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2026-07-24•Middle East•Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF)
The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force visited Damascus to support Syria’s preparations for its upcoming mutual evaluation and strengthen its anti-money laundering, counter-terrorist financing and counter-proliferation financing framework. MENAFATF will provide technical assistance and capacity-building support as Syria implements evaluation requirements and recent institutional reforms.
Policy & regulationCooperationAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-07-24•Middle East•Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force (MENAFATF)
The Middle East and North Africa Financial Action Task Force said a high-level delegation visited Damascus to support Syria’s preparations for the Mutual Evaluation process and strengthen its framework for combating money laundering, terrorist financing and proliferation financing. Syrian authorities highlighted recent legislative, regulatory and institutional reforms, including the recently announced national strategy on money laundering and terrorist financing. MENAFATF said it will continue providing technical assistance, expertise exchange and capacity-building support.
Policy & regulationCooperationAML and CFTSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published slides for Philip Lane’s speech on the euro area outlook. The update points to easing inflation, underlying price pressures and wage growth, but a mixed growth picture across activity, investment, labour demand and credit. It also shows only limited fiscal changes since the June 2026 projections.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developments
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2026-07-24•Global•Ceres
Ceres will convene investors, companies and policymakers at Climate Week NYC on Sept. 23. Discussions will focus on scaling clean energy finance, balancing state energy and affordability priorities, and managing data centers’ rising energy and water demand.
OtherClimate risk and sustainable financeMarket development
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2026-07-24•Cape Verde•Bank of Cape Verde
The Bank of Cape Verde will hold Museums Forum 2026 on July 28 as part of its 50th anniversary celebrations and the third anniversary of the Museum of the Bank of Cape Verde. The forum will focus on museums' social role, cultural identity, coin design, innovation, education and UNESCO museum recommendations under the theme “Museums uniting a divided world.”
Other
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2026-07-24•Eswatini (Swaziland)•Central Bank of Eswatini
The Central Bank of Eswatini kept its discount rate unchanged at 6.75% on 24 July 2026, extending the stance in place since the 25 basis point cut in May 2025, as it lowered its 2026 inflation forecast to 3.0% and cited stronger domestic growth. It said banks are expected to maintain the prime lending rate at 10.25% until the next monetary policy meeting, with June headline inflation at 2.6%, first-quarter real GDP growth at 6.1% year on year, and reserves at SZL 11.8 billion or 2.6 months of import cover.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-07-24•Kenya•Central Bank of Kenya
The Central Bank of Kenya published the communiqué from the 29th East African Community Monetary Affairs Committee meeting, which said central banks have made progress toward monetary union but no Partner State has met all four primary convergence criteria. The committee projected EAC growth of 5.2 percent in 2026, noted progress on the cross-border payments masterplan and called for stronger macroeconomic surveillance, reserve diversification and cybersecurity cooperation.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCross-border paymentsFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-07-24•Angola•Angola Capital Markets Commission
The Angola Capital Markets Commission participated in the opening of FILDA 2026, framing the event as part of its efforts to support economic diversification and stronger institutional coordination. It used the forum to promote financial literacy and underscore the capital market’s role in financing Angola’s economy.
OtherMarket development
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2026-07-24•United States•U.S. Financial Services Committee
The U.S. Financial Services Committee highlighted that the House passed the bipartisan Main Street Capital Access Act by a 270-155-1 vote and said more than 100 organizations support it. Backers described the bill as a bank regulatory reform measure that would tailor supervision to institution size and risk, encourage new bank formation and reduce burdens on community banks.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & prioritiesCapital adequacySupervision process and methodologies
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2026-07-24•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
FinCEN has issued an alert telling financial institutions to identify, prevent and report suspicious activity tied to fraud against federal student aid programs. It highlights ghost student, synthetic identity and straw student schemes, and points firms to refund-related ACH payments and subsequent laundering through mules, shell companies and fraudulent accounts as key risk indicators.
SupervisionAlertsFraud and scams
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2026-07-24•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control sanctioned four individuals and nine entities in Babak Zanjani's Iranian sanctions evasion network, targeting the Dot One conglomerate and foreign firms that supported Zedcex and Zedxion. The designations span digital asset, gold, transport and payments activities in Iran, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates. U.S. property interests are blocked and U.S. persons are generally barred from dealing with the designated parties.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-07-24•United States•U.S. Department of the Treasury
The U.S. Department of the Treasury published a joint readout of the June 2026 EU-U.S. Joint Financial Regulatory Forum, which focused on exchanges rather than new joint policy actions. Discussions covered digital assets, Basel III implementation, bank resolution, capital markets, FATCA and AML/CFT, including an SEC commitment to prepare a rulemaking recommendation on a possible Securities Act exemption for regulatory bail-ins. The next Forum is expected in late 2026.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-07-24•Belgium•Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority
The Belgium Financial Services and Markets Authority announced the suspension of trading in IEP Invest financial instruments on Euronext Brussels. The suspension took effect at 16:40 CET on 24 July 2026 at the company’s request and will remain in place until a press release is published.
