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The Amman Stock Exchange Issues A Circular To Its Members Regarding The Resumption Of Trading Tomorrow, Sunday 10 May 2020

Date 09/05/2020

The CEO of the Amman Stock Exchange (ASE), Mazen Wathaifi, issued a circular to the members of the ASE, in which he clarified the procedures related to the trading session decided by the ASE Board of Directors to resume trading on Sunday 10 May 2020.

Tehran Stock Exchange Weekly Market Review - 2 May 2020 To 6 May 2020

Date 09/05/2020

Click here to download Tehran Stock Exchange's weekly market review.

Nadex Refrains From Listing Certain Contracts

Date 08/05/2020

Due to activity in the underlying markets upon which the Nadex contracts are based and pursuant to the authority granted in Nadex Rule 12.1(i), Nadex took the following actions:  

• No Weekly FTSE 100 or Germany 30 Binary contracts will be listed for the week of May 4, 2020;

• No EUR/JPY, GBP/JPY, or USD/JPY 5-Minute Intraday Currency Binary contracts were listed for the 6:05pm or 6:10pm ET expiration times on trade date May 6, 2020.

• No GBP/JPY 5-Minute Intraday Currency Binary contracts were listed for the 6:05pm or 6:10pm ET expiration times on trade date May 7, 2020.

• No GBP/JPY or GBP/USD 5-Minute Intraday Currency Binary contracts were listed for the 6:05pm or 6:10pm ET expiration times on trade date May 8, 2020.

• No Daily, Weekly or Intraday Natural Gas Binary contracts were listed May 4 through May 6, 2020.Daily and Intraday Natural Gas Binary contracts were relisted beginning on May 7, 2020.

IMF Executive Board Approves A US$121.1 Million In Emergency Assistance Under The Rapid Financing Instrument And Rapid Credit Facility For The Kyrgyz Republic To Address The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 08/05/2020

• The Executive Board of the IMF approved US$ 121.1 million in emergency assistance to the Kyrgyz Republic. This is the second IMF emergency loan under the RFI/RCF for the Kyrgyz Republic since the outbreak of the pandemic:
• The IMF emergency support addresses the urgent balance of payments need, shores up confidence, and catalyzes donor support.
• To ensure that the financing provided is efficiently spent on addressing the crisis, the authorities have committed to strengthen procurement rules.

Federal Financial Regulatory Agencies Issue Interagency Policy Statement On Allowances For Credit Losses And Interagency Guidance On Credit Risk Review Systems

Date 08/05/2020

Four federal financial regulatory agencies have approved a policy statement on allowances for credit losses. The statement will promote consistency in the interpretation and application of the Financial Accounting Standards Board's credit losses accounting standard, which introduces the current expected credit losses (CECL) methodology.

IMF Executive Board Approves A US$31.2 Million Purchase In Emergency Assistance To Seychelles To Address The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 08/05/2020

• The IMF approved Seychelles’ request for emergency financial assistance under the Rapid Financing Instrument (RFI) of about US $31.2 million.
• The near-term economic fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic is expected to be severe. Restriction in travel will hinder tourism and weaken fiscal and external positions, creating large additional financing needs.
• The authorities reacted swiftly by taking immediate measures of containment, including border closures, strengthening health policy responses and supporting households and firms.

CFTC Commitments Of Traders Update

Date 08/05/2020

The current reports for the week of May 05, 2020 are now available.

Remarks At Meeting Of The SEC Small Business Capital Formation Advisory Committee, SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce, May 8, 2020

Date 08/05/2020

Thank you Carla [Garrett] and the rest of the committee for holding your second virtual meeting since the beginning of the pandemic.  Welcome Bill [Manger] to the Committee.  Today’s agenda continues the important dialogue that you began last month on how the Commission can help small businesses address their capital needs in light of COVID-19.  The specific, actionable suggestions raised by members of the committee provided the impetus for the Commission’s actions earlier this week to provide temporary, conditional relief for small businesses to pursue Regulation Crowdfunding offerings.  Thank you for those ideas and we share your eagerness to see issuers use the temporary rules. 

IMF Executive Board Approves A US$ 43.4 Million Disbursement To Djibouti Under The Rapid Credit Facility And Debt Relief Under The Catastrophe Containment And Relief Trust To Address The COVID-19 Pandemic

Date 08/05/2020

• The IMF Executive Board approved a US$ 43.4 million loan to Djibouti to support the authorities’ response to the COVID-19 crisis, as well as debt relief under the CCRT, which will generate additional resources of US$ 2.3 million over the next five months, and potentially up to US$ 8.2 million over the next 23 months.
• IMF support will provide additional resources for the essential health and other emergency spending, including social safety nets. It will also help catalyze additional donor support.
• The authorities are committed to use the additional IMF resources transparently and to ensure that expenditures are well-targeted and cost-effective.

MiFID II: ESMA Issues Latest Double Volume Cap Data

Date 08/05/2020

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has updated today its public register with the latest set of double volume cap (DVC) data under the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID II).