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2026-04-14•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued a Global Human Rights sanctions notice confirming that the UK designation for TIAN XU INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY PLC has been amended and that the entity remains subject to an asset freeze and director disqualification under UK Global Human Rights Sanctions Regulations 2020 as implemented in Guernsey. Firms must immediately identify any relevant relationships, freeze associated funds and economic resources, refrain from making funds or resources available to designated persons, and report findings to the States of Guernsey Policy & Resources Committee and, subsequently, to the Commission in line with Handbook Rule 12.37.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsSanctions list update
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2026-04-14•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia said Governor Natia Turnava and Finance Minister Lasha Khutsishvili met IMF Deputy Managing Director Bo Li to discuss Georgia’s economic indicators, fiscal discipline, price stability and the impact of Middle East tensions on global uncertainty and inflation. The bank underscored its priority of accumulating international reserves, now above the 100% adequacy threshold, and outlined its scenario-based monetary policy framework, which the IMF commended for improving communication and transparency.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia has amended its Strong Customer Authentication and consumer protection requirements to enhance fraud safeguards for customers aged 60 and above, initially for card-based transactions. Payment service providers must apply higher risk management standards, suspend or refuse high-risk transactions above GEL 500 linked to higher-fraud-risk activities or behavioural anomalies, and contact customers, who have 48 hours to confirm whether to proceed.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Indonesia•OJK
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority (OJK) reported on its FEBIS and SAKINAH programmes at the Lirboyo Islamic boarding school in Kediri, aimed at strengthening the pesantren ecosystem through enhanced Islamic finance literacy and access to sharia-compliant financial services. Activities covered sharia financial products, personal financial management, awareness of illegal financial activity, business matching to facilitate financing, and the inauguration of Nutrition Fulfilment Service Unit facilities and sharia financial access.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-14•Bosnia and Herzegovina•Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Banking Agency of the Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina has issued instructions on the submission and handling of inquiries to establish a single, transparent and efficient procedure for questions on the application and interpretation of regulations and other acts within its remit. The instructions apply to banks, non-deposit financial institutions, other supervised institutions and their professional associations, and, as appropriate, to other natural and legal persons.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationRegulatory reporting
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2026-04-14•Latvia•Central Bank of Latvia
The Central Bank of Latvia published results of a February 2026 public opinion poll showing increased public awareness of measures to maintain payments and cash access during communication disruptions. Awareness of the central bank’s offline card payment solution rose to 29% and knowledge of nearby ATMs to 96%, while familiarity with the “critical ATM” network remained low at 9%, and 66% of residents reported holding one week’s worth of cash for basic needs. The central bank will update its brochure on critical financial services later this year.
Financial literacy & educationOther
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2026-04-14•West Africa•Central Bank of West African States
The Central Bank of West African States and seven other lusophone central banks have established the Network of Central Banks of Portuguese-speaking Countries to strengthen and formalise strategic cooperation. The network will have an annual rotating presidency, regular high-level meetings, technical working groups, and an economic policy committee to exchange best practices and align positions in international and multilateral forums.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-14•Latvia•Central Bank of Latvia
The Central Bank of Latvia published “Payment radar” results and survey findings on early use of payee name and account number verification, indicating the new security feature is helping users avoid misdirected payments and reduce fraud risks. From October 2025 to end-February 2026, 57.4 million verification requests were processed via its Instant Verification Service, while a February 2026 survey found 68% of Latvia’s population noticed the verification step and about half of those said it helped prevent incorrect transfers.
Data & statisticsPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-14•Latvia•Central Bank of Latvia
The Central Bank of Latvia reported that the number and total value of counterfeit euro banknotes and coins detected in Latvia fell in 2025, with 1,040 counterfeits worth EUR 21,085, and assessed the amounts as insignificant. Across the euro area, 444,000 counterfeit banknotes were withdrawn from circulation in 2025, mainly EUR 20 and EUR 50 denominations, down from 554,000 in 2024. Euro area countries are preparing for a third series of euro banknotes, with the European Central Bank Governing Council potentially deciding on the design and release timing as early as 2026.
Data & statisticsCurrency and cash management
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2026-04-14•Latvia•Central Bank of Latvia
The Central Bank of Latvia said the timing of a digital euro remains uncertain because issuance depends on an EU legal framework, with a 2029 launch only feasible if regulation is agreed in 2026. The update highlights divergent positions in the European Parliament on the need for a digital euro and its design, ongoing negotiations on the compensation model, holding limits and the role of financial service providers, and uncertainty over when trilogue talks will begin. It adds that the Eurosystem is continuing gradual infrastructure development aligned with the European Commission proposal and Council amendments to preserve flexibility and shorten implementation once regulation is adopted.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCBDC
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2026-04-14•Sweden•Finansinspektionen
The Swedish Financial Supervisory Authority (Finansinspektionen) has published an analysis of credit institutions’ application of IFRS 9, finding overall alignment with established approaches but highlighting model and process variations that may delay recognition of deteriorating credit risk. The review flags broad use of the low credit risk exemption, reliance on backstop criteria for significant increase in credit risk, limited and sometimes late-detecting probability of default thresholds, and insufficient forward-looking information. It also identifies weaknesses in governance, documentation of expert judgement, model risk management, outcome testing, and key-person dependency.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-14•Indonesia•OJK
Indonesia’s Financial Services Authority and the Ministry of Creative Economy announced enhanced cooperation to develop Web3-based digital financial innovation to support the creative economy, including transforming Indonesian intellectual property into a new asset class. The initiative, advanced through the Infinity Hackathon OJK–Ekraf 2025 and Infinity Accelerator 2026, aims to create verified, digitised, investable intellectual property and align blockchain use cases with financial-sector policy. The authorities also highlighted the need for stronger cross-sector coordination on policy for blockchain, crypto assets, and digital financing models.
