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Tenth African Fiscal Forum – Joint Statement By The European Commissioner For International Partnerships And The Managing Director Of The International Monetary Fund

Date 11/03/2022

Ms. Jutta Urpilainen, European Commissioner for International Partnerships, and Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund, today issued a statement on the occasion of the Tenth African Fiscal Forum titled ‘Fiscal policies and reforms for the post-pandemic era’. Delegates at the Forum, which is taking place virtually on March 10-11, 2022, includes high-level participation by the Fund and Commission by Mr. Bo Li, Deputy Managing Director, and Mr. Koen Doens, Director General of DG International Partnerships, respectively, as well as delegates from African ministers of finance, policymakers and representatives from bilateral partners, multilateral institutions, and civil society.

Joint Statement From UK Financial Regulatory Authorities On Sanctions And The Cryptoasset Sector

Date 11/03/2022

The UK, in partnership with our allies across the globe, has imposed an unprecedented package of economic sanctions on Russia and Belarus, in response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February.

TMX Group CEO John McKenzie To Present At The 20th Annual National Bank Financial Services Conference

Date 11/03/2022

TMX Group CEO John McKenzie will present at the 20th annual National Bank Financial Services Conference in Montreal on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at 9:10 – 9:35 a.m. ET.

BME: MARF Registers A 50 Million Euro Bond Programme From Agile Content

Date 11/03/2022

MARF, BME’s Fixed Income market, has registered the first Bond Programme from Agile Content. With this new continuous issuance mechanism, Agile Content will be able to issue up to 50 million euros in medium and long-term securities, which will have a minimum nominal value per unit of 100,000 euros, fixed or variable interest rates and maturities to be determined at the time of issuing each tranche. The funds obtained from the bond issue will be used mainly to finance new acquisitions of national and international companies that serve to reinforce the Group's growth strategy and significant Capex investments.

Bank Of England: Minutes Of The CBDC Engagement Forum - February 2022 - Second Meeting Of The CBDC Engagement Forum

Date 11/03/2022

Co-chairs Charles Roxburgh and Jon Cunliffe welcomed Members to the second meeting of the CBDC Engagement Forum. They noted the announcement made by the Bank and HM Treasury on 9 November 2021 regarding forward plan for exploration of a UK CBDC and the planned publication of a CBDC Consultation Paper during 2022. They also noted the publication of the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee report on CBDC

FCMs Anticipate Strong Year For Growth In 2022 - Inaugural Acuiti Sell-Side Clearing Management Insight Report Finds Optimism But Internal Risk Appetite Holding Back Full Potential

Date 11/03/2022

The first Acuiti Sell-Side Clearing Management Insight Report has found that two thirds of global clearing providers are predicting growth for their business in 2022, however internal risk appetite remains a key challenge.  

Malawi Stock Exchange Weekly Summary - 11 March 2022

Date 11/03/2022

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mai-listed Companies Record 13% Increase In Sales And 30% Surge In Net Profit In 2021

Date 11/03/2022

• Total sales up 13.3% to THB 171.24 billion
• Net profit, excluding extraordinary items, up 30% to THB 3.50 billion
• Best performing industry groups: Services, Consumer Products, and Industrials

BaFin - Supervisory Statement: … Of Refugees From The Ukrainian War Zone

Date 11/03/2022

The Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht – BaFin) would like to stress that – in support of the current humanitarian efforts to accept refugees from the Ukrainian war zone – credit institutions subject to its supervision will not face any legal consequences under supervisory law when a valid Ukrainian identity card is used to validate the data collected under section 11 (4) no. 1 of the German Money Laundering Act (Geldwäschegesetz – GwG) when a basic payment account is opened.

Vytrus Biotech To Start Trading On BME Growth On 15 March

Date 11/03/2022

• It is the second company to join this BME market in 2022 and debuts with a market value of 12.24 million euros