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2026-04-16•South Korea•Ministry of Economy & Finance (South Korea)
South Korea’s Ministry of Economy and Finance will pilot blockchain-based treasury disbursements using deposit tokens for certain government operating expenses under a 2026 regulatory sandbox led by the Office for Government Policy Coordination. The initiative will test replacing government purchasing cards with token-based payments subject to pre-set controls on payment times and merchant categories, aiming to enhance transparency and reduce fee burdens for small merchants, following an earlier pilot applying digital currency and deposit tokens to electric vehicle charging subsidies.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCBDC
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2026-04-16•South Korea•South Korea Financial Supervisory Service
The South Korea Financial Supervisory Service reported that in March 2026 foreign investors were net sellers of KRW43.505 trillion in listed stocks and KRW10.916 trillion in listed bonds, with equities seeing three consecutive months of net selling and bonds turning to net outflows. Foreign holdings stood at KRW1,576.2 trillion in listed stocks (30.7% of market capitalisation) and KRW323.8 trillion in listed bonds (11.5% of total listed bonds), with equity net selling concentrated in the United Kingdom and the United States and bond outflows led by Europe.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-16•New Zealand•New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority has reached a full and final settlement with CBL Corporation Limited (in liquidation), resolving its civil claims relating to the insurer’s 2015 initial public offering and NZX listing. The action followed CBL’s collapse in 2018, when it was valued at NZD 750 million, and concerns about misleading or inadequate information provided to investors. The parties will now proceed to a pecuniary penalty hearing before the High Court.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-16•Australia•Australian Competition and Consumer Commission
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has issued a Phase 2 Notice for Insurance Australia Group Limited’s proposed acquisition of RAC Insurance, finding the deal could substantially lessen competition and requires an in-depth review. The authority’s preliminary concerns focus on motor vehicle and home and contents insurance in Western Australia, and it is also assessing potential impacts on smash repair services.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMergers and acquisitions
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2026-04-16•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, has requested data from the National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators on state escheatment practices, citing concerns that current processes may be ineffective in reuniting unclaimed property with owners. The letter highlights reported policy shifts such as more aggressive inactivity standards and shorter dormancy periods, and seeks information on state escheatment laws and a state-by-state breakdown of escheated funds.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsOther
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2026-04-16•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
U.S. Senate Banking Committee Ranking Member Elizabeth Warren reiterated Democrats’ demand that no hearings or votes be held on Federal Reserve chair nominee Kevin Warsh until criminal investigations involving Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook are closed. She raised concerns over Warsh’s potential conflicts of interest, citing his refusal to disclose over USD 100 million in assets, his appearance in Epstein files, and what she described as an FBI review that did not examine his financial holdings or those references.
Policy & regulationOther
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2026-04-16•Angola•National Bank of Angola
The National Bank of Angola and seven other central banks agreed to establish the Network of Central Banks of Portuguese-speaking Countries (BCPLP) to formalise cooperation through structured knowledge sharing and closer coordination, including in multilateral forums. BCPLP will have an annual rotating presidency, regular high-level meetings, technical working groups, and an economic policy committee to analyse and discuss cross-cutting policy issues.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•Mexico•Ministry of Finance & Public Credit (Mexico)
Mexico’s Ministry of Finance and Public Credit reported on a meeting between Finance Secretary Édgar Amador Zamora and U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent focused on deepening bilateral cooperation against drug trafficking, prioritizing stronger information exchange to disrupt illicit proceeds. The officials also discussed shared priorities under the United States–Mexico Action Plan on Critical Minerals and reaffirmed that cooperation will occur through institutional, coordinated dialogue that respects Mexico’s sovereignty and preserves its decision-making powers.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services published fourth-quarter 2025 results of its User Service Performance Index for Sociedades Financieras Populares, showing a sector score of 9.05 out of 10, down 0.09 points from the previous quarter. The index evaluates timeliness, quality of responses and process improvements, with top scores for Crediclub and SFP Porvenir (10.00 each) and the lowest score for Klar Technologies (5.25).
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-15•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and Private Pension Funds of Peru ordered the dissolution and liquidation of Caja Rural de Ahorro y Crédito del Centro S.A. following its intervention, citing deterioration in solvency, credit management deficiencies and lack of shareholder capital support. The authority also found that Grupo Kuria was the ultimate beneficial owner of 100% of the institution without prior authorization under Law No. 26702. Individual and non-profit depositors are covered by the Deposit Insurance Fund up to PEN 117,200.
SupervisionInterventionsCapital adequacyPrudential risks
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2026-04-15•Bulgaria•Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission
The Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission approved the prospectus for the initial public offering and admission to trading of a EUR 2.5 billion unsecured bond issue by SOFIA COMMERCE-PAWNSHOPS AD, and entered the issue in the register of public companies and other issuers. It also notified the Slovenian authority of the termination of several Expat Asset Management EAD UCITS ETF offerings and requested further information from the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission and Freedom Finance Europe Ltd regarding planned tied-agent activity in Bulgaria.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-15•Bulgaria•Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission
The Bulgaria Financial Supervision Commission imposed a temporary ban on the publication of Harisson Management Limited’s proposal to purchase shares in Aroma AD and removed an Allianz Bank Bulgaria AD bond issue of EUR 39,500,000 (ISIN BG2100003230) from the Register of Public Companies and Other Issuers of Securities. The authority also requested additional information and documents from InvestPRO Capital EOOD in relation to its application for a licence as an investment intermediary.
SupervisionInterventionsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-15•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo met with the IMF’s Monetary and Capital Markets Department to review progress on prior recommendations and more than ten technical assistance projects. Discussions covered follow-up to the Financial Sector Stability Review and Safeguards Assessment, implementation of the Supervisory Review and Evaluation Process, development of a transparency code, crisis management models, and enhanced IT supervision and cyber risk management. The delegation will also hold bilateral meetings in Washington DC with international partners on legislative reform and capacity-building related to the central bank’s mandate.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo met Clearstream during the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings to review developments following its Clearstream membership, focusing on liquidity access, collateral management, and operational aspects of holding and settling international securities. They also discussed expanding Kosovo’s Central Securities Depository infrastructure, alternative capital market financing instruments, and integrating modern practices into international reserve management via a more active approach with the World Bank Treasury. Both parties agreed to explore further cooperation aligned with the bank’s strategic objectives.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•Cyprus•Central Bank of Cyprus
The Central Bank of Cyprus published detailed interest rate data on deposits and loans for each credit institution for February 2026. The release provides institution-level interest rate information for that reference month.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-15•Montenegro•Montenegro Capital Market Authority
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority held an awards ceremony for students from the Mirko Vešović Secondary Economic School who participated in a simulated trading competition, organised with investment firm TF CAPITAL AD under Montenegro’s 2023–2027 Financial Education Development Programme. The competition followed workshops on capital market functioning, virtual trading, market analysis and investment strategy, and the Authority said it will continue similar financial education initiatives with partners.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-15•Montenegro•Montenegro Capital Market Authority
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority hosted a presentation on the Corporate Governance Code and forthcoming obligations for issuers listed on the regulated market regarding its application. The Authority highlighted consistent application of the Code as key to investor confidence, governance and transparency, while the Montenegro Stock Exchange and Central Clearing Depository Company stressed coordinated implementation and provided practical guidance on the compliance questionnaire.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCorporate governance
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2026-04-15•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission has published for consultation its 2026 Risk-Based Supervision Plan, outlining priority risk segments in the securities market. The plan details supervisory measures to prevent and remedy risks across different types of entities, with a focus on investor protection, market efficiency and regularity, transparency and integrity, and the prevention of money laundering and terrorist financing.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-15•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission held a financial literacy session under its Financial Education Programme for the United Methodist Church community, focused on strengthening personal and household budgeting skills. Delivered by the Studies and Financial Education Division, the session covered budgeting, debt prevention and responsible credit use, savings planning, ethical investing, and conscious consumption, and included an interactive Q&A.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-15•Japan•Japan Financial Services Agency
The Japan Financial Services Agency has launched a public comment process on draft amendments to rules on travel expenses and allowances for reference persons and appraisers involved in adjudication procedures under the Financial Instruments and Exchange Act and the Certified Public Accountants Act. The proposal would raise the maximum daily allowance in surcharge-related adjudication proceedings, increasing the cap for a reference person from JPY 8,450 to JPY 8,750 and for an appraiser from JPY 8,050 to JPY 8,350.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-04-15•Europe•European Securities and Markets Authority
The European Securities and Markets Authority’s latest Spotlight on Markets newsletter focuses on simplifying the retail investor journey and its 2026 Trends, Risks and Vulnerabilities report, which identifies a high-risk environment for EU financial markets. It also covers annual transparency calculations for equity instruments, an EBA-ESMA consultation on revised suitability assessments, proposals to simplify MiFID II/MiFIR market data obligations, measures to support Listing Act and simplified prospectus implementation, and updates on EMIR 3, market abuse, sustainability reporting, and supervisory actions.
Policy & regulationOtherConsumer and investor protectionSupervisory data
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2026-04-15•Europe•European Securities and Markets Authority
The European Securities and Markets Authority has published reporting templates and instructions for Active Account Requirement reporting under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation 3, setting out how in-scope entities should report to their competent authorities. The templates are intended to support a harmonised and efficient reporting framework across the European Union.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-15•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy released updated statistics on public finances, including the borrowing requirement and public debt, with data as of February 2026.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-15•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published updated Financial Market statistics, providing data for February and March 2026. The release is accompanied by a report detailing the new figures.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-15•Cape Verde•Bank of Cape Verde
The Bank of Cape Verde released its quarterly Excel compilation of provisional aggregated financial and prudential indicators for the Cape Verdean banking system as at December 2025. The data cover balance sheet, income statement and financial stability metrics.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-15•Brazil•Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC)
The Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC) outlined strategic guidelines for the closed pension fund sector centred on PREVIC Resolution 26/2025, which modernises governance, strengthens member communications, and sets more efficient investment parameters. Key pillars include expanding coverage, embedding environmental, social and governance (ESG) guidelines, updating rules, enhancing communications, and reinforcing PREVIC’s capacity. Under Resolution 26/2025, pension foundations must incorporate ESG considerations into investment policies using a dual materiality approach, updating PREVIC Resolution 23/2023 and aligning with National Monetary Council Resolution 5202/2025.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesESGClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-15•Brazil•Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC)
The Brazilian Pension Funds Authority (PREVIC) issued an ordinance appointing 11 successful candidates from the National Unified Public Service Exam (CPNU 1) in a third round to fill permanent roles at the agency. The appointments comprise three Administrative Analyst (Information Technology) positions, seven Complementary Pension Specialist positions, and one Administrative Analyst position, to fill remaining competition vacancies and replace staff who moved to other public bodies.