Policy & regulationCooperationFintech and insurtechBlockchain and distributed ledger technology
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2026-04-14•Italy•Italian Securities Commission (Consob)
The Italian Securities Commission (Consob) has issued a short guide outlining five basic checks for savers to perform before investing, in response to increasingly widespread financial scams. The guidance stresses verifying intermediary authorisation and official registers, exercising caution with cross-border offers, ensuring required disclosure documentation is available, and confirming the identity and references of operators.
Financial literacy & educationFraud and scams
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2026-04-14•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy’s first-quarter 2026 Survey on Inflation and Growth Expectations reports a broad deterioration in firms’ assessments of macroeconomic conditions, demand and investment amid the Persian Gulf conflict, with export outlooks weakening despite positive near-term sales expectations. Artificial intelligence adoption is moderate, concentrated in large firms and services, and constrained by skill shortages and limited perceived applicability. Firms’ selling prices rose at a similar pace to the previous survey and are expected to increase only moderately despite higher production costs, implying margin compression, while consumer inflation expectations remain below 2 per cent.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-14•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy published updated statistics on international tourism in Italy with data through January 2026. The figures are based on its long-running survey of resident and non-resident travellers at Italian road and rail border crossings, ports and airports.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-14•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy and the Italian Companies and Exchange Commission (Consob) have updated and streamlined their joint summary document on the allocation of competences under the European Market Infrastructure Regulation. The revision aligns the document with Regulation (EU) 648/2012 as amended by Regulation (EU) 2024/2987 (EMIR 3.0).
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCCPs
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2026-04-14•Ireland•Department of Finance (Ireland)
Ireland’s Department of Finance issued a statement from the Tánaiste and Minister for Finance supporting BAWAG P.S.K.’s EUR 1.6bn cash offer to acquire the entire issued share capital of Permanent TSB Group Holdings plc. The State’s 57.5% stake would generate about EUR 931m in proceeds, to be held in the Exchequer while the Tánaiste considers their use, and the Minister will vote in favour of the offer. The transaction is expected to be implemented via a High Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement and remains subject to conditions with no assurance of completion.
OtherMergers and acquisitions
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2026-04-14•Tanzania•Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority
The Tanzania Insurance Regulatory Authority held talks with the Foundation for Disability Hope on improving access to insurance for people with disabilities, including better communication for those with visual and hearing impairments. Insurance Commissioner Dr Baghayo Saqware committed to working with the foundation to remove barriers to insurance services and build the capacity of providers to include people with physical, visual and hearing impairments in product design and communications.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-14•Kenya•Central Bank of Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya has licensed 32 additional Digital Credit Providers under Section 59(2) of the Central Bank of Kenya Act, bringing the total to 227. Since March 2022, it has received over 800 applications and focused assessments on business models, consumer protection, and the fitness and propriety of shareholders, directors, and management. Licensed providers had issued 7.5 million loans worth KES 133.5 billion as of February 2026. The Central Bank also urged applicants to complete outstanding documentation and encouraged the public to report unregulated providers amid concerns over predatory practices and misuse of personal data.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-04-14•Kenya•Central Bank of Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya has issued a draft Financial Consumer Protection Framework for public and stakeholder comment, proposing cross-sector standards on fair treatment, transparency, product suitability, protection of consumer assets, responsible business conduct and enhanced market conduct supervision. Built around six principles, including fair treatment, transparency, product suitability, asset protection, accessible complaints handling and data privacy, it is being advanced jointly with other Kenyan financial and competition regulators.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Ghana•Ministry of Finance (Ghana)
Ghana’s Finance Minister, as Chair of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development Board, reported strong 2025 performance, including balance sheet growth to USD 2.39 billion, higher profits, increased project approvals and commitments, successful capital mobilisation, and reaffirmed B2-Stable and B-Stable ratings. He noted that, despite a 2022 decision to raise authorised capital to USD 3.4 billion and call a third tranche of USD 411.4 million by December 2025, only four Member States have fully paid, with USD 102.5 million received in 2025 and about USD 256 million in arrears, and urged completion of outstanding subscriptions.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilots
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) published fourth quarter 2025 results of its User Service Performance Index (IDATU) for crowdfunding and electronic payment funds institutions, assessing timeliness, quality of responses, and process improvements with emphasis on vulnerable users. Sector scores averaged 9.45 out of 10 for electronic payment funds institutions and 9.38 for crowdfunding institutions, with Spin by Oxxo (Compropago) and Arcés (Crowd Up Mex) scoring 10 and no institution scoring below 9.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico’s National Commission for the Protection and Defence of Users of Financial Services published fourth quarter 2025 results of the User Service Performance Index (IDATU) for regulated multiple-purpose financial companies (SOFOM E.R.), which measures how institutions handle and resolve user complaints. The sector index rose to 8.8 out of 10, with GM Financial de México, Mercader Financial and Con Crédito scoring highest and Ford Credit de México, Opcipres and Consupago lowest. CONDUSEF highlighted IDATU as a transparency tool to support user comparison and more informed decision-making.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) published fourth-quarter 2025 results of its User Service Performance Index (IDATU), showing a sector score of 9.01 out of 10, down 0.03 points from the previous quarter. The index evaluates timeliness, quality of responses and process improvements, with Bansi and Intercam Banco scoring 10.00 and Banca Afirme the lowest at 6.50, and is positioned by CONDUSEF as a transparency tool to help users compare banks.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Colombia•Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia, together with the Superintendence of Companies and the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce, will hold a new round of the “Me informo y cuido mi dinero” campaign in Cúcuta focused on fraud prevention and protection of public financial resources. Four training sessions for entrepreneurs, students and the general public will provide practical tools to identify risks and prevent different fraud typologies, combining in-person talks with prevention messages via regional media.
