure, delisting and intermediary responsibilities. The package also expands market-making and ETF trading mechanisms and broadens ChiNext-related index, ETF and derivatives offerings.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-10•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
France’s Autorité des marchés financiers reported that the Paris Criminal Court convicted an individual for obstructing an AMF home visit in a suspected market abuse investigation, imposing a six‑month suspended prison sentence and a EUR 20,000 fine. The court upheld the AMF’s civil party claim, awarded it EUR 1 for non‑pecuniary harm and EUR 5,000 in legal costs, and the AMF noted that obstruction of its investigations is a criminal offence punishable by up to two years’ imprisonment and a EUR 300,000 fine under the Monetary and Financial Code.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-10•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines has notified authorized agent banks and foreign exchange corporations that several Bangko Sentral Registration Documents (BSRDs) for foreign investments in Mitsuwa Chemical Philippines, Inc. have been reported lost and are being replaced. The identified BSRDs, covering common share investments by Shonan Modeling Co. Ltd, Three Rings Pte. Ltd., and another 10,000-share investment, should not be honored if presented for foreign exchange purchases for capital repatriation or remittance of earnings.
SupervisionAlertsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-10•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao reported on the Lao PDR delegation’s participation in the 13th ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting, which endorsed the 2026 Priority Economic Deliverables and adopted a joint statement. Delegates reviewed ASEAN financial and monetary integration initiatives, including Project Revive, and discussed cooperation with the Asian Development Bank. The delegation also joined the first 2026 ASEAN+3 Deputies’ Meeting, which backed strengthening the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation, governance and implementation at the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, a roadmap for the Asian Bond Markets Initiative, and work on Disaster Risk Financing.
Policy & regulationCooperationMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-10•Morocco•Moroccan Insurance Authority (ACAPS)
The Supervisory Authority on Insurance and Social Welfare (ACAPS) and the Ministry of National Education held the second Best Insurance Video Contest for economics high school students, expanding it to four additional regions. Twelve winners were recognised in Rabat for videos explaining the role of insurance in everyday life, judged on originality, relevance and production quality. The initiative is part of a national awareness-raising effort aligned with the 2022–2026 roadmap on students’ personal development and civic engagement.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-10•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines reported net FDI inflows of USD 443 million in January 2026, down from a year earlier, citing rising geopolitical risks. Japan was the leading source, with inflows mainly into manufacturing, while equity from Japan, the United States, and South Korea also went to real estate and wholesale and retail trade. The bank said its FDI data follow the Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, Sixth Edition, use a 10 percent ownership threshold, are in net terms, and are not directly comparable with Philippine Statistics Authority figures.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has launched a public consultation on a proposed regulatory framework for transition finance to support fundraising through Transition Bonds and Thailand Amber Bonds, alongside enhancements to environmental, social and governance (ESG) Bond regulations. The framework would define requirements for these bonds referencing internationally recognised standards and the Thailand Taxonomy, and would require ESG Bond issuers to publish a bond framework and obtain an external review on its alignment with relevant standards or taxonomies.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsClimate risk and sustainable financeGreen taxonomy
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2026-04-10•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission is consulting on draft amendments to regulations on bond issuers’ eligibility and use of proceeds, focusing on situations where proceeds are used inconsistently with disclosed purposes and on processes for changing such purposes. The proposals would introduce exemptions to eligibility criteria where changes are approved under bondholder terms, require use of proceeds in line with disclosed purposes, and mandate completion of change-of-use procedures before applying funds differently.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-10•Fiji•Reserve Bank of Fiji
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has issued a new Policy Guideline for licensed payment service providers setting minimum expectations for customer complaints handling. The guideline requires a formal complaints management framework with clear governance, defined acknowledgement and resolution timelines, and conduct standards, aligning payment service provider requirements with those for other supervised entities.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-04-10•Slovenia•Central Bank of Slovenia
The Central Bank of Slovenia outlined the participation of the Slovenian delegation, led by Governor Primož Dolenc and Finance Minister Klemen Boštjančič, in the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Governor Dolenc will attend the International Monetary and Financial Committee meeting on geopolitical uncertainty, weak global growth, economic fragmentation and structural issues related to digitalization, artificial intelligence and the climate transition, alongside meetings with the IMF on Slovenia’s economic situation and banking system.