Institutional developmentWorkforce & recruitmentHiring and recruitment
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2026-04-15•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission (CVM) approved two settlement agreements to close administrative proceedings, with payments of BRL 340,000 by Alexandre Jerussalmy and BRL 1,438,200 by Ricardo Paixão Pinto Rodrigues. The cases concern alleged failures to timely disclose and respond to material information in relation to Unipar Carbocloro S.A. and MRV Engenharia e Participações S.A., in potential breach of Articles 3 and 6 of CVM Resolution 44.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-15•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission (CVM) Board approved a commitment term with Housi Serviços Digitais S.A. and Alexandre Lafer Frankel in an administrative sanctioning proceeding, requiring total payment of BRL 200,000, despite the Commitment Term Committee’s recommendation to reject the proposal. The case concerns alleged irregularities in Housi’s 2021–2023 financial statements, including possible recurring breaches of Article 33 of CVM Resolution 86 and Article 31 of former CVM Instruction 602.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsFinancial benchmarks
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2026-04-15•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission announced LEAP Connect 2026, an event at its Rio de Janeiro headquarters to present outcomes from the first edition of its Experimentation, Learning and Prototyping Laboratory with Fenasbac. The agenda includes demonstrations of 2025 LEAP prototypes on regulatory automation, AI for market supervision, sustainability reporting, carbon market infrastructure and secondary-market crowdfunding, the launch of a consolidated LEAP Report, and the formal start of the LEAP 2026 cycle with new challenge themes and applications. Attendance will be curated, prioritising strategic CVM staff, financial sector leaders and startups able to collaborate with the regulator.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsRegulatory sandbox
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2026-04-15•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
Argentina Superintendency of Insurance Superintendent Guillermo Plate outlined plans at the 21st National Insurance Forum to streamline regulation while preserving enforcement powers and modernise supervision through enhanced data use and integrated analysis focused on policyholders. He framed the revocation of Galeno ART as a legally required supervisory action linked to solvency and governance shortcomings, and underscored insurance producer advisers as a key market pillar and early source of risk signals.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitMarket development
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2026-04-15•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance announced that the deadline for timely verification of credit claims against TPC Compañía de Seguros S.A. expired on 8 April 2026 under the 2 December 2025 resolution. Creditors who did not file on time may still submit claims through the late verification procedure under the Insolvency and Bankruptcy Law.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-15•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance announced that, in a court-ordered forced liquidation of an insurer, shareholders and prospective creditors may submit objections or observations within 10 days after the deadline for filing credit verification requests, in line with Article 34 of the Bankruptcy and Insolvency Law. Access to the credit files must be requested via the Trámites a Distancia procedure “Objections and Observations to credit files”.
SupervisionInterventionsCredit risk
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2026-04-15•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance has upgraded its interactive statistical dashboards, adding data for the last quarter of 2025 and enabling automatic updates following quarterly balance filings. The enhancements aim to accelerate access to key insurance market information in a more dynamic format, covering financial statements, investments, receivables and payables, statistical bulletins, portfolio structure, indicators, geographic distribution, and vehicles exposed to risk via the General Dashboard in the Statistics section of its website.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-15•Latin America•Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT)
The Financial Action Task Force of Latin America (GAFILAT) reported that Honduras hosted a Strategic Preparation Course for Mutual Evaluation from 24 to 27 March 2026 to strengthen readiness for the fifth round of mutual evaluations. The course set objectives and a roadmap, prioritised effectiveness gaps, and focused on preparing verifiable evidence aligned with Honduras’s money laundering and terrorist financing risk profile, covering risk assessment, beneficial ownership transparency, risk-based supervision, asset recovery, financial intelligence, and investigation and prosecution of money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsAML and CFT
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2026-04-15•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance outlined a strategic agenda focused on insurers’ real capacity to pay claims and addressing distortions that allow firms to appear solvent while failing to settle obligations. Superintendent Guillermo Plate backed recent supervisory interventions, signalled a more assertive state role in oversight and enforcement, and highlighted plans to modernise the system through technology, stronger controls, and rebuilding trust on verifiable foundations.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-15•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned more than two dozen individuals, companies, and vessels linked to the oil transportation network of Mohammad Hossein Shamkhani, and separately designated Iranian national and Hizballah financier Seyed Naiemaei Badroddin Moosavi and three associated companies over an oil-for-gold money laundering scheme benefiting Hizballah and Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps–Qods Force. The measures, taken under Executive Orders 13902 and 13224 (as amended), block all property and interests in property of designated persons within U.S. jurisdiction and extend to entities they own 50 percent or more.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-04-15•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services Subcommittee on Capital Markets held a hearing on strengthening protections against financial fraud and scams amid rising investment schemes affecting retail investors and seniors. Participants highlighted a 25% increase in securities and investment fraud between 2020 and 2024 and nearly USD 6 billion in investor losses in 2024, and discussed a multi-level response involving the SEC’s Cross-Border Task Force and FINRA’s supervisory and enforcement capabilities. The hearing also flagged emerging risks such as “ramp-and-dump” schemes involving small Chinese companies listed in the United States and called for a more proactive, intelligence-driven regulatory framework.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFraud and scams
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2026-04-15•Bermuda•Ministry of Finance (Bermuda)
Bermuda’s Ministry of Finance announced that Premier and Minister of Finance David Burt is leading a delegation to the 2026 Spring Meetings of the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group, marking Bermuda’s first invitation. Burt joined the Caribbean Ministerial Meeting on fiscal institutions’ role in reducing public debt and rebuilding buffers and is engaging with Members of the United States Congress to strengthen United States–Bermuda cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-15•Nicaragua•Central Bank of Nicaragua
The Central Bank of Nicaragua published the 2025 Nicaragua Tourism Satellite Account, reporting tourism value added of NIO 39,245.7 million, up 11.6% from 2024 and representing 5.4% of total value added. Tourism-oriented production reached NIO 79,550.5 million (+11.8%), while domestic tourism consumption rose 11.8% to NIO 85,305.6 million, driven by a 14.6% increase in resident spending and a 3.2% rise in non-resident spending linked to higher average daily per-capita outlays.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-15•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission approved a limited exemptive order allowing Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and the Fixed Income Clearing Corporation to extend their cross-margining arrangement to certain customers, subject to safeguards. Joint clearing members dually registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission as broker-dealers and with the CFTC as futures commission merchants may now hold futures customer funds in a commingled customer account at FICC, which the CFTC said supports more efficient risk management and strengthens resilience and liquidity in the U.S. Treasury market.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCCPsMarket infrastructure
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2026-04-15•United States•Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network reported that its Rapid Response Program has helped interdict more than USD 268 million in stolen funds for U.S. victims since President Trump took office, bringing total interdicted funds to over USD 1.8 billion. The program partners FinCEN with U.S. law enforcement and foreign counterparts in more than 96 jurisdictions to target cyber-enabled fraud schemes, including business email compromise, investment fraud, and phone scams. Victims or their financial institutions must first file a complaint with law enforcement, and financial institutions are encouraged to report suspicious activity to FinCEN and promptly notify law enforcement.
