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Australia’s central bank said ASX facilities improved their operational-risk ratings but still partly observed standards for governance, risk management, credit and operations.
The central bank’s October stability review found banks able to keep lending, while warning of growing geopolitical, market, AI and service-provider risks.
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%.
The two central banks’ green-finance taskforce discussed transition-taxonomy links, green panda bonds, adaptation insurance and cross-border carbon markets.
MAS proposed legislative changes to implement its single-currency stablecoin framework, including capital, redemption and disclosure rules.
Treasury opened its annual call for proposals to correct technical problems in existing tax legislation.
The Treasury’s Section 71 report covers local-government revenue, spending and grant performance for 2025/26.
The New Development Bank facility links disbursement to independently verified performance targets for municipal services.
The New Development Bank financing covers Stage 1 of a bulk-water programme in Limpopo.
Treasury and the energy department shifted the final request for proposals after revising the first phase’s financing and procurement design.
Finance officials cited an additional KRW63.2 trillion in 2026 tax revenue and discussed using part of it to reduce bond issuance.
Imports rose 26.0%, leaving a $49.9 billion surplus; year-to-date exports topped $800 billion.
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