Financial literacy & educationConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Colombia•Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia has issued a new Basic Financial Circular, consolidating requirements from the Basic Accounting and Financial Circular to ease consultation and support supervised entities’ internal processes. Published as External Circular 004 of 2026, it reorganises rules into four parts covering risk management, legal controls and prudential matters, financial information and reporting schemes, and other provisions, as part of the authority’s broader “Normative Optimisation” programme.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-14•Latvia•Ministry of Finance (Latvia)
Latvia’s Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Arvils Ašeradens, together with representatives from the Ministry, the Bank of Latvia and the Financial Intelligence Service, will attend the World Bank Group and IMF Spring Meetings in Washington, representing Nordic-Baltic countries. Discussions will cover World Bank support for reforms in developing countries, IMF governance and policy priorities for macroeconomic and financial stability, and the role of international financial institutions in global crises, including support for Ukraine’s recovery and opportunities for Latvian companies in high-risk markets.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Chile•Central Bank of Chile
The Central Bank of Chile will publish new public time series on exports by region from 23 April, expanding the regional breakdown of National Accounts statistics. The quarterly and annual series, aligned with the country’s sixteen-region division and integrated into regular Regional GDP releases, will cover goods and services exports with breakdowns by sector and price basis.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-14•United States•Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation will host a Trilateral Principal Level Exercise with resolution and regulatory authorities, central banks, and finance ministries from the United States, European Banking Union, and United Kingdom to deepen understanding of each jurisdiction’s resolution regime for global systemically important banks and enhance cross-border coordination. Participants will include the U.S. Department of the Treasury, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, Single Resolution Board, European Central Bank, His Majesty’s Treasury, and Bank of England.
Policy & regulationCooperationRecovery and resolutionCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•France•Bank of France
The Bank of France reported on a plenary meeting of the Observatoire des Délais de Paiement, which reviewed recent trends in payment terms, parliamentary work and reforms affecting payment practices in France. Participants discussed a Senate-adopted bill led by Senator Rietmann to increase sanction ceilings, uneven 2024 improvements in corporate payment terms including deteriorations in some sectors and hospitals, and progress on electronic invoicing reform aimed at reducing payment delays.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsProcurement
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2026-04-14•Brazil•Brazil Securities Commission (CVM)
The Brazil Securities Commission (CVM) issued Resolution CVM 242 requiring publicly held companies to apply Technical Pronouncements Review Document No. 29 of the Accounting Pronouncements Committee, aligning Brazilian accounting requirements with recent International Accounting Standards Board changes. The measure updates multiple CPC standards on cash flows, provisions, consolidated and first-time adoption financial statements, and financial instruments, and makes limited amendments to present value adjustments and carbon credit guidance without altering existing accounting practices.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-04-14•Colombia•Ministry of Finance & Public Credit (Colombia)
Colombia's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit has reduced the foreign investment cap for mandatory pension funds from 70% to 30%, with the change phased in over five years. Pension fund administrators must submit adjustment plans within six months and may retain foreign holdings if a faster shift would endanger fund security or returns. The decree also creates a project bank for domestic investment opportunities.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments
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2026-04-14•Ecuador•Central Bank of Ecuador
The Central Bank of Ecuador published results from its Bioeconomy Thematic Account, showing the bioeconomy contracted by 0.6% in 2024, in line with a 1.8% decline in gross domestic product amid an energy crisis. The bank highlighted the bioeconomy’s continued importance in Ecuador’s productive structure, with high domestic self-sufficiency, increasing export orientation and links to traditional and biological resource-based industries, positioning the account as a tool for evidence-based policymaking.
Data & statisticsOther
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2026-04-14•Central African Republic•Banking Commission of the Central African Republic
The Ministerial Committee of the Central African Monetary Union adopted a CEMAC gold monetization policy, rules creating a regional banking credit registry and standards for QR codes, automated bills of exchange and automatic debits. It also made governance appointments, ratified the 2025 accounts of the Bank of Central African States and decided the allocation of net profit.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-14•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation and Citi have signed a new ZAR 1.6 billion borrowing facility to expand IFC’s local currency financing capacity in South Africa. The facility supports IFC’s anchor investment in FirstRand Bank’s Cape Water outcome-based bond, builds on a similar Kenyan shilling facility agreed in 2024, and is intended as a model for further country replications, with IFC noting over USD 33 billion committed in local currency financing across 71 currencies.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-04-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
The IMF’s April 2026 Global Financial Stability Report finds risks elevated amid the Middle East war, renewed inflation, and tighter global financial conditions, and urges stronger resilience via enhanced liquidity and funding backstops and tighter oversight of nonbank intermediaries. It highlights rollover risks in core sovereign bond markets, high nonbank leverage, stretched AI‑linked equity valuations, rising borrower stress in private credit, and a weakened equity–bond hedge. A chapter notes nonbank‑driven portfolio flows to emerging markets are more sensitive to global risk sentiment and calls for stronger fundamentals and institutions, larger buffers, proactive Integrated Policy Framework use, and closer international cooperation on regulatory and data gaps.
Policy & regulationInternational standards & recommendationsFinancial stability and systemic riskMarket risk and volatility
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2026-04-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
The IMF, in Chapter 1 of its April 2026 Global Financial Stability Report, finds the Middle East war has tightened financial conditions and raised volatility, though market repricing remains broadly orderly and below past crisis levels, with risks that worse scenarios are not fully priced in. It cites inflation via higher energy prices as the main transmission channel and flags renewed sovereign debt sensitivity in emerging markets. The IMF warns that greater danger lies in amplification through leveraged nonbank financial institutions, equity market concentration, tight credit spreads, and opaque private credit markets, while noting that financial stability tools and liquidity backstops remain available.
ResearchFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund published the communiqué of the Intergovernmental Group of Twenty-Four ministers, warning of sharply deteriorating global economic conditions linked to supply chain and energy-market disruptions from the war in the Middle East and calling for a stronger quota-based IMF-centered global financial safety net. The communiqué urges timely completion of the 16th General Review of Quotas and progress on the 17th review to bolster the Fund’s capital base and Emerging Market and Developing Economy representation, more flexible IMF program engagement, and faster World Bank Group measures to expand lending capacity.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
The IMF’s Spring Meetings 2026 Global Financial Stability Report press briefing said markets remain orderly despite war-related volatility but warned that limited policy space and existing vulnerabilities could amplify turmoil. Key fragilities include elevated public and private debt, rollover risk, the bank‑sovereign nexus, leveraged non‑bank investors in sovereign bond markets, and risks from private credit and technology‑related investment, especially for emerging markets. The briefing also highlighted potential increases in private credit defaults, AI‑related cybersecurity risks, and the need for macroprudential action, strong oversight, and readiness to provide liquidity.
