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2026-06-10•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy & Finance and the Export-Import Bank of Korea outlined an innovation strategy for the Economic Development Cooperation Fund to make procedures more transparent and fair and refocus support on artificial intelligence, culture, supply chains and green projects to back future industries and Korean firms’ overseas expansion. The ministry plans closer links with other cooperation programmes and multilateral development bank trust funds, greater involvement of companies and private experts from project identification through key decisions, broader information disclosure across the project cycle, and continued direct engagement with companies.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-06-10•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance will broaden investigations into illegal foreign exchange transactions and make the interagency Illegal Foreign Exchange Transaction Response Team permanent. The Korea Customs Service has identified about KRW 415.4 billion in illegal transactions across 38 companies, and enforcement will focus on unlawful trade-related payments, illegal money transfer services or virtual assets, and overseas asset transfers via invoice manipulation. Authorities will strengthen interagency cooperation and apply strict sanctions.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-06-10•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus published May 2026 statistics for the Central Information Register and the preliminary list of issuers of bounced cheques, recording 2 new register entries and 10 bounced cheques worth EUR 32,026 involving 3 persons. Year to date, the register has recorded 50 entries and the preliminary list 69 bounced cheques worth EUR 210,502 involving 44 persons, while since January 2022 there have been 894 register entries and 1,411 bounced cheques worth EUR 4,745,205.
Data & statisticsRegulatory reporting
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2026-06-10•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued draft amendments to update its SA-CCR framework for commercial banks’ counterparty credit risk from derivative transactions, revising deferred 2016 guidelines while current rules continue to rely on the Current Exposure Method. The draft incorporates developments on netting, margining and Basel clarifications, and adds guidance on clearing member transactions, options and SA-CCR disclosures. Comments are due by July 1, 2026.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCredit riskPrudential risks
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2026-06-10•Global•Institutional Investors Group for Climate Change
The Institutional Investors Group for Climate Change published a joint statement from 46 investors representing EUR 12 trillion in assets urging European Union leaders to maintain a robust, predictable Emissions Trading System in the upcoming review. The investors call for the next phase of the ETS to preserve a clear long-term carbon price, support cost-effective decarbonisation, and channel ETS revenues and complementary policies towards industrial decarbonisation, energy system transformation and a just transition.
Policy & regulationOtherCarbon marketsClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-06-10•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has opened a consultation on 11 draft amendment directions covering governance and related requirements across banks, co-operative banks, non-banking financial companies, All India Financial Institutions, credit information companies and asset reconstruction companies, with comments due by July 9, 2026.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCorporate governance
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2026-06-10•Global•Financial Stability Board
The Financial Stability Board has issued a consultation report proposing 12 non-binding sound practices to support responsible adoption of artificial intelligence by financial institutions, framed as a toolkit for boards and senior management rather than a new standard. The practices address organisation-wide AI governance, risk management across AI development and deployment, and AI-related cyber, ICT, and third-party risks, and are designed to align with existing FSB and standard-setting body work and support cross-border coordination.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsArtificial intelligence
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2026-06-10•Pakistan•State Bank of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan reported workers’ remittances of USD 4.3 billion in May 2026, up 20.2 percent month-on-month and 15.4 percent year-on-year. Cumulative remittances for July to May FY26 rose 9.2 percent to USD 38.1 billion from USD 34.9 billion a year earlier, with May inflows mainly from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom and the United States of America.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-10•Global•The Wolfsberg Group
The Wolfsberg Group appointed Rachel Sloan as Co-Chair, replacing Emma Molvidson, and named Debra Roberts to its Management Committee. Sloan, a Citi executive, will serve with Steve Munro, while Roberts joins from JPMorgan Chase. The group linked the changes to its current work on effectiveness, technology and collaboration in financial crime risk management.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-10•Pakistan•State Bank of Pakistan
The State Bank of Pakistan has launched a nationwide survey on user experience of digital payment services to collect feedback on usage patterns, service quality, ease of use, transaction reliability, complaint handling, fraud concerns and overall customer experience. Developed with stakeholders as part of the central bank’s evidence-based work on digital finance, the survey will inform further improvements to the safety, convenience and reliability of digital payments, building on recent policy and regulatory measures supporting mobile banking apps, digital wallets, cards and Raast.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-10•Trinidad & Tobago•Ministry of Finance (Trinidad & Tobago)
The Trinidad and Tobago Ministry of Finance has presented the Finance Bill, 2026, combining pension tax relief, retirement benefit changes for protective services officers and a new fiscal regime for qualifying marginal marine gas fields. It also revises the landlord business surcharge, cuts gaming taxes and shifts them to quarterly payment, modernises Registrar General filings and bans imports of goods designated as produced wholly or partly by forced labour.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-06-10•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba published an institutional update on Banco Metropolitano's Legal Worker Day activities. The bank held a ceremony and technical meeting to recognize its legal staff, including remarks from senior legal officials and a lecture by jurist Olga Lidia Vizoso.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingOther
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2026-06-10•Ireland•Central Bank of Ireland
The Central Bank of Ireland’s Deputy Governor Colm Kincaid used a National Financial Literacy Strategy forum speech to link the bank’s consumer and investor protection mandate with Ireland’s financial literacy objectives, positioning the modernised Consumer Protection Code as a key tool. He highlighted requirements on plain-language disclosures, user-friendly digital services, easier mortgage switching, safeguards around online credit and fraud prevention, alongside the bank’s consumer education initiatives. He said the Central Bank will supervise implementation of the code beyond 2026 and hold firms to account for customer outcomes.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-06-10•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia’s May 2026 Consumer Survey reported consumer confidence remained optimistic, with the Consumer Confidence Index at 120.9. The Consumer Expectation Index edged up to 129.7 from 129.6, while the Current Economic Condition Index declined to 112.2 from 116.5 but stayed above 100.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-10•Palestine•Palestine Capital Market Authority