EnforcementEnforcement statisticsFraud and scams
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2026-04-15•Spain•Bank of Spain
The Bank of Spain released a video and slides of Governor José Luis Escrivá’s remarks at the Peterson Institute on strengthening monetary policy decision-making and communication under heightened uncertainty. Escrivá highlighted challenges from non-bank financial intermediation and tokenised payment systems, the need to modernise supervision, and argued that under Knightian uncertainty and fat-tailed risks, scenario analysis with explicit tail events and asymmetries is preferable to modal projections, with distinct approaches for internal analysis and external communication.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-15•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission published biannual indicators on motor vehicle insurance repair times for July–December 2025, showing an average of 52.3 days from claim filing to vehicle pickup and extending a downward trend since 2023. The Commission also released a public web tool to compare repair times by insurer, vehicle brand and model, insured region, and workshop type, based on insurers’ biannual reports under Circular Letter No. 2,236.
Data & statisticsOther
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2026-04-15•Brazil•Central Bank of Brazil
The Central Bank of Brazil published its monthly foreign exchange flow update, covering contracted foreign exchange transactions and banks’ foreign exchange positions in the spot market. The data provide an overview of recent foreign exchange market activity and banks’ exposure.
Data & statisticsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-04-15•Canada•New Brunswick Financial & Consumer Services Commission
The New Brunswick Financial and Consumer Services Commission issued a consumer alert about increased complaints and scam risks involving unlicensed door-to-door sellers offering home-related work. It reminded that door-to-door sellers must be licensed and bonded under the Direct Sellers Act and launched a spring multi-media campaign with guidance on verifying licences, checking costs and contact details, avoiding pressured upfront payments, and using the 10-day cooling-off period to cancel contracts.
SupervisionAlertsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-15•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has published CP26/13 consulting on proposed perimeter guidance to help firms determine when activities fall within the UK’s future regulated cryptoasset perimeter and what permissions will be required under the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Cryptoassets) Regulations 2026. The draft Q&A-based additions to the Perimeter Guidance Manual explain the application of the regime to qualifying cryptoassets and stablecoins, new regulated activities such as operating trading platforms, dealing, safeguarding, issuing stablecoins, arranging staking, cross-border services, exclusions, automated or decentralised arrangements, and interaction with the Money Laundering Regulations, including transition for currently registered firms.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-15•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has published a supervisory review of principal firms’ oversight of appointed representatives that report no regulated activity, warning that unexplained inactivity can signal weaknesses in governance, monitoring and risk management and increase consumer harm risk. Drawing on two years of REP025 data, the review highlights misreporting and misclassification of AR income, unclear explanations of inactivity, weak engagement with inactive ARs, inadequate monitoring of consumer-facing materials and non-compliant AR agreements. The authority expects principals to reassess inactive AR arrangements, improve data quality and oversight, and ensure timely offboarding and Register updates where relationships are no longer appropriate.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-15•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam met a US-ASEAN Business Council delegation to discuss US companies’ concerns on banking regulation and payment system development, and indicated an indicative 2026 banking credit growth rate of around 15% subject to adjustment. Discussions covered clearing mechanisms, SWIFT use, factoring rules, credit growth limits, foreign ownership caps, and US firms’ potential role in digital transformation, cashless payments and payment system security. The State Bank highlighted coordination with fiscal and other macro policies and support for capital market development, and said the delegation’s recommendations would inform policy and future cooperation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam published a recap of a Hanoi roundtable on non-performing loans, focusing on obstacles to NPL resolution and reforms to support debt recovery and banking system safety. Participants discussed international experience in debt markets, the impact of new policy mechanisms and the amended Law on Credit Institutions, and implementation challenges. Delegates noted progress in NPL handling and backed strengthening the Vietnam Asset Management Company of Credit Institutions and developing a more modern, transparent and effective debt trading market.
Policy & regulationOtherAsset quality
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2026-04-15•Global•Financial Markets Standards Board
The Financial Markets Standards Board has appointed Javier Muñoz as Technical Director to support implementation of its workplan and work with the Conduct and Ethics Committee Co-Chairs on focus areas and related publications. Muñoz is a dual-qualified European lawyer and English solicitor with over 20 years’ capital markets legal and compliance experience, most recently serving as Chief Compliance Officer for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Santander Corporate and Investment Banking.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-15•Croatia•Ministry of Finance (Croatia)
Croatia’s Ministry of Finance has assumed the co-chairmanship of the Coalition of Finance Ministers for Climate Action alongside Uganda, succeeding the Netherlands, and aims to strengthen international cooperation and integration of climate risks into economic and fiscal policymaking. Its priorities include shifting the Coalition’s focus from policy design to implementation, positioning climate action as a driver of growth, enhancing the role of finance ministries in mobilising finance, and developing fiscal and macroeconomic tools, particularly for countries with limited capacity.
