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2026-04-01•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a Macroprudential Bulletin article on the rapid growth of tokenised assets and the Eurosystem’s policy response to support an integrated European digital capital market while safeguarding financial stability. It outlines plans to enable settlement of distributed ledger technology asset transactions in central bank money via the Pontes project by the third quarter of 2026 and to develop an integrated digital financial ecosystem blueprint under Appia by 2028, addressing regulatory frictions and lessons from the European Union DLT Pilot Regime. The article also notes the Eurosystem’s March 2026 decision to accept certain DLT-based collateral for credit operations and ongoing work on potential eligibility of other DLT-issued assets.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsTokenization
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2026-04-01•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a Working Paper analysing how the 2025 escalation in US‑China tariffs affects the euro area and how outcomes change if protectionism extends to euro-area goods, using a trade model with incomplete asset markets and asymmetric monetary regimes. It finds large, asymmetric welfare losses for the US and China, with the euro area initially benefiting from trade diversion and only marginally affected, but once tariffs hit euro-area goods, euro-area welfare turns negative, the Chinese downturn deepens, and welfare‑maximising euro-area retaliation yields only modest domestic gains at the cost of materially larger US and Chinese welfare losses.
Research
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2026-04-01•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published research finding that improving public investment efficiency, particularly in transport infrastructure, could help EU governments meet rising strategic investment needs despite constrained fiscal space. Using data envelopment and stochastic frontier analysis, it estimates median efficiency scores of around 50–65% for transport networks and potential annual savings of about EUR 46–50 billion, and highlights policy levers such as stronger project management, better planning-budget integration and enhanced governance.
Research
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2026-04-01•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission issued an enhanced supervisory package of five measures for the capital and digital asset markets to curb illicit funds, combat mule accounts, and address technology-enabled investment scams. The measures strengthen Know Your Customer and customer due diligence requirements, tighten ownership and control reviews of licensed operators, enhance digital asset monitoring and Travel Rule implementation, and reinforce transparency and disclosure obligations. The authority will also intensify integrated work with other agencies through the “Connect the Dots” task force to link data and trace fund flows.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-01•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a public alert on phishing emails targeting DBS Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens targeting Chiyu Banking Corporation Limited. It reiterated that banks will 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 the relevant bank and report incidents to Hong Kong Police.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-01•Spain•Bank of Spain
The Bank of Spain published its March 2026 official reference interest rates for variable-rate mortgage loans, with the one-year Euribor, the main benchmark for Spanish mortgages, at 2.565%, up from 2.221% in February and 0.167 percentage points higher than a year earlier. The release also detailed other Euribor, euro short-term rate (€STR) and five-year interest rate swap benchmarks, and confirmed that while the one-year Mibor continues for legacy contracts, discontinued indices fall back to the average rate on mortgages over three years for home purchase in Spain plus a historical differential.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary data
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2026-04-01•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has ordered the suspension of quotations and transactions in the shares and bonds of Clínica Las Condes S.A. until 15 April 2026 or until the company submits its audited financial statements as of 31 December 2025. The enforcement action follows the issuer’s failure to file this financial information by the 31 March 2026 deadline, which the authority said has left investors and the market without accurate and timely information on the company’s financial situation and its securities.
SupervisionInterventionsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-01•Africa•Inter Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA)
The Inter Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa awarded the audit contract for its CD4AML/CFT project for 2024 to 2026 to PYRAMIS Audit et Conseil SAS of Mali. The contract is valued at FCFA 22,500,000 excluding VAT and runs for three years. PYRAMIS was selected after achieving the highest combined technical and financial score among three bidders.
Institutional developmentProcurement
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2026-04-01•Chile•Central Bank of Chile
The Central Bank of Chile reported that the Monthly Economic Activity Indicator (Imacec) fell 0.3% year on year in February, with the seasonally adjusted series down 0.3% month on month and up 0.6% over twelve months. The annual decline was driven by a 3.7% contraction in goods production, partly offset by a 1.6% rise in services and a 0.2% increase in trade, while non-mining Imacec also fell 0.3% year on year.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-01•Estonia•Finantsinspektsioon
Estonia’s Financial Supervision Authority (Finantsinspektsioon) has granted Heimondo Estonia OÜ a licence to operate as a debt collection agency for credit contracts of banks and other creditors. The licence authorises the firm to collect overdue payments, negotiate credit terms with borrowers, handle related complaints, and inform borrowers of creditor requirements and changes to interest rates, fees or payments.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-01•Slovakia•National Bank of Slovakia
The National Bank of Slovakia’s Bank Board kept the countercyclical capital buffer rate unchanged and approved the March 2026 Macroprudential Commentary. It adopted amending decrees transposing elements of Directive (EU) 2024/1619 to introduce new requirements for banks’ management of ESG risks and crypto-asset exposures under the Markets in Crypto-assets Regulation, and to allow professional examinations in financial intermediation and advisory services to be conducted in other languages.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMacroprudential policy and toolsESG
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2026-04-01•Serbia•Republic of Serbia Securities Commission
The Republic of Serbia Securities Commission will hold an examination session in the last week of April 2026 for candidates seeking the titles of broker, investment adviser and portfolio manager. Applications must be submitted with all prescribed documentation by post or email, and the Commission will publish the exact exam dates for each title on its website.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-01•North Macedonia•Securities and Exchange Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia
The Securities and Exchange Commission of North Macedonia’s chair, Bujaré Abazi, highlighted a forthcoming capital markets legal framework to align with European standards, strengthen regulation and enhance investor protection. She cited European Commission support for a three-year strategy for regulatory and institutional strengthening and plans to sign a Memorandum on Coordinated Regulation and Supervision with several European regulators. Abazi acknowledged persistent challenges such as low liquidity and a limited issuer and institutional investor base, which reforms and regional integration are expected to help address.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket development
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2026-04-01•Luxembourg•Central Bank of Luxembourg
The Central Bank of Luxembourg published provisional end-February 2026 banking statistics showing credit institutions’ aggregate balance sheet total declined by 0.62% month on month to EUR 1,000,949 million, but remained 2.07% higher year on year, mainly due to lower interbank positions, while loans to non-bank customers and resident deposits continued to grow. It set the minimum reserve requirement for the 25 March to 5 May 2026 maintenance period at EUR 6,649 million, EUR 201 million higher than in the previous period.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-01•United Arab Emirates•National Anti-Money Laundering and Combating Financing of Terrorism and Financing of Illegal Organisations Committee (NAMLCFTC)
The UAE National Committee for Anti-Money Laundering, Combating the Financing of Terrorism and Proliferation Financing discussed closer cooperation with the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime. Talks covered the September 2026 UN crime prevention congress and regional work through the UAE-chaired Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force.
