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BIS: Computers And Money: The Work Of The Basel Committee On Cryptoassets - Keynote Speech By Pablo Hernández de Cos, Chair Of The Basel Committee On Banking Supervision And Governor Of The Bank Of Spain, At The 36th Annual General Meeting Of The International Swaps And Derivatives Association, Madrid, 12 May 2022

Date 12/05/2022

Introduction

Good morning, and thank you for inviting me to speak at your 36th Annual General Meeting (AGM). On a personal level, let me welcome all of you to Madrid. I hope that you will have the time to visit and enjoy all that it has to offer. It's great to see meetings and events slowly taking place in-person once again.

eureKING SPAC Lists On Euronext Paris

Date 12/05/2022

• SPAC listing raises €150 million
• 1st healthcare SPAC in France and 1st European SPAC dedicated to biomanufacturing
• 6th listing of a SPAC on Euronext Paris since 2020
• 3rd listing of a SPAC on Euronext markets in 2022

STEPN Dual Tokens GMT And GST Launch On Bitfinex

Date 12/05/2022

Bitfinex (https://www.bitfinex.com/), a state-of-the-art digital token trading platform, announced today that it will be listing GMT and GST, the tokens which power the STEPN ecosystem.

Joint Statement Of The 25th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers' And Central Bank Governors' Meeting

Date 12/05/2022

I. Introduction

1. The 25th ASEAN+3 Finance Ministers’ and Central Bank Governors’ Meeting (AFMGM+3) was convened on 12 May 2022 under the co-chairmanship of H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance of the Kingdom of Cambodia, H.E. Sum Sannisith, Deputy Governor of the National Bank of Cambodia and H.E. Liu Kun, Minister of Finance of the People’s Republic of China, H.E. Chen Yulu, Deputy Governor of the People’s Bank of China. The meeting was held in virtual format under the extraordinary circumstances due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Vice President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the Director of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN, and the Deputy Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) were also present at the meeting.

Euronext Launches New AEX® ESG Index

Date 12/05/2022

• AEX® ESG Index is live today and available to index users
• New index identifies the 25 companies within the AEX® and AMX® indices demonstrating best Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) practices
• 4th ESG Index alternative for national blue-chip indices, following successful launch of CAC 40 ESG® Index (France), MIB® ESG Index (Italy) and OBX® ESG Index (Norway)

PPRO Names Former SWIFT CEO Lázaro Campos As First Independent Board Chairman

Date 12/05/2022

PPRO, the leading provider of digital payments infrastructure, has appointed Lázaro Campos as its first Independent Chairman of the Board in efforts to strengthen its board and governance in the next phase of the company’s growth trajectory. Campos takes over from Tim van Delden, representative and Managing Partner of PPRO shareholder HPE Growth, who served as Chairman of the Board through the last stage of PPRO’s rise. Van Delden is now Vice Chairman of the Board. Campos was officially appointed Chairman on 25 April.

GHD Launches Inaugural UK Disruption Index To Assess Resilience Of Key Business Sectors

Date 12/05/2022

Leading professional services company GHD has today launched its inaugural UK Disruption Index, which evaluates which UK industries have established resilience, and which are most susceptible to future shock and disruption, in today’s uncertain and unpredictable climate.

Push Technology Releases Diffusion 6.8 - New Features, Performance Enhancements And Bug Fixes

Date 12/05/2022

Push Technology, the pioneer and leader in real-time data streaming and messaging solutions, today announced the release of Diffusion 6.8, the Intelligent Event-Data Platform that consumes, enriches, and delivers data among applications, systems, and devices. New features include the Diffusion Gateway Framework, expanded data wrangling calculations and conditionals, and journal logging.

H.E. Mohamed Bin Hadi Al Hussaini Rings Nasdaq Dubai’s Bell To Celebrate Listing Of The First Dirham-Denominated Treasury Bonds Issued By The UAE Federal Government

Date 12/05/2022

• The issuance is part of an ambitious strategy to develop debt capital markets, providing investors with opportunities and proper gauge of yield curve
• >Plans to issue up to 6 treasury bond tranches this year with a total value of AED 9 billion

Christian Gressel Joins Client Advisory Group At Tradefeedr

Date 12/05/2022

Tradefeedr, the leading independent FX Data Analytics Platform, today announced that Christian Gressel has been appointed to its Client Advisory Group. Founded to create a forum to advise Tradefeedr on product development and alignment with industry wide needs, the Client Advisory Group comprises a mix of liquidity providers, buy-side clients, and industry experts.