Policy & regulationCooperationClimate risk and sustainable financeGreen taxonomy
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2026-04-15•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has launched a consultation on proposals to shorten 13 sets of Solvency II Guidelines to simplify regulation and reduce administrative burdens, covering Pillar I topics and key Pillar II requirements including system of governance and Own Risk and Solvency Assessment. The initiative targets at least a 25% reduction in the length of the 294 guidelines, limited to streamlining existing text without introducing new or substantively amended guidelines, with further reviews possible under the ongoing fitness check.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory burden
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2026-04-15•Europe•European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority
The European Insurance and Occupational Pensions Authority has launched a consultation on a draft Annex to its Opinion on risk mitigation techniques, focusing on proportional reinsurance treaties whose features may weaken the link between solvency capital requirement (SCR) relief and actual risk transfer. The draft sets out expectations for undertakings to test and, where appropriate, qualitatively assess whether risk transfer is commensurate with SCR relief, and to disallow recognition of risk-mitigating effects where this is not the case, while clarifying the treatment of reinsurance commissions.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-15•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
Argentina’s Superintendent of Insurance, Guillermo Plate, outlined the Superintendency’s strategic direction, stressing that deregulation must not weaken policyholder protection and that supervision should focus on insurers’ actual ability to pay claims. He backed recent interventions against firms that fail to honour claims despite appearing solvent “on paper,” and called for a more effective state role, system modernisation through technology and stronger controls, and rebuilding trust on the basis that insurance which does not pay is not genuine.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitConsumer and investor protectionMarket development
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2026-04-15•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova reported that Governor Anca Dragu met World Bank Group Executive Director Eugene Rhuggenaath on the sidelines of the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings to discuss macroeconomic stability, World Bank technical assistance, and implementation of Financial Sector Assessment Program recommendations. Discussions covered the EUR 1.9 billion Republic of Moldova Growth Plan for 2025–2027 and ongoing support needs, including digitalisation and fintech, strengthening Savings and Credit Associations, bank resolution mechanisms, and development of a Sustainable Finance Taxonomy under the 2024–2028 roadmap.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•Philippines•Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission
The Philippine Securities and Exchange Commission has established rules for umbrella funds containing at least two sub-funds with segregated assets and liabilities. Eligible funds need at least PHP 100 million in subscribed and paid-up capital, relevant regulatory approvals, and sub-fund-level reporting and financial disclosures. Investors may transfer between sub-funds under disclosed terms.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listingsRegulatory reportingAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-15•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia has updated its Lombard List to add regional government bonds and a broad range of corporate and mortgage-backed exchange-traded bonds, following a 10 April 2026 Board of Directors decision. It also removed one issuer’s bonds that lacked sufficient disclosures and did not have two credit ratings meeting the Central Bank of Russia’s requirements.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-04-15•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia published April 2026 monitoring results showing an average maximum interest rate of 13.43% on Russian ruble deposits at the 10 largest household deposit-taking credit institutions for the first 10 days of April. Average maximum rates by maturity were 13.06% for up to 90 days, 13.28% for 91 to 180 days, 12.72% for 181 days to one year, and 11.63% for over one year, based on indicative data from banks’ websites and excluding special and conditional deposit products.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-04-15•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia reported that its Business Climate Index rose to 2.2 points in April from -0.1 points in March, reflecting improved assessments and expectations for output and demand. Business price expectations were broadly unchanged, while firms reported weaker investment activity in the first quarter of 2026 but anticipate a slight increase in the second quarter, with capacity utilisation remaining well above 2017–2019 levels.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-15•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group’s Reserve Advisory & Management Partnership has entered a non-exclusive Cooperation Agreement with CFA Institute to collaborate on asset management education, professional training, and research for public-sector and institutional investment professionals globally. The partnership combines RAMP’s advisory, training, and asset management activities with CFA Institute’s education and ethics expertise to support professional standards and technical capacity in asset management.
Policy & regulationCooperationCapacity building
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2026-04-15•United States•Commodity Futures Trading Commission
The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida entered a consent order against John Fortini for retail fraud, fraud as an associated person of a commodity pool operator, and related violations, requiring disgorgement of USD 1,347,867.56 and imposing permanent trading, registration, and anti-fraud injunctions. The order resolves all CFTC claims against Fortini in its September 30, 2024 enforcement action; proceedings against other defendants continue.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-15•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor and delegation met JPMorgan Chase executives in Washington to discuss correspondent banking ties, international economic conditions and geopolitical developments in the Middle East as part of efforts to support financial stability and diversify foreign exchange reserve returns.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-15•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor met Visa executives as part of ongoing engagements to promote financial inclusion by expanding electronic payment services and strengthening transaction oversight in line with international anti-money laundering and terrorist financing standards.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationAML and CFTPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-15•Libya•Central Bank of Libya
The Central Bank of Libya said its governor used a meeting with the U.S. Department of State to present progress on economic reforms, compliance, AML/CFT and payments infrastructure. The release framed those measures as supporting monetary and financial stability and aligning the bank with international standards. A senior U.S. official also stressed support for the central bank's independence.
OtherAML and CFTFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-15•India•Securities & Exchange Board of India
The Securities and Exchange Board of India signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Department of Telecommunications to enable regular data and information sharing to combat fraud in the securities market. The arrangement leverages the Department of Telecommunications’ Digital Intelligence Platform for secure, real-time intelligence sharing and coordination against misuse of telecom resources linked to cybercrime and financial fraud.