The Palestine Capital Market Authority and Arab American University held a Trading Day event in Jenin to build students’ financial and investment literacy and explain how Palestinian capital markets work. The program covered the authority’s supervisory role, Palestine Exchange trading mechanisms and market developments, and stressed that trading should take place through regulated and supervised markets. The visit also included discussions on further cooperation in awareness and training.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-06-10•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia reported that Indonesia’s net international investment position liability narrowed to USD227.6 billion in the first quarter of 2026 from USD273.4 billion at end-2025, as foreign financial liabilities fell more sharply than assets. The international investment position to gross domestic product ratio declined to 15.5 percent, with 92.5 percent of liabilities in long-term instruments, and the central bank said it will monitor risks and adjust its policy mix with the government and other authorities.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-10•Mozambique•Bank of Mozambique
The Bank of Mozambique has introduced professional and nonprofessional investor classifications and related conduct requirements for securities intermediaries. Nonprofessional investors face a 10% limit for complex or high-risk products and an annual MZN 2 million cap for public offerings, securities crowdfunding and similar instruments. The rules take effect 90 days after publication.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsConsumer and investor protectionDisclosuresSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-06-10•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark warns that strong price growth for owner-occupied flats in Copenhagen and expectation-driven purchases highlight the need to maintain sound lending standards. It cautions that if such demand spreads across the housing market, it could amplify the impact of an economic downturn, even though larger down payments in recent years have strengthened buyers’ resilience.
ResearchLendingMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-06-10•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark has published a working paper on how parents finance support for their children's first home purchases, finding that they draw down assets and increase borrowing. Using population-wide Danish administrative data from 2000 to 2023, the paper concludes that intergenerational housing support reflects active parental leverage decisions with implications for household leverage, risk taking and housing market fluctuations, and notes that the findings represent the authors' views rather than those of the National Bank.
ResearchLendingMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-06-10•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published updated April 2026 Banks and Money data, reporting a slight acceleration in credit and funding growth, with private sector lending up 2.8 per cent year on year and deposits up 2.9 per cent. Borrowing costs rose across households and non-financial corporations, while deposit rates on outstanding amounts remained at 0.65 per cent. The release also notes that Bulgaria’s euro area accession and adoption of the Ateco 2025 classification have affected certain time series and led to revisions for January 2022 to December 2025.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-06-10•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy’s June “Italian economy in brief” reports 0.3 percent quarter-on-quarter GDP growth in Q1 2026 and 3.3 percent harmonised inflation in May. It notes stronger external and current account positions, solid end-2025 banking capital and liquidity ratios, and revised liquidity coverage and net stable funding series from April 2025. It also reproduces April baseline projections of GDP growth of 0.5 percent in 2026–2027 and 0.8 percent in 2028, with harmonised inflation at 2.6, 1.8 and 1.9 percent respectively.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-10•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The China National Financial Regulatory Administration reported that Deputy Director Xiao Yuanqi met with Gabriel Bernardino, chair of Portugal’s Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority, in Macao during the Seminar on Insurance Regulation for Portuguese-speaking Countries and Regions. They exchanged views on recent developments and challenges in international financial and insurance regulation and discussed strengthening bilateral regulatory cooperation between China and Portugal.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-10•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The National Financial Regulatory Administration reported that its head, Ding Xiangqun, met Hong Kong Monetary Authority Chief Executive Eddie Yue and representatives of the Hong Kong Association of Banks. The parties exchanged views on economic and financial developments in mainland China and Hong Kong, deeper cooperation between the two banking sectors, and measures to reinforce Hong Kong’s role as an international financial centre.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-10•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority mediator clarified that for PEA-PME plans, the issuer size criterion for share eligibility is assessed at acquisition using data from the issuer’s penultimate closed financial year, and a later breach of size thresholds does not affect existing holdings. In the case reviewed, an account keeper admitted error in instructing a client to sell such shares and agreed to cancel the sale, refund fees and pay compensation, which the mediator endorsed. The mediator added that this timing exception applies only to the size criterion, while other eligibility conditions must generally be met throughout the holding period.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-06-10•Malaysia•Malaysia Securities Commission
The Malaysia Securities Commission has charged former Karex Berhad chief financial officer Goh Chok Siang with insider trading under section 188(2)(a) of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007, alleging he bought 150,000 Karex shares in July 2020 while holding material non-public information on the company’s planned entry into glove manufacturing. Goh pleaded not guilty and was granted RM90,000 bail with conditions including passport surrender and monthly reporting, and faces up to 10 years’ imprisonment and a minimum RM1 million fine if convicted.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-06-10•Sweden•Riksbank
Sveriges Riksbank will increase the administrative fee for redeeming invalid banknotes to SEK 300 per application from SEK 200 for banknotes sent in after 1 September 2026, citing higher handling costs and noting that SEK 3.9 billion of invalid banknotes remain unredeemed from the 2015–2017 changeover. The central bank also launched a consultation on a proposal to cease redeeming banknotes that have been invalid for more than 10 years in 2027.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCurrency and cash management
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2026-06-10•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines released first quarter 2026 foreign direct investment data showing broadly steady foreign equity capital and reinvested earnings. Equity placements came mainly from Japan, the United States, and Singapore, and were directed largely to manufacturing, financial and insurance, and real estate.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-10•Global•International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund staff estimates that deeper EU banking integration and venture capital markets could raise long-term GDP by about 3 percent. Priority reforms include harmonizing deposit insurance, banking and insolvency frameworks and expanding pension and insurance investment in risk capital. Financial integration could also add 1 percentage point to the gains from broader structural reforms.
