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2026-05-05•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority published remarks by Chairperson Islam Azzam highlighting arbitration as key to improving the investment climate and reducing court reliance. He cited a Prime Ministerial decision amending the Egyptian Center for Voluntary Arbitration’s statute to introduce electronic arbitration rules and an expedited track for disputes up to EGP 25 million. Azzam linked enhanced arbitration and mediation to the Authority’s priorities for non-banking financial activities, including greater use of financial technology, and signalled continued support for strengthening dispute resolution.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-05-05•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority has approved six fintech-related initiatives in non-bank financial activities, including the establishment of Value for SME finance as a fintech startup and preliminary sandbox entry for an Orient Insurance motor insurance project using remote inspection and damage assessment technology. CFH and Beltone Securities Holding were authorised to conduct custody activities using V-Lens for electronic verification, while Cairo Capital Securities and Al Ahly Pharos Securities were authorised to conduct securities trading using V-Lens, following recommendations from the committee overseeing fintech applications.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approvalRegulatory sandbox
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2026-05-05•Seychelles•Central Bank of Seychelles
The Central Bank of Seychelles has issued Guidelines on Unfair Contract Terms in Financial Services to enhance fairness and transparency in contracts between regulated financial service providers and consumers. The guidelines define automatically unfair clauses, introduce a Fairness Test for other potentially unfair terms, and require providers to review and amend existing contracts, with compliance monitored through supervisory processes and the power to mandate removal of unfair terms.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-05•Latvia•Ministry of Finance (Latvia)
Latvia’s Ministry of Finance reported that Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens told the EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council that Latvia supports capital market integration and is open to targeted EU-level supervision of significant cross-border market infrastructure, provided it adds clear value, limits fragmentation and maintains a balanced division of responsibilities with ESMA. He said any new centralised supervisory arrangements should be assessed for effectiveness and cost, with alternatives such as stronger supervisory colleges considered, and that supervision of smaller market participants, including small crypto-asset service providers, should remain national and proportionate. Ašeradens also urged continued EU support for Ukraine, welcomed the EUR 90 billion loan, backed using frozen Russian assets and a 20th sanctions package, and supported combining macroeconomic assistance with investment in Ukraine’s defence industry.
Policy & regulationOtherGeopolitical risk
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2026-05-05•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia published a monthly review of banking and financial sector conditions and key macroeconomic indicators, reporting annual inflation of 5.9% in April and services inflation of 3.7%. Banking sector loan growth reached 14.9% year on year in March, with deposit dollarization at 46.6% and credit portfolio dollarization at 42.5%. In the external sector, March goods imports rose 4.7% year on year to USD 1.6 billion and exports increased 24.0% to USD 697.0 million, while international reserves stood at USD 6.3 billion.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-05•Luxembourg•Central Bank of Luxembourg
The Central Bank of Luxembourg published provisional March 2026 balance sheet statistics for credit institutions, reporting an aggregate balance sheet total of EUR 1,026,980 million, up 2.60% month-on-month and 4.06% year-on-year, mainly driven by higher interbank claims and liabilities to other sectors. The interbank balance rose 6.14% to EUR 236,077 million, loans to non-bank customers increased 1.05% over the month and 4.88% over 12 months, and resident non-bank sector deposits grew 4.51% over the month and 6.25% year-on-year, with inflows from other financial intermediaries partly offset by lower deposits from non-financial corporations.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-05-05•Luxembourg•Central Bank of Luxembourg
The Central Bank of Luxembourg set the reserve requirement for the 25 March 2026 to 5 May 2026 maintenance period at EUR 6.649 billion, an increase of EUR 201 million from the previous period. It also noted that statistical series on credit institutions’ minimum reserves are available on its website.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsMonetary data
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2026-05-05•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation has published its latest list of Community Reinvestment Act performance ratings for 46 state nonmember banks based on evaluations completed in February 2026. Eight institutions were rated Outstanding and 38 Satisfactory, with none rated Needs to Improve or Substantial Noncompliance.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsSupervisory data
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2026-05-05•Global•International Monetary Fund
International Monetary Fund staff reached a staff-level agreement with Guinea-Bissau on policies underpinning the eleventh review of the Extended Credit Facility arrangement, following achievement of all end-March 2026 program targets. Subject to implementation of prior actions and approval by IMF management and the Executive Board, Guinea-Bissau could draw SDR 1.18 million (about USD 1.6 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 38.58 million (about USD 52.8 million).
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-05-05•Ukraine•Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market
The Ukraine National Commission on Securities and Stock Market took part in an Interagency Working Group on European Integration meeting, where Ukrainian authorities briefed European Union representatives on progress and planned measures to align with EU standards and meet negotiation benchmarks. EU participants focused on the status of anti-corruption reform and the pending anti-corruption strategy, while the Commission reiterated it must align 187 regulatory acts and prepare 22 draft laws in the capital markets area.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-05•Hungary•National Bank of Hungary
The National Bank of Hungary published remarks by Governor Mihály Varga highlighting that Hungary has preserved macro-financial stability despite an unfavourable global environment, supported by a balance of payments surplus, a strengthening forint, nearly EUR 60 billion in reserves, and a banking system with adequate liquidity and free capital reserves. He noted that inflation has fallen significantly over the past year, with the stronger forint and price restriction measures slowing price increases, but warned that the Iranian conflict and new government economic policies will be important for the inflation outlook.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-05•Greece•Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
The Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece) published remarks by Minister and Eurogroup President Kyriakos Pierrakakis at ECOFIN supporting the European Commission’s approach on the Savings and Investments Union and urging implementation. He backed strengthening the European Securities and Markets Authority, arguing for EU-level supervision based on objective criteria such as cross-border activity and operational importance, while maintaining national capabilities, and linked this logic to cross-border bank integration, the digital euro and broader capital markets union measures.
