Risk Committee

Highlights include: 

• Nigeria overtakes South Africa as Africa's largest economy 
• Egypt secures a $35 billion investment from UAE's ADQ 
• The role of automation in post-trade operations 

Highlights include:

• NYSE proposes round-the-clock-trading 
• Lebanon and the IMF struggle to progress rescue package 
• Serbia makes series of lucrative agreements with France 

Highlights include:

• Russian sanctions affect Finland's economic recovery
• Norway ramps up investment in cyber defences
• Sweden moves to protect critical infrastructure

Highlights include: 

• Feature: The field guide to evaluating a CSD 
• India: ESMA 'derecognises' six CCPs 
• Bulgaria: All signs point to Euro-adoption by 2025 

SERIES FINALE

In the final part of our series on T+1 adoption around the world, Nathalie Cordoso, Stacey Fernandes, and Elis Rhys-Jones look at progress in LATAM, Africa, and the Middle East.

Highlights include:

• SPECIAL REPORT Easy does it: The UK and EU get set for T+1 settlement
• ESES markets in the spotlight as Belgium faces uncertain future
• UAE makes it off the FATF grey list

Stacey Fernandes, Caroline McCreadie and Steve Merry attended the HSBC MENAT Future Forum in Dubai, from 27 – 28 February. Stacey and Caroline spent Day Two meeting with representatives of FMIs and regulators from Egypt and the GCC. In this special Risk Committee Update, Stacey reports back on what’s planned around the region.

Highlights include:

• Pakistan’s plans to move to T+1 settlement
• Oman’s Investment Authority launches the Oman Future Fund
• Bank of Uganda struggles with high lending interest rates

Information current as at 7 March 2024

Highlights include:

• Chile’s new nuam exchange selects Nasdaq as provider
• South Africa aims to be off the grey list by 2025
• Bangladesh Bank sets its sights on a cashless society

Information current as at 31 January 2024

Highlights include:

• Botswana moves to upgrade its tech infrastructure
• Asset servicing changes on the way in Italy
• Serbia moves to align with EU regulations

Information current as at 31 December 2023