Policy & regulationCooperationAML and CFTCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-01•Isle of Man•Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has issued minor updates to its Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism Handbook, revising guidance on financial inclusion and de-risking, simplified due diligence, and implementation timelines for National Risk Assessment-related changes. It highlights the Handbook, Supplemental Information Document and sector-specific guidance as key AML/CFT compliance tools and encourages regulated entities and designated businesses to review the updates and adjust their risk-mitigation measures.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFT
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2026-04-01•Isle of Man•Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has updated its online At-a-Glance calendar to set out dates for planned outreach activities in the coming months. The timetable covers forthcoming events, data requests, thematic reviews, inspections, newsletters, consultations, reports, and key milestones in the MONEYVAL mutual evaluation process to support firms’ forward planning and compliance resourcing.
SupervisionOtherAML and CFTRegulatory burden
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2026-04-01•Guernsey•Ministry of Finance (Guernsey)
The Ministry of Finance (Guernsey) reported on a roundtable with defence, regulatory and industry stakeholders on how private capital could support resilience, security and long-term stability, including potential alignment with the proposed multilateral Defence, Security and Resilience Bank. Discussions covered capital-raising opportunities, the role of international finance centres in governance and structuring, and noted three defence funds authorised in the past year to invest in defence technology aimed at rebuilding NATO capabilities. The roundtable forms part of Guernsey’s Finance Sector Growth Strategy 2035, which seeks to integrate defence, infrastructure and sustainability into its core funds offering.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-01•Slovenia•Central Bank of Slovenia
In a Reuters interview, Central Bank of Slovenia Governor Primož Dolenc discussed inflation developments and near-term scenarios, stating that the European Central Bank Governing Council will calibrate future measures according to the duration and intensity of the current shock. He reiterated the Governing Council’s commitment to maintaining inflation at 2 percent over the medium term.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-01•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued a consumer warning after identifying counterfeit documents in its name being used to support an advance fee fraud scheme. The fake “Financial Regulatory Due Diligence / Financial Provenance Clearance” documents are linked to a sham law firm, Flaven Law Chambers, and a sham bank, ApexKrest Bank, both falsely claiming to be Guernsey-based, and the Commission is taking steps to close related websites.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-01•Bosnia and Herzegovina•Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina reported that Director Jasmin Mahmuzić represented the authority at international Central Banking Meetings in Kuala Lumpur, where he spoke on regional and international cooperation to prevent fraud and combat cross-border financial crime. The event gathered central banks, regulators and industry participants to discuss foreign-exchange interventions, reserve management, coordination with sovereign wealth funds, and the digital transformation of payment systems, including central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, instant payments and related cyber risks.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationAML and CFT
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2026-04-01•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic’s Osh regional office fined 10 Kyrgyz citizens KGS 17,500 each for conducting cash foreign currency exchange operations without a National Bank licence. The violations occurred in the city of Osh and the Aravan district of the Osh region.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-01•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic reported that its Issyk-Kul regional office conducted educational and cultural activities during Global Money Week 2026 to promote financial literacy and awareness of the Kyrgyz som. Activities included guest lectures for senior students on financial planning, QR code payments, countering dropper activity, and the history of the som, as well as a numismatic exhibition showcasing collectible coins and currency security features.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-01•Global•Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements published a working paper demonstrating a proof-of-concept quantum algorithm for Bayesian posterior sampling in Qiskit, encoding a discretised posterior distribution into an n-qubit quantum state and estimating posterior expectations via repeated measurement. The paper finds no current computational speedup over classical methods such as Markov Chain Monte Carlo, importance sampling or particle filtering, and highlights quantum state preparation and hardware limitations as key challenges for scalable and hybrid classical-quantum techniques.