Policy & regulationOtherCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-05•Sweden•Ministry of Finance (Sweden)
Sweden’s Ministry of Finance has proposed a bill to expand Statistics Sweden’s Fasit microsimulation model to include household debt and debt payment data, to strengthen analysis of household resilience to economic shocks and support policy design. Statistics Sweden would collect mortgage and other loan information from lenders, with processing limited to a smaller set of personal data from Fasit’s MSTAR sample of about 31,000 households and 92,000 individuals, subject to parliamentary approval.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-05-05•Uzbekistan•Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan met Standard Chartered at the 59th Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting to discuss cooperation on international reserve management and digital finance. Talks covered diversifying and automating reserve management while maintaining a conservative approach, plus digital banking, fintech, digital assets, custody, and cross-border settlement infrastructure. Both parties agreed to continue dialogue on practical cooperation, including custody services, clearing solutions, technical assistance, and broader financial market infrastructure.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-05-05•Uzbekistan•Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Uzbekistan met Zuercher Kantonalbank on the sidelines of the Asian Development Bank’s 59th Annual Meeting to discuss cooperation in international reserve management, money market and foreign exchange operations, gold trade, and professional training. The parties reviewed bilateral cooperation since 2019, highlighted the money market as a key ongoing focus, and signalled readiness to deepen collaboration, including through Zuercher Kantonalbank training programmes.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-05•Greece•Bank of Greece
The Bank of Greece’s Financial Stability Review finds Greek banks further strengthened resilience in 2025 but face risks from higher international energy prices, geopolitical uncertainty and potential sharp repricing of financial assets. Profit after tax rose to EUR 4.7 billion, capital ratios remained satisfactory (CET1 15.3%, Total Capital 19.7%) and the non-performing loan ratio fell to 3.3%, the lowest since euro area entry. The review also covers the Systemic Risk Heatmap, distributed ledger technology in financial markets and implementation of the Digital Operational Resilience Act ICT third-party risk framework, warning that a prolonged Middle East conflict could weaken borrowers’ financial positions and banks’ portfolio quality.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsFinancial stability and systemic riskMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-05-05•Hong Kong•Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau (Hong Kong)
The Financial Services and the Treasury Bureau said Secretary Christopher Hui used the Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting in Samarkand to position Hong Kong as a regional platform for green and sustainability finance and to promote a world-class international gold trading market. Hui highlighted Hong Kong’s ability to channel capital to projects with positive social and environmental impact and said it is exploring regional dialogue to build a more connected and innovative gold ecosystem, while also promoting Hong Kong’s financial and professional services to Thai officials.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket developmentGeopolitical risk
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2026-05-05•France•France Autorite des marches financiers
The French Financial Markets Authority has updated its inspection charter to add new CORE Risk Observation and Lessons campaigns for financial investment advisers and to reflect changes in inspection practices and cooperation expectations. The revised framework replaces large-scale desk-based inspections with simultaneous document-based CORE campaigns that may lead to on-site inspections, clarifies that deliberately inaccurate information breaches the duty of loyalty, expands remote interview provisions, and confirms that the right to remain silent does not apply during inspections before a statement of objections. For CORE cases without on-site follow-up, advisers will receive observation letters with an analysis grid, and the authority will publish annual syntheses of lessons learned.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-05•Greece•Hellenic Capital Market Commission
The Hellenic Capital Market Commission approved the information sheet for PRODEA Real Estate Investment Company’s optional public offer to holders of its 2021 CBL bonds. The offer covers the acquisition of up to 50,000 bonds, representing 16.667% of the total outstanding bond principal, under Article 6(2) and other proportionally applicable provisions of Law 3461/2006.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-05-05•Ecuador•Superintendencia de Bancos de Ecuador
The Superintendency of Banks of Ecuador has requested supervised entities provide anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing due diligence data on individuals identified in financial intelligence analyses tied to Case Encuentro, covering January 2021 to December 2024. Acting under its supervisory and AML legal powers and in coordination with the Financial and Economic Analysis Unit, it seeks details on financial products, onboarding and know-your-customer records, risk profiles, transaction monitoring alerts, and any Suspicious Transaction Reports, noting the request does not imply any determination of liability.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-05•Europe•European Securities and Markets Authority
The European Securities and Markets Authority has launched a consultation on revising how calibration parameters for stress test scenarios are updated under the Money Market Funds framework. ESMA proposes to stop annually amending Section 5 of the Guidelines and instead publish the updated calibration parameters each year on its website, which would remain the single access point while the Guidelines continue to set out the stress testing framework and methodology. The change is intended to enable immediate application of updated parameters and reduce compliance and supervisory burdens.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsStress testing
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2026-05-05•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has published a working paper on its 2024 Cyber Resilience Stress Test, finding that supervisory scrutiny was associated with materially higher cybersecurity investment by euro area banks that had previously underinvested relative to their cyber risk profiles. Using confidential data for 109 Significant Institutions from 2019 to 2024, the authors estimate that the March 2023 announcement of the exercise was followed by an average 45 percent increase in cybersecurity investment across the sector and about 80 percent among laggard banks. The paper is presented as research and states that the views are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Central Bank.
ResearchCyber resilienceStress testing
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2026-05-05•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has published a working paper mapping cross-sector financial exposures across the 20 euro area economies using who-to-whom data for Q4 2024, finding that banks sit at the core of national financial networks in most countries. Cyprus, Ireland, Luxembourg and Malta are exceptions, where investment funds and other financial institutions are more central and more strongly linked to the rest of the world than to domestic sectors. The paper also suggests pension funds appear less likely to transmit shocks, while some small sectors, including money market funds and insurance corporations, could act as shock transmitters in some countries.