SupervisionInterventionsTrading
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2026-07-24•Italy•Bank of Italy
The Bank of Italy has issued seven new Occasional Papers spanning housing, monetary policy history, industrial supply chains, higher education and financial accounts methods. Key findings include a long-run house-price elasticity to population of about 0.7 to 0.8, evidence that the Bank of Italy’s balance sheet acted as a monetary policy tool across the 20th century, and an estimate that a 1 percent fall in European Union car demand would cut Italian value added by EUR 63 million at final producers and EUR 93 million upstream. The education papers also find that online universities broaden access for weaker-prepared students, while peer parents’ background and faculty gender and age affect enrollment and retention outcomes.
ResearchOther
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2026-07-24•Italy•Bank of Italy
Bank of Italy published a notice on the IMF's final Financial System Stability Assessment for Italy following the periodic review launched in 2025. The IMF judged the financial system sound and resilient, citing stronger bank buffers, asset quality and profitability, while also flagging emerging risks and areas for further targeted measures.
Policy & regulationPeer reviews and country evaluationsFinancial stability and systemic riskCapital adequacyLiquidity riskAsset quality
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s Q4 2025 bank treasurer survey shows euro area banks expect to hold reserves well above minimum requirements and keep them broadly stable through end-2026 despite falling excess liquidity. Banks see LCR and NSFR targets as more binding than absolute reserve levels and would generally turn to markets first if liquidity tightens. Most do not plan regular use of standard refinancing operations, with demand likely to rise mainly if market funding becomes less attractive or less available.
ResearchLiquidity risk
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2026-07-24•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Insurance Authority
The Hong Kong Insurance Authority's provisional first quarter 2026 statistics show total gross premiums rose 32.3% year on year to HKD 291.6 billion, driven mainly by long term business. New office premiums in long term business increased 51.1% to HKD 141.1 billion, while general business gross premiums rose 12.5% to HKD 35.2 billion and operating profit increased 56.1% to HKD 4.1 billion.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicators
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2026-07-24•Isle of Man•The Treasury (Isle of Man)
Isle of Man Treasury has closed the Homes for Ukraine Scheme and the linked Ukraine Sponsorship Scheme to new applicants as demand has fallen. People already in the Isle of Man under Ukraine routes can still use the Ukraine Permission Extension Scheme to remain for a further 18 months, and pending sponsorship applications will continue under the rules in force when filed. The government said 150 Ukrainians have been accommodated and supported since May 2022.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-07-24•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has notified firms that the vessel AVAX, IMO 9058713, has been designated under the Libya sanctions regime in force in the Bailiwick. Businesses must identify any linked relationships, report findings immediately to the Policy & Resources Committee and notify the Commission where an affected relationship is found. Commission reporting must cover the relevant customer or asset link and the nature and value of the relationship or transaction.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-07-24•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued consultation feedback and new guidance on asset tokenisation, concluding that its existing technology-neutral framework can support digital finance with targeted refinements. The measures include allowing public blockchains for fund tokenisation, easing some virtual asset service provider restrictions, clarifying licensing treatment for certain tokenised products and introducing simple reporting requirements. Further feedback and rules on stablecoins are expected in autumn 2026.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTokenization
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2026-07-24•United Kingdom•Bank of England
The Bank of England has published a staff working paper introducing DeTail, an agent-based model for assessing releasable macroprudential capital buffers. The paper finds that releasing buffers in downturns supports credit supply, reduces household and firm defaults, and limits severe bank losses, while building buffers in upturns has limited lending costs. It models a time-varying regime with an 8% minimum requirement plus a Countercyclical Capital Buffer-like add-on of up to 2.5%.
ResearchMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-07-24•Egypt•Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority
The Egypt Financial Regulatory Authority told a World Bank delegation it is advancing capital market reforms to enable short selling, market making and further derivatives market development, while launching a July 26 training program for state-owned companies ahead of government offerings. It also outlined tighter prudential requirements for finance companies and a plan to connect supervised firms through XBRL-based data sharing and AI-enabled analytics.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsMarket developmentRegulatory reporting
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2026-07-24•China•China Securities Regulatory Commission
The China Securities Regulatory Commission approved the registration of hot rolled coil and stainless steel options for the Shanghai Futures Exchange and will oversee preparations for their launch.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-07-24•China•China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission
China's National Financial Regulatory Administration has issued draft administrative reconsideration rules for consultation to standardize how financial supervisory disputes are reviewed. The 56-article draft sets principles, jurisdiction, filing and acceptance procedures, and review and decision-making requirements. The administration plans to revise the text after feedback and issue it later.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-07-24•Colombia•Superintendencia Financiera de Colombia
The Financial Superintendence of Colombia will provide free in-person consumer assistance in Montería, Córdoba, on July 28 and 29. Consumers can file complaints and claims, seek extrajudicial conciliation with supervised firms, and bring disputes for resolution by a Superintendency judge. The sessions cover issues involving banks, insurers, financial cooperatives, trust companies, pension funds and broker-dealers.
SupervisionOtherComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-07-24•Morocco•Moroccan Capital Markets Authority
The Moroccan Capital Markets Authority has registered Jaida's 2025 reference document as the annual update to the information dossier for its finance company bills program. The dossier combines the new reference document with the note registered in 2023 and is available through Jaida and the authority.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-07-24•Morocco•Moroccan Capital Markets Authority
The Moroccan Capital Markets Authority registered Saham Leasing’s 2025 reference document as the annual update to the information dossier for its finance company bills program. The updated dossier combines that document with the program note registered in January 2021 and is available through Saham Leasing and the authority’s website.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-07-24•Congo•Central Bank of Congo
The Central Bank of Congo published a recruitment form to be completed.
Institutional developmentWorkforce & recruitmentHiring and recruitment
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2026-07-24•Liechtenstein•Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority
The Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority published a 2025 practice guide summarizing anonymized supervisory and appeal decisions and showing how it applies supervisory law. It highlights a first bank governance order requiring remediation of an unqualified board member and insufficient board independence, findings that an asset manager's shared office failed domestic presence requirements, and an upheld insurance license revocation. The guide also reports 75 concluded enforcement proceedings in 2025, with CHF 590,000 in final fines across 17 cases.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSupervision process and methodologies
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2026-07-24•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission revised its rules for authorised leveraged and inverse products, requiring products with capacity that shifts with market conditions to use flexible daily leverage within existing caps. Providers must disclose the next trading day’s target leverage after market close and reflect the flexible feature and maximum leverage in product names. The update is aimed particularly at fast-growing Single Stock L&I Products and reinforces that these are daily trading instruments rather than buy-and-hold products.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-07-24•Georgia•National Bank of Georgia
The National Bank of Georgia said three virtual asset firms sanctioned by the European Union under its 21st Russia sanctions package are based in Georgia but are not regulated by the central bank. It added that the firms were not operating in Georgia, further investigative actions are under way, and Georgia's virtual asset framework was rated largely compliant with FATF Recommendation 15 by Moneyval.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsNew sanctions designations
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2026-07-24•Montenegro•Montenegro Capital Market Authority
The Montenegro Capital Market Authority has launched a consultation on draft rules governing the annual activity report of branches of UCITS management companies. The draft specifies the report’s content, submission method and deadlines for branches from European Union member states and third countries operating in Montenegro. The authority will finalize the rules after reviewing comments.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-07-24•Azerbaijan•Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan
The Central Bank of the Republic of Azerbaijan has begun using securities lending from July 23, 2026 as part of its foreign exchange reserve management strategy. Bank of New York Mellon will operate the program, which allows up to USD 1 billion of the central bank’s debt securities portfolio to be lent on a short-term basis in international markets. The bank said the arrangement is intended to raise additional income while maintaining reserve safety and liquidity.
Monetary policyMonetary policy instruments & operationsMarket development
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2026-07-24•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic suspended Pro mani LLC's exchange bureau license from July 25 to July 27, 2026 inclusive for breaches of Kyrgyz legislation and the National Bank's regulatory acts.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-07-24•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic said its Osh regional office delivered a financial literacy lecture for residents and local government staff in the Chon-Alay area of Osh region. The session covered the central bank’s role, currency security features, loans, deposits and savings, with added guidance on fraud prevention and a demonstration of the credit self-ban function in the Tunduk app.
Financial literacy & educationFinancial literacy and education
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2026-07-24•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic fined an exchange bureau in Jalal Abad Region KGS 55,000. The penalty was imposed for breaches of Kyrgyz legislation and the National Bank’s regulatory requirements.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-07-24•Kyrgyzstan•National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic suspended the license of exchange bureau OsOO Leader 07 from 24 July to 7 August 2026, inclusive. The action was taken for breaches of Kyrgyz legislation and the National Bank’s regulatory requirements.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsUnlicensed or unauthorized activity
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2026-07-24•Moldova•National Commission for Financial Markets
Moldova's National Commission for Financial Markets and UNDP Moldova discussed using capital market instruments to finance renewable energy projects, with a focus on municipal bonds for photovoltaic plants in four localities. The talks covered funding mobilization and regulatory issues that could help local authorities use these financing tools.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClimate risk and sustainable financeMarket development
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2026-07-24•Czech Republic•Czech National Bank
The Czech National Bank announced that interest on the Czech Republic 2013–2028 2.50 percent bond and on stripped coupon No. 14 will be paid on 25 August 2026 to holders recorded at the Czech Securities Centre at the end of 26 July 2026, with eligible persons required to submit written payment instructions and supporting documents for non-cash transfer by 12 August 2026.
OtherSecurities offerings and listings
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank will extend climate factors in the Eurosystem collateral framework to certain eligible credit claims of non-financial corporations. The measure applies larger collateral value reductions to assets more exposed to climate-related transition risk, with a maximum additional reduction of 5%. It is expected to take effect at the earliest by the end of 2027, with annual updates to the factor values.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsClimate risk and sustainable financePrudential risks
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank, in a blog post, argues that macroprudential policy can help productivity by reducing the damage from financial crises and limiting credit booms that divert lending toward real estate and away from innovative firms. It says recent euro area capital buffer tightening had only minimal effects on overall bank credit supply. The post also calls for simplification without deregulation and for deeper non-bank financing and capital markets development.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-07-24•Australia•Reserve Bank of Australia
The Reserve Bank of Australia’s weekly balance sheet showed total assets and liabilities of AUD 360.2 billion at 22 July 2026, up AUD 561 million over the week. Exchange Settlement balances fell AUD 14.3 billion, while deposits excluding those balances rose AUD 12.3 billion. On the asset side, gold and foreign exchange increased AUD 2.6 billion and Australian dollar investments fell AUD 2.3 billion, with both moves mainly reflecting transactions.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-07-24•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission took administrative action against 36 approved SMSF auditors between January and June 2026, lifting its FY26 total to 64 and increasing enforcement activity year on year. The measures included disqualifications, suspensions, added conditions and registration cancellations tied to breaches such as independence failures, standards non-compliance and annual statement non-lodgement. ASIC said the actions reinforce oversight of auditors responsible for more than AUD 1 trillion in SMSF assets.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsAuditing
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2026-07-24•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has notified businesses that AVAX, IMO 9058713, has been specified under the Libya sanctions regime. Businesses must screen for linked relationships and report findings immediately to the Policy & Resources Committee, while regulated firms must subsequently provide specified information to the Commission.
EnforcementSanctions & designationsNew sanctions designations
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2026-07-24•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has issued asset tokenisation guidance that permits public blockchains for fund tokenisation and clarifies the treatment of tokenised securities. It will ease restrictions on virtual asset service providers, simplify licensing for certain existing licensees and introduce digital finance reporting requirements. Stablecoin feedback and rules are expected in autumn 2026.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationTokenization
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2026-07-24•Global•OECD
The OECD has issued guidance for Development Assistance Committee members on using cities, regions and other subnational entities more effectively in development co-operation. It says DAC members should enable these actors through policy, reporting and financing frameworks while requiring alignment with country ownership, results, inclusive partnerships, transparency and mutual accountability. The guidance measures success by the extent to which decentralised co-operation builds sustainable, peer-based partnerships and delivers monitorable SDG impact.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationClimate risk and sustainable finance
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2026-07-24•Russia•Central Bank of Russia
The Central Bank of Russia cut its key rate by 25 basis points to 14.00%, citing moderate economic growth and saying strong summer price growth and higher inflation expectations were mainly driven by one-off factors, while weaker sectoral production capacity and a more expansionary three-year fiscal path require a smoother easing cycle. It raised its 2026 inflation forecast to 6.0%-7.0%, lowered its 2026 GDP growth forecast to 0.0%-1.0%, and said future rate decisions will depend on inflation, inflation expectations and domestic and external risks, with proinflationary risks still outweighing disinflationary ones.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-07-24•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has notified firms that the Russia sanctions entry for Daria Rosliakova has been corrected, while all existing restrictions remain in force. Businesses must check for relevant relationships, freeze any affected assets, avoid making funds or resources available, and report matches to both the Policy & Resources Committee and the Commission.
SupervisionAlertsSanctions list update
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2026-07-24•Guernsey•Guernsey Financial Services Commission
The Guernsey Financial Services Commission has alerted firms that the UK sanctions list details for two Russia-designated individuals, Pavel Ezoubov Ezubov and Vasily Vitalyevich Abramov, have been varied. The individuals remain subject to asset freeze and related sanctions, and firms must check for affected relationships, freeze relevant assets, and report findings to both the Policy & Resources Committee and the Commission.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationSanctions list update
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Banking Authority
The European Banking Authority has released a draft 4.4 technical package for its reporting and disclosure framework and is seeking feedback ahead of a final version due in September 2026. The draft covers IFRS 18 FINREP templates, amended Pillar 3 ESG disclosures, FRTB disclosure templates and technical updates for resolution planning, MREL and AMLA eligibility reporting. First reference dates run from 31 December 2026 to 31 March 2027 depending on the topic.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsRegulatory reporting
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s June 2026 Consumer Expectations Survey showed lower consumer inflation perceptions and lower one-year and three-year inflation expectations, while five-year expectations were unchanged. Households also reported a less negative growth outlook and slightly lower expected unemployment. Expected income growth rose, but expected spending growth and home price growth fell, while mortgage rate expectations increased.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a working paper finding that US import tariffs reduce manufacturing output by spreading through domestic input-output linkages. Tariffs raise costs for downstream users of tariff-hit inputs and reduce demand for upstream suppliers when customer sectors cut production. The paper also finds no evidence that tariffs protect domestic industries at the sectoral level studied.
Research
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s June 2026 SESFOD found that overall credit terms in euro-denominated securities financing and OTC derivatives eased slightly between March and May 2026, driven only by modest easing in price terms. Securities financing became more expensive as funding rates and spreads rose across all collateral types and demand increased, while non-centrally cleared OTC derivatives saw slightly higher initial margin requirements and some deterioration in liquidity for foreign exchange, equity and commodity products. Respondents largely expected conditions to remain unchanged in the next three months.
Data & statisticsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank published a working paper introducing the DeTail agent-based model to test releasable macroprudential capital buffers. The simulations find that releasing buffers in downturns supports credit supply, reduces borrower defaults and lowers tail bank losses, while building buffers in upturns does not materially restrain lending. The model also indicates slightly shorter and less pronounced credit cycles under a time-varying buffer regime.
ResearchCapital adequacyMacroprudential policy and tools
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2026-07-24•Croatia•Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency and the Ministry of Finance are consulting on a tax-advantaged investment account for individuals. Each citizen could open one account through an authorized intermediary, with cumulative payments generally capped at EUR 200,000 and potentially EUR 250,000 under specified conditions. The consultation closes Aug. 23, 2026.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOther
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2026-07-24•Zimbabwe•Securities & Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe published a directory entry for True North Wealth Managers (Private) Limited under investment managers. The entry identifies the firm’s Avondale address and names Stewart Kaseke as chief executive officer and managing director.
SupervisionAuthorisations & approvalsLicence approval
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2026-07-24•Zimbabwe•Securities & Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe added or published a Securities Trustees listing for First Capital Bank. The entry identifies the bank, its address and named contacts.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingLicence approval
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2026-07-24•Zimbabwe•Securities & Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe published a custodian listing for First Capital Bank. The entry identifies the institution and names its senior executive and contact person.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingOther
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2026-07-24•Zimbabwe•Securities & Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe
The Securities and Exchange Commission of Zimbabwe has approved seven fintech solutions to participate in its Regulatory Sandbox. The approved tests cover blockchain capital raising, tokenisation, synthetic trading, crowdfunding and infrastructure tokenisation, and must operate within defined parameters under the commission's oversight. The commission said it may issue further guidance or directives as testing progresses.
SupervisionInnovation & testingFintech and insurtechRegulatory sandbox
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2026-07-24•Romania•Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority
The Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority published its Daily Market Report for July 24, 2026 and pointed readers to the archive of Daily Market Report and Morning Call publications for 2021 through 2026.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsFinancial and market indicatorsSupervisory data
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2026-07-24•Moldova•National Bank of Moldova
The National Bank of Moldova has published a draft package of insurance rule changes centered on outsourcing, fit and proper requirements and related repeals. For outsourcing, it would require prior notification before insurers outsource or further subcontract activities and would impose specific controls for chain outsourcing, including insurer consent and risk oversight. The draft also revises suitability requirements for key insurance roles and would repeal the 2020 actuarial activity regulation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsOutsourcing and third-party risk management
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2026-07-24•Thailand•Bank of Thailand
The Bank of Thailand said it signed a memorandum of understanding with the Monetary Authority of Singapore on cybersecurity and preventing digital financial fraud. The agreement was reached alongside the East Asia-Pacific Central Banks governors' meeting, where participants also discussed regional economic conditions, artificial intelligence and cooperation against digital scams.
Policy & regulationCooperationCyber resilienceCross-border cooperation
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2026-07-24•Thailand•Thailand Office of Insurance Commission
The Thailand Office of Insurance Commission has launched an industry-wide CAT Scenarios Stress Test to measure how major natural disasters could affect insurers and the wider insurance system. The exercise will test 1-in-200-year flood and earthquake scenarios, plus a combined same-year 1-in-100 event, with impacts assessed over three years. The project is expected to finish by December 2026.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsStress testing
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2026-07-24•Croatia•Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency
The Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency's June 2026 monthly report showed higher assets across major fund segments, with mandatory pension funds rising to EUR 28.7bn and UCITS to EUR 4.7bn. Insurance premiums reached EUR 1.1bn in the first half of 2026, up 6.7% year on year, while the Zagreb Stock Exchange recorded EUR 95.3m in June turnover and a 6.0% monthly gain in CROBEX.
SupervisionRegulatory reportingAsset qualitySupervision process and methodologies
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2026-07-24•Türkiye•Central Bank of Türkiye
The Central Bank of Türkiye will revise selected Balance of Payments Financial Account items to improve data quality. The changes refine the treatment of resident and personal deposits, integrate SWIFT transaction data for deposits abroad, and add financial derivatives as a separate Financial Account item. These revisions will appear in the June 2026 statistics release on August 13, 2026.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-07-24•Türkiye•Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye has established the Alo 193 Joint Damage Notification Center as a single claims reporting channel integrated with all insurers. The center will start operating on Sept. 1, 2026 and will initially accept traffic and casco insurance claims. It will also take complaints about illegal structures linked to post-claim harassment.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsClaims management
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2026-07-24•Türkiye•Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye
The Insurance and Private Pension Regulation and Supervision Agency of Türkiye has required motor vehicle insurance damage applications submitted through the Common Damage Notification Center to be treated as filed with the relevant insurer, the Guarantee Account or the Turkish Motor Insurers' Bureau when received by the center's database. The rules set routing for different accident scenarios and require the receiving entity to contact applicants by the next business day. The circular takes effect on 1 September 2026.