ResearchCredit risk
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2026-04-14•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published the Eurosystem’s response to the European Commission’s consultation on EU banking sector competitiveness, arguing that competitiveness should be enhanced by reducing financial and regulatory fragmentation while preserving resilience. It calls for synchronised progress on the banking union and savings and investment union, targeted simplification and harmonisation of prudential, supervisory and reporting rules without deregulation, including steps towards a European Deposit Insurance Scheme, freer intra-group capital and liquidity flows under safeguards, and simplifying macroprudential buffers. The response supports full Basel III implementation, expanded proportionality for small and non-complex institutions, and streamlined reporting.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationMarket development
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2026-04-14•Greece•Ministry of National Economy and Finance (Greece)
Greece’s Ministry of National Economy and Finance released Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis’s remarks at the Semafor World Economy Forum, where he warned that a prolonged Strait of Hormuz closure would have major economic effects and outlined Eurogroup work on coordinated, temporary, targeted support aligned with European Commission guidance. Citing International Energy Agency analysis, he described a roughly 13 million barrels-per-day oil supply shock, potential annual natural gas losses of about 110 billion cubic metres, and spillovers via Hormuz-linked fertiliser and sulphur trade, with forecasts shifting to lower growth and higher inflation. He also stressed accelerating Europe’s Savings and Investment Union and Capital Markets Union and enabling greater cross-border banking and market infrastructure consolidation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesGeopolitical risk
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2026-04-14•Europe•European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group has appointed Kerstin Lopatta as Chair of its Sustainability Reporting Board for a three-year term starting 1 May 2026, following her nomination by the European Commission and approval by the EFRAG General Assembly. EFRAG linked the appointment to the expected Commission adoption of delegated acts on simplified European Sustainability Reporting Standards and a voluntary standard, noting it will provide implementation support on the simplified standards.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-14•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a lecture by Executive Board member Philip R. Lane outlining the euro area economic outlook and key monetary policy indicators. The material summarises recent developments in the deposit facility rate, the Eurosystem balance sheet, inflation metrics, successive Eurosystem/ECB staff projections, and selected external and financial variables including trade, China-related indicators, market-based inflation compensation, and energy price scenarios linked to Middle East tensions.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan published results of a foreign exchange purchase auction involving seven participants at a weighted-average accepted rate of 9.4982 USD/TJS. Satisfied bids ranged from USD 4.56 million to USD 10 million.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsOther
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2026-04-14•Peru•Superintendencia de Banca, Seguros y AFP del Peru
The Superintendency of Banking, Insurance and AFP of Peru has placed Caja Rural de Ahorro y Crédito del Centro and Cooperativa de Ahorro y Crédito Kuria under intervention due to insolvency, triggering the Deposit Insurance Fund for eligible CRAC Del Centro depositors up to PEN 117,200 but not the Cooperative Deposit Fund for Coopac Kuria. The supervisor cited a 56.26% fall in CRAC Del Centro’s regulatory capital to PEN 7.049 million and Coopac Kuria’s negative equity of PEN -21.99 million, along with losses from deficient credit management, insufficient shareholder support, a PEN 6.76 million provisioning shortfall linked to Grupo Kuria, and failure to reverse insolvency.
SupervisionInterventionsCapital adequacyPrudential risks
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2026-04-14•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority published the key analytical accounts of the Exchange Fund as at end-March 2026, reporting a HKD 59.5 billion month-on-month decline in foreign assets to HKD 3,570.6 billion and a Monetary Base of HKD 2,065.0 billion. Claims on Hong Kong’s private sector totalled HKD 393.5 billion and foreign liabilities were HKD 78.8 billion, as part of the International Monetary Fund’s Special Data Dissemination Standard reporting.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-04-14•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority issued a public alert on scams involving fraudulent websites and internet banking login screens related to Shanghai Commercial Bank Limited and Chong Hing Bank Limited. It reiterated that banks do not send SMS or emails with embedded hyperlinks for transactions or request sensitive information such as login passwords or One-Time Passwords, and advised affected individuals to contact the relevant bank and report the matter to the Hong Kong Police Force.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-04-14•Bosnia and Herzegovina•Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina, led by Governor Jasmina Selimović, is participating in the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, including bilateral meetings with international financial institutions and other central banks. Discussions will focus on global and regional financial stability, consequences of the Middle East crisis, digital fraud in financial services, implementation of SEPA and TIPS projects, and challenges for economic policies in Europe.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial stability and systemic riskCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Chile•Central Bank of Chile
The Central Bank of Chile will publish new regional export series, providing quarterly and annual data by region to expand statistical information and improve regional National Accounts coverage. The series, aligned with Chile’s sixteen-region administrative division, will be integrated into regular Regional GDP publications and will include chain-linked and current-price data for goods and services exports, with goods broken down into agriculture-forestry-fishing, mining and industry.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-14•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Netherlands Financial Stability Committee assessed Dutch financial stability as “code orange”, judging the economy and financial sector resilient but warning that rising geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and supply shocks are increasing risks. It highlighted vulnerabilities from high equity valuations in technology and artificial intelligence-related firms, rapid expansion of private credit markets, and elevated cyber risks, calling for enhanced stress testing and scenario analysis and cautioning that European Union regulatory simplification should not weaken resilience.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch points
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2026-04-14•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets has issued its fourth implementation update on the revised Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive II, introducing stricter conditions for third-country managers marketing non-EU funds in the Netherlands. Market access will depend on both the non-EU manager and fund not being established in jurisdictions on the EU high-risk third-country list for anti-money laundering or the EU list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. Directive (EU) 2024/927 entered into force on 15 April 2024 and must be implemented into national law by 16 April 2026, after which managers must comply with the new rules.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationOther
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2026-04-14•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets reported that board member Jos Heuvelman moderated a panel at the Eurofi Financial Forum on developing supplementary pensions and long-term retail investment products. The discussion examined the ambition and coherence of European pension proposals, the role of second- and third-pillar products in strengthening mutual trust and long-term investment capacity, and the need for policy initiatives addressing governance, transparency and participant interests alongside capital accumulation.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-04-14•Iraq•Central Bank of Iraq
The Central Bank of Iraq’s Basra branch held preliminary meetings with banking associations, banks and electronic payment firms to agree implementation mechanisms for the 2026 financial inclusion programme, focused on financial literacy and expanding access in southern Iraq. The programme will be supported by ongoing supervisory mechanisms, including field audit and monitoring teams, to oversee annual implementation and foster competition among banks in service and product delivery.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-14•Slovenia•Slovenia Insurance Supervision Agency
The Slovenia Insurance Supervision Agency held a working meeting with Slovenia’s Information Commissioner on data protection in the insurance and pensions sectors and coordination on emerging oversight topics, including artificial intelligence. They discussed supervisory concerns, new competences under the EU Artificial Intelligence Act and national rules on equal access to insurance and credit, as well as key data protection issues such as lawful processing, data protection impact assessments and automated decision-making. Both authorities plan to deepen cooperation through training and exchange of good practices, including on AI oversight.