ResearchFinancial stability and systemic riskMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-05-05•Europe•European Central Bank
European Central Bank President Christine Lagarde said the ECB has moved from merely recognising climate risk to systematically integrating climate and nature-related risks into monetary policy and central banking. Its Climate, Nature and Monetary Policy Conference aims to deepen analysis of their macroeconomic effects. She cited ECB research on inflation and output impacts of climate shocks, including last summer’s heatwave and water scarcity, and said the new EU emissions trading system for buildings and road transport is already built into projections, adding an estimated 0.2 percentage points to euro area headline inflation in 2028. The roadmap from the 2021 strategy review has been largely implemented across stress testing, risk assessment, corporate bond holdings and the collateral framework.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyClimate risk and sustainable financeMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-05•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has published the disaggregated financial statement of the Eurosystem for 3 April 2026, reporting total assets and liabilities of EUR 6,253,432 million. Key assets include EUR 3,928,753 million in euro‑denominated securities of euro area residents, largely held for monetary policy purposes, and EUR 1,392,650 million in gold and gold receivables. Main liabilities comprise EUR 2,504,954 million in monetary policy‑related liabilities to euro area credit institutions and EUR 1,618,975 million in banknotes in circulation. Capital and reserves may be negative for some national central banks due to accumulated losses carried forward.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-05-05•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with LINE Company Thailand Limited to distribute investment fraud prevention and investor education content via the LINE TODAY platform, covering the capital and digital asset markets. The cooperation aims to broaden public access to information on scam prevention, investor protection and investment knowledge, with the regulator urging investors to verify the authorization or licensing status of individuals, products and companies through official channels.
Policy & regulationCooperationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-05•Croatia•Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency published decisions from its 68th management board meeting, including a new rulebook on covert supervision under the Capital Market Act, amendments to the fee rulebook for management companies, and alignment with ESMA guidelines on liquidity management tools for UCITS and open-ended AIFs. It approved restructurings for several investment funds, authorised a new UniCredit Invest umbrella UCITS with target-maturity fixed income sub-funds, imposed remediation measures on OTP invest, Blok Be and FiatBit Technologies, closed a supervision case against EUROHERC osiguranje, and issued various insurance, leasing and distribution authorisations.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicensing and supervisory fees
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2026-05-05•Chile•Central Bank of Chile
The Central Bank of Chile has published its Determinants and Expectations of Prices Survey for January–March 2026, indicating renewed cost pressures, stable selling prices, unchanged sales volumes and slightly lower profit margins. Firms report stronger upward pressure on prices from costs and input availability, partly offset by weak sales, and more expect higher input costs and selling prices over the next 12 months. Median inflation expectations rose to 3.3% at 12 months, while the 24‑month median remained at 3%.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-05•Europe•European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation submitted responses to the European Commission’s consultation on the possible use of international carbon credits toward the 2040 European Union Climate Law targets. It also responded to the Greenhouse Gas Protocol public consultation on Scope 2 guidance.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsClimate risk and sustainable financeCarbon markets
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2026-05-05•Slovenia•Ministry of Finance (Slovenia)
The Slovenia Ministry of Finance reported on EU Economic and Financial Affairs Council talks on granting the European Public Prosecutor’s Office and the European Anti-Fraud Office centralised access to EU VAT data, with broad support subject to legal certainty, proportionality and data protection. Slovenia backed the savings and investment union market integration and supervision package, supporting simplified cross-border fund distribution, harmonised trading and settlement, and a stronger role for ESMA for significant cross-border entities, while seeking safeguards for smaller markets and balanced governance. Ministers also reviewed support for high energy prices, simplification and cost-benefit assessment of EU legislation, implementation of the Recovery and Resilience Facility, and the economic and financial impact of the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border paymentsAML and CFT
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2026-05-05•Azerbaijan•Ministry of Finance (Azerbaijan)
The Azerbaijan Ministry of Finance held bilateral meetings at the Asian Development Bank Annual Meeting, agreeing with Georgia to prepare and sign a cooperation memorandum between their finance ministries. Talks with Georgia addressed Middle Corridor transport and transit policy, regional energy initiatives, and public finance reforms, while separate discussions with China’s Ministry of Finance and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank focused on expanding investment in industrial zones, export diversification, and financing for energy, transport, sustainable infrastructure, and digital projects.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-05-05•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia announced that Serbia’s banking sector is now fully operational for cross-border euro payments and collections via the SEPA Credit Transfer scheme, integrating the country into the Single Euro Payments Area. The central bank will execute SEPA payments for budget users, while 18 domestic commercial banks will provide SEPA services to households and businesses. The scheme is expected to shorten execution times, lower and make fees more transparent, and enhance predictability, security and ease of international transactions.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border payments
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2026-05-05•Slovenia•Central Bank of Slovenia
The Central Bank of Slovenia published climate-related disclosures for its financial asset portfolio, reporting green, social and sustainable bond holdings of EUR 748 million at end-2025, up EUR 122 million year-on-year and sufficient to meet its first medium-term climate target. These bonds now account for about 11.5% of its portfolio. The weighted carbon intensity of its non-financial corporate bond and equity portfolios has fallen by about 50% and 74%, respectively, and is around 81% and 84% lower than comparable reference indices. The bank targets at least EUR 800 million in green, social and sustainable bonds by 2030 and aims to bring portfolio greenhouse gas emissions as close as possible to net zero by 2050.
Institutional developmentOtherClimate risk and sustainable financeDisclosures
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2026-05-05•Isle of Man•Isle of Man Financial Services Authority
The Isle of Man Financial Services Authority has published an initial consultation on introducing a legitimate interest route for access to beneficial ownership information via an application-based process. The proposals would require the Central Registry to assess applications case by case, with tests on legitimate purpose and necessity, evidential requirements, limits on disclosed information, and safeguards including exemptions and restrictions on use. The initiative follows a joint commitment by the Isle of Man, Jersey and Guernsey to enhance access to beneficial ownership information while protecting privacy and personal safety.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsBeneficial ownership
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2026-05-05•Montenegro•Central Bank of Montenegro
At the EU Economic and Financial Dialogue in Brussels, the Central Bank of Montenegro said it is moving from formal alignment with EU rules to full implementation and institutional readiness, highlighting Montenegro’s accession to the Single Euro Payments Area and the planned July 2026 launch of the TIPS Clone system for interoperability with European instant payments. Joint conclusions noted Montenegro’s banking system remains stable, profitable and well capitalised, with lower non-performing loans, as the central bank strengthens macroprudential tools and prepares for eventual membership of the European System of Central Banks. Governor Irena Radovic also discussed progress on accession negotiations, including chapters on Financial Services and Economic and Monetary Policy, in bilateral talks with the European Commission.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-05•Denmark•Danish Finanstilsynet
The Danish Financial Supervisory Authority’s latest cross-sector “Sector in Figures” statistics, based on 2025 filings, show generally lower earnings across Denmark’s financial sector, with non-life insurers the main exception. Credit institutions’ earnings declined but remained relatively high as lending rose, particularly to corporates and real estate, while life insurers and cross-sector pension funds reported weaker results amid continued growth in market-rate products to 60% of provisions. Investment firms saw lower earnings, especially in equities, as Danish UCITS funds grew assets under management in a market still dominated by higher-cost active management.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-05-05•Global•Bank for International Settlements
The Bank for International Settlements has published a BIS Papers study on how widespread stablecoin use could reshape the international monetary and financial system, with the strongest effects in emerging market and developing economies and mainly on private sector store of value and medium of exchange functions. The authors find that the predominance of US dollar-denominated stablecoins would likely reinforce existing currency hierarchies and outline three scenarios, from niche adoption to “digital dollarisation” in emerging market and developing economies and domestic stablecoin integration, with outcomes dependent on adoption patterns, regulation and competition from other digital money.