ResearchCross-border cooperationMarket developmentFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-06-10•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission held the first session of a joint workshop with the Competition Regulatory Authority on securities market regulation. It covered market architecture, economic regulation of market infrastructures and services, and licensing and risk-based supervision. A second session is scheduled for July 9, 2026, with ARC presenting to commission staff on competition issues.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-06-10•United Kingdom•UK Parliament
The UK Parliament's Scottish Affairs Committee said Holyrood is the appropriate place for an inquiry into the embezzlement of Scottish National Party funds and will wait before deciding on any substantive work. In the meantime, its chair will write to the Electoral Commission, the Speaker of the House and the Clerk of the House about the potential implication of public funds, with further action to depend on the responses received.
OtherFraud and scams
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2026-06-10•United Kingdom•UK Parliament
UK Parliament has published the government’s response to the Environmental Audit Committee’s Seventh Carbon Budget report, accepting an 87 percent emissions cut by 2042 against 1992 levels and agreeing to a half-day Commons debate on the next budget. The government also confirmed future Carbon Budgets will include the UK’s share of international aviation and shipping emissions. A delivery plan will follow after Parliament sets the budget level.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-06-10•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services reported 1,826 complaints in Tabasco in January to April 2026, up 44.0% from a year earlier, with MXN 10.0 million recovered for users. Multiple banking generated the largest share of complaints, and 20.2% of all cases were linked to possible fraud. The overall rate of outcomes favorable to users was 61.5%.
Data & statisticsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-06-10•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Financial Services Users warned that nine registered financial institutions reported identity impersonation during May 2026. The alleged fraud involved misuse of names, logos and other corporate data to deceive people seeking credit through printed and digital channels.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-06-10•El Salvador•Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador
The Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador has launched ENPINA, the country’s first national survey focused exclusively on early childhood, children and adolescents aged 0 to 17. The exercise will cover about 15,500 households across all 14 departments and will combine interviews with health assessments to produce updated official statistics for public policy use.
Data & statisticsOther
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2026-06-10•Costa Rica•Central Bank of Costa Rica
The Central Bank of Costa Rica kept the Passive Base Rate at 3.65% and set the Effective Rate in Dollars at 3.09%, up from 3.05%, effective June 11, 2026.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-06-10•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice announced an indictment in the District of Columbia against Jaime “Jimmy” Sanchez Soriano, a Mexican national accused of methamphetamine importation conspiracy and money laundering conspiracy. DOJ said he sourced methamphetamine from Los Viagras Cartel, affiliated with the United Cartels, which the State Department designated in 2025 as both a Foreign Terrorist Organization and a Specially Designated Global Terrorist. If convicted, he faces 10 years to life in prison.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-06-10•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice seized 13 domains allegedly used by fake consulting firms to recruit current and former U.S. government and military personnel, including security clearance holders, and pressure them for sensitive or classified information. Court filings say the scheme used false identities, AI-generated images, encrypted messaging and overseas payments, and that the postings concerned topics of interest to the government of the People's Republic of China. The FBI has replaced the sites with warning pages, while the conspirators denied any foreign government involvement.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-06-10•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice said a former TD Bank N.A. retail banker was sentenced to two years in prison and three years of supervised release for accepting bribes and helping launder more than USD 5.5 million to Colombia. From June to November 2023, he opened fraudulent accounts, issued more than 150 debit cards to shell companies, and unblocked restricted cards, enabling more than 12,000 ATM withdrawals in Colombia.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsBribery and corruptionAML and CFT
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2026-06-10•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance announced that the Bank of Korea and the Financial Supervisory Service will conduct joint written and on-site inspections of major foreign exchange banks to assess conduct that may destabilize the foreign exchange market. The review will focus on attempts to move or fix exchange rates for improper gain or to benefit third parties, with authorities stating that any violations will face strict action under applicable laws.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsMarket abuse
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2026-06-10•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance convened an expanded macro fiscal financial meeting, adding the Bank of Korea to strengthen coordination on macro policy and risk management. Authorities judged the economy to be on a solid track, called for using stronger revenues for growth-enhancing and distributional fiscal measures, and highlighted rising financial risks for vulnerable borrowers and small businesses. They agreed to deepen policy coordination for the second-half economic growth strategy and to use the expanded meeting format flexibly.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-06-10•South Korea•Bank of Korea
The Bank of Korea published its 2025 financial statement analysis of audited non-financial corporations, reporting slower sales growth but stronger profitability and financial stability. Sales growth declined to 2.5% from 4.2%, while operating income to sales rose to 6.2% from 5.4% and the interest coverage ratio increased to 369.8 from 305.8. The debt ratio fell to 98.3% from 103.4% and total asset growth edged up to 6.7% from 6.5%.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-06-10•Bahamas•Bahamas Securities Commission
The Bahamas Securities Commission issued instructions for selecting entity types in the Bahamas AEOI bulk enrolment template. The guidance clarifies when to identify as a CRS non-reporting financial institution and how Trustee Documented Trusts, governmental entities and central banks should be classified in the template.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTax transparency and information exchange
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2026-06-10•South Korea•South Korea Financial Supervisory Service