SupervisionCooperationArtificial intelligenceData protection
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2026-04-14•Egypt•Central Bank of Egypt
The Central Bank of Egypt reported an improvement in Egypt’s external position in the first half of fiscal year 2025/2026, with the current account deficit narrowing to about USD 9.5 billion. Capital and financial transactions recorded net inflows of about USD 6.5 billion over the same period.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-04-14•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen financial cooperation, including seamless cross-border payments and broader economic collaboration and trade. They will pursue integration of instant payment platforms, explore interlinking national card switches and financial messaging systems, exchange expertise on central bank digital currency platforms, and cooperate on fintech, open finance, digital assets and Islamic banking, with the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas highlighting potential improvements to remittance channels for Filipinos in the UAE.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-14•Romania•National Bank of Romania
The National Bank of Romania, with the National Institute of Statistics, will for the first time join the European Central Bank’s triannual “Financing and consumption of households” survey to collect data on households’ financial situation, income and consumption for monetary policy and financial stability analysis. Starting April 2026, about 12,300 households nationwide will be surveyed, with data used exclusively for statistical purposes under GDPR-compliant confidentiality safeguards and fieldwork supported by the Romanian Institute for Evaluation and Strategy.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-04-14•Portugal•Portuguese Insurance Regulator (ASF)
The Portuguese Insurance and Pension Funds Supervisory Authority, together with the Directorate-General for Consumers, has issued a special edition of its Practical Guide for Older Consumers focused on insurance and pension funds to support more informed financial decision-making. The guide provides accessible information on key insurance products, savings and investment principles, fraud risks in an increasingly digital environment, and consumer rights including complaint and dispute-resolution mechanisms.
Financial literacy & educationConsumer and investor protectionFinancial literacy and education
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2026-04-14•Norway•Norwegian Finanstilsynet
The Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway published 2025 debt collection statistics showing a 2.7% increase in ongoing cases to 6,684,620 and a 2.7% nominal rise in claims under collection to NOK 133.1 billion, equivalent to a 0.4% decline in real terms. Defaulted consumer debt reached NOK 61.2 billion, up 1.6% nominally but down 1.5% after inflation adjustment.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-14•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan detailed new legislative and supervisory measures tightening conduct rules for collection agencies and strengthening borrower protections, including extending the moratorium on selling citizens’ bank loan and microcredit debts to collectors from 1 May 2026 to 1 May 2027. Amendments adopted on 16 January 2026 impose creditor–borrower conduct and credit bureau updating duties on entities that lose collection-agency status, increase administrative and criminal liability for abusive recovery practices, and restrict dealings with affiliated notaries and private bailiffs. The reforms also permit self-regulatory organisations for collection agencies to set internal standards and oversee members, while the Agency retains supervisory and decision-making powers, focusing on higher-risk firms and self-regulatory organisation activities.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-14•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova announced that Governor Anca Dragu is leading a delegation to the World Bank and IMF Spring Meetings to discuss a new three-year IMF programme without financing, reflecting an improved macroeconomic situation. The agenda includes talks on Moldova’s macroeconomic outlook, implementing 2025 Financial Sector Assessment Program recommendations, strengthening central bank independence, and supporting European integration under the 2025–2027 Moldova Growth Plan.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Taiwan•Taiwan Financial Services Commission
The Taiwan Financial Services Commission issued draft amendments on non-restricted-purpose loans by securities dealers to expand eligible collateral to include foreign bonds and clarify related eligibility conditions. Foreign bonds must align with Article 6 of the Regulations Governing Securities Firms Accepting Orders to Trade Foreign Securities, be rated investment grade by an FSC-recognized credit rating company, and New Taiwan dollar borrowings may not be converted into foreign currencies.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLending
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2026-04-14•Canada•Financial Consumer Agency of Canada
The Financial Consumer Agency of Canada told the Standing Committee on Finance that its research shows rising household debt and widespread non-mortgage borrowing, particularly among parents and Canadians aged 35 to 54, and outlined its supervisory, literacy and policy roles. The agency reported outcomes from its 2023 guideline requiring banks to contact at-risk mortgage holders, including outreach on more than 165,000 mortgages and avoidance of CAD 7.85 million in late-payment penalties and fees, as well as over CAD 130 million reimbursed to consumers. FCAC is preparing a report on bank fee structures to inform the Department of Finance’s work on competition and innovation and is reviewing banks’ implementation of legislative requirements to offer appropriate products and services.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Oman•Oman Financial Services Authority
The Oman Financial Services Authority, with the Public Prosecution, held a specialised programme on investigating cryptocurrency-related money laundering, focusing on analytical and transaction-tracking methods to detect suspicious activity. Delivered by Assistant Public Prosecutor Khalfan Al Maawali, it covered core concepts, practical investigative methodologies, law-enforcement challenges, and international best practices for handling digital evidence to strengthen national capabilities and regulatory readiness.
Institutional developmentCooperation & capacity buildingAML and CFTCapacity building
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2026-04-14•United Kingdom•Financial Conduct Authority
The UK Financial Conduct Authority has set out its vision for open finance to give consumers and businesses greater control over their financial data and enable secure data sharing for better deals and more tailored support. It will prioritise use cases to improve small and medium-sized enterprises’ access to credit and mortgage-related support for consumers, and will work with industry, consumer groups, other regulators and HM Treasury on practical use cases and options for a regulatory framework, including via its Smart Data Accelerator and PRISM Taskforce.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOpen banking and finance
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2026-04-14•United Arab Emirates•ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority
The ADGM Financial Services Regulatory Authority warned that MaskEx, which promotes crypto wallet and trading platform services, is falsely claiming to hold an ADGM Category 3C Money Services Business licence and ADGM registration. The authority clarified that MaskEx has never been authorised to conduct any Regulated Activity in or from ADGM nor licensed for commercial activities there, and urged market participants to verify such claims via the FSRA and ADGM Registration Authority public registers.
SupervisionAlertsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-04-14•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
South Korea’s Financial Services Commission announced a second batch of National Growth Fund megaprojects and a plan to provide over KRW50 trillion in investment and lending over five years to strengthen high-tech industrial value chains and regional ecosystems. The package includes KRW35 trillion of indirect investment via 20 feeder funds, at least KRW200 billion annually for regional high-tech industry funds, and KRW15 trillion of direct investment for large-scale facilities, plus expanded low-interest lending for SMEs and mid-sized firms. Public capital will take subordinated positions in higher-risk projects to catalyse private investment, focusing on firms outside the Seoul metropolitan area.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsSME financing
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2026-04-14•Indonesia•Bank Indonesia
Bank of Indonesia reported Governor Perry Warjiyo’s meetings with global investors and academic engagements in the United States alongside the 2026 IMF Spring Meetings, where he highlighted Indonesia’s policy framework for macroeconomic stability and external resilience. Discussions focused on an “optimal” mix of interest rate management, foreign exchange intervention and domestic liquidity measures, supported by the government’s commitment to keep the fiscal deficit below 3% of GDP. The central bank said it will strengthen policy communication with global investors and maintain a consistent, responsive policy mix in coordination with the government and other authorities.
Monetary policyMonetary policy framework & strategyMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-14•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
China Securities Regulatory Commission Chair Wu Qing met in Beijing with Malaysia Securities Commission Chair Dato' Mohammad Faiz Azmi on 9 April. The chairs exchanged views on the international economic and financial environment and on strengthening practical cooperation between the two countries' capital markets and securities and futures regulators.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Philippines•Department of Finance (Philippines)
The Philippines’ Department of Finance said Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Eli Remolona Jr. co-chaired the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting with ASEAN Business Councils, focusing on mobilising long-term capital and expanding financial access through stronger public-private collaboration. Talks with US-ASEAN, EU-ASEAN and ASEAN business councils covered public-private partnerships, blended finance, risk-sharing, and the use of technology and AI to fund infrastructure, improve connectivity, and support inclusive, sustainable finance for MSMEs and agri-food value chains.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-14•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
The National Financial Regulatory Administration reported that Party Committee Secretary and Administrator Li Yunze met with Ray Dalio, founder of Bridgewater, and his delegation. The parties exchanged views on the global economic and financial situation, the development of China’s financial sector, and China–United States financial cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperation
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2026-04-14•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia published a transcript of Deputy Governor Andrew Hauser’s remarks explaining the pivot from anticipated 2025 rate cuts to policy tightening in response to re-accelerating inflation, stronger demand, and a faster-than-expected closure of the output gap. He cited stronger global and Asian growth linked to artificial intelligence investment, easier financial conditions, and supply capacity growth of around 2%, with core inflation at about 3.5%, headline inflation near 4%, and the cash rate at 4.35%. Hauser also outlined policy trade-offs from an Iran-related oil price shock for an economy that is a net energy exporter but heavily reliant on imported oil, and said the RBA is preparing new forecasts to assess the combined impact of higher oil prices and tighter financial conditions.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported on a meeting between Tajikistan’s official delegation and the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank on the margins of the IMF and World Bank annual meetings to review joint projects and support for priority infrastructure. Discussions focused on AIIB financing for strategic energy, transport and social infrastructure, including the Rogun and Nurek hydropower plants and road and bridge construction, and on expanding cooperation in green energy, transport connectivity, sustainable water use and long-term investment.
Policy & regulationCooperationMarket developmentFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of Tajikistan reported on high-level meetings held alongside the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, including talks with World Bank Vice President for Europe and Central Asia Antonella Bassani on cooperation and priority socio-economic projects. Discussions focused on investment mobilisation, structural reforms, infrastructure and institutional capacity-building, with emphasis on major energy projects such as the Rogun hydropower plant, Tajikistan’s 8% real GDP growth, banking-sector expansion, and the digitisation of financial services and green finance.
Policy & regulationCooperationOther
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2026-04-14•Tajikistan•National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan
The National Bank of the Republic of Tajikistan reported on meetings with senior IMF officials during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, focusing on the Policy Coordination Instrument, monetary policy, banking supervision, financial sector transparency, and capacity building, including anti-money laundering and sanctions risk management. The delegation also discussed bilateral cooperation, structural reforms, and macroeconomic stability, highlighting 8% real GDP growth in January–February, 3.6% inflation, positive banking sector trends, and recent sovereign credit rating upgrades.
