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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
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2026-04-09•Vietnam•Ministry of Finance (Vietnam)
The Ministry of Finance of Vietnam reported on implementation of its March and first-quarter 2026 work programme, highlighting adjustments to the 2026 law-making agenda, progress on 273 assigned tasks, and extensive decree and circular issuance. The update details Q1 2026 state budget performance, public investment allocation and disbursement, securities and bond market developments, and ongoing work on public-asset management and price administration amid elevated global oil prices.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority and the European Stability Mechanism have published a discussion paper proposing a European risk-sharing mechanism for natural catastrophe risk, combining a premium-financed insurance pool with a loan-based backstop. The mechanism aims to diversify risks across countries and perils, narrow the protection gap, improve insurers’ capital efficiency and premium affordability, and provide fiscally neutral funding for extreme events without ad hoc public support or distorting private markets.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesNature-related risk
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2026-04-09•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
The Saudi Central Bank held the first quarterly meeting of its Digital Transformation Committee in Riyadh with representatives of licensed banking-sector financial institutions to align on digital transformation priorities and joint initiatives. Discussions covered data-sharing frameworks, technical integration and joint digital channels, with the committee mandated to coordinate and regulate digital initiatives and streamline digital services in line with Saudi Vision 2030.
Policy & regulationCooperationFintech and insurtechMarket development
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2026-04-09•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia has published draft amendments to its macroprudential framework to apply macroprudential add-ons to banks’ investments in bonds backed by consumer loans, excluding mortgages, in order to prevent circumvention of existing retail lending add-ons. The draft also eases certain add-ons for housing-related loans and adjusts criteria for classifying companies as exporters by lowering the minimum foreign currency revenue share from 40% to 30%.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-04-09•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia reported a 5.0% decline in incoming payments in 2026 Q1, with March receipts down 8.1% versus the 2025 Q4 average, according to its latest Monitoring of Sectoral Financial Flows review. The contraction was mainly driven by export-oriented industries, while receipts grew only in investment-demand sectors, and the Bank expects higher global export commodity prices in March to support payment dynamics with a lag in the second quarter.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-09•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its national AML/CFT committee reviewed implementation of the national strategy, the national risk assessment process and preparations for Libya’s upcoming mutual evaluation. It also adopted decisions to strengthen preventive controls and warned that the delayed AML/CFT draft law leaves Libya without a framework aligned with international standards.
Policy & regulationCooperationAML and CFT
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2026-04-09•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor and the finance minister agreed on the need to align fiscal policy with the bank’s monetary stance to support economic stability, the national currency and exchange rate stability. They also prioritized regular oil revenue transfers, stronger tax and customs administration, expanded electronic collections across the Finance Ministry, and faster completion of the Instant Salary system, which stood at 72% in March.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-04-09•Nicaragua•Central Bank of Nicaragua
The Central Bank of Nicaragua held its Monetary Reference Rate at 5.75% after two 25-basis-point cuts, citing continued economic growth, low and stable inflation, and balanced macroeconomic conditions. It maintained the one-day repo and deposit facility rates at 7.00% and 4.50%, respectively.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-09•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Cybersecurity and Critical Infrastructure Protection launched a new initiative to provide eligible U.S. digital asset firms and industry organizations with the same timely, actionable cybersecurity information it shares with traditional financial institutions. The programme is intended to help firms identify, prevent, and respond to cyber threats and advances recommendations from the President’s Working Group on Digital Asset Markets and the GENIUS Act principles on cybersecurity and operational resilience.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCyber resilience
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Central Bank - Banking Supervision
The European Central Bank published asset quality review results for LBS Landesbausparkasse Süd and Wüstenrot Bausparkasse AG, following their classification as significant institutions after total assets exceeded EUR 30 billion. The reviews focused on credit risk and reduced reported Common Equity Tier 1 ratios by 137 basis points for LBS Süd and 98 basis points for Wüstenrot, mainly due to earlier recognition of credit risk under “Bauspar” contracts and additional provisioning needs. AQR-adjusted ratios remain above capital requirements, and the findings will inform ongoing supervision and the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsAsset qualityPrudential risks
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2026-04-09•United States•Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta
The Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta appointed Steve Moseley and Joe Zanco to its Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council and named Clayton Legear as chair, all for three-year terms expiring in 2028. As chair, Legear will represent the Atlanta council at the national Community Depository Institutions Advisory Council meeting with the Board of Governors, which gathers input on the economy, lending conditions, and issues relevant to community depository institutions.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-09•Isle of Man•Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has published sector-specific guides to help firms understand National Risk Assessment findings and recommended next steps. The online guides consolidate links to outreach and supervisory materials, including webinars, thematic reviews, factsheets, supervisory priorities, sector guidance, activity calendars, and suspicious activity reporting information across a wide range of financial and professional sectors.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-09•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has directed scheduled commercial banks to streamline the beneficiary-bank stage of cross-border inward payments, reducing delays between receipt of payment messages and credit to beneficiaries’ accounts in line with Payments Vision 2025 and the G20 cross-border payments roadmap. Banks must promptly notify customers of inward messages, reconcile nostro credits on a near real-time or periodic basis, endeavour to credit funds within the same or next business day subject to Foreign Exchange Management Act compliance, and may use straight-through processing and digital interfaces based on risk assessments.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments
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2026-04-09•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to stop Arizona from applying state criminal and gambling laws to CFTC-regulated prediction markets. The motion builds on a federal lawsuit with the Department of Justice and parallels complaints against Connecticut and Illinois, with the CFTC seeking declaratory judgments that the Commodity Exchange Act provides exclusive authority over event contracts and permanent injunctions against allegedly preempted state laws.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsTrading
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2026-04-09•Canada•Alberta Securities Commission
The Canadian Securities Administrators issued a notice and request for comment on proposed amendments to Part 9 of National Instrument 55-104 to clarify the application of the insider reporting regime to transactions involving investment funds and certain structured products. The proposal covers products such as structured notes, American Depositary Receipts and Canadian Depositary Receipts based on securities of the reporting insider’s reporting issuer.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-09•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia has designated Saturday, 11 April as a banking day to ensure uninterrupted payment operations during the Easter public holiday period. On that day, its real time gross settlement system and overnight deposits facility will remain fully accessible to commercial banks and microbanks, allowing customers to conduct payment transactions as usual.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-09•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus published its regular aggregated data for Cyprus’s Credit Facility Operators (ICMs) and Credit Acquiring Companies (RSCs). The data cover the second half of 2025.