Policy & regulationRules & requirements
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2026-07-24•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines has appointed Dino R. Gasmen as assistant governor for financial markets from 18 January 2027. He will succeed Edna C. Villa and will be onboarded as a technical advisor on 3 November 2026 to support the transition. Gasmen joins from BPI and will oversee open market operations, foreign exchange policy implementation and reserve management.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLeadership change and appointments
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2026-07-24•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines has urged banks and other supervised entities to strengthen cybersecurity in response to AI-related cyber risks. Its memorandum calls for tighter security controls, better asset and vulnerability management, greater use of AI-based defensive tools, and stronger incident response and business continuity planning.
Policy & regulationGuidance & interpretationCyber resilienceArtificial intelligence
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2026-07-24•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Securities & Futures Commission
The Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission has reprimanded and fined Victory Securities Company Limited HKD 1.7 million and suspended responsible officer Stephen Chiu Che Leung for three months over failures in handling a client account. Victory failed to investigate obvious red flags around a client’s claimed shareholdings and did not report suspected false documents to the regulator. The SFC said the breaches fell short of conduct and anti-money laundering requirements.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsClient asset custody and safekeepingAML and CFT
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2026-07-24•Hong Kong•Hong Kong Monetary Authority
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority’s latest Complaints Watch reports 2,310 banking complaints in the first half of 2026, up 22% from a year earlier. The rise was driven mainly by complaints about account operations during increased account reviews and monitoring linked to anti-fraud intelligence sharing with the Hong Kong Police Force. The HKMA reminded Authorized Institutions to communicate adequately with affected customers.
SupervisionRisk monitoring & watch pointsComplaints and dispute resolution
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2026-07-24•Kazakhstan•National Bank of Kazakhstan
The National Bank of Kazakhstan cut its base rate by 25 basis points to 16.75% on 24 July 2026, with a corridor of plus or minus 1 percentage point, citing a nine-month decline in annual inflation and room to recalibrate monetary tightness, while warning that recent monthly data may indicate a weakening of the disinflationary impulse. Annual inflation eased to 10.3% in June, but the central bank said risks remain pro-inflationary and that further decisions will depend on confirmation of durable disinflation, fiscal discipline, tariff indexation and external fuel and commodity market developments, with no pre-set path for the base rate.
Monetary policyPolicy rate decisionsMonetary policy decisions and developments
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2026-07-24•Austria•Austria Financial Market Authority
The Austria Financial Market Authority's 2026 Foreign Insurance Business Report shows foreign business accounted for 56% of total premium income for the five internationally active Austrian insurance groups in 2025. Foreign premium volume rose 10.7% to EUR 14.3 billion, with the Czech Republic and Poland remaining the main markets. The authority expects the geographic mix to shift in the current year after Vienna Insurance Group's acquisition of Germany's Nürnberger Versicherung.
Data & statisticsBalance of payments and other external statistics
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2026-07-24•France•Bank of France
The Bank of France published the CNMP's 2025 update on cash access in metropolitan France, which found accessibility remained very high, with more than 99% of residents aged 15 and over living in a municipality with a cash access point or within a 15-minute drive of one. ATM-equipped sites fell 2.7% and the total number of ATMs fell 4.2% to 40,804, but the number of municipalities with an ATM remained broadly stable at about 6,500 and merchant cash distribution points rose 5.5% to 30,057.
Data & statisticsCurrency and cash management
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2026-07-24•Europe•European Central Bank
The European Central Bank’s July 2026 Survey of Monetary Analysts shows a median expectation that the deposit facility rate will stay at 2.25% at the next Governing Council meeting, with a 25 basis point increase more likely by the second meeting. Analysts see HICP inflation returning to 2.0% from 2027Q2 and euro area growth remaining modest. The survey also points to continued declines in APP and PEPP holdings and a low likelihood of TPI activation.
Data & statisticsMonetary data
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2026-07-24•Uzbekistan•Ministry of Finance (Republic of Uzbekistan)
The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Uzbekistan has summarized Cabinet-approved amendments affecting the collateral registry, exchange trading, business stability ratings and public sector staffing rules. Key changes include stronger Garov.uz integration with ONE-ID, a mechanism to challenge incorrect registry data, revised initial price-setting for some exchange-traded products and a new graduate employment indicator in business ratings. The package also standardizes staffing schedule rules for budget organizations and updates monitoring procedures for copper deep-processing enterprises.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsMarket infrastructure
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2026-07-24•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao PDR reviewed cooperation with the United Kingdom during a farewell meeting with departing UK Ambassador Mel Barlow. Discussions covered continued support for anti-money laundering and counterterrorist financing, green finance and sustainable finance.
