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you are currently viewing:FSB warns of financial stability challenges in repo marketsFebruary 4, 2026-Repo markets are critical to the functioning of the global financial system and have been involved in several recent episodes of stress, including the March 2020 dash for cash and September 2022 gilt market episode.
Report calls on authorities to consider actions to close data gaps, strengthen surveillance, and address vulnerabilities around the build-up of liquidity imbalances and leverage. The Financial Stability Board (FSB) today published a report on Vulnerabilities in Government Bond-backed Repo Markets. Repo markets play an important role in facilitating the flow of cash and securities throughout the financial system. Source: Financial Stability Board (FSB) |
International Standards Proliferate, Reshaping Global Economy: Too Many Developing Countries Are Left Behind, Report Finds
December 11, 2025--A proliferating set of international standards-covering everything from food labeling to the specifications of 5G cellular networks-s steadily reshaping the global economic order, delivering hefty benefits to the wealthy nations and large multinational companies that set them while leaving many developing countries on the sidelines, according to a new World Bank report.