Policy & regulationCooperationEconomic data and developmentsGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-10•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic held an educational event on beneficial ownership on 8–9 April 2026, featuring a presentation by World Bank expert Igor Bereza on international standards for identifying beneficial owners. The event included practical sessions for representatives of commercial banks, payment organisations, payment system operators, non-bank financial credit organisations and exchange bureaux.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationBeneficial ownership
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2026-04-10•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam, via Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh, detailed how monetary and credit policy is improving cooperative and collective economy access to bank finance through preferential interest rates and targeted credit programmes. Measures include keeping policy rates unchanged through early 2026, capping short-term VND lending rates for priority sectors at 4% per year, expanding electronic and small-loan credit access under the Law on Credit Institutions 2024 and its 2025 amendments, and raising unsecured lending limits for agriculture-linked borrowers under Decree 156/2025. The authority will refine the policy framework, streamline cooperative lending, expand low-rate programmes, and increase credit for cooperative–enterprise production linkages.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-10•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Norwegian Financial Supervisory Authority published an inspection report identifying serious anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing deficiencies at Svenska Handelsbanken AB’s Norwegian branch. Weaknesses were found in risk assessment, customer due diligence, transaction monitoring, outsourcing oversight, investigations and reporting, internal control and staff training, including many customers without identification or account purpose information and high early-stage alarm closure rates. The branch is expected to complete remediation this year and provide semi-annual progress reports, with corrective measures validated by its internal auditor.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission suspended Oscar Oliver Capital Ltd’s Australian financial services licence for four months, until 31 July 2026, after finding the firm had ceased carrying on a financial services business from 2 July 2023. The suspension, made under section 915B(3)(a) of the Corporations Act 2001 (Cth), has been recorded on ASIC’s Professional Registers, and the firm may apply to the Administrative Review Tribunal to seek review of the decision.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has remade ASIC Corporations (Securitisation Special Purpose Vehicles) Instrument 2026/175, continuing existing exemptions from Australian financial services licensing requirements for certain securitisation entities providing services to non-retail clients. ASIC assessed the relief as operating effectively and will make minor amendments to Regulatory Guide 167 AFS licensing: Discretionary powers to improve consistency and clarity.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecuritization
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2026-04-10•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance convened an Emergency Economic Headquarters and ministers meeting to review the response to the Middle East war and adopt measures on supply-chain stabilisation, public procurement support, virtual asset controls, and information security. The package designates seven petrochemical base oil items as “crisis items,” prioritises raw-material supply for healthcare and essential goods, allows contract price adjustments and delivery extensions for affected public procurement suppliers, and introduces an end-to-end management and inspection framework for public-sector virtual assets with strengthened personal information protection certification.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOperational risk and resilienceProcurement
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2026-04-10•South Korea•Bank of Korea
The Bank of Korea’s April “Recent Economic Developments” report signals 2026 growth will likely fall below the previous 2.0% outlook, while CPI inflation is expected to significantly exceed the prior 2.2% forecast due to higher global oil prices and uncertainty from geopolitical risks and US tariff policy. First-quarter growth is now seen substantially above the earlier 0.9% qoq projection on stronger exports and consumption, with only a modest recovery expected in the second half. The current account surplus is projected to surpass the earlier USD 170 billion estimate on stronger semiconductor exports and higher memory-chip prices, while employment gains are expected to remain broadly unchanged at around 170,000.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia published its March 2026 Consumer Survey, reporting a Consumer Confidence Index of 122.9, indicating solid consumer confidence. The survey showed optimism in both current and expected economic conditions, with the Current Economic Condition Index at 115.4 and the Consumer Expectation Index at 130.4.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•South Korea•Bank of Korea
Bank of Korea’s Monetary Policy Board unanimously left the Base Rate at 2.50% on 10 April 2026, citing Middle East conflict–related energy price shocks and softer growth prospects. March headline CPI rose to 2.2% y/y and inflation is now expected to exceed the earlier 2.2% full-year forecast, while GDP growth is projected to undershoot February’s 2.0% estimate.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-10•Honduras•Central Bank of Honduras