Data & statisticsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-09•Netherlands•De Nederlandsche Bank
De Nederlandsche Bank Executive Board member Bas ter Weel used the Retail Payments Research Conference 2026 to reiterate DNB’s 2026–2028 payment strategy, targeting a resilient, secure, accessible system with reduced reliance on non-European providers and continued access to public money in cash and potentially a digital euro. He stressed the need to maintain cash infrastructure as a fallback, citing advice that households hold emergency cash, and highlighted risks from dependence on a few global tech firms alongside priorities around innovation, payment literacy and fraud prevention.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-09•Latvia•Central Bank of Latvia
The Central Bank of Latvia (Latvijas Banka) published its spring 2026 Payment radar, reporting that non-cash payments rose to 79% of all payments in February 2026, alongside increased smartphone use and growing but mixed awareness and use intentions for a potential digital euro. The report highlights resilience measures, including crisis access to cash and payments, a decline in euro counterfeiting in 2025, and extensive use of the Instant Verification Service, while noting that digital euro issuance depends on adoption of an EU legal framework, with 2029 as an indicative start date if regulation is adopted in 2026.
Data & statistics
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2026-04-09•Belgium•Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority
The Financial Services and Markets Authority has issued a public warning about 12 newly identified fraudulent online lenders offering fake consumer credit in Belgium, often via unsolicited internet and social media approaches and “cloned firm” tactics. Victims are enticed with unusually favourable loan terms and then asked to pay upfront fees, after which the lender disappears. The authority urges consumers to reject such offers, verify lender authorisation on its website, and report suspicious approaches before making payments.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-09•Spain•Spanish Securities Commission (CNMV)
The Spanish Securities Commission (CNMV) has completed a new review of almost 100 financial influencers’ social media activity, finding generally satisfactory compliance but around 10% potential non-compliance with investment recommendation rules or unauthorised personalised advice, including one case promoting an unauthorised firm. The CNMV will seek information, require corrective measures, may impose sanctions, and plans to publish guidance and educational material and hold a session with finfluencers and advertisers to clarify the legal framework.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has launched a consultation on revised Guidelines for setting limits on institutions’ exposures to shadow banking entities, aligning them with the updated EU large-exposure reporting framework and binding criteria for identifying such entities. The proposal updates scope and definitions to reflect the Capital Requirements Regulation and related Regulatory Technical Standards, shifts the basis for limits from eligible capital to Tier 1 capital, and retains existing governance expectations and the principal and fallback approaches for setting limits.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCredit riskPrudential risks
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2026-04-09•Kenya•Central Bank of Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya has approved the acquisition of 100 percent of the shareholding of Paramount Bank Limited by Zenith Bank PLC under the Banking Act, with the Cabinet Secretary for the National Treasury and Economic Planning also granting approval. The transaction will become effective upon completion in accordance with the parties’ agreement.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-09•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market repealed two recent decisions and approved a new Regulation on the recording and consideration of cases on offences. It also approved several senior appointments at professional securities market participants, including roles responsible for risk management and internal audit at LLC K2 Invest and LLC Smart Bond.ua, and the director of LLC Ukrainian Resource Exchange.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-09•Chile•Central Bank of Chile
The Central Bank of Chile announced that its President, Rosanna Costa, will travel to the United States from 13 to 18 April to attend the Bank for International Settlements’ Consultative Council for the Americas meeting in New York and the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington. Her programme includes participation in the International Monetary and Financial Committee, bilateral meetings with senior International Monetary Fund officials and United States Federal Reserve Board Governor Michael Barr on global economic prospects, presentations on Chile’s macroeconomic situation to investors, and a regional meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors convened by International Monetary Fund Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-09•South Africa•South Africa Financial Sector Conduct Authority
The Financial Sector Conduct Authority reported that the Gauteng Division of the High Court interdicted Fusion Guarantees (Pty) Ltd from issuing construction guarantees and confirmed such guarantees can fall within the Insurance Act 18 of 2017, even where the issuer is registered under the National Credit Act 34 of 2005. The Court declared Fusion’s guarantees (and those referenced by Elasah Risk Consultants (Pty) Ltd) to be non-life insurance policies, found Fusion had conducted unlicensed insurance business in breach of section 5(1), and granted an interdict and adverse costs order against Fusion and Elasah.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-09•South Africa•South Africa Financial Sector Conduct Authority
The South Africa Financial Sector Conduct Authority has imposed an administrative penalty of ZAR 1,500,000 on Mr Ian Roscoe and debarred him for 20 years for providing unauthorised intermediary services that led clients to invest in the BHI Trust. The authority noted that the BHI Trust and its operator, Mr Craig Warriner, had previously been found to have contravened section 7(1) of the Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act, with Mr Warriner debarred for 30 years and sentenced to 25 years’ imprisonment.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-09•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission published its Sanctioning Activity Report for the fourth quarter and full year 2025, highlighting a sharp increase in precautionary stop orders, alert letters, investigative proceedings and referrals to the Public Prosecutor’s Office. Stop orders rose to 37 in 2025 from 13 in 2024, investigative proceedings opened increased to 92 from 59, and 95 cases advanced to Administrative Sanctioning Proceedings, while the Board approved 42 settlement agreements with BRL 33.31 million in proposed payments for diffuse damages.