ResearchQuantum computing
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2026-04-01•Thailand•Thailand Office of Insurance Commission
The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission has launched a 2026 travelling seminar programme on complaints handling and insurance dispute resolution, targeting at least a 15% reduction in complaints and a shift toward “upstream” prevention. Non-life insurers are expected to strengthen claims assessment, internal complaint review, KPIs and service-level agreement monitoring. Supervisory follow-through will include deeper on-site inspections, potential capital increases, product and branch growth limits, administrative fines, and publication of a public “Rating Score” dashboard on customer-care performance. Feedback will inform discussions with the Thai General Insurance Association and regional roll-out, with legal action envisaged where firms fail to meet stated KPIs and service standards.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-04-01•Romania•National Bank of Romania
The National Bank of Romania reported that foreign exchange reserves rose to EUR 67.032 billion at 31 March 2026 from EUR 65.023 billion at end-February, with total international reserves including gold increasing to EUR 80.278 billion from EUR 79.639 billion. March inflows of EUR 9.424 billion were mainly driven by changes in credit institutions’ foreign currency minimum reserve requirements and Ministry of Finance eurobond funding, while outflows of EUR 7.415 billion reflected reserve requirement changes and foreign-currency public debt service.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-01•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam has appointed Do Giang Nam, previously a member of the Members’ Council of the Vietnam Asset Management Company, as a member and acting head of the Members’ Council of the National Banknote Printing Factory for a five-year term effective 1 April 2026. The appointment, under Decision No. 462/QD-NHNN, was announced at a conference at the National Banknote Printing Factory attended by Deputy Governor Pham Tien Dung and representatives from State Bank of Vietnam departments and units.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-01•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam has appointed Hoang Minh Tien as Deputy Director General of its Information Technology Department for a five-year term starting 01 April 2026. He previously served as Head of the Division for Information Technology Policy Management, Innovation and Digital Transformation within the same department.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-01•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has announced the exam schedule for individuals seeking an actuary certificate under the insurance sector attestation framework. Exams will be held at the Central Bank in June 2026 across four subject areas, with applicants required to submit documents at least 30 days in advance in accordance with the Rule on the organisation and conduct of attestation in the insurance field.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-01•Jordan•Jordan Securities Commission
The Jordan Securities Commission signed a memorandum of understanding with Princess Sumaya University for Technology to deepen cooperation on financial supervision and capital markets innovation through digital transformation. The agreement provides for joint training, a programme to develop finance and financial technology ideas, and technical collaboration on advanced supervisory systems, including tools for monitoring foreign trading and virtual assets.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-01•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan held a training session for financial leasing service providers and pawnshops on the application of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing legislation. The session focused on organising internal AML/CFT control programmes, implementing customer due diligence, and identifying suspicious transactions, and included a question-and-answer segment with participants.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFT
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2026-04-01•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has approved an Instruction on organising underwriting by investment companies, setting methodological foundations for underwriting securities placed through public offerings and related internal rules. The Instruction aims to ensure comprehensive disclosure to potential investors on issuers’ financial position, corporate governance, risks and risk management, and structures underwriting into four stages with approaches aligned to international practice and domestic legal requirements.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCredit ratings
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2026-04-01•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority published its annual report on costs and past performance of retail insurance-based investment and personal pension products in the EU for 2020–2024, noting that 2024 market conditions supported positive net returns. Unit-linked and hybrid products delivered average 2024 net returns of 7.5% for low-to-medium risk and 16.9% for higher-risk products, while profit participation products returned 2.3% and largely guaranteed at least 90% of capital. Average unit-linked costs fell by 8 basis points in 2024, but EIOPA flagged wide cost dispersion and structurally higher pricing in some markets, calling for further EU-level work to ensure consistent consumer outcomes.
ResearchActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-01•Global•United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative
The United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative has launched the Climate Pathways Navigator, a free tool giving financial institutions access to climate scenario data to support science-based decarbonisation pathways, transition plans, and client and investee engagement. Developed with the International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis and the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research and tested with financial institutions, it consolidates Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change and industry-designed emissions scenarios into accessible sectoral and regional data for finance and policymakers.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-01•Middle East•Union of Arab Securities Authorities
The Union of Arab Securities Authorities reported that the IOSCO Regional Committee for Africa and the Middle East held its 2026 annual meeting virtually, focusing on IOSCO’s 2026 work programme and regional activities. Participants reviewed regional market developments, capacity-building initiatives, and survey results on members’ priorities, and discussed measures to enhance market resilience, combat online fraud, strengthen investor protection, and address supervisory challenges including technology, artificial intelligence, and cross-border cooperation.
SupervisionCooperationSupervision process and methodologiesArtificial intelligenceCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-01•Canada•Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada has published its Strategic Plan for 2026–2029, setting three priorities: protecting financial consumers and merchants, improving financial literacy and resilience, and advancing consumer interests in a fast-changing marketplace. The plan is underpinned by stronger data and technology, ecosystem partnerships, and a diverse, adaptable workforce, and positions consumer protection, resilience and public confidence as shared responsibilities across the ecosystem.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesConsumer and investor protectionFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-01•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued a consolidated Master Direction updating requirements for banks on detecting, impounding, reporting and monitoring counterfeit banknotes, withdrawing earlier instructions. Banks must machine-authenticate notes of INR 100 and above, impound and report counterfeit notes under a transaction-based regime, implement controls for ATMs including White Label ATM Operators, and establish a head office Forged Note Vigilance Cell with specified monitoring, reporting and record-keeping obligations to the RBI and other authorities.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCurrency and cash management
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2026-04-01•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s Piero Cipollone used a public lecture to present the digital euro and the Eurosystem’s payments strategy as tools to cut reliance on non-European payment infrastructures and offer a euro area-wide digital payment option in central bank money. He cited dependence on international card schemes and rising merchant service charges despite interchange fee caps. He outlined the digital euro’s planned legal tender status, online and offline usability, cash-like privacy for offline use, and absence of Eurosystem scheme or processing fees. Cipollone also described next steps on legislation and piloting, plans to provide tokenised central bank money via the Pontes project, build an integrated tokenised ecosystem through the Appia project, and explore interoperability with private settlement assets such as tokenised deposits and euro-denominated stablecoins.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border paymentsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-01•United Kingdom•HM Treasury
HM Treasury has published the Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation Strategy 2026-29, setting out how it will keep UK financial sanctions effective and resilient amid evolving circumvention threats. The strategy centres on four pillars and three outcomes, including more data-led threat understanding, higher-quality licensing and enforcement supported by modern digital and AI-enabled tools, and stronger domestic and international partnerships, underpinned by performance indicators and ongoing public reporting and engagement.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-01•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank has published a working paper on inflation forecasting in the Czech Republic that develops a quantile regression forest model, finding that a time-varying weighting scheme using the full predictive distribution improves point forecasts relative to standard benchmarks. The research also models individual inflation subcomponents to identify drivers of future inflation and risks, incorporates a Shapley-value decomposition to enhance interpretability, and tailors predictors to the features of a small open economy.