The Central Bank of Honduras reported net international reserves of USD 11,216.3 million as of 9 April 2026, an increase of USD 910.5 million since 27 January 2026. Over the same period, import cover for goods and services rose from 6.2 to 6.7 months, with recent weekly reserve changes ranging from USD 11.5 million to USD 219.1 million.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-10•Costa Rica•Central Bank of Costa Rica
The Central Bank of Costa Rica reported that its Monthly Index of Economic Activity rose 4.7% year-on-year in February 2026 on the trend-cycle series, 0.2 percentage points above February 2025. The definitive regime drove 72.5% of the increase with 3.8% growth, mainly from construction and services, while special regimes grew 6.7%, led by manufacturing despite deceleration due to 2025 base effects, with contributions from professional, administrative and information technology services and a slight drag from real estate.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-10•New Zealand•New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has applied to the High Court to liquidate a further 25 entities associated with the Chance Voight Group, citing serious concerns about management and solvency. This follows its December 2025 liquidation application for the parent company and five main subsidiaries, with interim liquidators appointed and a three-day hearing scheduled for late June to early July 2026. An interim liquidators’ report informing the expanded action remains suppressed until 17 April 2026, after which the Authority plans an update.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsCorporate governance
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2026-04-10•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
Portugal's Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority (ASF) has published RiskOutlook survey results summarising insurers’ and pension fund managers’ self-assessed risk exposures as at 30 June 2025. Insurers see macroeconomic and geopolitical risks as most likely to become material, with expectations of rising geopolitical, cyber and international macroeconomic risks, while pension fund managers highlight geopolitical, international macroeconomic, interest rate and equity risks as having the greatest potential impact over a 12‑month horizon.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsRisk analysis and outlook
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2026-04-10•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board approved Burke & Herbert Financial Services Corp. of Alexandria, Virginia to merge with LINKBANCORP, Inc., indirectly acquiring LINKBANK of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania. It also authorised Burke & Herbert Bank and Trust Company to merge with LINKBANK and operate branches at LINKBANK’s existing locations.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-10•Global•International Monetary Fund
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund completed its 2026 review of precautionary balances and agreed to maintain the medium-term target at SDR 25 billion and the floor at SDR 20 billion, assessing the overall balance of risks and mitigants as broadly unchanged amid heightened global uncertainty. Directors noted that precautionary balances have risen above target alongside higher and more concentrated credit exposure, stronger but concentrated net operational income, and a positive investment outlook, and agreed to retain the biennial review cycle with interim updates and earlier reviews if risks materially change.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPrudential risks
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission said former Big Un Limited CEO Richard Evans has pleaded guilty to one charge of communicating inside information to a shareholder in January 2017, relating to customer onboarding for a AUD 12,000 promotional package and a AUD 20 million funding arrangement with Finstro. The matter is being prosecuted by the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions following an ASIC referral. ASIC also referenced ongoing criminal proceedings against former CFO Andrew Corner over alleged insider trading involving the sale of 1.7 million Big Un shares for more than AUD 5 million.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has permanently banned Yanhua (Scott) Chen from providing or controlling financial services, finding he is not a fit and proper person and lacks the judgement and character required for the industry. ASIC cited his misuse of AUD 490,000 received from a client for personal trading at a loss while misleading the client about the funds, and has recorded the banning on its Banned and disqualified register.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsFitness and propriety
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2026-04-10•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Senators Elizabeth Warren, Jeanne Shaheen and Chuck Schumer urged the Trump Administration to let the U.S. Treasury’s General License 134, which they say removes sanctions risk for buyers of certain Russian oil, expire without renewal. They argued the licence constitutes sanctions relief that has generated billions of USD in additional revenue for Russia, questioned its benefits for U.S. consumers or energy markets, and alleged Treasury failed to meet congressional notification requirements under the Countering America’s Adversaries Through Sanctions Act.