EnforcementEnforcement statistics
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2026-04-09•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil has released its Savings Report for March 2026. The report provides updated data on savings activity in the Brazilian financial system for the period.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-09•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil awarded certificates to sixteen institutions that topped the 2025 “Top 5” rankings for forecast accuracy in its Focus Report Market Expectations System, covering inflation, exchange rate, Selic rate, unemployment, GDP and fiscal variables. At an event in São Paulo, the Central Bank reiterated that Focus expectations inform Monetary Policy Committee decisions and models used by its Department of Studies and Research, and outlined the methodology and publication frequency for short-, medium- and long-term Top 5 rankings.
OtherEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-09•Indonesia•OJK
The Indonesia Financial Services Authority (OJK), with capital market self-regulatory organisations, held the 2026 Integrated Capital Market Socialisation and Education programme in Banten to strengthen capital market literacy and inclusion, expand the domestic retail investor base, promote capital markets for regional development financing, and reduce exposure to illegal investments. OJK noted capital market literacy is around 17.78 percent, investor numbers reached 24.4 million by end-March 2026 with a predominantly young demographic, and warned retail investors about volatility, speculative behaviour, scams involving “legal” stock or crypto offerings, and misuse of accounts for crimes such as money laundering.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-09•Seychelles•Seychelles Financial Services Authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority has issued a scam alert on the website fluxorixs.com, which claims that “Tesla stock investment” is registered in Seychelles and licensed by the Authority. The FSA clarified that the entity is unknown to it, holds no licence, is not regulated in any capacity, and that the website is not linked to any licensed entity, urging the public to conduct adequate due diligence and noting it will not be liable for any losses arising from use of the site.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scamsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-09•Seychelles•Seychelles Financial Services Authority
The Financial Services Authority of Seychelles has issued an alert that the website xt.com is not linked to any entity licensed or regulated by the authority in any capacity. The authority urges investors and the public to conduct adequate due diligence before transacting or sharing personal data and states it will not be liable for any losses arising from engagement with the website.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-09•Seychelles•Seychelles Financial Services Authority
The Seychelles Financial Services Authority issued an alert that the websites https://pc.taurerxus.com/#/, https://taureanpal.com/, and https://taurexgy.com/ are not linked to TAUREX GLOBAL LIMITED, which is licensed and regulated by the authority. It urged investors and the public to conduct adequate due diligence before engaging with these sites and noted it will not be responsible for any losses arising from their use.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-09•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia kept its key policy rate at 5.75 % (deposit 4.5 %, lending 7.0 %), judging inflation of 2.5 % y/y in February is within its 3 ± 1.5 pp target despite heightened geopolitical and oil-price risks. The Board will decide policy meeting by meeting and stands ready to tighten if energy-driven pressures push CPI, projected to approach 4 % from September, beyond the medium-term target.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-09•Poland•Central Bank of Poland
Poland’s Monetary Policy Council kept all policy rates on hold, leaving the reference rate at 3.75 percent after March CPI accelerated to 3.0 percent on fuel-price spikes, while economic data showed resilient consumption and output but weaker construction and employment. Having already eased 200 bp since May 2025, it announced no new liquidity actions and reaffirmed readiness to intervene in the foreign-exchange market, stressing data-dependent policy to secure medium-term inflation convergence to target.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-09•Singapore•Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore, Attorney-General’s Chambers and Singapore Police Force issued a joint statement on the Court of Appeal’s dismissal of sentencing appeals in Singapore’s largest market manipulation case, upholding 36- and 20-year jail terms for Mr Soh Chee Wen and Ms Quah Su-Ling for manipulating shares of Blumont Group, Asiasons Capital and LionGold Corp. The Court affirmed they masterminded a scheme using 187 trading accounts, deceived Goldman Sachs International and Interactive Brokers by using manipulated shares as collateral, and rejected claims the 2013 price crash was beyond their control or that Ms Quah’s culpability was overstated. The authorities reiterated their strict stance on capital market abuse to protect Singapore’s financial integrity and market trust.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-04-09•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil published its Savings Report (Relatório de Poupança) for March 2026. The report provides updated data on savings activity in the Brazilian financial system for the period.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-09•Türkiye•Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye has granted HAN Reasürans ve Sigorta Brokerliği AŞ an additional licence to operate in life insurance brokerage. The decision follows a review under Article 21 of Insurance Law No. 5684 and Articles 4 to 13 of the Regulation on Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-09•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board has terminated three 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 Silicon Valley branches, and The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. The orders, originally issued in 2015 and 2018, were all terminated on 25 March 2026.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-09•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission has asked the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona for a preliminary injunction and temporary restraining order to block Arizona from applying state criminal and gambling laws to CFTC-regulated prediction markets. The CFTC argues that the Commodity Exchange Act gives it exclusive jurisdiction over event contracts and preempts such state laws, and has also filed complaints against Arizona, Connecticut, and Illinois seeking declaratory judgments and permanent injunctions.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-09•Global•Network for Greening the Financial System
The Network for Greening the Financial System has issued a package of materials to help central banks and supervisors assess and integrate nature-related financial risks, highlighting nature degradation as a potential driver of economic and financial damage. The package, building on the 2024 NGFS Conceptual Framework on Nature-related Financial Risks, comprises three notes on nature-related data, modelling tools for risk scenarios, and supervisory practices.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationNature-related risk
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2026-04-09•Global•Network for Greening the Financial System
The Network for Greening the Financial System has published a research note on navigating nature-related data to support analysis of nature-related financial risks, helping users identify relevant data sources and prioritise metrics for specific use cases. Drawing on case studies, it highlights the need for centralised data infrastructure, improved geospatial information, combined datasets, new technologies such as artificial intelligence, and stronger public-private cooperation to enhance data quality and availability, and forms part of the NGFS 2026 Nature Package.