Policy & regulationCooperationFinancial stability and systemic riskSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-04-14•Chile•Chile Financial Market Commission
The Chile Financial Market Commission outlined strategic priorities across its prudential, conduct and market development mandates, including promoting Basel III internal credit risk models as an alternative to the standardized approach, subject to validation. It plans to build a specialised validation team from 2026, with internal models estimated to reduce average risk-weighted assets from 67 percent to 53 percent, implying about USD 10 billion in capital savings and a 375 basis point increase in capital adequacy. The Commission will also strengthen cost-benefit assessments of regulation and conduct supervision, and publish a market development work document in the first half of 2026.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesMarket development
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2026-04-14•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission’s Technology and Digital Transformation Department plans to implement a 2026–2027 programme of practical cybersecurity exercises and awareness-raising for the Commission’s IT systems. It has requested companies to submit price quotations for this programme.
Institutional developmentTechnology & data transformationCyber resilience
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2026-04-14•United Arab Emirates•Dubai International Financial Centre
Dubai International Financial Centre announced that Atradius has established operations in DIFC as part of its Middle East growth strategy, operating under the Dubai Financial Services Authority framework. Through local partners, Atradius will offer trade credit insurance and debt collection solutions to support businesses’ payment risk management and trade across the Middle East and North Africa.
Other
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2026-04-14•United Arab Emirates•Central Bank of the UAE
The Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas have signed a memorandum of understanding to deepen financial cooperation, develop financial infrastructure, and support stronger bilateral trade and economic ties. The agreement prioritises integration of instant payment platforms, potential interlinking of national card switches and financial messaging systems, and cooperation on central bank digital currency, open finance, digital assets, and Islamic banking, with benefits for remittance channels for Filipinos in the UAE.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationPayments and payment systems
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2026-04-14•Vietnam•State Bank of Vietnam
The State Bank of Vietnam has appointed Bui Huu Toan as Director of the Banking Academy for a five-year term from 15 April 2026 under Decision No. 688 dated 10 April 2026. Governor Pham Duc An outlined priorities for the Academy including strengthening its role in specialist banking training, enhancing links with commercial banks, and reinforcing applied research, which the new director committed to advance alongside digital transformation in teaching and management.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-14•Kazakhstan•Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of the Republic of Kazakhstan
The Agency for Regulation and Development of the Financial Market of Kazakhstan issued an explanatory note on a new law and rules that strengthen risk-based supervision of microfinance organisations, mandate risk management and internal controls using a three-lines-of-defence model, and raise fit-and-proper standards for senior management. The framework creates a legal basis for microfinance self-regulatory organisations with defined oversight and reporting roles, while the Agency retains supervisory authority and focuses on higher-risk entities. Borrower protection is tightened through extended restrictions on the sale and assignment of consumer microcredit debt, including a moratorium on sales to collection agencies until 1 May 2027.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsLicensing framework and process
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2026-04-14•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 outlined how new banking legislation introduces an “Islamic window” model, allowing conventional banks to offer Islamic banking services under a separate licence and leverage existing infrastructure. The framework strengthens risk management and governance by formally introducing Sharia non-compliance risk and requiring dedicated internal controls and Sharia Councils with enhanced qualification, independence and oversight.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-04-14•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has disqualified David John Parker of Queensland from managing corporations for five years, until 24 March 2031, for his role in the failure of four companies. ASIC found he failed to meet director obligations, including lodging tax documents, maintaining adequate books and records for around AUD 19 million of bank transactions, securing control of a company bank account, and submitting a report on company activities and property. The companies owed more than AUD 3 million to unsecured creditors, including over AUD 1 million to the Australian Taxation Office. Parker may seek a review of the decision.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsCorporate governance
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2026-04-14•Argentina•Argentina Superintendency of Insurance
The Argentina Superintendency of Insurance has upgraded its interactive statistical dashboards, extending published data through the fourth quarter of 2025 and enabling automatic updates once quarterly balance-sheet filings are closed. The enhancements aim to accelerate access to key insurance market information across dashboards covering financial position, investments, credits and debts, Official Gazette and portfolio structure, indicators, geographic distribution, and vehicles at risk.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-14•Moldova•Ministry of Finance (Moldova)
Moldova’s Ministry of Finance announced that Finance Minister Andrian Gavriliță and National Bank of Moldova Governor Anca Dragu are attending the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings in Washington, D.C., to advance economic and financial policy priorities, including European integration. The delegation will hold talks with senior IMF, World Bank and International Finance Corporation officials on launching a new IMF programme, Moldova’s macroeconomic outlook and implementing the 2025–2027 reform agenda under the Growth Plan.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-04-14•Asia•ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations finance ministers and central bank governors, meeting virtually under the Philippines’ chairmanship, reaffirmed commitments to regional financial stability and deeper cooperation amid geopolitical uncertainty, market volatility, and rapid technological change. They highlighted progress in the ASEAN financial cooperation work program and prioritised payments connectivity, capital market development, sustainable finance, and responsible digital finance, including artificial intelligence. An ASEAN+3 deputies meeting with China (with Hong Kong), Japan and Korea discussed enhanced regional resilience measures, including financial safety net and bond market initiatives.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-14•Asia•ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations finance ministers and central bank governors endorsed regional finance deliverables and adopted the ASEAN Finance Sectoral Plan 2026–2030, centred on capital market deepening, regional payments connectivity, and financial health. Milestones include completing the ASEAN Taxonomy’s technical screening criteria and launching the ASEAN Capital Markets Forum Action Plan 2026–2028, alongside commitments to closer cooperation on sustainable finance, disaster risk financing, regulatory alignment, and digital financial innovation.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCross-border cooperationClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-04-14•Asia•ASEAN
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations reported expanded public-private collaboration under the Philippines’ ASEAN chairmanship, with ASEAN finance ministers and central bank governors engaging regional, US and EU business councils at the ASEAN Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting. Discussions focused on mobilising long-term capital for jobs, infrastructure and connectivity, widening access to financial services, and using public-private partnerships, blended finance, risk-sharing mechanisms and technology, including artificial intelligence, to support critical infrastructure, inclusive financing for MSMEs and agri-food value chains, and regional payment connectivity.
Policy & regulationCooperationCross-border cooperationFinancial inclusion
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2026-04-14•Philippines•Department of Finance (Philippines)
The Philippines Department of Finance reported that Finance Secretary Frederick D. Go met with onsemi President and CEO Hassane El-Khoury and reaffirmed support for reinvestment and expansion of the company’s Philippine operations, positioning the country as a strategic base in the global semiconductor value chain. onsemi underscored the importance of its three-decade presence and over 6,000 local employees, while Go highlighted reforms, including the CREATE MORE Act, to enhance investment predictability and support high-value manufacturing.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesOther
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico’s National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) published fourth-quarter 2025 results for its Índice de Desempeño de Atención a Usuarios (IDATU) for electronic payment funds and crowdfunding institutions, which measure how firms handle and resolve user complaints. Sector-level scores were high at 9.45 and 9.38 out of 10, with several firms scoring 10 and none below 9, and CONDUSEF highlighted a focus on equitable treatment of vulnerable users, including older adults.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services (CONDUSEF) published fourth-quarter 2025 results of its User Service Performance Index (IDATU) for regulated multiple-purpose financial companies (SOFOM, E.R.), showing a sector score of 8.8 out of 10, up 0.2 points from the previous quarter. The index evaluates timeliness, quality of responses and process improvements focused on fair treatment of users, and is positioned as a transparency tool to compare SOFOM, E.R. performance and support users in asserting their rights.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Mexico•CONDUSEF
Mexico's National Commission for the Protection and Defense of Users of Financial Services published fourth-quarter 2025 results of the Index of User Service Performance for banks, with the sector scoring 9.01 out of 10, slightly down from the previous quarter. Top performers included Bansi, Intercam Banco, Banco Sabadell and BNP Paribas México, while Banca Afirme, Banca Mifel, BanCoppel, Banco Ve Por Más and Banco Regional ranked lowest. CONDUSEF highlighted the index as a transparency tool to help users compare institutions and make more informed financial decisions.
Data & statisticsActivity and performance reporting
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2026-04-14•Timor-Leste•Central Bank of Timor-Leste
The Central Bank of Timor-Leste published a joint agreement with seven other Portuguese-speaking central bank institutions to create the BCPLP cooperation network. The arrangement is designed to formalize existing cooperation through rotating leadership, regular meetings, technical working groups and an economic policy committee. The first meeting is planned for November 2026 in Luanda, with the Bank of Portugal to hold the first presidency in 2027.
Policy & regulationCooperationDomestic cooperation
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2026-04-14•New Zealand•Serious Fraud Office
The New Zealand Serious Fraud Office reported that former East Wind finance manager Yuko Hanyu has been found guilty in the Auckland District Court of offences relating to a large-scale Ponzi scheme targeting New Zealand’s Japanese community. She was convicted on multiple charges including making false statements as a promoter, obtaining by deception and theft, involving misappropriation of more than NZD 800,000 from East Wind and responsibility for transactions linked to over NZD 6.5 million of new investments and NZD 12.5 million of reinvestments.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-04-14•Bolivia•Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia
The Financial System Supervisory Authority of Bolivia has amended its regulation on interest rates, commissions and fees to tighten oversight of charges by Financial Intermediation Entities and align practices with Central Bank of Bolivia guidelines, including mandatory use of the official US dollar selling reference rate for card transactions abroad. The update introduces tariff bands for remittances and foreign transfers, maintains free basic financial services, and subjects breaches of limits or transparency requirements to sanctions.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsCross-border payments
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2026-04-14•Global•International Monetary Fund
The International Monetary Fund and the African Caucus issued a joint statement highlighting a weaker near-term outlook for Africa, with real GDP growth projected at 4.2% in 2026, versus global growth of 3.1% in 2026 and 3.2% in 2027, amid risks from the war in the Middle East. The statement urges credible but flexible fiscal policy, targeted support for vulnerable groups, prudent management of oil windfalls, and reforms to foster diversification, financial market development, and digital and power infrastructure. It also backs reviewing the Low-Income Country Debt Sustainability Framework and calls for the Comprehensive Surveillance Review to strengthen analysis of imbalances, spillovers, and shock management.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationEconomic data and developmentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-04-14•United States•U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs
Senator Elizabeth Warren, Ranking Member of the U.S. Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs, urged the Senate not to hold a hearing or vote on Kevin Warsh’s nomination to chair the Federal Reserve. She argued the process should not proceed while she says the President is attempting to take over the Federal Reserve.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-04-14•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 written to Elon Musk warning that the launch of X Money could pose risks to consumers, national security, and financial stability, and calling for immediate Congressional scrutiny. The letter raises concerns about X’s “everything app” ambitions, its money transmitter licensing, potential partnership with Cross River Bank, promised yields of up to 6% APY on deposits, X’s record on platform misuse and controls, and possible stablecoin issuance under what she describes as a favorable carveout in the GENIUS Act.
Policy & regulationOtherConsumer and investor protection
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2026-04-14•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova reported on meetings during the IMF and World Bank Spring Meetings, where authorities discussed Moldova’s macroeconomic and financial outlook and requested a new three-year IMF programme without a financing component. Discussions also covered structural reforms, monetary policy, anti-inflation measures, central bank governance and banking sector stability, with IMF technical assistance expected to support institutional capacity building in key reform areas.
Other
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2026-04-14•Global•World Bank
The World Bank Group’s International Finance Corporation and Citi have signed a ZAR 1.6 billion borrowing facility to expand IFC’s local currency financing in South Africa, including supporting IFC’s anchor investment in FirstRand Bank’s Cape Water outcome-based bond. The facility builds on a similar Kenyan shilling arrangement agreed in 2024 and is intended to be replicated in additional countries, complementing IFC’s USD 33 billion in local currency commitments over the past decade.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border payments