Policy & regulationOtherSanctions list update
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2026-04-10•Argentina•Argentina Securities Commission (CNV)
The Argentina Securities Commission (CNV) joined a virtual training programme supporting the Suitability Certification for the Guarantee System under its Financial Education Programme, organised by the Argentine Chamber of Guarantee Companies and Funds. CNV senior officials delivered a three-class “Capital Markets” module covering Argentina’s capital markets, regulatory framework, key instruments and participants, including tokenisation, SME financing instruments and the role of Mutual Guarantee Societies.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-10•Global•World Bank
The World Bank’s Board has approved a USD 500 million First Morocco Jobs and Green Growth Development Policy Loan, the first of three operations supporting Morocco’s Jobs Roadmap. It combines labour market measures for youth and women, expanded licensed childcare, modernised insolvency, stronger SME credit guarantees, streamlined investment processes, and removal of barriers to private investment in renewables and energy efficiency, while targeting a near sevenfold increase in pharmaceutical exports by 2029. Further operations will deepen investment climate reforms and expand green and inclusive growth measures.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSME financingClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-09•United Arab Emirates•Dubai Financial Services Authority
The Dubai Financial Services Authority announced temporary, proportionate regulatory relief for firms in the Dubai International Financial Centre, covering authorisation, licensing, administrative requirements and selected initiatives. Measures include flexibility in application and supervisory timelines, governance and staffing arrangements, and extended regulatory reporting deadlines, calibrated to firms’ risk profiles. The authority stressed that regulatory standards and supervisory expectations remain unchanged and that it will monitor conditions and adjust measures as needed.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory sandbox
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2026-04-09•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency released an English summary of Finance Minister Katayama’s press conference on the FY8 (Reiwa 8) budget, totaling JPY 122.3 trillion, with government bond issuance below JPY 30 trillion and a general account primary surplus for the first time in 28 years. Katayama highlighted Japan’s relatively strong single-year deficit-to-GDP position within the G7, ongoing price and cash-flow support measures, and absorption of a JPY 8.5641 trillion provisional budget into the main budget. He said it was too early to judge the need for a supplementary budget or extension of electricity and gas subsidies, citing about JPY 11 trillion in unused support capacity and uncertainty over energy markets.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-09•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published a summary of Finance Minister Katayama’s post-Cabinet press conference on market conditions after Japan’s long-term interest rate reached 2.4% and on the government’s response to Middle East–related uncertainty. Katayama highlighted G7 coordination and readiness to act amid potential spillovers from oil price volatility, and detailed the restarted fuel price support scheme, noting retail prices in the JPY 150 range and a subsidy envelope expected to last through year-end.
OtherMarket risk and volatility
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2026-04-09•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions Fund will issue rules clarifying the treatment of CDFI Fund awards under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996, including that certain benefits are “federal public benefits” not available to non-qualified aliens. Treasury will also amend CDFI Fund agreements to require certified Community Development Financial Institutions to maintain and annually certify anti-discrimination compliance policies, with potential remedies for noncompliance including decertification and recapture of past awards.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCompliance
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2026-04-09•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba published an international overview on how artificial intelligence is reshaping sectors including finance, highlighting both its benefits and ethical, social and economic risks. The article outlines key applications in healthcare, finance and education, and recommends explainable and auditable models, legal and ethical frameworks, workforce reskilling, equitable access and stronger safeguards against cyberattacks and data manipulation.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationArtificial intelligence
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2026-04-09•Dominican Republic•Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores de la Republica Dominicana
The Superintendency of the Securities Market of the Dominican Republic announced the incorporation of Grupo Ramos into the securities market via the public offering equity securities trust Multiplaza FR No. 02, with a total placement of DOP 5,231,020,000. The trust, backed by the Multiplaza Higüey and Multiplaza La Romana shopping centres, is the first issuance in the country guaranteed by two structurers, Inversiones Reservas and Parval.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-09•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
The Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan met with the International Finance Corporation to review cooperation and improve ongoing projects in public-private partnership infrastructure and financial sector priorities. Discussions covered PPP projects in healthcare, electricity, transport, irrigation and hydropower, as well as mortgage refinancing, state-owned bank transformation and privatisation, and support for private sector and small and medium-sized enterprises, including youth and women entrepreneurship and startups.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-09•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
The Ministry of Finance of Uzbekistan met with an International Monetary Fund mission to discuss the country’s economic and financial reform agenda and macroeconomic policy priorities. Discussions covered accelerating reforms to support macroeconomic stability, disinflation, budget process improvements, public financial management, customs and tax administration, and privatisation, with the IMF positively assessing Uzbekistan’s growth and stability. Both sides agreed to deepen cooperation, maintain dialogue on priority policies, and expand experience sharing.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-09•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority has published videos from its 26th training day for RCCI and RCSI compliance and internal control officers, covering recent legislative and regulatory developments, the authority’s 2026 supervisory priorities, 2025 case law from the AMF Sanctions Commission, and a presentation on Tracfin and its missions. Workshop content includes the move to a T+1 settlement cycle, AIFM2 and ELTIF2 implications for portfolio management companies, and the AMF’s expectations for firms’ compliance and internal control arrangements.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCompliance
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2026-04-09•United States•National Credit Union Administration
The National Credit Union Administration Board received briefings on new FAQs on brokered and reciprocal deposits, progress under its Deregulation Project, and the 2026–2030 Strategic Plan and 2026 Annual Performance Plan. The FAQs confirm that participation in deposit networks is permitted but warn that overreliance can heighten risk and affect CAMELS ratings. The Deregulation Project has produced 29 proposed rulemakings with largely supportive feedback. The Strategic Plan sets three goals and nine objectives aligned to a new mission and an agency reorganization by end-2027, while the Annual Performance Plan establishes 23 performance indicators for 2026.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-04-09•Maldives•Maldives Monetary Authority
The Maldives Monetary Authority will conduct a survey of expatriate workers’ outward remittance patterns to support compilation of the country’s balance of payments statistics. The survey will collect data on nationality, remittance methods, frequency and amounts sent abroad, without personal identifiers, and will be used solely for statistical purposes.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-09•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission reported results from Operation Atlantic, a week-long international campaign with agencies in the United States, United Kingdom and Canada targeting “approval phishing” cryptocurrency scams, which identified more than USD 45 million in crypto assets linked to fraud schemes. Investigators identified over 20,000 victim wallet addresses across more than 30 countries, disrupted over 120 web domains, and froze USD 12 million in fraudulent transfers with the goal of returning funds, while a further USD 33 million suspected to be linked to investment fraud was identified.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-09•United Arab Emirates•Dubai International Financial Centre
The Dubai International Financial Centre has launched a targeted package of temporary economic support measures for its business and retail community to ease short-term operational and financial pressures. The DIFC Authority’s initiatives include flexible and instalment-based payment plans, grace periods on certain administrative payments, and additional support for retailers, while the Dubai Financial Services Authority is introducing temporary regulatory relief for new and existing regulated firms in the centre.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-09•Egypt•Central Bank of Egypt