ResearchNature-related risk
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2026-04-09•Global•Network for Greening the Financial System
The Network for Greening the Financial System has published a note on supervising nature-related financial risks, proposing a pragmatic four-step approach to integrate these risks into prudential oversight by building on existing climate supervision. The note characterises nature-related physical and transition risks as drivers of traditional financial risk categories, highlights challenges such as data gaps and fragmented methodologies, and calls for better alignment with climate-related supervisory frameworks.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationNature-related risk
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2026-04-09•Global•Network for Greening the Financial System
The Network for Greening the Financial System has published a summary note on improving modelling tools for nature-related financial risk scenarios as part of its NGFS 2026 Nature Package, to better capture links between nature, climate and the economy. The note highlights key modelling gaps, including limited understanding of interactions between climate change and nature loss, and priorities such as more granular data, multidisciplinary approaches, improved treatment of uncertainty, and core design principles for future NGFS nature scenarios.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationNature-related risk
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2026-04-09•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The Central Bank of the Republic of China participated in an ASEAN+3 finance and central bank deputies videoconference on 8 April. Discussions covered the regional economic and financial situation, the Chiang Mai Initiative Multilateralisation mechanism and the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published updated euro area household and non-financial corporation accounts for the fourth quarter of 2025, showing unchanged annual growth in household financial investment at 2.5% and in non-financial corporation financing at 1.5%, alongside a faster increase in non-financial corporation gross operating surplus to 4.3%. Household net worth grew 4.7% with a lower debt-to-income ratio of 81.3%, while non-financial corporation debt-to-GDP declined to 65.6% and the wider non-consolidated debt measure to 135.7%. Data revisions extend back to the first quarter of 2022.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has published Working Paper No 3217 analysing how the credit channel of monetary policy changes when firms face multiple financing constraints. Using U.S. firm-level and loan covenant data, the paper finds that firms with several tight constraints drive an asymmetry whereby contractionary shocks cause larger declines in external financing and investment than the increases observed after equally sized expansionary shocks, a result reinforced in a calibrated New Keynesian framework.
Research
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank and the European Systemic Risk Board published a joint report establishing common definitions and methodologies to measure EU banks’ capital buffer usability once interactions between prudential and resolution requirements, including MREL and TLAC, are taken into account. Using Q4 2024 data for 83 SSM resolution groups, the report shows average buffer usability of 45% under a baseline approach and 55% under a complementary approach, with G‑SIIs showing the lowest usability, and introduces an open-source Buffer Usability Simulation Tool to support consistent analysis.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCapital adequacy
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2026-04-09•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan published results of a foreign exchange purchase auction held on 9 April 2026. Eight participants submitted satisfied bids ranging from USD 1,000,000 to USD 14,000,000 at a weighted-average rate of 9.5335 USD/TJS.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-09•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority reported that Hong Kong’s official foreign currency reserve assets fell to USD 430.8 billion at end-March 2026, or USD 430.5 billion including unsettled foreign exchange contracts, from USD 439.3 billion at end-February. The end-March total was over five times the currency in circulation and about 38% of Hong Kong dollar M3. The authority also published the April 2026 release calendar for four Exchange Fund data press releases under the IMF’s Special Data Dissemination Standard and for the Exchange Fund’s abridged balance sheet and Currency Board Account.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-09•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued an alert highlighting bank press releases on fraudulent websites, fake internet banking login screens, phishing emails and other scams affecting several Hong Kong banks. It reiterated that banks do not send embedded hyperlinks for transactions or request sensitive information such as login or one-time passwords by phone, email or SMS, and advised affected individuals to contact their bank and the Hong Kong Police Force.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-09•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has strengthened cooperation with the Anti‑Money Laundering Office and the Central Investigation Bureau to enhance monitoring, fact-finding and coordinated operations to prevent misuse of capital and digital asset markets for illicit funds and financial or technology-related crimes. The initiative prioritises faster information exchange, expanded investigations, deeper analysis of identities, behaviours and fund flows, and ongoing measures to enhance KYC/CDD standards, risk management for high-risk customers, scrutiny of major shareholders and ultimate controlling persons, supervisory tools for tracking fund flows, and listed-company disclosure.
