OECD says 2025 tax reforms focused on growth as revenue pressures mount
A review of 92 jurisdictions finds governments mostly made modest revenue-raising changes amid rising debt and spending needs.
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OSFI says tokenised deposits retain the legal nature of deposits
Canada’s regulator says the technology alone does not change the legal treatment of a deposit at a financial institution.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
OSFI finalises 2027 capital rules for federally regulated banks
The revisions target credit, securitisation and market risk and take effect in November 2026 or January 2027, depending on fiscal year.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
OSFI revises Canadian bank capital treatment for crypto exposures
Final 2027 guidance recognises certain cross-exchange hedges and excludes client-clearing exposures from a Group 2 limit.
Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions
Philippines opens consultations on a tax relief and revenue bill
The proposed ProGRESS package would raise the personal tax exemption threshold and add levies on luxury goods and large multinationals.
Philippines Department of Finance
RBA raises cash rate target by 25 basis points to 4.60%
Australia’s central bank cited rising inflation pressures and lifted its cash rate target to 4.60% on 29 September.
Reserve Bank of Australia
RBA finds ASX clearing facilities still partly meet key standards
Australia’s central bank said ASX facilities improved their operational-risk ratings but still partly observed standards for governance, risk management, credit and operations.
Reserve Bank of Australia
RBA sees rising financial vulnerabilities despite resilient Australian banks
The central bank’s October stability review found banks able to keep lending, while warning of growing geopolitical, market, AI and service-provider risks.
Reserve Bank of Australia
South African Reserve Bank raises repo rate to 7.25%
The MPC unanimously raised the policy rate by 25 basis points as higher fuel costs lifted inflation risks; it lowered its 2026 growth forecast to 1.2%.
South African Reserve Bank
Singapore and China widen green-finance work to transition and climate adaptation
The two central banks’ green-finance taskforce discussed transition-taxonomy links, green panda bonds, adaptation insurance and cross-border carbon markets.
Monetary Authority of Singapore
Singapore proposes licensing and reserve safeguards for stablecoin issuers
MAS proposed legislative changes to implement its single-currency stablecoin framework, including capital, redemption and disclosure rules.
Monetary Authority of Singapore
South Africa invites technical tax proposals for its 2027 budget
Treasury opened its annual call for proposals to correct technical problems in existing tax legislation.
South African National Treasury
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