The Central Bank of Egypt reported that March 2026 urban headline consumer price inflation rose to 15.2% year on year, with core inflation at 14.0%. The monthly urban headline index increased by 3.2% and core inflation by 2.0% in March 2026, both higher than in March 2025, and the bank will publish its detailed monthly inflation analysis on 15 April 2026.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-09•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam formally transferred central banking responsibilities from former Governor Nguyen Thi Hong, now Deputy Chair of the National Assembly, to newly appointed Governor Pham Duc An through an official handover ceremony. The event, attended by senior Party and government representatives and leaders of key banking institutions, underscored continuity in monetary policy management and banking activities in line with Party and government resolutions.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-09•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam reported on Deputy Governor Nguyen Ngoc Canh’s participation in an ASEAN dialogue on a common baseline framework for artificial intelligence governance in finance and an ecosystem-based approach to rising fraud and scams. Canh backed a voluntary, risk-based, purpose-specific regional framework prioritizing operational guidance for banking use cases such as fraud prevention, anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism, customer service and decision support. Participants also urged stronger coordination and information sharing among banks, regulators and other stakeholders to combat increasingly digital, cross-border fraud.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsArtificial intelligenceAML and CFT
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2026-04-09•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates announced that Governor Khaled Mohamed Balama will lead its delegation to the 2026 International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. Engagements will cover the global economic outlook, financial stability and resilience, international coordination of monetary and fiscal policies, and best practices in financial supervision, plus bilateral meetings on cooperation, financial innovation, sustainable finance, and emerging systemic risks.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial stability and systemic riskDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-09•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates’ 2025 annual report highlights real GDP growth of 5.6%, inflation of 1.3%, strengthened prudential buffers including a 0.5% neutral buffer, and robust banking and insurance sector growth with capital adequacy above regulatory thresholds. Supervisory priorities expanded to climate risks and IT governance, supported by enhanced supervision and supervisory technology, while a new federal decree-law integrated banking and insurance oversight and strengthened intervention and liquidity backstop powers. The report also notes progress on digital and market infrastructure, including the Jisr settlement platform, initial Digital Dirham government transactions, the Al Tareq open finance platform, and advances in financial inclusion and Emiratisation.
Policy & regulationOther
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2026-04-09•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board has terminated cease and desist enforcement actions against Crédit Agricole S.A. and Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Mega International Commercial Bank Co., Ltd and its New York, Chicago, and San Jose branches, and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., effective March 25, 2026. The closed actions relate to orders issued in October 2015 for the Crédit Agricole entities and in January and May 2018 for Mega International Commercial Bank and Goldman Sachs respectively.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-09•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Finance
The U.S. Senate Finance Committee’s ranking member, Ron Wyden, sent a letter to Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent seeking clarification on Treasury’s economic planning related to the war with Iran, following nominee Sriprakash Kothari’s statements that he was unaware of any pre-conflict work. Wyden noted that Kothari conducted limited post-conflict analysis on oil prices and GDP independently and without interagency coordination, and requested detailed written information on Treasury’s assessments, interagency coordination, treatment of senior officials’ independent work, and current views on oil prices and U.S. GDP impacts.
Other
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2026-04-09•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund issued an end-of-mission statement on the third review of São Tomé and Príncipe’s 52‑month Extended Credit Facility, highlighting persistent electricity disruptions, delays in the energy transition and a more uncertain external environment. Staff underscored medium-term fiscal adjustment and tight monetary policy as key to addressing high public debt and external imbalances under the pegged exchange rate, with accelerated energy-sector reforms critical to easing fiscal and debt pressures and supporting growth.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-09•Albania•Ministry of Finance (Albania)
Albania’s Ministry of Finance announced parliamentary approval of amendments to its anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing framework to align with updated international standards, explicitly covering weapons of mass destruction financing. The reforms define WMD financing, strengthen risk-based obligations and internal controls for reporting entities, expand powers to block or freeze proliferation-linked transactions, and refine rules for non-profit organisations. They also extend the Coordination Committee’s mandate to proliferation financing, formalise the National Risk Assessment, and clarify the Financial Intelligence Agency’s strategic role, ahead of a 2026 Moneyval assessment.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAML and CFT