SupervisionCooperationAML and CFTCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-09•Israel•Ministry of Finance (Israel)
Israel’s Ministry of Finance announced final Knesset approval of the 2026 state budget, setting expenditure at about ILS 699 billion and raising the deficit ceiling to 4.9% of GDP, driven by a major increase in defence spending. The defence budget rises by ILS 32 billion to around ILS 143 billion, alongside widened personal income tax bands and a “small banks” reform to boost competition and lower borrowing costs. The budget also allocates additional funds for Gaza-border and northern community rehabilitation, reservist support, education, transport, AI and digitisation, health, and welfare.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-09•Croatia•Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency adopted multiple supervisory and licensing decisions, including authorising ELECTROCOIN d.o.o. as a crypto-asset service provider for exchange and custody services and instructing IN KAPITAL d.o.o. to remedy anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing deficiencies. The agency also closed an indirect supervisory procedure over TRIGLAV OSIGURANJE d.d., approved management board appointments at Allianz Hrvatska d.d. and InterCapital Digital Wealth Management d.o.o., granted actuary and insurance distribution licences, and recorded the cessation of two insurance distribution licences.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicensing and supervisory fees
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2026-04-09•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has published updated Mortgage Advice Guidance setting out practical expectations for mortgage advisers on delivering suitable mortgage credit advice, with greater emphasis on the adviser’s independent professional role and alignment with Article 4:23 of the Financial Supervision Act. The guidance covers the full advice process, reinforces the need to probe inconsistencies and make assumptions explicit, and introduces new themes on sustainability and relationship breakdown, while applying proportionality so work is tailored to each customer.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-09•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets board member Jos Heuvelman has urged banks to proactively and carefully engage customers with interest-only mortgages, framing timely outreach as part of their duty of care despite European Central Bank pressure to reduce such portfolios. He argues that interest-only mortgages can remain appropriate where payments are affordable, citing Dutch pension assets as a mitigating factor, and calls for closer cooperation between banks and mortgage advisers to provide clear options and communication as mortgage terms near expiry or retirement.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationLending
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2026-04-09•Iraq•Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq published the results and auction details for Islamic certificates of deposit ICD164, ICD614 and ICD811 with tenors of 7, 14 and 182 days.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-09•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission’s Technology and Digital Transformation Department has awarded a VND 1.32bn consultancy contract to Sazion Technology Joint Stock Company to supervise implementation of its integrated IT system for regulatory management and supervision. The 12‑month lump-sum contract was procured via open domestic online competitive bidding, with the FPS Vietnam–Ha Thang consortium ranked second and a Viettel-led consortium responsible for detailed design and system build.
Institutional developmentProcurementOutsourcing and third-party risk management
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2026-04-09•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission has instructed individuals listed in an attached notice to pay a licensing fee of VND 1,000,000 per person for securities practice certificates, in line with the Ministry of Finance’s Circular 25/2022/TT-BTC. Fees may be paid by bank transfer or in person, with payment details required to identify the recipient. The Commission will cancel any certificate if the recipient does not complete the formalities to receive it within one year of the fee-payment notice.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing and supervisory fees
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2026-04-09•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported that Chairman Almaz Baketaev joined a government delegation to Kyrgyzaltyn JSC to review its operations and strategic plans, including production and retail sale of standard gold bars. Kyrgyzaltyn outlined investment projects exceeding USD 1bn and reported that its standard-bar plant, launched in August 2024, recouped its KGS 320m investment in under a year, with its retail outlet generating annual income above KGS 855m amid strong public demand for gold. The National Bank framed the visit as supporting cooperation with the gold sector in managing the country’s international reserves.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-09•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission (CVM) accepted two Termos de Compromisso to close administrative proceedings without sanctions, requiring payments of BRL 340,000 by Unipar Carbocloro S.A.’s investor relations officer and BRL 1,438,200 by MRV Engenharia e Participações S.A.’s chief financial and investor relations executive. The cases concerned alleged delays and failures in disclosing material facts and responding to press leaks under Articles 3 and 6 of CVM Resolution 44, with the CVM Board approving the settlements following recommendations from its Term of Commitment Committee and the Federal Specialized Prosecutor’s Office.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsCorporate governance
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2026-04-09•Cyprus•Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission
The Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission announced that Alternative Investment Fund Hanseatic Shipping AIF V.C.I.C. PLC (Licence Number AIF27/2014) and its investment compartment Hanseatic Shipping II have been dissolved and placed into voluntary liquidation following a shareholders’ general meeting decision. The dissolution was notified to the Commission by the fund’s external manager, Hanseatic Capital Management Ltd, in accordance with the Alternative Investment Funds Law of 2018.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-09•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 Kazakhstan reminded market participants of legislative changes capping insurance agent commissions on policies arranged with bank loans and microcredits at 10% of the premium. Banks and microfinance organizations may not force insurance or restrict borrowers’ choice of insurer, borrowers can withdraw from loan-linked insurance within 14 days subject to capped repricing, and insurers must refund unused premiums on early termination net of termination expenses capped at 10%.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing and supervisory fees
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2026-04-09•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 has granted One Insurance Broker LLP insurance broker licence No. 2.3.6 to conduct insurance brokerage activities related to the conclusion of insurance contracts. The authority also referred to its website register of insurance brokers holding valid licences.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-09•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova held an event on instant payments, reviewing progress of the MIA Instant Payments system, including its expansion to business-to-business transfers. The central bank reported that MIA, launched in 2024, now has over 900,000 users, is accepted at more than 18,000 points of sale, and processed around 15 million payments worth MDL 13.2 billion, with officials emphasising the need for a simple, intuitive user experience. The event supports financial inclusion and aligns Moldova’s digital payment services with European standards through enhanced ecosystem cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-09•Global•World Bank
The World Bank’s Bhutan Development Update projects robust medium-term growth driven by hydropower, with real GDP forecast to expand by 7.1% in FY25/26 and 6.4% in FY26/27, alongside declining poverty but rising inflation. International reserves are expected to strengthen to about USD 1.3 billion, while the current account deficit remains high at around 20% of GDP and risks stem from hydropower delays, weaker fiscal consolidation, financial sector instability and higher fuel prices. The report highlights that shifting labour within the agrifood system from on-farm work to logistics, processing and food services could increase earnings by up to 33%.
ResearchEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-09•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission published end-February 2026 lending and asset quality statistics for 38 domestic banks, showing continued loan growth with a stable average non-performing loan ratio of 0.15%. Total outstanding loans reached TWD 45.87 trillion, NPLs rose to TWD 68.4 billion and allowance coverage of NPLs declined to 901.61%, with the authority assessing asset quality as manageable while requiring banks to continue strengthening asset quality and financial structure.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-09•Taiwan•Central Bank of Taiwan
The Central Bank of Taiwan reported March 2026 data showing marginal increases in short-term interbank and commercial paper rates alongside sharply higher market turnover. The weighted average overnight interbank call loan rate rose to 0.823%, while preliminary monthly average 1–30 day commercial paper rates were 1.74% in the primary market and 1.53% in the secondary market. Interbank call loan turnover increased 47.27% month on month to TWD 2,222.9 billion and secondary-market turnover in short-term bills rose 44.46% to TWD 5,594.8 billion, while outstanding short-term bills declined slightly.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary data
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2026-04-09•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank published the March 2026 long-term interest rates for convergence purposes, used as the indicator for the fourth Maastricht criterion on long-term interest rate convergence. The indicator is based on long-term government bonds or comparable securities of the best performing Member States in terms of price stability.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority will regularly publish a list of known issues in its data point model framework, including workarounds and indicative resolution timelines, as a single reference point for recurring technical reporting questions. The initial list covers issues affecting Pillar 3 disclosures and resolution planning reporting, detailing for each issue the description, affected artefacts, severity, status, workaround and planned release for resolution, and will be updated to further reporting and disclosure modules supported by the framework and XBRL taxonomy.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-09•Albania•Bank of Albania
The Bank of Albania has invited non-state organisations to participate in the Discussion and Consultation Roundtable of Albania’s Partnership Platform for European Integration for European Union accession Chapter 17. The roundtable will address issues in the chapter’s specific areas and develop positions and recommendations for the European Integration Secretariat and other bodies involved in the accession process.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-09•Albania•Bank of Albania
The Bank of Albania has invited non-state stakeholders to apply to join the Discussion and Consultation Table of the Partnership Platform for European Integration for Chapter 4 of Albania’s EU accession. The table will review policy issues and develop positions and recommendations for the European Integration Secretariat and other bodies, with participation open to civil society, local government, business, employers’ associations, academia and research centres, media, and other interest groups.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-09•Bermuda•Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has issued a consultation paper proposing regulatory clarifications and additional requirements for asset tokenisation within existing financial services regimes, focusing on the “asset leg” and distinguishing between “digital twins” and “native tokens” on a substance-over-form basis. The paper proposes a harmonised definition of “tokenised investments” across multiple Acts, mirrored exemptions to avoid dual licensing, extensions of existing digital asset cyber and custody codes, amendments to enable tokenised fund registers and disclosures, and role-based requirements for Primary Tokenisers, Secondary Offerors and Custodians, including 1:1 reserve expectations, proof-of-reserves, smart contract controls and baseline cyber governance.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTokenization
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2026-04-09•Palestine•Palestine Capital Market Authority
The Palestine Capital Market Authority and the Palestine Monetary Authority, through the National Financial Inclusion Committee, approved the 2026–2028 action plan for the National Financial Inclusion Strategy and will recommend adding the Ministry of Labour to broaden coordination. The plan focuses on developing financial services and products for small enterprises and underserved groups, expanding financial technology and digital infrastructure, enhancing financial literacy and consumer protection, and promoting inclusion in non-bank financial services, including incentives for electronic insurance payments and new agricultural and microinsurance products.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-09•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market held a working meeting with international organisations and experts on developing Ukraine’s green bond market, focusing on practical steps to enable initial issuances. While a legislative framework for green bonds is already in place, participants highlighted the absence of practical issuance cases as the main challenge and discussed potential use cases in renewable energy and agriculture. They agreed to move from discussion to implementation and work with businesses to prepare the first transactions.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClimate risk and sustainable financeGreen taxonomy