ResearchStablecoins
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2026-05-05•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has clarified that borrowers facing objectively worsened financial circumstances may request loan restructuring from banks to ease repayment. Banks must consider such applications, potentially offering longer terms, lower rates, payment deferrals, or partial penalty write-offs, and borrowers can escalate refusals to the bank or microfinance ombudsman or consider refinancing.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationLendingRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-05•Ghana•Ministry of Finance (Ghana)
The Ministry of Finance (Ghana) has engaged large-scale mining companies on implementing the Ghana Accelerated National Reserve Accumulation Policy to strengthen external reserves and support a more stable cedi. Discussions focused on a reformed gold acquisition framework, stronger compliance mechanisms, and enhanced regulatory oversight as central elements of the government’s strategy to build reserves, reduce vulnerability to external shocks, and improve medium-term currency stability.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-05-05•Norway•Norges Bank
Norges Bank has published remarks by Norges Bank Investment Management chief Nicolai Tangen outlining the fund’s strategy to 2028, centred on extensive use of artificial intelligence, management of rising concentration risk from large United States technology holdings, and a revised approach to real estate and unlisted renewable energy infrastructure. AI has delivered productivity gains above a 20 percent target and cut trading costs by 30 percent between 2023 and 2025, while the fund’s value rose 15 percent in 2025 to more than NOK 21,000bn but underperformed its benchmark for a third year, mainly due to real estate. NBIM has shifted to a sector-based real estate strategy and tripled commitments to unlisted renewable infrastructure, with exposure at 0.4 percent of fund value and expected to reach 1 percent by 2030 within a 2 percent mandate limit.
Institutional developmentTechnology & data transformationArtificial intelligence
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2026-05-05•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has expanded access channels for returning account balances to depositors and other account holders of Naxçıvanbank ASC, enabling online applications via its Electronic Services Portal. Applicants must provide identity and bank account details, with in-person options at the Central Bank’s Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic Office and ASAN service centres, and payments made in cash for individuals and by transfer for legal entities and individual entrepreneurs.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClient asset custody and safekeeping
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2026-05-05•Canada•Payments Canada
Payments Canada has approved Neo Financial Technologies Inc. for membership under the expanded framework that allows payment service providers supervised under the Retail Payment Activities Act to join. New payment service provider members gain a direct voice in payment system policies and rules and may apply to participate in national payment infrastructure, subject to technical, operational and security requirements.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-05-05•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
National Bank of Moldova Governor Anca Dragu and the Finance Minister presented Moldova’s macroeconomic developments, monetary policy response to external risks, and progress in aligning financial regulation with the EU acquis at the annual Economic and Financial Dialogue in Brussels. She highlighted measures to preserve price stability, a well-capitalised banking system, the government’s approval of an EU-aligned sustainable finance taxonomy, a new responsible lending framework, and Moldova’s integration into the Single Euro Payments Area.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border cooperation
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2026-05-05•Bermuda•Ministry of Finance (Bermuda)
The Bermuda Ministry of Finance announced that Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt will lead a delegation to Consensus 2026 in Miami to promote Bermuda’s regulated digital asset framework, including licensing under the Digital Asset Business Act and tokenisation and stablecoin-related opportunities. Burt will participate in a fireside chat with Coinbase’s Chief Legal Officer on Bermuda’s on-chain economy initiative and government–regulator–industry collaboration, and will hold meetings with firms including Stellar, Kraken and Franklin Templeton.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFintech and insurtechBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-05-05•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has signed a memorandum of understanding with LINE Company Thailand Limited to use the LINE TODAY channel to disseminate investor protection information and educational materials on capital markets and digital assets. The cooperation aims to prevent investment fraud and scams and broaden public access to investment-related news and education via the new “สำนักงาน ก.ล.ต.” LINE TODAY channel.
Financial literacy & educationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-05•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission published first-quarter 2026 supervisory data on life insurers’ sales of spillover-effect and in-kind payment insurance products, showing divergent trends. Spillover-effect products expanded strongly, with new contracts up 44% year-on-year to 363,831 and first-year premium income up 119% to TWD 24,315.10 million, while in-kind payment products saw a 7% decline in new contracts to 114,963 and a 56% drop in first-year premium income to TWD 127.84 million.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsSales and distribution
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2026-05-05•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank has published the list of monetary financial institutions in the Czech Republic for monetary and financial statistics, identifying which entities fall within the national monetary financial institution sector and are subject to reporting obligations. The sector comprises the central bank, commercial banks, credit unions and money market funds, and forms part of the wider list of monetary financial institutions that the European System of Central Banks and the European Central Bank update on an ongoing basis.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMonetary data
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2026-05-05•Iraq•Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq, through its Basra branch, opened a financial inclusion exhibition in Dhi Qar to expand access to banking services and strengthen trust between citizens and financial institutions. The event, attended by representatives of private and Islamic banks and electronic payment companies, focused on financial health, banking awareness and financial literacy, with the branch director committing to work on addressing operational obstacles raised by participants.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial inclusion
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2026-05-05•South Africa•South African Reserve Bank
The South African Reserve Bank’s March 2026 Quarterly Bulletin analyzes how 2025 US tariffs reshaped South Africa’s trade, noting the US share of South African exports fell to 7.1% in 2025 while Germany’s rose to 8.0%. The study finds US tariffs, including a 25% duty on passenger vehicles and parts and a 30% reciprocal tariff, hit value-added exports hardest and slowed export growth to the US, although overall exports were supported by other markets and higher commodity prices.
ResearchBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-05-05•United Arab Emirates•ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The Abu Dhabi Global Market Financial Services Regulatory Authority has warned that tungsten-me.com and tgst-me.com are fraudulent, falsely suggest a connection to Tungsten Custody Solutions Ltd, and are not licensed to carry on Regulated Activities in or from Abu Dhabi Global Market. The authority said the sites closely imitate the regulated Tungsten website, are believed created to conduct fraud, and directed users to its Complaints Portal, cybercrime reporting channels, and Public Register to verify authorisation.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scamsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-05-05•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority hosted participants from the National Investment Company’s SHIFT program for an orientation on its role, competencies, and core regulatory responsibilities in Kuwait’s capital markets. The visit formed part of the authority’s support for national training initiatives to prepare young professionals for careers in the financial and investment sector, including exposure to its supervisory functions, institutional processes, and required skill sets.
Financial literacy & educationCapacity building
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2026-05-05•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority
The Saudi Capital Markets Authority has referred to the Public Prosecution a suspected violation of Article 49 of the Capital Market Law by Future Care Trading Company, alleging actions that misled the company’s share price between 4 August 2022 and 11 June 2023. The authority said the General Secretariat of Committees for Resolution of Securities Disputes will publish violators’ identities once criminal decisions are final, and that affected parties may seek compensation before the Committee after a conviction under Article 56, subject to first filing a complaint with the authority.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsMarket abuse
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2026-05-05•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority
The Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority approved the public offering of the Blominvest Saudi Equity Fund by Blominvest Saudi Arabia Company, confirming compliance with the Capital Market Law and its Implementing Regulations. The authority clarified that this approval is not a recommendation to subscribe and urged investors to review the fund’s terms and conditions, including its investment strategy and risk factors, before investing.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-05-05•Saudi Arabia•Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority
The Saudi Arabia Capital Markets Authority announced that MIZA Capital has completed the commencement of business requirements to conduct managing investments and advising activities in the securities business. These activities are carried out under the licence granted by a CMA resolution dated 9 September 2025.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-05-05•Kuwait•Kuwait Capital Markets Authority
The Kuwait Capital Markets Authority has licensed Securities House Company to privately market 150,000 shares of Cayman Islands-based EIP Investors Limited in Kuwait to professional clients only, at an offer price of EUR 1,000 per share plus a one-off 1% subscription commission. Subscription requests will be received by Securities House Company, and the one-year marketing licence takes effect from the date of the licence certificate, subject to payment of prescribed fees within one month.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-05-05•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark has published March 2026 insurance and pension statistics showing that sector equity purchases continued in the first quarter but slowed sharply from 2025, with net stock purchases of DKK 13 billion concentrated in January and February. Total investment returns were negative DKK 68 billion for the quarter, including an overall equity loss of DKK 41 billion amid increased stock market volatility following the outbreak of war in the Middle East.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-05-05•Latvia•Ministry of Finance (Latvia)
Latvia’s Ministry of Finance reported on Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens’ participation in Eurogroup and Economic and Financial Affairs Council meetings in Brussels, where ministers discussed Banking Union issues, capital markets integration and the economic impact of geopolitical shocks. Latvia backed the European Central Bank and Single Resolution Board’s role in euro area financial stability and closer cooperation against cross-border value added tax fraud, while insisting that deeper banking and capital markets integration remain balanced, preserve sufficient local bank capital and avoid excessive administrative burdens or higher financial stability risks for countries lacking common EU safety mechanisms. The ministry also noted talks on Russia’s war against Ukraine, including the EU Council’s April 2026 decision on a EUR 90 billion loan for Ukraine and additional sanctions on Russia, and reiterated Latvia’s support for tighter sanctions on Russia and Belarus and for measures to curb sanctions circumvention.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationGeopolitical risk
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2026-05-05•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia published April 2026 monitoring results on maximum interest rates for Russian ruble household deposits at the 10 largest deposit-taking credit institutions, showing a decline from 13.43% to 13.39% and then 13.06% over successive 10-day periods. The release also provides reference data on average maximum deposit rates by maturity and notes that data on changes in the monitoring results are available on the authority’s website.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-05-05•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao has set out Lao PDR’s credit management direction to 2030, including a 2026–2030 implementation plan to strengthen credit oversight across the financial system. The plan prioritises building credit information infrastructure, enhancing credit risk monitoring tools, resolving non-performing loans, improving lending effectiveness and domestic currency use, strengthening banks’ credit governance, and expanding modern credit products and capital market funding channels.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-05-05•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission has suspended Advanced Connection Corporation Public Company Limited’s private placement of newly issued shares, finding the company’s disclosures omitted material information required for shareholder approval and breached rules on private placements by listed companies. The SEC said ACC’s clarification letters and shareholders’ meeting notice failed to meet Capital Market Supervisory Board requirements on meeting notices and disclosure, and imposed the suspension under Section 58(1) of the Securities and Exchange Act and Clause 7(5) of the notification on approvals for listed companies to offer newly issued shares through private placement.