AGP Executive Report
Last update: 39 minutes agoCrypto Regulation Crackdown: The EU’s banking watchdog EBA outlined a tougher enforcement playbook for MiCA non-compliant crypto issuers, with penalties that could reach up to 12.5% of annual turnover for “significant” asset-referenced tokens. AI Finance Risk: The BIS warned that an AI investment bust could disrupt credit markets as severely as 2008, pointing to circular financing and poorly disclosed deal terms. Fintech Expansion: Trading 212 plans a Dublin hub with 40 roles to strengthen EU risk, compliance and capital markets operations post-Brexit. Banking Policy Debate (Cyprus): Cyprus lawmakers are again pushing the idea of extra taxation on banks as inflation and rate moves revive the political appetite for new bank levies. Defence Finance Push: Germany’s defence industry association urged Berlin to join a proposed NATO Defence, Security and Resilience Bank, aimed at easing financing for the sector. Heatwave Costs: WHO said Europe has recorded 1,300+ excess deaths since June 21, with France reporting around 1,000 additional deaths in the latest stretch. Trade & Investment: EU-Mercosur tariff cuts are starting to unlock new market access for Brazil’s cachaça makers, with broader EU-South America trade momentum.
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