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2026-04-09•South Africa•South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank reported that gross reserves declined by USD 3,301 million to USD 77,759 million and the international liquidity position fell by USD 2,648 million to USD 73,187 million as at 31 March 2026, mainly due to a lower US dollar gold price, valuation effects and foreign exchange payments on behalf of government. Gold reserves were USD 18,503 million, Special Drawing Rights holdings USD 6,588 million and foreign exchange reserves USD 52,668 million, including foreign currency deposits of minus USD 5,158 million, while the forward position was USD 586 million.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-09•South Africa•South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank published its monthly statement of assets and liabilities as at 31 March 2026, reporting a balance sheet total of ZAR 1,383,747,016,278, up ZAR 37,510,487,875 from end-February. Gold and foreign assets rose to ZAR 1,328,083,245,691 on higher foreign exchange reserves and special drawing rights holdings despite a decline in the rand value of gold, while notes and coin in circulation, deposits by banks, and the gold and foreign exchange contingency reserve all increased.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-09•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission plans an AI-based Small Business & Self-Ownership Credit Bureau to improve credit ratings and loan access for small businesses and self-employed borrowers, using nonfinancial data and forward-looking “future scale-up” assessments. A dedicated Korea Credit Information Services database will support ratings, product development and consulting, with pilot bank use from late 2026 and broader, incentive-based adoption across financial sectors. The FSC estimates annual benefits for about 700,000 individuals via roughly KRW 10.5 trillion in new lending or KRW 84.5 billion in reduced borrowing costs.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCredit ratingsArtificial intelligence
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2026-04-09•Ireland•Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland is shifting its funds-sector focus to implementing international and EU reforms and intensifying surveillance of liquidity, leverage and interconnectedness risks in non-bank finance, supported by new assessments of liquidity management in Irish-domiciled open-ended funds and vulnerabilities in the hedge fund sector. It found widespread but underused price-based liquidity tools in open-ended funds and elevated vulnerabilities in highly leveraged Relative Value and less liquid credit hedge funds, though with a modest market footprint. The Bank will use ongoing data collection to scrutinise liquidity tool use by bond funds in 2026, deepen surveillance of vulnerable hedge fund segments, and has sought industry feedback on distributed ledger technology and tokenisation.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-09•Ireland•Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland has published two financial stability assessments of the non-bank sector—covering Irish hedge funds and the availability and use of liquidity management tools (LMTs) by Irish-domiciled open-ended funds—alongside a good-practices document on LMT usage. It finds that, while the hedge fund sector is unlikely to pose systemic risks on its own, vulnerabilities in leverage, liquidity and interconnectedness could become material if correlated with similar global strategies, and that although most open-ended funds have at least one LMT available, greater and more consistent use is needed. The Central Bank expects the findings to support enhanced surveillance and supervisory engagement and will engage internationally on global non-bank vulnerabilities.
ResearchFinancial stability and systemic riskMarket risk and volatilityLiquidity risk
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2026-04-09•Switzerland•Swiss National Bank
The Swiss National Bank has announced the opening of “Moneyverse”, a new visitor centre in Berne’s Kaiserhaus from 10 April 2026, presenting its mandate and activities, the history of money, and current societal questions related to money. Operated by the Bern History Museum, the free-entry centre at Marktgasse 37 will offer multilingual exhibits, historical artefacts, expert audio tours, interactive elements, and curriculum-based programmes for school classes.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-09•Switzerland•Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA)
The Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA) has issued new guidance on digital fraud risks, finding that banks and persons under Article 1b of the Banking Act must strengthen operational risk management and anti-money laundering controls. Based on an end-2025 survey of 19 banks, FINMA sets expectations for comprehensive risk frameworks covering all business activities, including fraud risks in online client onboarding and unauthorised account access.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOperational risk and resilienceAML and CFT
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2026-04-09•Iceland•Central Bank of Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland published an address by Supervisory Board Chair Bolli Héðinsson at its 65th annual meeting, alongside the 2025 Annual Report, highlighting governance context and balance sheet and capital position issues. Héðinsson noted that total assets now exceed ISK 1 trillion, largely due to foreign-denominated reserves sensitive to exchange rate movements, and warned that high interest rates and a strong króna can erode capital, which the Supervisory Board believes should be stronger and preferably doubled in line with its capital adequacy target.
Institutional developmentGovernanceOther
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2026-04-09•Iceland•Central Bank of Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland’s 2025 Annual Report covers monetary policy, financial stability, supervision and other statutory tasks, and reports a net operating loss of ISK 11.8bn, equity of ISK 76.7bn and a capital ratio of 7.7%, below its ISK 150bn capital benchmark, resulting in no dividend to the Treasury. Inflation averaged 4.1%, the key policy rate was cut by 1.25 percentage points to 7.25%, borrower-based measures were eased for first-time buyers, and foreign exchange interventions and purchases totalled ISK 67.9bn, with international reserves at ISK 968bn (EUR 6.6bn). The Resolution Authority updated resolution plans for Arion Bank, Íslandsbanki, Kvika banki and Landsbankinn, with resolvability assessments for indó, Teya Iceland and Skagi ongoing.
