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Nigerian Exchange Weekly Market Report For April 20th, 2023

Date 20/04/2023

The market opened for four trading days this week as the Federal Government of Nigeria declared Friday 21st April 2023 and Monday 24th April 2023 as Public Holidays to mark the Eid el-Fitr celebration.

Innovation And The Future Of Finance, Federal Reserve Governor Christopher J. Waller, At The Cryptocurrency And The Future Of Global Finance, Sarasota, Florida

Date 20/04/2023

Thank you to the Global Interdependence Center for inviting me to speak today. While my remarks will touch on crypto-assets, they are focused more broadly on innovation and the future of finance.

Readout: Financial And Banking Information Infrastructure Committee Meets To Discuss Protection Of U.S. Financial System

Date 20/04/2023

Today, U.S. Deputy Secretary of the Treasury Wally Adeyemo chaired a meeting with members of the Financial and Banking Information Infrastructure Committee (FBIIC) to discuss the group’s collective and individual cybersecurity efforts. The Deputy Secretary recognized the agencies’ work to monitor and harden their cyber defenses at a time of increased threats, including those arising from Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine. He emphasized the importance of information sharing to support detection of suspicious or malicious activity so that financial entities can better protect themselves. The participants received an update on the efforts of the FBIIC Cloud Working Group and other joint efforts to make progress on incident response plans. Deputy Secretary Adeyemo underscored that a heightened threat level is likely to continue in the future and urged participants to accelerate efforts on joint cybersecurity projects.

The Binance Effect - Kaiko Research: Deep Dive

Date 20/04/2023

The events of the last few months, namely the relentless regulatory enforcement and the banking crisis have upended crypto exchange market structure. During a bear market, consolidation among exchanges is expected. However, as the SEC targets specific exchanges and leave some cutoff from USD payment rails, many exchanges have been left at a competitive disadvantage.

Remarks By US Secretary Of The Treasury Janet L. Yellen On The U.S. - China Economic Relationship At Johns Hopkins School Of Advanced International Studies

Date 20/04/2023

Good morning, everyone. Dean Steinberg, thank you for your kind introduction. And thank you for your service to our country. I’m grateful for your contributions – not only during your time in government but here at SAIS.

FSB: Climate-Related Financial Risk Factors In Compensation Frameworks

Date 20/04/2023

Climate-related metrics are often part of the environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors that are increasingly used by financial institutions as part of performance measurement to determine variable compensation.

ThinkMarkets Expands Further In Asia-Pacific With New Zealand Entity

Date 20/04/2023

ThinkMarkets, the multi award-winning global online trading provider has announced today that it will be expanding further across the Asia-Pacific region with the launch of its services in New Zealand, offering CFDs (Contracts for Difference) on forex, indices, commodities, equities, cryptocurrencies and more to New Zealand residents.

Virtualware Lists On Euronext Access Paris

Date 20/04/2023

• Market capitalisation of €27.3 million

• 15th listing on Euronext in 2023

Crypto-Assets: Green Light To New Rules For Tracing Transfers In The EU

Date 20/04/2023

• Uniform legal framework for crypto-assets markets in the EU 
• Operations with crypto-assets will be traced in the same way as traditional money transfers 
• Enhanced consumer protection and safeguards against market manipulation and financial crime

Amman Stock Exchange: A Public Holiday To Celebrate International Labor Day

Date 20/04/2023

According to the Prime Minister’s statement No. (8) of 2023 regarding the suspension of the work of ministries, official departments, public institutions and bodies on the occasion of the International Labor Day.  The Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) will suspend its work on Sunday 30th of April, 2023. It will resume its business as usual on Monday 01st of May, 2023.