SupervisionCooperationCross-border cooperationCyber resilience
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2026-04-15•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Treasury outlined priorities for the IMF and World Bank ahead of the Spring Meetings, urging both to narrow agendas to core mandates, strengthen accountability, and restrain budgets. For the IMF, Treasury calls for reversing “mission creep,” sharpening surveillance on external imbalances and spillovers, tightening conditionality and debt sustainability analysis, improving debt data and management, and advancing a quota-based 16th General Review of Quotas under a new formula. For the World Bank, it urges stronger focus on poverty reduction and country self-reliance, stricter graduation of better-off borrowers, greater IFC commitments to the poorest and most fragile countries, an “all-of-the-above” energy financing approach including gas and nuclear, rapid implementation of the critical minerals strategy, more competitive procurement, and dropping the 45% climate finance target.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-15•Luxembourg•Ministry of Finance (Luxembourg)
Luxembourg’s Council of Government has adopted a draft grand-ducal regulation to complement transposition of the EU Consumer Credit Directive (EU) 2023/2225 by establishing a statutory medical “right to be forgotten” in the Consumer Code, expanding the insurer–state convention and improving consumer conditions through shorter time limits and caps on premium surcharges. For cancers, the core rule is a five-year period from the end of treatment without relapse after which the condition need not be declared, with shorter deadlines and specific conditions for certain pathologies such as HIV and chronic myeloid leukaemia. An expert committee including state, insurance, patient and scientific representatives will advise on adding further conditions and setting coverage caps.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-15•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. House Financial Services Committee’s Capital Markets Subcommittee held a hearing on securities fraud and financial exploitation, assessing enforcement tools and gaps that could threaten market integrity and investor confidence. Subcommittee Chairman Ann Wagner cited a 24% year-on-year rise in U.S. financial exploitation losses to USD 12 billion in 2024, driven largely by investment scams, account takeovers, social media and encrypted messaging fraud, spoofed broker-dealer websites, AI-enabled fakes, and overseas scam centers. She also noted the SEC’s use of its Cross-Border Task Force to pursue foreign actors.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesFraud and scams
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2026-04-15•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a keynote speech by Executive Board member Piero Cipollone on how tokenisation and distributed ledger technology could reshape financial market infrastructure and how the Eurosystem will support this transition. The speech confirmed that under the Pontes project the Eurosystem will provide tokenised central bank money settlement for distributed ledger technology-based transactions from September 2026 and has begun accepting certain distributed ledger technology-issued securities as collateral in Eurosystem credit operations. Cipollone also highlighted the Appia roadmap to develop by 2028 a blueprint for a European tokenised financial ecosystem and indicated further work on expanding collateral eligibility.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsTokenizationBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-04-15•India•Reserve Bank of India
The Reserve Bank of India has amended its 2025 branch authorisation directions for non-banking financial companies to provide greater operational flexibility for branch expansion while maintaining compliance expectations. Deposit-taking NBFCs entitled to accept public deposits may now expand on a tiered basis: entities below ₹50 crore in net owned funds or rated below AA are restricted to their home state, while those above ₹50 crore and rated AA or higher may expand nationwide. The amendments also refine applicability across NBFC categories, adjust provisions for core investment companies and housing finance companies, and streamline section headings and cross-references.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-15•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia published results of its March Inflation Expectations Survey, showing financial sector one-year expectations anchored at the central value of its inflation target for a third consecutive month and business one-year expectations stable at 4.0% within the target band. Financial sector expectations rose to 3.3% for two years ahead while remaining at 3.0% for three years, and business expectations stayed at 4.0% for two years ahead and declined to 4.1% for three years, the lowest since February.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-15•Serbia•National Bank of Serbia
The National Bank of Serbia published its weekly overview of global financial market developments for 6–10 April 2026, attributing much of the period’s moves to news of a two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The report highlights a stronger euro against the dollar, gains in major US equity indices, modest declines in US Treasury yields, a sharp fall in Brent crude and higher gold prices, alongside unchanged policy rates in Romania and Poland and Poland’s USD 6.0bn triple-tranche Eurobond issuance.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsForeign exchange policy and markets
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2026-04-15•United States•U.S. Department of Justice
The U.S. Department of Justice sentenced U.S. nationals Kejia Wang and Zhenxing Wang to 108 and 92 months in prison for facilitating North Korean remote IT workers who used stolen U.S. identities to secure jobs at more than 100 U.S. companies, generating over USD 5 million for the DPRK. Each received three years of supervised release, forfeiture totaling USD 600,000, and restitution of USD 29,236.03. Court documents describe “laptop farms,” shell companies, and access to sensitive employer data, including information controlled under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations. Eight co-defendants remain at large, with the U.S. offering rewards of up to USD 5 million under the DPRK RevGen: Domestic Enabler Initiative.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsOther
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2026-04-15•Greece•Bank of Greece
The Bank of Greece announced that Governor Yannis Stournaras has been nominated by the Prime Minister and government for a third consecutive term, with the Bank’s General Council to convene shortly to formulate its proposal to the Cabinet under the Bank’s Statute. Stournaras reiterated his commitment to the Bank’s primary mandate of safeguarding monetary and financial stability, and the statement noted that the institution will mark its centenary in 2028.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-15•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia reported on discussions with the International Monetary Fund on Georgia’s fiscal and monetary policy stance, macroeconomic conditions and future cooperation at the IMF-World Bank Spring Meetings. The update noted that as of March 2026 annual inflation was 4.3%, core inflation 2.4% and services inflation 3.3%, with inflation expectations well anchored, and that international reserves reached a historic high in 2025, exceeding the 100% adequacy threshold for the first time since 2022, while warning that a prolonged Middle East conflict could affect forecasts.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•Luxembourg•Luxembourg Commissariat aux Assurances
The Luxembourg Commissariat aux Assurances has published Information Note 26/3 on a one-off additional control of Digital Operational Resilience Act reporting relating to the Register of Information. The note sets out supervisory expectations for this specific DORA reporting exercise.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-15•United Kingdom•HM Treasury
HM Treasury published a joint statement by finance ministers from 12 countries welcoming the ceasefire between the United States, Israel and Iran, warning that renewed hostilities or disruption in the Strait of Hormuz would heighten risks to global energy security, supply chains and financial stability. The ministers committed to a coordinated, fiscally responsible response, support for open, rules-based energy trade and accelerated diversification, and called on the IMF, World Bank and IEA to assess global impacts and prepare emergency support. They also reaffirmed support for Ukraine and pledged to keep increasing economic pressure on Russia without worsening supply chain and energy price disruptions.
Policy & regulationCooperationGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-15•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
Vice Governors Ekaterine Galdava and Nino Jeladze represented the National Bank of Georgia at a joint European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and J.P. Morgan conference in Washington, D.C. during the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Group Spring Meetings. The event focused on market index reform, derivative financial instruments, and the integration of new market indices into financial systems in advanced and emerging economies.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket development
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2026-04-15•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia published an interactive press release presenting money transfer statistics for March 2026. The data are available in the statistics section of its website.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-15•Global•World Federation of Exchanges
The World Federation of Exchanges has published a paper arguing that network effects are a defining feature of public markets and underpin their effectiveness, with implications for public policy. It highlights how exchanges’ “all-to-all” networks and central counterparties support liquidity, price discovery, investor protection, innovation and resilience, while warning that fragmented and less transparent market structures can erode these benefits and harm overall market quality.
ResearchMarket infrastructureOperational risk and resilience
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2026-04-15•Türkiye•Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye has revoked Magdeburger Sigorta AŞ’s authority to enter into new insurance contracts and renew existing contracts in all lines of business. The measure, adopted via Board decision No. 1693, takes effect on 16 April 2026.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence withdrawal
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2026-04-15•Kosovo•Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo reported on Governor Ahmet Ismaili’s meeting with the U.S. Treasury’s Office of Technical Assistance at the 2026 IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, reaffirming cooperation and exploring expanded support. Discussions covered ongoing and new cooperation on anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and counter-proliferation financing, plus initial support for capital market infrastructure and operational frameworks, with U.S. officials signalling readiness to launch a new technical assistance programme and explore a project on technical infrastructure for capital market development.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-15•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The Financial Conduct Authority has launched a consultation on proposed perimeter guidance to clarify how firms may be affected by the UK’s forthcoming cryptoasset regulatory regime, due to apply from October 2027. It covers the FCA’s interpretation of regulated activities such as issuing qualifying stablecoin, operating trading platforms, dealing and arranging deals in qualifying cryptoassets, safeguarding cryptoassets, and staking, and outlines planned authorisation support ahead of the gateway opening in September 2026. The FCA also signals further 2026 consultations on decentralised finance guidance, operational resilience for distributed ledger technology, and updates to its Financial Crime Guide.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-15•Ghana•Ministry of Finance (Ghana)
The Ministry of Finance (Ghana) used the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings to present Ghana’s post-crisis “turnaround experience”, attributing macro-fiscal improvements since 2025 to policy measures and reforms. It reported real GDP growth of 6% in 2025, disinflation to 3.2% by March 2026, cedi appreciation of more than 40% against the USD in 2025, a shift in the primary balance from a 2.9% of GDP deficit to a 2.6% surplus, a decline in public debt-to-GDP from 61.8% to 45.3%, and international reserves of 5.8 months of import cover.
OtherEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-15•Botswana•Bank of Botswana
The Bank of Botswana has issued a cease-and-desist order to Women’s Finance House Botswana (Thusang Basadi) for conducting banking business without a valid licence, in breach of the Banking Act, 2023 and its exemption conditions. The institution had been accepting deposits and using them for lending and investments, activities reserved for licensed entities, and its Board has been ordered to halt all operations, with potential penalties of up to BWP 1,000,000 and imprisonment for illegal banking and up to BWP 500,000 for non-compliance.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-15•Colombia•Central Bank of Colombia
The Central Bank of Colombia published the first edition of its 2025 Electronic Payment Services Survey, assessing usage, acceptance and perceptions of electronic payments ahead of the interoperable instant payments system Bre-B. The survey finds high adoption of intra-bank transfers among adults and micro and small merchants, while interoperable instant transfers and interoperable QR payments show lower current use but significant growth potential. Users and merchants generally view electronic payments positively but express concerns over data privacy, costs (including the 4x1000), trust, and the functioning and implementation of interoperable QR codes.
Data & statisticsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-15•Chile•Central Bank of Chile
The Central Bank of Chile published its first-quarter 2026 bank credit survey, indicating tighter consumer lending conditions, unchanged housing loan standards, and more flexible criteria for real estate and construction firms. Banks reported broadly weaker credit demand across consumer, housing, small and medium-sized enterprise and large corporate segments, with the latter partly attributed to substitution toward other funding sources and lower working capital needs.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-04-15•Bosnia and Herzegovina•Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina met senior International Monetary Fund and World Bank officials during the Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C. to discuss macroeconomic trends, financial and monetary stability, and institutional cooperation. Talks covered Bosnia and Herzegovina’s prospective role in the planned South East Europe Technical Assistance Center in Rome, continued World Bank support for development and reform projects, and capacity-building and financial sector modernisation linked to joining the Single Euro Payments Area.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-15•Central African Republic•Banking Commission of the Central African Republic
Cameroon's National Economic and Financial Committee said it adopted its 2026 activity program and a budget of XAF 2,250,213,603 after reviewing 2025 execution reports. It also reviewed progress on the financial sector development strategy and the digital transformation agenda, and called for continued implementation.
Institutional developmentGovernanceOther
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2026-04-15•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group has imposed a 21‑month debarment with conditional release on Roger Bokandenga for corrupt practices related to the World Bank-financed Small and Medium-Sized Enterprise Development and Growth Project (PADMPME), rendering him ineligible to participate in its financed projects. The reduced sanction reflects his admission of wrongdoing and remorse, is eligible for cross-debarment by other multilateral development banks under the 2010 Agreement for Mutual Enforcement of Debarment Decisions, and requires ethics training, continued cooperation, and integrity compliance measures.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsBribery and corruption
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2026-04-15•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group’s Reserve Advisory & Management Partnership signed a Cooperation Agreement with CFA Institute to collaborate on asset management education, professional training, and research for public-sector and institutional investment professionals globally. The non-exclusive, two-year partnership aims to combine RAMP’s advisory and capacity-building platform with CFA Institute’s education and ethics focus to strengthen ethical standards, professional excellence, and technical capacity in asset management.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-15•Global•International Monetary Fund
The IMF reached a staff-level agreement with Jordan on the fifth review of its Extended Fund Facility and the second review of its Resilience and Sustainability Facility, which, pending management and Executive Board approval, would provide SDR 97.784 million (about USD 140 million) under the EFF and SDR 39.588 million (about USD 57 million) under the RSF. All quantitative performance criteria for the fifth EFF review were met, structural benchmarks are on track, and the RSF reform measure for the second review was implemented on time. Jordan continues gradual fiscal consolidation and structural reforms amid regional spillovers, including RSF-related reforms in water, electricity and health-shock preparedness. The Central Bank of Jordan has also issued secondary regulations on climate disclosures aligned with Basel Committee and International Sustainability Standards Board guidance.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-15•Italy•Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS)
The Italian Institute for Insurance Supervision (IVASS) issued a consumer warning after detecting a counterfeit draft surety bond policy falsely presented in the name of KLPP Insurance & Reinsurance Company Ltd, which the insurer has disowned. IVASS urged consumers to verify that insurance quotes and contracts are attributable to duly authorised insurers and intermediaries by consulting its online lists and registers, including those on surety insurers, intermediaries, and warnings on counterfeiting.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-15•Greece•Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance, represented by Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis as Eurogroup President, warned that prolonged disruption of the Strait of Hormuz could trigger the largest energy crisis on record, with oil and gas supply losses exceeding the 1970s and 2022 shocks and a persistent risk premium in energy prices. He noted that Europe remains exposed despite diversification and higher renewables, with potential for lower growth and higher inflation but not stagflation. On fiscal policy, he called for a European response coordinated with monetary policy and aligned with the European Commission’s framework that support measures be temporary, targeted and focused on the most vulnerable.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretation
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2026-04-15•Europe•European Banking Federation
The European Banking Federation has responded to two European Commission consultations on EU Taxonomy Delegated Acts, supporting simplification and harmonisation of technical screening criteria but warning the proposals are not ambitious enough to materially improve usability. It calls for a more pragmatic, legislation-based approach to taxonomy alignment, including targeted exemptions from do no significant harm and minimum social safeguards assessments, greater reliance on recognised certifications and credible estimates, improved data availability, and clearer, EU-wide consistent guidance on evidence and third-country assessments.
Policy & regulationOtherGreen taxonomy
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2026-04-15•Europe•Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism
The Authority for Anti-Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism is developing a common methodology for assessing money laundering and terrorist financing risks in the EU non-financial sector. It will be used by all EU non-financial sector AML/CFT supervisors to support risk-based allocation of supervisory resources and inform decisions on the frequency and intensity of inspections, with early stakeholder input gathered via an online roundtable.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsAML and CFT
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2026-04-15•Europe•Single Resolution Board
The Single Resolution Board has responded to the European Commission’s consultation on EU banking competitiveness, outlining how the resolution framework could better support financial stability and competitiveness. It identifies four priorities: a more integrated European deposit protection framework, stronger liquidity-in-resolution arrangements, improved cross-border allocation of capital and liquidity within banking groups with resolvability safeguards, and targeted simplification through more coherent frameworks and streamlined MREL processes.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesRecovery and resolution
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2026-04-15•Morocco•Moroccan Insurance Authority (ACAPS)
The Supervisory Authority of Insurance and Social Welfare (ACAPS) used the 12th Rendez-vous de Casablanca de l'assurance to underline how emerging risks and more diverse coverage needs are reshaping Morocco’s insurance sector, urging a shift beyond traditional risk transfer toward greater service, prevention and policyholder support. ACAPS President Abderrahim Chaffai outlined priorities to strengthen the regulatory framework, expand access, and adapt business models to new market realities, calling for coordinated stakeholder action to foster innovation and resilience.
SupervisionSupervision approach, priorities & toolkitMarket development
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2026-04-15•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank has updated its guidance for payment service providers on the planned digital euro pilot, a limited exercise to test how a “beta digital euro” functions in everyday payments without pre-empting any issuance decision. Run on-site at the ECB and euro area national central banks, it will involve Eurosystem staff and selected merchants, cover four online and offline P2P and P2B use cases, and require PSPs to participate via national central bank agreements under parameters including holding limits, waterfall mechanisms and a ban on end-user charges. The ECB sets development from the third quarter of 2026 and a 12‑month operational phase starting in the second half of 2027.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCBDC