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EU Commission report: Half a million jobs protected by EU trade defence in 2023

A total of 182 trade defence measures were in place in the EU at the end of 2023, including 156 anti-dumping measures, 25 anti-subsidy measures, and one safeguard measure. This represents a nearly 40% increase compared to 2018. Twice as many new investigations were launched in 2023 compared to 2022. This significant increase in activity underlines the EU Commission’s resolve to robustly deal with rising instances of unfair trade.

24/09/2024

IMF Staff Concludes Visit to Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan’s economy has remained resilient. Real GDP expanded by 5.1 percent in 2023, and inflation declined to 8.7 percent in April 2024. For 2024, growth is projected to moderate to about 3.5 percent, supported by robust activity in manufacturing, construction, and services, while inflation would be close to 8 percent by the end of the year.

03/06/2024

EBA and ESMA invite comments on investment firms prudential framework review

The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) published today a discussion paper on the potential review of the investment firms’ prudential framework. The discussion paper aims at gathering early stakeholder feedback.

03/06/2024

Spain champions support for enhanced IMF-WBG Framework: Raising SDR Impact

Spain champions the call to step up the impact of Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) through the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank Group (WBG)’s enhanced framework for scaled-up climate action.

31/05/2024

Fourth EFF Arrangement review: IMF and Ukraine reach staff-level agreement

Ukraine’s four-year EFF Arrangement with the IMF, which forms part of a US$122 billion international support package, continues to provide a strong anchor for the authorities’ economic program in times of exceptionally high uncertainty.

31/05/2024

ESMA publishes final rules on conflict of interest of crypto assets providers

ESMA sets out draft Regulatory Technical Standards on certain requirements rrelated to conflicts of interest for crypto-asset service providers (CASPs), with a view to clarifying elements in relation to vertical integration of CASPs and to further align with the draft European Banking Authority (EBA) rules applicable to issuers of asset-referenced tokens (ARTs).

31/05/2024

ESMA provides guidance to firms using artificial intelligence in investment services

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA), the EU’s financial markets regulator and supervisor, today issued a Statement providing initial guidance to firms using Artificial Intelligence technologies (AI) when they provide investment services to retail clients.

31/05/2024

Basel III reforms: New EU rules to increase banks’ resilience to economic shocks

The EU Council adopted new rules aimed at making banks operating in the EU more resilient to possible economic shocks. The changes aim to increase the resilience of banks, strengthen their supervision and reinforce risk management.

31/05/2024

EU Commissioner McGuinness speech on capital markets and climate action

“We have a regulation so that we can see what financial products are actually delivering in terms of sustainability. I see this, our sustainable finance framework, as an important jigsaw. Pieces that will work together” – EU Commissioner McGuinness.

30/05/2024

ESMA reminds issuers about rules for sharing information during pre-close calls

Pre-close calls are communication sessions between an issuer and analysts who generate research, forecasts and recommendations related to the issuer’s financial instruments. These sessions occur just before the periods preceding an interim or year-end financial report, during which issuers avoid providing additional information or updates.

29/05/2024

EBA: Funds to protect deposits in case of bank failure are increasing

Deposits protected by EU deposit guarantee schemes (DGS) increased by 1.7% to 8.5 trillion Euros between 2022 and 2023, whereas funds available to protect those deposits in case of bank failures rose by 14.9% to 73 billion Euros.

29/05/2024

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