The South Korea Financial Supervisory Service held a roundtable with executives from ten financial companies on support for overseas expansion, focusing on business strategies and risk management amid heightened market and supervisory risks. First Senior Deputy Governor Lee Sehoon highlighted intensifying IT and anti-money laundering supervision and sanctions in key markets, urging closer headquarters monitoring and proactive responses. The authority is strengthening cooperation with foreign regulators, facilitating direct dialogue through seminars and overseas offices, and will continue roundtables and working-level consultations to gather feedback on overseas operations.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-10•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines said a Bangko Sentral Registration Document covering Nippon Steel Trading Corporation's investment in PNS-ASTECH has been reported lost and replaced. Banks and related foreign exchange corporations must not honor the lost document if it is presented for foreign exchange purchases tied to capital repatriation or earnings remittances.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-06-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities and Investments Commission has reported mixed progress by 45 superannuation trustees in improving death benefit claims handling, noting a 53% fall in internal complaints about delays but a 10% rise in claim volumes that leaves some trustees poorly positioned for future service pressures. ASIC highlighted ongoing weaknesses in measuring end-to-end claim times, managing low-value and low-risk claims, communications with members and claimants, and support for First Nations members. It warned it may use enforcement where trustees fail to meet legal obligations. In the next phase of its member services review, ASIC is assessing trustees’ use of complaints data, with early findings showing that half of the 10 trustees reviewed have not identified any systemic issues and one has not analysed complaints data at all.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-06-10•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has amended its mandatory credit reporting relief for credit providers by adding another category of exempt account and extending the relief to 1 October 2031. ASIC said the relief, in place since 2021 under the eligible credit account framework in section 133CO of the National Consumer Credit Protection Act 2009, continues to operate effectively and remains necessary, with targeted industry consultation supporting both the extension and broader scope.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCredit risk
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2026-06-10•New Zealand•Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment (New Zealand)
The New Zealand Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment has published the Anti-Scam Alliance’s 2026 work programme, outlining a coordinated package to reduce harm from online financial scams. Key actions include expanding the banking Confirmation of Payee system, reviewing the telecommunications sector Scam Prevention Code, and developing enhanced scam reporting tools, amid reported gross scam losses of NZD 265 million in the year to October 2025.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFraud and scams
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2026-06-10•United States•The White House
The White House has submitted to the Senate the nomination of Brian Johnson of Ohio to serve as Director of the Bureau of Consumer Financial Protection. The proposed term of office is five years.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-06-10•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission staff highlighted two pending proposals as central to its public company reform agenda, aimed at simplifying capital raising and disclosure while retaining financial materiality as the key standard. The proposals would expand shelf registration eligibility for smaller issuers by replacing existing Form S-3 thresholds with tests based on ineligibility and current, timely reporting, and would raise the Large Accelerated Filer public float threshold from USD 700 million to USD 2 billion. The same materiality-based approach also underpins the proposal to rescind the climate disclosure rules and future work on Regulation S-K, including executive compensation disclosure.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-06-10•Global•International Monetary Fund
The IMF Executive Board concluded the Article IV consultation for Georgia, noting a strong economy but renewed inflation pressures and elevated external uncertainty, and endorsed tight, data‑dependent monetary policy with exchange rate flexibility. Directors highlighted strengthened fiscal and external buffers, projected growth moderation and inflation returning to target by mid‑2027, and called for continued fiscal discipline, tax and state‑owned enterprise reforms, and vigilance over rapid credit growth, foreign exchange exposures, non‑bank financial activities, and digital assets.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-10•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The ranking member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, Senator Richard Blumenthal, and Representative Ro Khanna introduced the Critical Defense Ownership Review Act to expand Department of Defense oversight of mergers and acquisitions involving private equity firms and defense contractors, including where a private equity firm would gain control or a 25% stake. The bill would codify existing merger review factors, add assessments of acquirers’ and contractors’ financial stability, and require triennial reviews of defense contractor deals reported to congressional defense committees.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-06-09•Dominican Republic•Superintencencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana
The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic reported that financial system assets reached DOP 4.28 trillion in March, up 9.2% year on year, driven by loan, investment and liquidity growth, with the loan portfolio at DOP 2.42 trillion. The system showed a solvency ratio of 18.76%, net profit of DOP 24.092 billion, return on equity of 17.72% and return on assets of 2.28%. Asset quality remained contained, with a past-due loan ratio of 1.92% and a stressed delinquency ratio of 7.80%.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-06-09•Dominican Republic•Superintencencia de Bancos de la Republica Dominicana
The Superintendency of Banks of the Dominican Republic reported that agricultural sector credit reached DOP 132,415 million at end-2025, up 4.1% year-on-year and accounting for 10% of total commercial lending. Financing remained concentrated in agricultural and livestock production, with weighted average interest rates of 11% in local currency and 6.7% in foreign currency, and a delinquency ratio of 0.8% versus 0.9% for the rest of the commercial portfolio.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsLending
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2026-06-09•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission participated in the International Real Estate Business Fair FINI 2026 to explain the functioning of the real estate investment fund industry and discuss the current state of Angola’s collective investment undertaking market as part of its financial education outreach. It outlined the role and growth of real estate investment funds and other collective investment undertakings, and detailed procedures and tax advantages for converting commercial companies into investment companies.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-06-09•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission reported the fully subscribed second commercial paper issuance by ETU Energias, S.A. via a private offer to institutional investors for USD 5 million, with the AOA equivalent set at the National Bank of Angola exchange rate. Inovadora Capital – Sociedade Distribuidora de Valores Mobiliários, S.A. structured and placed the offer, which did not require prior regulatory approval under Articles 18 and 19 of the commercial paper regime.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-06-09•Latin America•Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT)