Policy & regulationCooperationAML and CFTCross-border cooperation
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2026-07-24•New Zealand•New Zealand Financial Markets Authority
The New Zealand Financial Markets Authority said the High Court has placed six Chance Voight companies into liquidation after finding the group was insolvent and dependent on new investor money to meet existing obligations. The court found the business model was unsustainable, with about NZD54.2 million raised from investors and a consolidated negative net asset position of NZD11.8 million as at 30 September 2025. The FMA’s wider investigation remains ongoing.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFinancial benchmarksAccounting and financial reporting
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2026-07-24•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission said former director Vickie Anne Vella was sentenced to 18 months' imprisonment, to be served by way of an Intensive Corrections Order, for dishonestly using her position to divert more than AUD 1.2 million in company funds for personal use. The money was withdrawn from Coast Reo Pty Ltd and Midcoast Reinforcement Pty Ltd between August 2016 and April 2018. Her conviction also triggers an automatic five-year ban on managing companies until 23 July 2031.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-07-24•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 the Republic of Kazakhstan approved appointments at ADCB Islamic Bank and Freedom Bank Kazakhstan, covering an independent director role at the former and a management board and risk management role at the latter.
Institutional developmentLeadership change & appointmentsLicence approval
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2026-07-24•Vietnam•Vietnam State Securities Commission
The Vietnam State Securities Commission is seeking quotations as part of preparations to select a provider for digitizing its archival documents in 2026. The request is intended to support cost estimation for the project, with bids to be submitted by July 30, 2026.
Institutional developmentProcurementOutsourcing and third-party risk management
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2026-07-24•Thailand•Bank of Thailand
The Bank of Thailand and the Monetary Authority of Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding on cybersecurity cooperation and digital fraud protection, expanding existing collaboration across their financial sectors. It covers threat and incident information sharing, staff training and policy exchanges, and joint cross-border cybersecurity and crisis management exercises.
Policy & regulationCooperationCyber resilienceDomestic cooperation
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2026-07-24•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines has introduced temporary currency servicing changes at its Cagayan de Oro, General Santos and Ozamiz branches during renovation works. From Aug. 3, 2026, the branches will stop accepting fit currency deposits, suspend the 20-working-day verification period and shorten servicing hours to 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Monday to Thursday. They will also shift to just-in-time cash shipments for withdrawals, with at least one week advance notice required once each branch implements the arrangement.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsCurrency and cash management
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2026-07-24•Philippines•Central Bank of the Philippines
The Central Bank of the Philippines highlighted its Banknote-to-Armchair Project, with close to 100 classroom armchairs made from recycled unfit polymer banknotes donated to a Davao City elementary school. The BSP said the project forms part of its end-of-life management approach for polymer notes and pointed to far lower return rates for damaged PHP 1,000 polymer notes than for paper notes.
Policy & regulationImplementation, projects & pilotsOther
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2026-07-24•Indonesia•OJK
The Indonesia Financial Services Authority has called in Kredivo and KreditFazz over alleged improper debt collection conduct in Purworejo involving a KrediFazz loan marketed through the Kredivo app. It told the firms to investigate, review oversight of third-party collectors and strengthen collection controls. The authority is still examining the case and may take supervisory or enforcement action if it finds breaches.
SupervisionInterventionsOutsourcing and third-party risk management
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2026-07-24•Singapore•Monetary Authority of Singapore
The Monetary Authority of Singapore has signed a memorandum of understanding with BOT on cybersecurity and digital fraud cooperation in the financial sector. It covers information sharing, joint capability-building and cross-border cyber and crisis management exercises.
Policy & regulationCooperationCyber resilienceCross-border cooperation
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2026-07-24•Laos•Bank of the Lao
The Bank of the Lao PDR called for joint China-ASEAN governance mechanisms to manage cybersecurity and systemic risks from AI in finance. Its deputy governor also joined the launch of an AI and finance cooperation project and discussions on AI-enabled local-currency cooperation.
Policy & regulationCooperationArtificial intelligenceCyber resilienceFinancial stability and systemic risk
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2026-07-24•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
The South Korea Financial Services Commission has proposed amendments to raise audit quality at accounting firms, following up on its February 2026 reform plan. The package would reward high-quality mid-tier firms with access to larger listed company audits, require large firms to install audit quality oversight committees led by external experts, and tighten external audit experience requirements for senior leaders at listed-company auditors. The consultation runs through Sept. 2 before further approval and implementation.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsAuditing
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2026-07-24•South Korea•South Korea Financial Services Commission
The South Korea Financial Services Commission will tighten access to single-stock leveraged ETF and ETN products earlier than planned, requiring more than KRW 30 million in cash from July 31 for new and additional purchases of domestic and overseas listed products. Substitute securities will no longer count toward the threshold, and sale proceeds will count only after T+2 settlement. Authorities have already halted new listings and advertising, with further premium-discount controls due on Aug. 19.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsTrading
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2026-07-24•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission is consulting on enhanced provident fund statements covering investment positions and retirement savings adequacy. Asset management companies would provide expanded portfolio and performance data, action-oriented messages and access to retirement planning tools. Comments are due by Aug. 23, 2026, and the rules are expected to be issued in 2026.
