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Dubai FSA accepted four fintech firms into its 2019 Summer Innovation Testing License (ITL) Cohort, following the evaluation of a number of applications.
July 02, 2019
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We examine the physical risk and quantify the economic costs of climate change using the Moody's Analytics Global Macroeconomic Model.
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SARB published a discussion paper on developing a methodology to determine which banks are systemically important financial institutions (SIFIs) in the South African context, in line with the requirements set out in the Financial Sector Regulation Act 9 of 2017 (FSR Act).
June 11, 2019
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SAMA published the Financial Entities Ethical Red Teaming Framework, in an effort to address the increasing cyber risks.
June 07, 2019
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BoM revised the guideline on credit impairment measurement and income recognition for all deposit-taking financial institutions.
June 06, 2019
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IMF published its staff report and selected issues report under the 2019 Article IV consultation with Qatar.
June 03, 2019
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SARB issued a directive (D1/2019) on matters related to Pillar 3 disclosure requirements framework.
May 23, 2019
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FSB published an update on the meeting of its Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Middle East and North Africa (MENA).
May 04, 2019
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FSB published an update on the meeting of its Regional Consultative Group (RCG) for Sub-Saharan Africa. The Bank of Mauritius hosted this meeting, which took place in Balaclava, Mauritius.
May 03, 2019
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IMF published its staff report and selected issues report under 2019 Article IV consultation with Mauritius.
April 29, 2019
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The Central Bank of Oman (CBO) issued the bank resolution framework, which provides the recovery and resolution regime for the banking sector.
April 15, 2019
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The Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the Prudential Authority (Authorities), acting in concurrence with SARB, are proposing the revised draft joint standard on margin requirements for non-centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions.
April 08, 2019
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CBE published a circular that contains requirements for the management of credit concentration risk by banks in Egypt.
April 07, 2019
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IMF published its staff report on the last review of the Extended Credit Facility for Ghana.
April 05, 2019
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BoM revised its guideline on the management of liquidity risk by banks in Mauritius.
April 03, 2019
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IMF published its staff report and selected issues report under the regional consultation with West African Economic and Monetary Union (WAEMU).
March 29, 2019
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CBB proposed the revised Directive governing the requirements for operational risk management, which is included in Module OM of the Rulebook Volumes 1 and 2.
March 26, 2019
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Global economic growth has passed the peak and is transitioning to a slower pace after being on an upswing for more than two years.
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Dubai FSA updated several modules of its Rulebook and Sourcebook for financial institutions.
February 25, 2019
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CBB published a new module on crypto-assets (Module CRA), along with the glossary of defined terms under Volume 6 of the CBB Rulebook, following a consultation.
February 21, 2019
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BOG published an update on the status of banking sector reforms in Ghana. Following the recapitalization exercise that ended on December 31, 2018, there are now twenty three universal banks operating in Ghana.
January 04, 2019
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SARB issued a directive (D5/2018) on completion of return related to operational risk.
December 07, 2018
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IMF published its staff report under the 2018 Article IV Consultation with Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia.
December 04, 2018
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IMF published a report on the Financial System Stability Assessment (FSSA) for the United Republic of Tanzania. Executive Directors concurred with the findings and recommendations of the 2018 FSSA.
December 04, 2018
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BoM published guideline for the write-off of non-performing assets for all banks licensed under the Banking Act 2004. The guideline aims to provide a broad framework for the write-off of non-performing assets on the books of banks if the prospects of recovery are weak.
November 14, 2018
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IMF published its staff report and selected issues report under the 2018 Article IV consultation with Kenya.
October 23, 2018
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SARB issued a directive (D3/2018) and guidance notes (G5/2018) on cloud computing and the offshoring of data by banks.
September 06, 2018
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SARB, along with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the Prudential Authority, are consulting on a draft joint standard that prescribes margin requirements for non-centrally cleared over-the-counter (OTC) derivative transactions.
August 17, 2018
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SARB issued a directive (D2/2018) on the materiality threshold in respect of exposure to a foreign jurisdiction in applying jurisdictional reciprocity in the countercyclical capital buffer calculation.
August 14, 2018
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IMF publishes its staff report and selected issues report under the 2018 Article IV consultation with South Africa.
July 30, 2018
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