Research
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2026-04-01•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
The South Korea Financial Services Commission has released the government’s 2026 household debt management plan, targeting household debt growth of 1.5% in 2026 and a debt-to-GDP ratio of 80% by 2030, while tightening mortgage rules and expanding loan regulation coverage to curb leveraged real estate investment. Measures include reduced reliance on policy-based loans, zero growth targets and penalties for certain cooperatives, new caps and loan-to-value limits for online peer-to-peer mortgage lending, and stricter treatment of multi-home owner mortgage extensions in regulated areas. Enforcement will be reinforced through inspections, retrospective reviews of business loans since 2021, immediate collection of misused loans, and referrals to investigative agencies.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-01•Ireland•Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland has issued an indefinite Prohibition Notice against Nicholas Buckley, barring him from performing any controlled or pre-approval controlled functions for any regulated financial service provider from 25 February 2026. The action follows his admission that he directed clients to pay fees into his personal account instead of his employers’ accounts, misrepresented his professional qualifications while at two retail intermediaries, and has a related criminal conviction.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsOther
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2026-04-01•Ireland•Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland published a speech by Governor Gabriel Makhlouf on how conflict-driven disruption at a major energy chokepoint is feeding into the European Central Bank’s meeting-by-meeting monetary policy after the Governing Council kept rates at 2 per cent in March. He outlined ECB staff baseline, adverse and severe energy price scenarios, with 2026 inflation between 2.6 and 4.4 per cent and GDP growth falling to 0.4 per cent in the severe case, stressing these are tools to assess uncertainty, not a pre-committed rate path. Makhlouf said he is monitoring energy and freight costs, European gas storage, producer and wage data, inflation expectations and the latest Eurostat flash estimate showing March headline inflation at 2.5 per cent and core inflation at 2.3 per cent.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-01•Kuwait•Central Bank of Kuwait
The Central Bank of Kuwait has launched the first cohort of its “Cybersecurity Leaders – Advanced” program under the Kafa’a initiative to strengthen national banking-sector cybersecurity capabilities, focusing on cloud infrastructure security. Targeting experienced Kuwaiti cybersecurity professionals, the program offers advanced practical training in cloud security, threat detection and security engineering leading to internationally recognised GIAC certifications, and is run by the Institute of Banking Studies with Kuwaiti banks and the SANS Institute.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCyber resilience
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2026-04-01•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia and the Bank of Korea have launched the Indonesia–South Korea QR Cross-Border Payment Linkage, allowing Indonesians to make QRIS-based payments in South Korea via domestic applications with transactions settled in local currencies. Implemented with domestic payment system associations, infrastructure providers and financial institutions, it builds on existing QRIS cross-border links and initially involves a broad set of Indonesian banks and payment service providers, with further participants to be added in phases.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border payments
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2026-04-01•United Kingdom•Open Banking Limited
Open Banking Limited has published version 4.0.1 of the Open Banking Standard as a targeted update to improve clarity, consistency and ease of use, including changes to technical specifications, Customer Experience Guidelines and Operational Guidelines. Key changes include additional international payments data, refinements to Variable Recurring Payments for sweeping, confirmation of field treatments, and the introduction of Cryptoassets (CRYP) as a Transaction Risk Indicator, alongside refreshed guidance and an updated Dynamic Client Registration specification.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOpen banking and finance
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2026-04-01•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority has invited the eight largest mortgage banks to a roundtable on sound mortgage lending following the entry into force of a new law limiting mortgage loans through amortisation and loan-to-value requirements. The law is largely based on the authority’s existing amortisation regulations and guidance, and supervision will continue to focus on banks’ mortgage credit assessments, lending terms and how they safeguard customers’ interests.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitLending
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2026-04-01•Singapore•Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore published an overview of key public enforcement actions from January to March 2026, including prohibition orders against former relationship managers Wang Qiming and Liu Kai. The release reiterates MAS’ enforcement toolkit, ranging from reprimands and composition penalties to prohibition orders, civil penalties and criminal referrals, and highlights its focus on deterrence and safeguarding the integrity of Singapore as a financial centre.
EnforcementEnforcement statistics
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2026-04-01•Australia•Parliament of Australia
Australia’s Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security has begun reviewing the Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorism Financing Amendment Bill 2026, which would extend AUSTRAC’s powers and update Australia’s AML/CTF framework. The Bill would let AUSTRAC’s CEO restrict or ban high-risk mechanisms for designated services, broaden the definition of terrorism financing to include financing a state sponsor of terrorism, and make related technical amendments responding to evolving transnational organised crime and emerging technologies.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAML and CFT
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2026-04-01•Europe•European Payments Council
The European Payments Council has launched a public consultation on proposed change requests for version 2.0 of its VOP scheme rulebook and related documents as part of its regular change management process for payment-related schemes. The VOP scheme rulebook is intended to help payment service providers meet new obligations under the EU Instant Payments Regulation, which amended the Single Euro Payments Area Regulation and took effect in October 2025.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-01•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia released preliminary March estimates for its Index of Commodity Prices, showing a 2.6 per cent monthly increase in Special Drawing Rights terms and 2.1 per cent in Australian dollar terms, with all three subindices higher. Year-on-year, the index rose 12.8 per cent in Special Drawing Rights terms and 3.8 per cent in Australian dollar terms, driven by higher prices for gold, lithium, coking coal and rural commodities, partly offset by lower iron ore and alumina prices. Using spot prices for bulk commodities, the index increased 3.5 per cent in March in Special Drawing Rights terms and was 16.5 per cent higher over the year.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-01•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines’ Peso Real-Time Gross Settlement Management Committee amended Section 1401.15 of the Manual of Regulations for Payment Systems to update incident management requirements for connectivity and system-availability issues affecting Peso RTGS operations. The rules clarify coordination with the Bangko Sentral to identify incident origin, impose stricter timelines and reporting obligations on participants, and set conditions for using alternative settlement mechanisms. The memorandum details available alternatives, including bilateral and multilateral netting, paying-agent arrangements, and business continuity procedures, while allowing the Bangko Sentral to refuse or defer processing of suspicious or non-compliant files.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-01•Morocco•Moroccan Insurance Authority (ACAPS)
The Supervisory Authority of Insurance and Social Welfare of Morocco (ACAPS) received an award at the 4th Insurance Awards for its EDUCAPS digital platform, which aims to strengthen policyholder and beneficiary protection by improving public understanding of insurance and social security. ACAPS highlighted EDUCAPS’s structured, interactive educational approach and linked its financial education efforts to broader objectives of financial inclusion and consumer protection.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-01•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published analysis on tokenised money market funds (TMMFs), estimating the global market at around EUR 7 billion and noting most structures remain partly off-chain, creating a mismatch between token and underlying fund liquidity. Tokenisation can enhance settlement speed and availability but may amplify liquidity and run risks through additional operational, cyber and market-structure vulnerabilities, including reliance on stablecoins and dual on-chain/off-chain infrastructures. The ECB identifies supervisory priorities to apply existing money market fund rules consistently to TMMFs and improve data and reporting on their size, use cases and interlinkages with traditional and digital asset markets.
ResearchStablecoins
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2026-04-01•Bahamas•Bahamas Securities Commission
The Securities Commission of The Bahamas announced that its Executive Director, Christina Rolle, has been elected Chair of the Inter-American Regional Committee of the International Organization of Securities Commissions for a two-year term. The committee covers 29 regulators across the Americas and the Caribbean and focuses on high regulatory standards, information exchange and market integrity, with the Commission highlighting its longstanding IOSCO membership and participation in IOSCO committees and memoranda of understanding.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-01•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam outlined implementation of Vietnam’s dedicated credit policy for people who have completed prison sentences, delivered through the Vietnam Bank for Social Policies, including funding allocation and simplified loan procedures. As of end-2025, VBSP’s total funding was nearly VND 426.3 trillion with outstanding policy credit of over VND 413.5 trillion, including about VND 1.2 trillion in loans to more than 14,000 former prisoners. The State Bank of Vietnam will continue coordinating with the Ministry of Public Security on programme implementation and consider amendments based on practical experience.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-01•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 reported on a visit to Korea to discuss financial sector cooperation, capital market development and capacity building with the Bank of Korea, the Financial Services Commission and BNK Financial Group. Talks covered bilateral cooperation, expansion of cross-border banking services, technical support for Kazakhstan’s stock market development programme to 2030 and new securities law, regulation of digital financial assets, staff training in digitisation and financial technologies, and BNK’s plans to develop its Kazakh subsidiary and expand lending and foreign investment.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-01•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission reported that three public companies were convicted and fined a total of AUD 1.17 million for failing to meet obligations, including non-lodgement of full-year financial reports. Urban Ecological Systems Limited, Invitrocue Limited and Boyuan Holdings Limited were sanctioned for repeated failures to lodge annual reports and, for Invitrocue and Boyuan, for not maintaining required director and secretary appointments, in breach of specified Corporations Act sections.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-01•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea held the first “Macro Fiscal-Financial Meeting”, establishing a new monthly forum to align budget, tax, financial and foreign exchange policy amid heightened uncertainty from the Middle East conflict. Participants emphasized swift passage and execution of the supplementary budget to cushion the real economy, financial markets and vulnerable groups, and agreed to proactively review policy tools and prepare for rapid implementation if the conflict is prolonged.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-01•South Korea•Bank of Korea
The Bank of Korea published 2025 statistics on settlement currencies for Korea’s international trade, confirming the United States dollar remains dominant for both exports and imports. The United States dollar accounted for 84.2% of export and 79.3% of import settlements, though its share declined slightly from 2024 as the won’s share rose, with notable regional variation including near parity between the United States dollar and euro for exports to the European Union and increased use of yuan in trade with China.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-01•Panama•Panama Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores
The Panama Superintendency of the Securities Market and the Latin American Stock Exchange (Latinex) issued a joint alert on false digital content using images of public figures and financial sector participants to promote purported investment opportunities. The authorities warn that such materials are misleading and improperly associated with the securities market.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-01•Mexico•Mexico Comision Nacional Bancaria y de Valores (CNBV)
Mexico’s National Banking and Securities Commission published fourth-quarter 2025 data showing all Mexican commercial banks remained above the 100% regulatory minimum for key liquidity indicators. The median daily average individual Liquidity Coverage Ratio was 331% (322% consolidated) and the median individual Net Stable Funding Ratio was 149% (145% consolidated), which the authority described as comfortably above regulatory thresholds.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-01•Australia•Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has granted Europ Assistance Australia Pty Ltd a licence to operate as a general insurer under the Insurance Act 1973, adding it to the register of APRA-authorised general insurers. The register distinguishes between insurers authorised to conduct new or renewal business and those restricted to run-off, and includes supporting material where authorisations are conditional or varied.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-01•Australia•Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has imposed additional licence conditions on Fiducian Portfolio Services Limited, citing deficiencies in investment governance, oversight of platform investment options, conflicts management and board effectiveness, and requiring independent expert reviews, remediation and restrictions on onboarding certain high-risk options. In parallel, APRA has written to platform trustees following a thematic review, setting expectations to strengthen onboarding, monitoring, remediation and member transfer practices under Prudential Standards SPS 530 and SPS 515, and signalling potential supervisory escalation and further enhancements to standards and guidance.