Policy & regulationRules & requirementsDisclosures
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2026-07-24•Thailand•Thailand Securities & Exchange Commission
The Thailand Securities and Exchange Commission filed a criminal complaint against Supaporn Pimphong over 11 allegedly false reports involving securities of six listed companies. The SEC removed the reports after verification, and the case will proceed through the criminal enforcement process.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actionsFraud and scams
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2026-07-24•Australia•Australian Securities & Investments Commission
The Australian Securities & Investments Commission has banned former NextGen Financial Group directors Nicholas Brookes and Vitorio Turco for three years after linking each to at least two failures to give effect to AFCA determinations. The cases involved inappropriate advice on self-managed superannuation funds used to purchase property, with consumers later compensated through the Compensation Scheme of Last Resort. Both men can seek review by the Administrative Review Tribunal.
EnforcementInvestigations & enforcement actions
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2026-07-23•Netherlands•Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets
The Dutch Authority for the Financial Markets published findings from a review of compliance and internal audit functions at Dutch managers of investment institutions under an European Securities and Markets Authority Common Supervisory Action. It found weaknesses in compliance documentation, oversight of outsourced control functions and the rationale for proportionality-based structures. The authority will continue to reflect those issues in its supervision.
SupervisionReviews, inspections & stress testsComplianceOutsourcing and third-party risk management
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2026-07-23•Cuba•Central Bank of Cuba
The Central Bank of Cuba has published a historical review of pre-revolutionary currency developments, focusing on the move from metallic circulation to silver-backed banknotes. It highlights the 1934 creation of silver certificate notes, the withdrawal of gold from circulation, and the later role of the National Bank of Cuba as note issuer from 1950. The note also recalls the 25% reserve requirement and Cuba's first commemorative banknote in 1953.
ResearchCurrency and cash management
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2026-07-23•Dominican Republic•Pensions Superintendency (SIPEN)
In a podcast interview, the Dominican Republic's Pensions Superintendency outlined pension reform proposals aimed at reducing the risk that retirees outlive their savings. The measures include cutting the contribution requirement for a guaranteed lifetime pension from 25 years to 15 years and gradually raising the Solidarity Fund contribution from 0.4% to 1.25% over 10 years. The discussion also covered auto-enrolled complementary pension plans and mechanisms to extend coverage to self-employed workers.
Policy & regulationReform agendas & priorities
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2026-07-23•Dominican Republic•Pensions Superintendency (SIPEN)
The Dominican Republic's Pensions Superintendency took part in the FIAP-WPA 2026 seminar in Costa Rica on the future of pension systems. SIPEN officials joined discussions on pension reform, demographic pressures, labor market change, artificial intelligence and the protection of retirement savings. The event also addressed informal worker coverage, decumulation and market volatility.
Policy & regulationCooperation
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2026-07-23•Caribbean•Eastern Caribbean Central Bank
The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank released an ECCB Connects episode in which aviation specialist Dennis Mc Call said the Caribbean's most urgent aviation problem is travel affordability, driven by taxes, fees and charges. He also said the proposed OECS Air should be governed independently with limited government intervention, alongside greater focus on sustainability, innovation and digital integration.
OtherMarket development
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2026-07-23•Costa Rica•Central Bank of Costa Rica
The Central Bank of Costa Rica issued a periodic macroeconomic review that pointed to slower global growth in 2026 and 2027 and inflation remaining above most central bank targets. For Costa Rica, it reported 3.5% year-on-year growth in the Monthly Index of Economic Activity in May 2026 and a 6.7% unemployment rate. It also noted a narrower goods trade deficit relative to GDP, supported by stronger manufactured exports.
Monetary policyMonetary policy assessments & outlooksEconomic data and developments
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2026-07-23•Ecuador•Central Bank of Ecuador
The Central Bank of Ecuador reported stronger cement sector activity in June 2026, with production rising 12.1 percent year on year to 452.4 thousand tonnes and dispatches increasing 14.2 percent to 453.7 thousand tonnes. Inventories fell to 35.4 thousand tonnes, while first-half production and dispatches also posted double-digit annual growth. The release linked the improvement to the dry season, tax incentives for builders and ongoing housing and infrastructure projects.
Data & statisticsEconomic data and developments
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2026-07-23•Mexico•Ministry of Finance & Public Credit (Mexico)
Mexico's Ministry of Finance and Public Credit said its Financial Intelligence Unit blocked 63 subjects linked to the Jalisco New Generation Cartel's financial network and filed a money laundering complaint with the Attorney General's Office. The move followed a U.S. Treasury designation of 55 subjects and added eight more individuals and entities in Mexico. Authorities cited red flags including cash activity, luxury asset purchases, international transfers, virtual assets and apparent shell-company structures.
EnforcementSanctions & designations