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-05-05•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission has warned the public about five unregistered websites offering credit and has filed a complaint with the Public Prosecutor's Office for alleged fraud. The entities falsely claimed CMF supervision, requested advance payments from loan applicants, and then failed to disburse the agreed loans, prompting the authority to direct users to its Fraud Alert website to verify supervised firms and review alerts on unregulated entities.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-05-05•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission reported total insurance sales of USD 17,737 million in 2025, a real increase of 9.3 percent year-on-year, with industry profits up 13.6 percent to USD 1,311.2 million. Life insurance sales grew 17.6 percent to USD 12,215 million, driven by pension-related products, while general insurance sales fell 5.4 percent to USD 5,522 million. Life insurers’ profits rose 5.2 percent to USD 983.2 million and general insurers’ profits 49.2 percent to USD 328 million, supported by higher retained premiums and investment results, with portfolios concentrated in domestic fixed income.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-05-05•United Arab Emirates•ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority has warned that the websites tungsten-me.com and tgst-me.com are fraudulent, closely imitate the site of regulated firm Tungsten Custody Solutions Ltd, and are not licensed or authorised to carry on Regulated Activities in or from ADGM. The authority believes the sites were created to conduct fraud and reminded the public to verify firms via its Public Register and to report suspected fraudulent websites or cybercrime to the relevant authorities.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-05-05•North Macedonia•National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia
The National Bank of the Republic of North Macedonia kept its policy rate at 4% in May 2026, citing elevated global uncertainty and the need for more information on domestic effects, while signalling increased risks toward further tightening. It said inflation slowed to 3.7% in the first quarter of 2026 but remained slightly above projections, foreign reserves were EUR 5,249.4 million at end-March and still in the safe zone, and rates could rise if inflation stays high, inflation expectations worsen and foreign exchange market demand continues to increase.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-05•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market has issued a draft resolution revising premium calculation for compulsory motor third party liability insurance, refocusing the bonus-malus system so pricing better reflects drivers’ claims history and risk. The draft removes M1 and M2 classes, updates coefficients for classes 4–13, raising the average premium from KZT 23,870 to KZT 28,130, and lets insurers apply additional risk-based discounts or surcharges of up to 10% using unified insurance database data. It also updates the methodology for regional adjustment coefficients and introduces a single timetable for approving adjustment coefficients, the target loss ratio and the certainty factor.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsPrudential risksSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-05-05•Madagascar•Central Bank of Madagascar
Central Bank of Madagascar’s Monetary Policy Committee on 5 May left the policy rate at 12.00 percent, unchanged since May 2025, deeming the stance sufficiently restrictive to steer headline inflation—6.8 percent in March—back to its 5 percent medium-term goal despite elevated external and wage pressures. The bank announced no operational adjustments and pledged to remain tight, projecting 2026 GDP growth of 3.8 percent, citing improved foreign-reserve cover (7.3 months) after ariary appreciation, and flagging ongoing global inflation and Middle-East tensions as key risks.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-05•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
Reserve Bank of Australia raised the cash-rate target by 25bp to 4.35% at its 5 May meeting, the third straight hike, citing accelerated inflation driven by domestic capacity strains, higher commodity prices linked to Middle East conflict and firmer short-term expectations. It now projects a higher inflation peak, flags further upside risk from any prolonged conflict and says policy remains poised to adjust to safeguard price stability and full employment.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-05-05•New Zealand•Reserve Bank of New Zealand
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Financial Stability Report warns that Middle East conflict and potential closure of the Strait of Hormuz are disrupting global energy markets, lifting fuel costs and likely slowing New Zealand’s recovery, though banks’ capital and funding buffers and stress tests indicate resilience. It highlights pressures from high diesel prices on transport, logistics and primary industries, limited direct effects on insurers alongside improving health insurer solvency, and elevated borrowing costs and transparency issues for smaller businesses. It also flags rising public debt in major economies, the role of general insurance in stability, and work to strengthen banking resilience through more intensive supervision, enforcement, resolution approaches and revised capital settings.
ResearchGeopolitical riskFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-05•Honduras•Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros de Honduras
The National Banking and Insurance Commission of Honduras announced, via circular, the appointment of Edilia Godoy Godoy as Secretary General. The appointment was made under Resolution GAD No. 279/28-04-2026 dated 28 April 2026.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-05-05•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission reported that former Barnes Marketing Services Pty Ltd director Mark Barnes has been sentenced to one year and 10 months’ imprisonment, to be served under an Intensive Correction Order, for dishonestly obtaining AUD 2,478,624 by deception and is automatically disqualified from managing companies until 1 April 2031. Between May 2018 and December 2019, Barnes submitted rolling false invoices to Handley Advisory Partners Pty Ltd, trading as FIFO Capital Metro NSW, leaving an outstanding debt of AUD 270,412, with the court finding his conduct involved sophistication and that imprisonment was appropriate.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-05-05•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has launched a consultation on remaking legislative instrument 2016/671, which permits Australian Financial Services licensees to deposit client money into a cash common fund that is also a registered scheme. ASIC proposes to remake the instrument unchanged, having assessed that it operates effectively, remains necessary, and continues to provide flexibility while preserving consumer protections under section 981B of the Corporations Act 2001.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-05-05•Peru•Central Bank of Peru
The Central Bank of Peru and the Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Fund Administrators have signed a framework cooperation agreement and a specific agreement to strengthen coordination on Peru’s payment system and open finance. The framework establishes permanent coordination and information sharing, while the specific agreement aligns regulatory and supervisory work on open finance and payment initiation, supported by a joint committee of three members from each authority.
Policy & regulationCooperationSupervision process and methodologiesSupervisory dataSupervisory colleges
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2026-05-05•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has launched a public consultation on draft technical advice to the European Commission on minimum common standards for insurance guarantee schemes in the EU, addressing uneven policyholder protection in insurer failures. Supplementing EIOPA’s 2020 Opinion on the review of Solvency II, the advice assesses policy options across impact, operational functioning, funding conditions and interaction with the Insurance Recovery and Resolution Directive, and proposes common EU standards on coverage, triggers and funding while preserving some national flexibilities.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRecovery and resolution
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2026-05-05•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has opened a consultation on remaking for five years two legislative instruments providing relief from certain Australian dollar disclosure and Australian financial services licensing requirements, with minor technical amendments to improve clarity and consistency. The changes would extend dollar disclosure exemptions to discretionary risk products issued by discretionary mutual funds and continue licensing relief for entities providing general advice in specified foreign scheme and control transaction documents.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory burden
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2026-05-05•Australia•Australian Prudential Regulation Authority
The Australian Prudential Regulation Authority has updated its FAQs for Prudential Standard APS 221 Large Exposures to clarify how authorised deposit-taking institutions should calculate and report look-through exposures to structured vehicles, including treatment of underlying assets, thresholds, unknown counterparties and multi-level structures. The revised FAQs also address trading book and settlement exposures, collateral, government-related exposures, and connected counterparties, and remove outdated questions while updating links to related prudential standards.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationPrudential risks
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2026-05-05•Argentina•Argentina Securities Commission (CNV)
Argentina Securities Commission President Roberto E. Silva outlined ongoing rulemaking to overhaul Argentina’s capital markets, centred on the publicly consulted “Big Bang” package that would replace prior-approval issuance with an information-filing model and automatic public offering authorisation. He said the reforms aim to accelerate market access and highlighted work on a Fiscal Innocence regime and future rules for Labor Assistance Funds to foster long-term institutional investment.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-05-05•Slovenia•Slovenia Securities Market Agency
The Slovenia Securities Market Agency warned of a rising number of unlicensed entities operating in the market.
SupervisionAlertsOther
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2026-05-05•United States•U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission stated that its Division of Trading and Markets has granted no-action relief to support the rollout of Trump Accounts. The relief is intended to facilitate implementation while maintaining key investor protections.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-05-04•United Arab Emirates•Dubai Financial Services Authority
The Dubai Financial Services Authority has published Consultation Paper No. 172 proposing enhancements to the Islamic Finance Rules. The paper sets out amendments intended to update and refine the existing Islamic finance regulatory framework.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-05-04•Saudi Arabia•Ministry of Finance (Saudi Arabia)
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Finance reported that Minister Mohammed Aljadaan participated virtually in the 2026 Joint Annual Meetings of Arab Financial Institutions, discussing economic and financial developments and deeper Arab cooperation. He called for enhanced financing tools, institutional efficiency and integration, and emphasized governance, transparency, efficient resource management, innovation in financial products, and linking financing to direct development impact to support regional stability and sustainable development.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-05-04•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Treasury reported real GDP grew at a 2.0% annual rate in 1Q26, up from 0.5% in 4Q25, driven by business fixed investment and AI-related spending, while residential investment kept contracting. The labor market remained firm with 4.3% unemployment, moderate job gains, and real wage growth. Inflation showed softer core but higher headline readings, with energy prices and geopolitical uncertainty as upside risks. Treasury said private credit does not currently pose a significant financial stability risk, though some firms have seen redemption requests exceed limits.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-05-04•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Division of Market Oversight and Division of Clearing and Risk issued a supplemental no-action letter on swap data reporting and recordkeeping for fully collateralized event contract transactions executed on Railbird Exchange, LLC and cleared through Bitnomial Clearinghouse, LLC. Staff will not recommend enforcement for certain swap-related recordkeeping and reporting failures and have removed a prior condition barring Railbird participants from clearing contracts through a third-party clearing member, subject to the new letter’s terms.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-05-04•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice has filed a Statement of Interest in Ferrier v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company, arguing that California antitrust claims by 60 homeowners against 16 homeowner insurers should not be dismissed under the Noerr-Pennington doctrine. The Antitrust Division contends that the alleged group boycott of policyholders was distinct from any government petitioning and that the McCarran-Ferguson Act does not necessarily bar the type of group boycott claims at issue.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-05-04•Bolivia•Ministry of Finance (Bolivia)
Bolivia’s Ministry of Economy and Public Finance, the Central Bank and the Financial System Supervisory Authority announced measures to normalise foreign currency flows, including a phased return of retained US dollar deposits and restoration of international remittances through banks. The deposit programme covers about USD 933 million owed to individuals, with staged withdrawals over one year, and forms part of a broader plan to mobilise more than USD 2 billion to support market liquidity. Restrictions on inward and outward remittances via the formal financial system are removed as part of a wider economic stabilisation plan.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border payments
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2026-05-04•St. Vincent & the Grenadines•St. Vincent & the Grenadines Financial Services Authority
The St. Vincent and the Grenadines Financial Services Authority warns that Marella LLC, trading as Changelly, is not registered, licensed or authorised to conduct virtual asset business in or from the jurisdiction, and any claim otherwise is false and misleading. Marella LLC was cancelled on 25 July 2025 and has no legal status, yet the authority has received information it is conducting activities within the scope of the Virtual Asset Business Act, No. 9 of 2022, without registration or having applied for it.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-05-04•Trinidad & Tobago•Central Bank of Trinidad & Tobago
The Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago, responding to concern over Republic Bank Limited’s fee adjustments, clarified that its power to set maximum and minimum charges applies only to credit facilities, not general service fees, which are governed by its 2018 Market Conduct Guideline. It surveyed six commercial banks on fee governance and practices and is finalising a report with recommendations, while highlighting Basic Banking Accounts as a lower-cost option for vulnerable customers. The Bank is also reviewing the Financial Services Ombudsman’s mandate and intensifying its National Financial Literacy Programme to strengthen consumer support.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-05-04•Denmark•National Bank of Denmark
The National Bank of Denmark’s April 2026 data show the foreign exchange reserve rose by DKK 0.2 billion to DKK 687.0 billion, driven by net foreign exchange purchases and central government foreign debt repayment, with no foreign exchange market intervention. Liquidity data showed a central government net financing requirement of DKK 37.3 billion and an increase in banks’ and mortgage-credit institutes’ net position vis-à-vis the central bank to DKK 313.5 billion, while key policy rates stayed at 1.6 percent for the discount, current-account and certificates of deposit rates and 1.75 percent for the lending rate.
Data & statisticsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-05-04•Zimbabwe•Securities & Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe
The Securities & Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe posted a notice under investment advisors for Red Couch Advisory Private Limited. The notice lists the firm's Harare address, principal officer and contact details.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsOther
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2026-05-04•Uganda•Bank of Uganda
The Bank of Uganda has reminded the public that foreign exchange dealing requires a licence under the Foreign Exchange Act and advised customers to use only licensed companies listed on its website. It also urged unlicensed operators to comply with the law and said it will take measures to protect the public.
SupervisionAlertsLicence approval
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2026-05-04•Europe•European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group’s Sustainability Reporting Board has approved a renewed composition of the Sustainability Reporting Technical Expert Group, effective 1 May 2026, combining reappointments with new members to maintain balanced sectoral and geographical expertise. New appointees include user and preparer representatives from Italy, the Netherlands and Sweden, and sector representatives from insurance and banking, while several existing members, including vice-chair Sigurt Vitols, were reappointed and national standard setter liaison seats confirmed for Germany, France, Italy and Spain.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsHiring and recruitment
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2026-05-04•Europe•European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation has set out key messages on integrating international carbon credits into the EU’s 2040 climate law targets, backing limited, high‑integrity use as a complement to domestic decarbonization while preserving the EU ETS cap and price signal. It advocates a transparent, liquid market with rigorous independent verification, a 5% cap on use, alignment with Paris Agreement mechanisms including corresponding adjustments, and a uniform approach across Member States. The federation also supports pilot mechanisms and phased implementation with partner countries ahead of broader use from 2036.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCarbon marketsClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-05-04•Europe•European Central Bank - Banking Supervision
ECB Banking Supervision told the Eurogroup that euro area banks remain well capitalised and liquid but face heightened credit, market and cyber risks from geopolitical tensions, and urged preserving resilience through full Basel III implementation and deeper EU banking integration rather than lower capital requirements. The 2025 EU-wide stress test confirmed banks can absorb losses under an adverse geopolitical scenario, while 2026 work will focus on bank-specific capital depletion scenarios and mitigation plans. The overview also calls for stronger cyber capabilities, greater cross-border capital and liquidity mobility, a European deposit insurance scheme, an enhanced EU liquidity-in-resolution framework, and more centralised supervision of major capital market participants.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationGeopolitical risk
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2026-05-04•Romania•Ministry of Finance (Romania)
Romania’s Ministry of Finance announced measures to continue the Noua Casă state-backed mortgage guarantee programme in 2026 with a RON 500 million guarantee ceiling and to provide up to RON 12 billion of temporary financing for local authorities. This includes up to RON 10 billion of interest-free State Treasury bridge loans for Recovery and Resilience Plan projects and up to RON 2 billion from privatisation proceeds to complete 2014–2020 EU-funded projects and co-finance current-period investments, with the ministry stating this will not affect the budget deficit.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLending
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2026-05-04•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam marked the 75th anniversary of the National Bank of Vietnam with a meeting of banking leaders at which Governor Pham Duc An outlined sector priorities. He said the central bank will implement Party, National Assembly and government directions for socioeconomic development in 2026-2031, emphasising macroeconomic stability, inflation control and support for economic growth, including double-digit growth in 2026, alongside monetary policy management, banking system modernisation, international integration and digital transformation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-05-04•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
At the XXXVII General Assembly of the Pan-American Surety Association in Lisbon, Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority President Gabriel Bernardino underscored the strategic importance of credit and surety insurance for economic development and business resilience. He described these products as trust mechanisms linking companies, financial institutions and the public sector, transforming risk into opportunity and supporting continuity of economic activity in challenging times.
Policy & regulationOtherMarket development
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2026-05-04•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway has incorporated supplementary rules under the European Union Taxonomy Regulation into the regulation under Norway’s Sustainable Finance Act, introducing simplifications to taxonomy disclosures and technical screening criteria. The amendments, which entered into force on 4 May 2026, reduce reporting detail through less granular templates and allow undertakings not to assess taxonomy alignment where relevant activities or exposures are not economically material.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsGreen taxonomy
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2026-05-04•Israel•Bank of Israel
The Bank of Israel reported that in the first quarter of 2026 the shekel appreciated against the US dollar, euro and in nominal effective terms, while actual and implied shekel dollar volatility increased, with the rise in actual volatility linked to Operation Roaring Lion. Nonresidents recorded net foreign exchange purchases of about USD 6.6 billion, while institutional investors and businesses were net sellers, and average daily trading volume vis a vis the domestic banking system rose 8.5 percent to USD 16.2 billion, mainly due to swaps.
Data & statisticsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-05-04•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund’s concluding statement on the 2026 Article IV consultation with Mauritius finds the economy resilient but slowing, with real GDP growth projected to ease from 3.2 percent in 2025 to 2.8 percent in 2026 amid tourism spillovers from the war in the Middle East and higher external risks. Inflation is expected to rise again in 2026 on higher international fuel and food prices. The primary fiscal deficit excluding grants is projected to narrow to 3.5 percent of GDP in FY2025/26, while public debt remains high at about 88 percent of GDP. The IMF calls for stronger revenue mobilization, spending restraint, better targeted support, and a stronger monetary policy framework, including safeguarding the Bank of Mauritius’ independence through amendments to the Bank of Mauritius Act, readiness to tighten if inflation expectations exceed target, and continued monitoring of financial stability, governance, AML/CFT, climate, and competitiveness reforms.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-05-04•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs published a letter from Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren and Senator Martin Heinrich asking the White House to explain its plan to address rising energy prices and inflation. The senators cite gasoline prices at a four-year high of USD 4.39 per gallon and the highest monthly energy inflation in more than 20 years, and attribute these developments in part to the President’s war with Iran and disruption of oil flows through the Strait of Hormuz.
Other
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2026-05-04•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
The U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren and several senators sent letters to Experian, TransUnion and Equifax about how they handle Consumer Financial Protection Bureau complaints on credit report errors. Citing ProPublica reporting of sharply reduced consumer relief rates at Experian and TransUnion in 2025 and CFPB warning screens that may deter complaints, the letters seek explanations of complaint-handling and error-correction practices and how Equifax maintained higher relief.
Policy & regulationOtherConsumer and investor protection