OtherFinancial stability and systemic riskMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-09•Türkiye•Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye has amended premium caps for compulsory motor third party liability insurance, setting May 2026 maximum premiums by reference to April 2026 caps. Maximum premiums by vehicle group and usage type will rise by 0.50%, with taxis, minibuses and buses subject to an additional 2% increase.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-09•Iceland•Central Bank of Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland published a speech by Governor Ásgeir Jónsson marking 25 years of inflation targeting, arguing that Iceland’s persistent inflation stems from wage-setting dynamics and widespread indexation, with inflation above 5% and monetary policy likely needing to remain tight. The speech links recent inflation episodes to short-term wage agreements, renewed indexation and external cost pressures, notes that the Monetary Policy Committee has raised the policy rate and may need to do so again, and cautions that pegging the króna to the euro or adopting the euro would not resolve Iceland’s inflation problem.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-09•Türkiye•Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye has granted Han Reinsurance and Insurance Brokerage Inc an additional licence for life insurance brokerage. The decision follows a review under Article 21 of Insurance Law No. 5684 and Articles 4 to 13 of the Regulation on Insurance and Reinsurance Brokers, and supplements the firm’s existing non-life insurance and reinsurance brokerage licences.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-09•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao PDR announced the launch of the Lao Credit Guarantee Company Sole Co., Ltd, a state-owned institution providing credit guarantees to support micro, small and medium-sized enterprises’ access to bank lending, which received its operating licence in March 2026 and will operate under central bank supervision. At launch, the company signed agreements with six commercial banks, setting guarantee lines of LAK 200bn with Agricultural Promotion Bank, LAK 50bn with Banque pour le Commerce Exterieur Lao Public, and LAK 30bn each with Maruhan Bank, BIC Bank, RHB Bank Lao and Canadia Bank.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsLicence approval
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2026-04-09•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao reported a courtesy meeting between Governor Bounkham Vorlachit and Fang Hong, Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Laos, focused on Laos’s macroeconomic conditions and China–Laos banking sector cooperation. Discussions covered implementation of Laos’s socio-economic development plan, existing and future cooperation with the People’s Bank of China and Chinese commercial banks in Laos, and efforts to promote use of the kip and yuan in bilateral trade and investment.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-09•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has reprimanded and fined Impression Investment Limited HKD 2 million for failures in supervising staff and maintaining effective internal controls over staff personal trading, and has prohibited former director and responsible officer Liu Shan from re-entering the industry for eight months. The regulator found that between January 2016 and March 2021 Liu and another staff member conducted extensive personal trading in breach of the Fund Manager Code of Conduct and internal policies, including trading alongside managed funds and participating in IPOs, with ineffective controls and conflict management attributed to Liu’s neglect.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsComplianceCorporate governance
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2026-04-09•New Zealand•Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has extended the deadline for its “Keeping Cash Local” consultation on access to cash and will publish additional material, including the legal basis for the proposals and Official Information Act responses, to support stakeholder feedback. The consultation seeks views on minimum free local services for withdrawing, depositing and swapping cash in every district, with the authority emphasising that no decisions have been made and that it prefers a voluntary approach with banks.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-09•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank reported euro area balance of payments and international investment position statistics showing the current account surplus fell to EUR 276 billion (1.7% of GDP) in 2025 from EUR 416 billion (2.7% of GDP) in 2024, while the net international investment position stood at net assets of EUR 1.76 trillion (11.0% of GDP). The decline was driven mainly by a swing in primary income from surplus to deficit, a smaller services surplus and a wider secondary income deficit, partly offset by a larger goods surplus, while net foreign assets increased by EUR 166 billion and gross external debt reached EUR 17.00 trillion (107% of GDP) at end-2025.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-09•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission will work with the National Anti-Corruption Commission, the Stock Exchange of Thailand and the Thai Institute of Directors to strengthen anti-corruption and corporate governance in the capital market, focusing on internal controls to prevent bribery of public officials under Section 176 of the Organic Act on Anti-Corruption B.E. 2561 (2018). The initiative includes enhancing internal audit and control functions at listed companies, promoting disclosure of anti-corruption policies in the 56-1 One Report, and issuing joint guidance on good practices for board oversight, risk assessment and monitoring controls.
Policy & regulationCooperationCorporate governance
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2026-04-09•Croatia•Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency has authorised Zagreb-based Electrocoin d.o.o. as a crypto-asset service provider under Regulation (EU) 2023/1114 on markets in crypto-assets and Croatia’s implementing act, making it the first firm to receive a MiCA “crypto licence” from the supervisor. The licence covers exchange of crypto-assets for funds or other crypto-assets, and custody and administration of crypto-assets on behalf of clients, and Electrocoin will be the first firm entered in the supervisor’s Register of Entities Authorised to Provide Crypto-Asset Services under MiCA.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-09•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Insurance Authority
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority hosted a Captive Forum in Beijing with around 100 participants from Chinese Mainland and Hong Kong to discuss the role of captive insurance in risk management. Executive Director for Policy and Legislation Clement Lau highlighted Hong Kong’s ambition to be a global risk management centre and “ideal domicile” for Chinese Mainland captives, outlining plans to foster a robust captive ecosystem through facilitative policies, talent attraction and enhanced professional services.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesRisk management
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2026-04-09•Thailand•Thailand Office of Insurance Commission
The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission issued consumer guidance with a 10-point checklist for purchasing life insurance via agents to promote transparent sales and continuous protection. The checklist covers clarifying objectives and affordability, verifying agent licensing and insurer affiliation, understanding coverage, exclusions and cancellation rights, ensuring accurate documentation and policy issuance, and paying premiums only to the insurer’s account with proof of payment retained.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-09•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 Kazakhstan is considering using the domestic Aitu platform as an additional secure channel between non-bank financial organisations and consumers, amid rising fraud and the need to strengthen data protection. It highlights Aitu’s domestic servers, end-to-end encryption, biometric Aitu Passport identification with cloud-based digital signatures, and open APIs as tools to mitigate interception, phishing and impersonation risks and enable low-cost integration for smaller firms.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCyber resilienceOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-09•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 granted regulatory consents for six senior appointments in the insurance sector across executive, governing body and independent director roles. It also reiterated that, under Kazakhstan’s Law on Insurance Activity, senior managers who have already received consent may be transferred within the insurance sector to similar positions without additional consent, and referred to its register for the list of current consents.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLeadership change and appointments