1. Home
  2. Author Blogs

Author: Capital Media

Capital Media

FSB explores options to promote broader adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) in cross-border payments

FSB explores options to promote broader adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) in cross-border payments

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477press@fsb.org Ref: 23/2022 The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report exploring options to improve the adoption of the Legal Entity Identifier (LEI), in particular for use in…

Read More
Opening speech by Commissioner McGuinness at European Court of Auditors high-level seminar, 'New EU AML-CTF supervision model: expectations vs feasibility'

Opening speech by Commissioner McGuinness at European Court of Auditors high-level seminar, 'New EU AML-CTF supervision model: expectations vs feasibility'

European Commission Speech Brussels, 16 Sep 2022 So a very good morning everyone. I’m looking at the numbers involved in this conference this morning, and it is growing. So a lot of people, a lot…

Read More
It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry

It’s corn! How the online viral ‘Corn Kid’ is on a well-worn path to fame in the child influencer industry

An American seven-year-old named Tariq went viral on the internet last month after appearing in an 85-second Instagram clip professing his love for corn. His quirky quips, including the catchphrase “Have a cornstastic day!” quickly…

Read More
Shelter Afrique accorde un prêt de 19,5 millions $ à Mixta Africa pour des projets de logements abordables au Nigeria

Shelter Afrique accorde un prêt de 19,5 millions $ à Mixta Africa pour des projets de logements abordables au Nigeria

(Agence Ecofin) – Shelter Afrique avait déjà accordé deux prêts à Mixta Real Estate PLC. Le dernier qui date de mars 2021 devait permettre de financer le développement de 889 unités de logement à revenu…

Read More
ECB to inflict pain as it hikes rates into next year, Lane says By Reuters

ECB to inflict pain as it hikes rates into next year, Lane says By Reuters

© Reuters. FILE PHOTO: A symphony of light consisting of bars, lines and circles in blue and yellow, the colours of the European Union, illuminates the south facade of the European Central Bank (ECB) headquarters…

Read More
U.S., Paraguay discuss ways to deepen trade ties By Reuters

U.S., Paraguay discuss ways to deepen trade ties By Reuters

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Officials from the United States and Paraguay met this week in Washington to discuss ways to deepen trade ties between the two countries under a Trade and Investment Framework Agreement that entered…

Read More
William Ruto is now in charge of Kenya’s shaky economy: where to start

William Ruto is now in charge of Kenya’s shaky economy: where to start

Kenya’s President William Ruto, sworn in as new President on 13 September 2022, has inherited an economy saddled with debt, inflation, joblessness and national pessimism. The International Monetary Fund has also added to his pain:…

Read More
Excerpts from Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann to the Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) – 1 June 2021

Excerpts from Remarks as Prepared for Delivery by OECD Secretary-General Mathias Cormann to the Meeting of the OECD Council at Ministerial Level (MCM) – 1 June 2021

  01/06/2021 –   “The OECD is a force for good in the world. All of us have a collective responsibility to use it to its full potential.” *** “Our core purpose, under our Convention,…

Read More
CBDCs require increase in cyber security budget – BIS survey

CBDCs require increase in cyber security budget – BIS survey

Cybercriminals have been increasing the number of their attacks, posing a risk to financial stability, and pushing central banks – particularly those developing digital currencies – to invest in stronger security.  The Bank for International…

Read More
FSB issues statement on the international regulation and supervision of crypto-asset activities

FSB issues statement on the international regulation and supervision of crypto-asset activities

Press enquiries: +41 61 280 8477press@fsb.org Ref: 24/2022 Against the backdrop of the recent turmoil in crypto-asset markets, the Financial Stability Board (FSB) made the following statement today on the international regulation and supervision…

Read More