SupervisionInterventionsCorporate governance
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2026-03-31•Bolivia•Ministry of Finance (Bolivia)
Bolivia’s Ministry of Finance has appointed Jorge Marcelo Velasco Tudela as chair of the board of Banco de Desarrollo Productivo to strengthen the bank’s role in expanding productive finance and supporting productive transformation. Velasco’s priorities include deepening access to productive financing, promoting innovation and contributing to economic diversification, in line with the BDP’s mandate to provide financing, technical assistance and “productive intelligence” to key economic sectors.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-03-31•Africa•GABAC
The Action Group against Money Laundering in Central Africa held an awareness seminar for Bank of Central African States staff to support implementation of new anti-money laundering, countering the financing of terrorism and proliferation financing regulations adopted in December 2024. The Yaoundé event focused on disseminating the harmonised legal framework, strengthening financial system integrity across the GABAC jurisdiction, and enhancing obliged entities’ customer due diligence and risk-based approaches.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFT
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2026-03-31•Africa•GABAC
The Central African Anti-Money Laundering Action Group reported on a strategic seminar in Yaoundé, organised by the Bank of Central African States with the IMF, on central bank digital currency and crypto-asset regulation in the Central African Economic and Monetary Community. Regional authorities, including the Central African Banking Commission, the Central African Financial Market Supervisory Commission and GABAC, discussed implications for financial stability, inclusion, digital transformation, legal frameworks and financial system integrity, with input from the Financial Stability Board. The event is presented as enhancing regulatory coordination in CEMAC and informing consideration of a potential future CBDC.
Policy & regulationCooperationCBDCRegtech and suptech
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2026-03-31•Nicaragua•Central Bank of Nicaragua
The Central Bank of Nicaragua’s 2025 Management Report highlights maintenance of the córdoba’s 0% annual exchange-rate crawl against the US dollar, strong growth in monetary aggregates, increased “cordobisation” of deposits, credit and payments, and gross international reserves of USD 8,324.8 million at end-2025. It notes further implementation of the International Bank Account Number standard, higher cheque truncation limits, regulatory updates following the 2024 Law on Administration of the Monetary and Financial System, confirmation that the 0% exchange-rate crawl will be maintained in 2026, and a planned public web-based tool for monitoring macroeconomic indicators.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksActivity and performance reporting
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2026-03-31•Cape Verde•Bank of Cape Verde
The Bank of Cape Verde participated in the 14th Global Money Week, a financial awareness campaign organised by the OECD’s International Network on Financial Education. At the invitation of Portugal’s Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority, it joined a joint activity of the Association of Lusophone Insurance Supervisors under the theme “Smart Money Talks”, engaging Portuguese-speaking youth to produce testimonial videos on financial choices.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-03-31•Cambodia•Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia
The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia published a press release on derivatives trading activity for December 2025. No further supervisory measures or data were disclosed in the summary.
Data & statisticsTrading
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2026-03-31•Cambodia•Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia
The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia’s Director General, Sou Socheat, presided over the closing ceremony of the CFA Institute Research Challenge Season 8 (2025–2026), highlighting its role in building human capital for Cambodia’s securities sector. He emphasised the challenge’s contribution to practical knowledge, hands-on experience, professional networking and real-world financial analysis for participating student teams from four Cambodian universities.