The Financial Action Task Force of Latin America and El Salvador's Attorney General's Office conducted an unannounced simulation to test El Salvador’s implementation of targeted financial sanctions related to UN Security Council terrorist and proliferation financing lists under Recommendations 6 and 7. The exercise reviewed national arrangements and participation by authorities, financial institutions and virtual asset service providers, identifying good practices and weaknesses in timeliness, procedural consistency and case handling.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsSanctions list update
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2026-06-09•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency reported that Minister of Finance Katayama said discussions on lowering the consumption tax on food products, including support measures for related industries and funding options that avoid special public bonds, remain unresolved. Working-level reviews of the proposed tax cut’s impact, subsidies, special tax measures and non-tax revenue are ongoing as part of broader budget reform, with no decisions yet taken. Katayama also declined to comment on specific yen levels, saying authorities would respond appropriately on foreign exchange as needed.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMonetary data
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2026-06-09•Japan•Bank of Japan
The Bank of Japan released preliminary May 2026 money stock data showing year-on-year growth of 2.5 percent for M2, 1.7 percent for M3 and 4.7 percent for broadly defined liquidity L, with average outstanding amounts of JPY 1,298.1 trillion, JPY 1,642.4 trillion and JPY 2,334.5 trillion. The data show modest increases in M1 components and strong growth in pecuniary trusts, investment trusts, government securities and foreign bonds within L. The release also includes revisions to figures from January 2024.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-06-09•Colombia•Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia, together with the Superintendence of Companies and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, will hold the next stage of its “Me informo y cuido mi dinero” financial education campaign in Barranquilla. The three public sessions will focus on helping citizens identify illegal fundraising schemes, false promises of easy money, deceptive lenders and misleading credit offers, as part of a broader nationwide outreach effort.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-06-09•Bermuda•Bermuda Monetary Authority
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has launched a consultation on amendments to the Insurance Code of Conduct, the Insurance Group Supervision Rules 2011 and the Insurance Group Solvency Requirement Rules 2011, and has issued immediately effective Guidance on the Application of the Prudent Person Principle. The proposals would embed investment governance and risk management expectations into solo and group rulebooks, update group provisions on conflicts of interest, investment and liquidity risk, contingent exposures and solvency self-assessment, and extend conduct of business requirements to all Bermuda insurers writing retail business to individuals in Bermuda or overseas.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPrudential risksCorporate governance
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2026-06-09•Norway•Department of Finance (Norway)
The Norwegian Department of Finance reported that Finance Minister Jens Stoltenberg met Kenyan President William Ruto to discuss the management of Norway’s Government Pension Fund Global as Kenya develops the Kenya Sovereign Wealth Fund. Kenya plans to finance the fund from petroleum and mining revenues to support macroeconomic stabilisation, strategic investment and long-term savings, and has identified Norway as a key reference point amid broader bilateral economic ties.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-09•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico’s National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services has introduced a one-page Universal Insurance Format (FUS) to standardize and simplify pre-contractual disclosure of key insurance policy terms. The move responds to low insurance penetration and disclosure shortcomings, and Prudential Seguros México is the first insurer to adopt the format and has also received a CONDUSEF insignia for enhanced service to older adults.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-06-09•France•Bank of France
The Bank of France, via the secretary general of France’s Prudential Supervision and Resolution Authority, set supervisory priorities for banks and insurers, highlighting cyber risk implementation under the Digital Operational Resilience Act and faster vulnerability remediation. She noted that private credit exposures remain small but are growing rapidly, with data gaps and possible contagion from the US market. On climate risk, supervision centres on institution-level risk diagnosis, prudential transition plans and governance, while rising insurance claims and premiums may challenge future insurability without stronger adaptation and prevention.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitCyber resilienceOperational risk and resilience
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2026-06-09•Honduras•Central Bank of Honduras
The Central Bank of Honduras reported that private sector deposits reached HNL681,685.7 million as of 28 May 2026, up 13.9% year on year, with household savings accounting for 89.2% of the increase. Savings accounts remained the main funding source and nearly two thirds of total deposits, while weekly growth of HNL5,853.1 million was driven by higher local and foreign currency balances from services, energy, trade and households. The bank said this liquidity supported private sector credit, which grew 5.8% year on year, mainly in local currency lending to real estate, agriculture, services and households.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsMonetary data
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2026-06-09•United States•Federal Reserve Board
The Federal Reserve Board will release results of its 2026 annual bank stress test on June 24, covering 32 large banks. The Board will maintain current stress test capital buffer requirements until 2027, so this year’s results will not affect large bank capital requirements, with new requirements from 2027 to be based on revised loss-estimating models incorporating public feedback.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsStress testing
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2026-06-09•United States•National Credit Union Administration
The National Credit Union Administration reported first quarter 2026 data showing total assets of federally insured credit unions rose 4.9 percent year-on-year to USD 2.48 trillion and total loans increased 4.6 percent to USD 1.73 trillion, while net income grew 30.5 percent to USD 20.4 billion. Membership reached 145.8 million, the average outstanding loan balance rose 4.6 percent to USD 19,557, the loan-to-share ratio eased to 81.5 percent, and the number of federally insured credit unions declined to 4,250.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-06-09•Costa Rica•Central Bank of Costa Rica
The Central Bank of Costa Rica is conducting fieldwork for a survey on family remittances to strengthen its economic statistics and analysis of their impact on households and the national economy. The survey covers immigrants in Costa Rica and Costa Rican emigrants and their families, and will support key economic indicators for the Bank’s mandate to safeguard the internal and external stability of the national currency, with all data collected used only for statistical purposes under strict confidentiality.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-09•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission said details for three individuals and two entities on the UK Russia sanctions list have been varied, but all remain subject to their existing sanctions measures. Bailiwick firms must continue to identify and freeze relevant assets and report findings to the Policy & Resources Committee. Firms that identify an affected relationship must also notify the Commission and provide the information required under Handbook Rule 12.37.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSanctions list update
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2026-06-09•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has warned firms that seven new names have been added to the UK Global Human Rights sanctions list as applied in Guernsey. Businesses must check for exposure, freeze relevant assets immediately and report matches to the Policy & Resources Committee. Firms that identify an affected relationship must also report it to the Commission under Handbook Rule 12.37.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSanctions list update
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2026-06-09•Canada•Ontario Securities Commission
The Ontario Securities Commission warned that Capital Systematics, Alibarbit, Metacash3, Cryptoier, Algo Trading API, Marillacapitalicav.com, ProDivia Group, Delta Capital Group, ACCCAT Technologies, Diam Holdings and BG Wealth Sharing Ltd. doing business as DSJ Exchange are not registered to deal or advise in securities in Ontario. The alert is part of the Commission’s broader investor warning efforts, and investors are urged to verify the registration status of anyone offering investments or advice using its resources.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-06-09•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission Commissioner Hester Peirce, speaking in her personal capacity, said recent Commission actions show an effort to keep securities regulation within constitutional and statutory limits, citing changes to settlement practices, proposed rescission of climate-related disclosure rules, a review of Regulation S-K, revisions to Form PF, a Consolidated Audit Trail privacy concept release and closer alignment of crypto oversight with existing statutes. She argued that further recalibration is needed, questioned the constitutionality and scope of several rules and provisions, and stressed that SEC disgorgement should remain constrained by equitable limits and the Supreme Court’s Sripetch decision.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-06-09•Global•Financial Stability Board
The Financial Stability Board hosted a regulatory and supervisory modernisation symposium in Basel to discuss methods and challenges in updating frameworks and to promote aligned modernisation efforts. Participants examined drivers of change, cost-benefit analysis, proportionality, and responses to technological advances while maintaining a level playing field across jurisdictions. Insights from the symposium will inform an FSB report to the Group of Twenty planned for October 2026.
Policy & regulationCooperationRegulatory burden
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2026-06-09•Greece•Bank of Greece
The Bank of Greece said provisional data show apartment prices in Greece rose 5.7% year on year in the first quarter of 2026 in nominal terms. That was slower than the revised 8.1% average increase in 2025. New apartments rose 6.0% and old apartments 5.5%, with regional gains ranging from 5.2% in Athens to 6.9% in other areas of Greece.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-06-09•Belgium•Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority
The Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority has issued a supervisory notice requiring Nyrstar NV to obtain independent legal advice on how any dissolution or liquidation would affect the ongoing criminal investigation in Antwerp and its ability to bring claims against third parties. The authority specified that the advice must come from counsel unconnected to the company’s regular lawyers, directors or shareholders, and that Nyrstar must inform shareholders on these issues ahead of the 2026 Annual General Meeting.
SupervisionInterventions
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2026-06-09•Global•Egmont Group
The Egmont Group, through Chair Elżbieta Franków-Jaśkiewicz at the first Anti-Money Laundering Authority Conference, stressed that cross-border cooperation is central to improving financial intelligence against transnational organised crime. She said exchanges should prioritise quality, relevance and operational impact over volume, and that the most effective systems combine fast, secure FIU-to-FIU exchanges with formal cooperation channels for evidence and prosecution to support more targeted investigations and stronger outcomes.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationAML and CFT
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2026-06-09•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee held a hearing on Chinese money laundering networks, with Chairman Dan Meuser announcing an investigation into how these networks assist drug cartels and what legislative and penalty measures could disrupt them. Meuser described these networks as the dominant laundering partner for cartels, linked them to scam centers, fraud and fentanyl precursor purchases, and cited Financial Crimes Enforcement Network data showing about USD 312 billion in suspicious activity between 2020 and 2024. He also highlighted recent enforcement actions, including foreign terrorist organization designations for eight cartels, guilty pleas in a USD 92 million laundering ring, and a Department of Justice case alleging Yan Lin laundered at least USD 27 million in drug proceeds.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesAML and CFT
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2026-06-09•Czech Republic•Ministry of Finance (Czech Republic)
The Ministry of Finance published the agenda for Finance Minister Makis Keravnos’s visit to Luxembourg, where he will attend the Eurogroup on 11 June 2026 and chair the ECOFIN Council on 12 June 2026. Eurogroup discussions will cover the IMF’s assessment of euro area policies, EU economic and energy security, and the economic implications of strengthening the EU’s technological autonomy. ECOFIN will seek a general approach on amendments to the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism, consider measures on financial market infrastructure and capital markets supervision, and address fiscal coordination issues including revised Recovery and Resilience Plans and country-specific procedures.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-06-09•Afghanistan•Central Bank of Afghanistan
The Central Bank of Afghanistan reported that First Deputy Governor Sediqullah Khalid met Afghanistan–America Chamber of Commerce Chairman Jeffrey Grieco to discuss strengthening banking relations, trade expansion, investment opportunities, and broader banking sector development. They addressed traders’ banking challenges, electronic banking, international money transfers, and financial service improvements, with Khalid saying the central bank seeks cooperation with domestic and international institutions to support the private sector and trade.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket developmentDomestic cooperation
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2026-06-09•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
The Central Bank of Montenegro has completed the assessment phase of its project to align with European System of Central Banks and Eurosystem standards, covering its institutional, operational and functional readiness for EU accession and future participation in the European central banking system. Conducted with the National Bank of Belgium, the Central Bank of the Netherlands and input from the National Bank of Slovakia under the EU-funded ESCB-Western Balkans Programme, the assessment comprised 13 missions and over 70 experts. The findings will be consolidated into a Final Report and Roadmap to guide further organisational, process and operational alignment.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-06-09•Barbados•Central Bank of Barbados
The Central Bank of Barbados will migrate interbank transfers from the Automated Clearing House and Real-Time Processing systems to BiMPay, the new national instant payment system, with a brief interruption during the switchover. ATM, point-of-sale and intrabank transactions will remain available, and customers have been advised to check institution-specific cutoff times. BiMPay will offer fully interoperable real-time payments 24/7/365, support alias-based and wallet access, and include all six commercial banks and the three largest credit unions at launch.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsPayments and payment systems
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2026-06-09•Latvia•Ministry of Finance (Latvia)
The Latvian Ministry of Finance reported a 12.6% increase in April 2026 external trade turnover, with goods exports up 13.9% year on year to EUR 1.94 billion and imports up 11.4% to EUR 2.19 billion, supported by strong mineral product re-exports and price effects. The ministry noted that growth rests on unstable factors, highlighting volatile energy prices, tariff tensions, weaker sentiment in Latvia and the EU, and WTO forecasts of modest global trade growth as constraints on medium-term export prospects.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-09•Latvia•Ministry of Finance (Latvia)
Latvia’s Ministry of Finance reported that consumer prices in May rose 0.5% month on month and 3.5% year on year, driven mainly by faster price growth in services and non-food goods, with fuel contributing 1.2 percentage points to annual inflation. The ministry highlighted higher electricity, gas and household heating costs, partly offset by a 1.1% year-on-year decline in food prices, and expects June inflation at 3.3%–3.6%. It anticipates that a cut in the value added tax rate on certain basic food products from 21% to 12% from July will exert additional downward pressure on food prices.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-06-09•Thailand•Bank of Thailand
The Bank of Thailand set 16 October 2026 as an additional holiday for financial institutions and specialized financial institutions in Bangkok in connection with the 2026 IMF and World Bank Annual Meetings. Core operations may continue where needed to avoid disruption. It also asked Bangkok institutions that do not provide public services to allow work from home on 12, 14 and 15 October 2026.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-06-09•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia’s Antifraud 2.0 package, effective 2027, requires banks to reimburse customers for funds stolen via malware-based hacks of online banking apps, extends liability for antifraud failures to telecom operators, and caps individuals at 20 payment cards. With customer consent, banks must scan devices for malware and block suspicious transactions. New rules set retention periods for individuals in the fraud database and preserve their right to challenge inclusion. Telecom operators must detect fraudulent calls, with the non-compliant party liable for losses. Further details on information exchange and telecom reimbursement procedures will be set by the Russian Government with the Central Bank.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsFraud and scams
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2026-06-09•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia’s latest Financial Market Risks Review reports that individuals purchased RUB 94.3 billion of corporate bonds in May, exceeding demand for federal government bonds and shares, with corporate bonds remaining the most profitable instrument for a second month and posting their strongest performance since early 2026. The review notes low volatility, seasonally lower trading volumes, a stronger ruble, falling stock indices, rising yields on medium- and long-term bonds, and declining yields on short-term bonds.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-06-09•United States•New York State Department of Financial Services
The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed a regulation updating its U.S. dollar-backed stablecoin framework to align with federal requirements under the GENIUS Act while retaining existing rules on backing, redeemability, permissible reserves, and independent audits. New elements include concentration limits on custodians of reserves and a requirement for issuers to maintain comprehensive risk management programs, building on the department’s June 2022 stablecoin guidance.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsStablecoins
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2026-06-09•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has issued a consolidated circular on the withdrawal of ₹2000 denomination banknotes, confirming they remain legal tender and may be exchanged or deposited at 19 RBI Issue Offices until further advice. The circular restates earlier instructions under the Clean Note Policy and clarifies that the September 30, 2023 review remains in force, the May 22, 2023 circular is withdrawn, and the May 19, 2023 circular is only partially applicable.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCurrency and cash management
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2026-06-09•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India issued a consolidated circular on the withdrawal of pre-2005 banknotes, confirming they remain legal tender but must be withdrawn from circulation and not reissued by banks. Exchange of these notes continues to be available only at the Reserve Bank of India’s 19 Issue Offices, with banks required to sort such notes for deposit in currency chests or submission to Issue Offices. The circular consolidates and clarifies the status of earlier instructions on this subject.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCurrency and cash management
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2026-06-09•Macao•Monetary Authority of Macao
The Monetary Authority of Macao reported on a high-level conference, Greater Bay Area study visits and bilateral meetings on central bank digital currencies and cross-border digital finance cooperation between China and Portuguese-speaking countries, involving around 250 participants from central banks and authorities in Brazil, Cabo Verde, Mozambique, Portugal, São Tomé and Príncipe, Timor-Leste, mainland China, Hong Kong and Macao. The programme examined central bank digital currency development and applications, including the digital renminbi and Macao’s Digital Pataca. The authority said it will continue to leverage Macao’s role as a platform between China and Portuguese-speaking countries to support further financial cooperation and exchange.
Policy & regulationCooperationCBDCDomestic cooperation
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2026-06-09•Tajikistan•Ministry of Finance (Tajikistan)
Tajikistan’s Finance Ministry reported that a delegation led by First Deputy Finance Minister Majidi Yusuf Khayrullo held bilateral meetings with senior European Bank for Reconstruction and Development officials on the sidelines of the bank’s Board of Governors meeting in Riga. They discussed expanding cooperation and advancing priority socio-economic projects in Tajikistan under the EBRD’s 2025–2030 strategy, focusing on energy, transport, municipal infrastructure, private sector development, green finance, financial markets and investment attraction.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-09•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
The Ministry of Economy and Finance of Uzbekistan met Japan’s Ministry of Finance to discuss broader bilateral cooperation on staff training and professional development, focusing on digital technologies and artificial intelligence in finance. They reviewed potential joint programmes with the Policy Research Institute, involvement of Japanese specialists at Tosh Tech University, expanded academic and research cooperation, and agreed to continue collaboration on education, research and technology projects.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity buildingDomestic cooperation
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2026-06-09•Kazakhstan•Astana Financial Services Authority
The Astana Financial Services Authority warned that fraudsters are using the name of Kantai Securities Limited (formerly Kantai Wealth Management Ltd) to solicit funds while falsely claiming to represent an Astana International Financial Centre licensed firm. AFSA said Kantai Securities is authorised only to advise on and arrange investment deals and is not licensed to hold or manage client money, operate trading or investment accounts, provide brokerage or FX services, or deal in digital assets. AFSA reported complaints involving fraudulent investment agreements, fund requests including as “donations”, refusal or conditional withdrawal of funds, and pressure to use unregulated platforms, and urged the public to verify firms via its Public Register and report suspicious activity.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scamsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-06-09•Indonesia•OJK
The Indonesian Financial Services Authority has summoned PT Toyota Astra Financial Services over alleged breaches in its credit collection process after reports of violent conduct by debt collectors in Serang, Banten. It ordered the firm to review and strengthen its internal and outsourced collection practices, investigate those involved, take corrective action, and report back. The authority will continue examining the case and may impose administrative sanctions or other measures if it finds rule breaches.
SupervisionInterventionsLending
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2026-06-09•Indonesia•OJK
The Indonesia Financial Services Authority partnered with the Family Welfare Movement TP-PKK to deliver a large-scale financial literacy programme for women during Financial Literacy Month 2026, positioning them as a priority segment under the National Strategy for Indonesian Financial Literacy. The hybrid event for 4,000 TP-PKK members covered financial products, family financial planning, safe investments, asset management, responsible use of financial technology and avoiding illegal financial activities, and encouraged participants to act as financial literacy ambassadors. The authority will continue broad-based education to strengthen women’s financial management and support family welfare.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-06-09•Malaysia•Bank Negara Malaysia
Bank Negara Malaysia reported international reserves of USD 130.6 billion as at 29 May 2026, sufficient to finance 4.6 months of imports of goods and services and equivalent to 0.9 times total short-term external debt. Under the previous import coverage measure, reserves would cover 6.0 months of retained imports of goods, and most short-term external debt reflects resident banks’ foreign currency liquidity operations and multinational corporations’ borrowing from overseas parents, which can be met from external asset holdings.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-06-09•Hong Kong•Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong)
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau has released an Action Plan to develop Hong Kong as a hub for corporate treasury centres, built around tax reform, expanded tax treaty coverage, targeted promotion and talent development. The plan proposes revamping the existing tax concession regime into a more competitive tiered system with pre-approval, and expanding Comprehensive Avoidance of Double Taxation Agreements beyond the current 57 economies, focusing on Belt and Road markets and enterprises from the Chinese Mainland and Asia.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMarket development
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2026-06-09•Sweden•Riksbank
The Riksbank has launched TIPS Cross Currency, a new RIX-INST service enabling instant cross-currency payments in Swedish krona (SEK), euro (EUR) and Danish krone (DKK) for banks and other payment service providers. Developed with the European Central Bank and Danmarks Nationalbank, the service builds on RIX-INST’s role in processing high-volume, low-value payments, including all Swish payments since 2025, and is now open for testing and use by interested participants.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border payments
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2026-06-09•China•Central Bank of the Republic of China
The People's Bank of China and the Central Bank of Brazil held the fourth meeting of the China-Brazil Financial Strategic Cooperation Working Group, reviewing progress and setting further work on local currency use, bilateral investment and financing, and cross-border payments. They discussed wider use of local currency accounts and the bilateral swap arrangement, potential direct renminbi-real trading, Brazilian sovereign panda bonds and corporate issuance in China, a China-Brazil bond connect pilot, and closer links between local currency payment systems. The working group will continue to provide strategic direction to deepen bilateral financial cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-06-09•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority chair outlined cyber security priorities for non-bank financial activities under Egypt’s 2022 fintech law, emphasising digital delivery of financial services and robust management of information security and technology risk, including AI-related threats. Supervised firms must implement information security policies, upgrade protection systems, conduct and report penetration tests, and maintain cyber insurance. A regulatory sandbox has admitted five projects and enabled extensive e-KYC and digital contracts. The authority will strengthen cyber security through a three-pillar strategy focused on regulation and incentives, supervisory monitoring and readiness assessments, and training and capacity building.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCyber resilienceRegtech and suptech
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2026-06-09•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority
The Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority approved The Company for Cooperative Insurance’s capital increase from SAR 1.5 billion to SAR 2.25 billion through the issuance of one bonus share for every two existing shares, funded by a SAR 750 million transfer from retained earnings. The transaction will raise the company’s shares from 150 million to 225 million, subject to an extraordinary general assembly within six months and compliance with all regulatory requirements and applicable laws.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval