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    Reporting & Disclosures

    MAS Partners UNDP, GLEIF to Digitise ESG Credentials for MSMEs

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 23/06/2023

    Project Savannah will establish a common framework of ESG metrics for MSMEs, enabling them to meet the UN SDGs and facilitate their access to cross-border opportunities.

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    Anti-Money Laundering

    US, EU Push for UAE Removal from FATF Gray List

    By Editors | 23/06/2023

    Some officials have reportedly been pushing for UAE to be removed from the FATF’s grey list. The country could be removed in as soon as a few months.

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    Cloud & Infrastructure

    FSB Consults on Third-Party Risk Management Toolkit

    By Editors | 23/06/2023

    The toolkit has been developed amid a growing reliance on third-party service providers for critical financial sector operations.

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    PEPs & Sanctions

    EU Ambassadors Agree On 11th Russia Sanctions Package

    By Manesh Samtani | 23/06/2023

    The package includes a new mechanism that will allow the EU to target third countries that are helping Russia to circumvent existing sanctions.

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    Climate Risk

    UNEP FI Maps Status of Climate Risk Analysis

    By ESG Investor | 22/06/2023

    New report will help financial institutions accurately interpret the outcomes of climate risk analysis

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    Climate Risk

    SBTi Consults on Carbon Credit Guidance

    By ESG Investor | 22/06/2023

    The guidance will help to inform companies’ decision-making when looking to invest in climate finance and mitigation.

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    Climate Risk

    Regulators Urged to Consider Climate Litigation as Relevant Financial Risk

    By Ranamita Chakraborty | 22/06/2023

    Major carbon-producing companies saw their firm value decrease following climate-related lawsuits and further reduce when unfavourable judgments were made.

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    Cybersecurity

    Embattled PwC Caught up in Russian Cyberattack

    By Editors | 22/06/2023

    A Russian hacker group known as CL0P exploited a vulnerability in MOVEit, a third-party software platform used for secure data transfer.

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    Fraud, Scams & Cybercrime

    Terra Founder Jailed for Four Months in Montenegro

    By Mark Johnston | 22/06/2023

    Do Kwon and another former Terra executive were arrested in Montenegro in March for possessing fake passports.

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    DeFi & Web3

    French Regulator Calls for Global Approach to DeFi Regulation

    By Editors | 21/06/2023

    The AMF seeks a “balanced regulatory framework that will help support the sound development of decentralised finance in the long run”.

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