Financial literacy & educationOther
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published minutes of the 12th meeting of its Study Group on Transition Finance Environment Improvement, detailing discussions on transition finance developments, an “Inclusive Approach” to promoting transition finance in Asia, and planned revisions to sector technical roadmaps. Members debated the need for a Japanese taxonomy versus reliance on existing tools, highlighted the importance of flexible, credible national and sector roadmaps and public-private outreach in Asia, and called for clearer cross-sector linkages and greater quantification in roadmap revisions, which will proceed as proposed by the secretariat.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClimate risk and sustainable financeGreen taxonomy
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published the agenda and materials for the 13th meeting of its “Study Group on Transition Finance Environment Improvement,” held on February 27, 2026. The hybrid-format session included opening remarks, a secretariat explanation and discussion, supported by handouts such as the agenda, committee member list, secretariat materials, and reference materials from the National Institute for Environmental Technology.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has proposed amending its designation of Sustainability Standards Board of Japan standards as “Sustainability Disclosure Standards” to align with the International Sustainability Standards Board’s December 2025 amendments to IFRS S2 on greenhouse gas emissions disclosure. The draft would clarify treatment of Scope 3 Category 15 financed emissions, allow exclusion of derivatives-related emissions, remove Global Industry Classification-based disaggregation, and permit use of jurisdiction-mandated calculation methods and global warming potentials. The “Application of Sustainability Disclosure Standards” universal standard would also be updated to reference the latest Sustainability Accounting Standards Board Standards and make conforming changes.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsDisclosuresClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has promulgated Cabinet Office Ordinances amending rules on the terms, formats and preparation of financial and consolidated financial statements to align regulatory reporting with recent domestic accounting standards. The revisions reflect Accounting Standards Board of Japan Accounting Standards No. 37 and Practical Response Report No. 48, and designate accounting standards issued by 16 October 2025 as “generally recognized standards for corporate accounting” under the Financial Statements Regulations and the Consolidated Financial Statements Regulations.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has amended and brought into force changes to the Order on Authorized Specified Insurers, updating the prescribed format for insurers’ business reports in Attachment Form No. 1. The revisions adjust terminology and description guidance to align with the Corporate Accounting Standards Commission’s Accounting Standard No. 34 “Accounting Standards for Leasing” and related financial statement regulations, following a public consultation that yielded no opinions.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has promulgated an order partially amending the Order on Credit Businesses of Fishery Cooperatives, etc., to align it with recently amended Enforcement Regulations of the Insurance Business Act. Treated as a technical adjustment under the Administrative Procedure Act, the amendments were adopted without a public comment process and take effect upon promulgation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
The Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has petitioned the Osaka District Court for a prohibition and suspension order against BANK INNOVATION Co., Ltd., Prosperity Assurance Co., Ltd., and their representative director over alleged unregistered business in violation of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act. The case concerns offshore collective investment scheme offerings and intermediation of discretionary investment contracts, involving an estimated JPY 6.6bn invested by 5,824 investors through a large sub-agent network. The Commission seeks to halt the alleged unregistered operations while clarifying it is not seeking to block refunds and reiterating warnings about dealing with unregistered operators.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has granted Minato Bank permission to conduct concurrent trust business under Article 1 of the Act on Concurrent Trust Business of Financial Institutions. Minato Bank, headquartered in Kobe, has capital of JPY 39.9 billion, total assets of JPY 4,583.3 billion, 106 branches, 1,789 full-time staff, and a standalone domestic-standard capital adequacy ratio of 10.06%.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has published an updated “Trends in High-Speed Trading Activities” report covering July–December 2025, as part of its ongoing monitoring of high-speed trading under Japan’s registration regime. The semi-annual publication, which was issued quarterly through December 2023, provides data on high-speed trading in instruments such as equities and is available as both a PDF report and a downloadable data file.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-03-31•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus has published its audited financial statements as at 31 December 2025.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-03-31•Nicaragua•Central Bank of Nicaragua
The Central Bank of Nicaragua published the Monthly Index of Economic Activity for January 2026, showing a 6.4% year-on-year increase and an average annual growth rate of 5.3%. Seasonally adjusted, the index declined 0.2% month on month but rose 6.8% year on year, with the trend-cycle series up 0.4% versus December 2025 and 6.5% versus January 2025. Strongest growth was in mining and quarrying, construction, commerce, hotels and restaurants, financial intermediation and livestock, while public administration and defence, fishing and aquaculture, and forestry contracted.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission
The Japan Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission has recommended that the Prime Minister and the Commissioner of the Financial Services Agency issue a surcharge payment order of JPY 1,470,000 against Sigmago Co Limited for market manipulation involving shares of ANYCOLOR Co., Ltd. and four other stocks. SESC found that SigmaGo used traders and multiple overseas securities firms to place layered buy and sell orders and execute trades to create a misleading appearance of active trading and influence prices, conduct violating Article 159, paragraph 2, item 1 and Article 174-2, paragraph 1 of the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has amended and brought into force changes to the Enforcement Regulations of the Insurance Business Act, adjusting the cap on asset management an insurance company may have with the same person under the large credit regulation. The revised rules exclude asset management attributable to an insurance subsidiary from the scope of the upper limit regulation, and the agency has published a summary of three consultation comments and its responses.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPrudential risks
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency published its 2026 “Structured Lending Monitoring Report at Regional Banks”, summarising monitoring of structured lending transactions that incorporate derivatives as backed securities. The report outlines observed practices, marketability-related points, and key issues for regional banks to address through strengthened risk management systems and improved disclosure, and notes that the authority will continue institution-specific monitoring and dialogue.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsSupervisory data
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2026-03-31•Angola•Angola Insurance Authority (ARSEG)
The Angola Insurance Authority (ARSEG) has adopted a new mandatory chart of accounts for insurance and reinsurance companies via Regulatory Standard No. 01/26 of 18 March, establishing a standardised framework aligned with International Financial Reporting Standards/International Accounting Standards while retaining IFRS 4 instead of IFRS 17. The standard applies retroactively from 1 January 2026 and becomes mandatory from 1 January 2027, with 2027 financial statements prepared under the new chart of accounts.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has published a partially revised case collection on verifying the effectiveness of anti-money laundering measures to support financial institutions in maintaining and enhancing their AML management frameworks amid evolving risks. The update incorporates new examples from the agency’s monitoring activities, covering deposit-taking institutions, crypto-asset exchange companies and fund transfer companies, with further additions planned over time.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFT
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2026-03-31•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has published the results of its public consultation on partial revisions to its Guidelines for Countermeasures against Money Laundering and Countermeasures against the Financing of Terrorism and has applied the revised guidelines and updated FAQs. The package includes a summary of comments and responses and comparison tables of old and new texts, and is intended to support institutions in maintaining and upgrading their money laundering and terrorist financing risk management systems.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationAML and CFT
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2026-03-31•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan published its Payment and Settlement Statistics for February 2026, reporting higher settlement activity in BOJ current accounts, which averaged 99,175 transactions per day valued at JPY 240.2 trillion, up 4.3% in volume and 2.0% in value year on year. The release details volumes and values across Japanese government bond settlement, the Zengin System, the Electronic Clearing House, and the Foreign Exchange Yen Clearing System, and notes BOJ-NET participation of 490 institutions for funds transfers and 461 for foreign exchange settlement services.
Data & statistics
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2026-03-31•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published its Annual Accounts for 2025. The release is linked to the ordinary meeting of shareholders held on 31 March 2026.
Institutional developmentGovernanceAuditing
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2026-03-31•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published Governor Fabio Panetta’s address to the Ordinary Meeting of Shareholders at Palazzo Koch in Rome, convened to approve the Bank’s annual accounts and conduct other statutory duties. The Bank also released its Annual Accounts for Year 2025.
Institutional developmentGovernanceAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-03-31•Ireland•Department of Finance (Ireland)
The Department of Finance (Ireland) has convened the first Annual Savings and Investment Forum to support changes to Ireland’s savings and investment landscape, with the 2026 Forum focused on developing a framework for a Personal Investment Account aligned with European Commission recommendations. Established following the Government’s Funds Sector 2030 report and supported by the Central Bank of Ireland and the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission, the Forum will inform the design of the new framework, including regulatory, consumer-protection and financial education considerations, and will be linked to the next iteration of the Ireland for Finance strategy.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket development
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2026-03-31•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan published February 2026 statistics on average contract interest rates for loans and discounts, covering new lending and end-of-month rates on outstanding loans and bills discounted by maturity and bank category. New short-term loan rates averaged 1.247% for domestically licensed banks, 1.299% for city banks, 1.340% for regional banks, 1.683% for regional banks II, and 1.614% for shinkin banks.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-03-31•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group, African Development Bank and The Rockefeller Foundation have launched a Mission 300 Private Sector Council to mobilize private investment to connect 300 million Africans to electricity by 2030 and support jobs. Fourteen private sector leaders will help crowd in capital, scale catalytic finance platforms, including local-currency solutions, and accelerate commercial investment, with Makhtar Diop and Ray Chambers as co-chairs. Mission 300 has connected 44 million people since 2024, 30 countries have signed energy compacts, and the International Finance Corporation and Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency have committed USD 5 billion to support private sector investment under Mission 300 by 2030.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-03-31•Global•OECD
The OECD’s “Financing SMEs and Entrepreneurs 2026: An OECD Scoreboard” finds that although financing conditions have begun to ease, SME borrowing costs, collateral requirements and lending terms remain tighter than before the pandemic, and new lending has not produced sustained credit growth or investment. The report notes uneven trends across debt, asset-based finance and venture capital, the growing role of fintech and non-bank lenders, and policy measures to support trade, sustainability and tech-enabled finance. A thematic chapter reviews government venture capital programmes, often via public development banks, and urges better data, including gender- and location-disaggregated indicators and coverage of online alternative finance.
ResearchSME financing
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2026-03-31•Canada•Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario
The Financial Services Regulatory Authority of Ontario has revoked the mortgage administrator licence of 2748204 Ontario Inc. operating as Flex Home Loans and imposed an administrative penalty of CAD 8,000 on Michael Yosher, following a settlement. FSRA found that Flex Home Loans conducted mortgage lending business in Ontario without being licensed or exempt, and that Yosher made false declarations in licence renewal applications, breaching the Mortgage Brokerages, Lenders and Administrators Act, 2006.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-03-31•Bahamas•Central Bank of the Bahamas
The Central Bank of the Bahamas issued a public notice clarifying that, unless exceptionally approved, payments between resident parties in foreign currency are not permitted and all domestic bank payments between residents, including salaries, must be made in Bahamian dollars. It reiterated that resident foreign currency accounts, whether held in The Bahamas or abroad, may only receive foreign currency revenue or approved foreign currency loan proceeds and be used to meet foreign currency obligations outside The Bahamas, with accounts abroad requiring prior Central Bank approval and certain trade-related accounts in The Bahamas approvable by authorised dealers.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCross-border payments
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2026-03-31•Ukraine•Ministry of Finance (Ukraine)
Ukraine’s Ministry of Finance has launched a competitive selection to appoint a single financial adviser for divesting state shareholdings in systemically important JSC Sense Bank and JSB UKRGASBANK. The adviser’s mandate, running until 1 March 2029, covers full transaction support, including investor outreach and value maximisation, with remuneration comprising a fixed fee plus a success fee of up to 3% of sale proceeds. Eligibility is limited to legal entities ranked by the London Stock Exchange Group for 2023–2025 for advising on European financial institution sales, with international observers involved in the assessment.
Institutional developmentProcurementOther
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2026-03-31•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil has published its 2025 Annual Report on International Reserve Management. The report is available online.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-03-31•Aruba•Central Bank of Aruba
The Central Bank of Aruba’s quarterly Economic Bulletin for the fourth quarter of 2025 reports that the government’s cash-basis financial balance moved to a deficit of AWG 9.4 million from a AWG 6.9 million surplus a year earlier, as revenue fell more than expenditure. Outstanding government debt declined year on year to AWG 5,124.4 million at end-December 2025, while wage-related spending rose to AWG 159.0 million and the ratio of wage-related outlays to tax revenue increased to 40.7% from 37.6%.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments