The National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China's top economic planner, released a report on development of the digital economy on Wednesday, reviewing the past achievements in digital reforms while providing a clear vision and guidelines for the future as China aims for breakthroughs in "bottleneck" technologies.

China's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology has recently released a guideline to facilitate the digital transformation of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) published the conclusion of its peer review of how competent authorities supervise institutions’ ICT risk management and have implemented the EBA Guidelines on ICT risk assessment under the supervisory review and evaluation process (SREP). Overall, the analysis suggests that the competent authorities across the EU have applied a risk-based approach to the supervision of ICT risk management. The EBA has not identified any significant concerns regarding the supervisory practices but makes some general recommendations for further improvements.

The China Securities Regulatory Commission has revised the Rules for Share Repurchase of Listed Companies (hereinafter referred to as the "Repurchase Rules") and the Rules for Management on Shares Held by Directors, Supervisors and Senior Management of Listed Companies and Their Changes (hereinafter referred to as the "Rules for Share Change Management").

NAFMII released new Guidelines Respecting Underwriting Due Diligence for Non-financial Enterprise Debt Financing Instrument (hereinafter referred to as the new Guidelines) in December, an effort to reinforce underwriting due diligence practices in light of recent years' development in the interbank bond market.

NAFMII Issues Guidelines on Bond Issuance by Foreign Governmental Agency and International Development Institution Issuers (for Trial Implementation).

To download the file →http://www.nafmii.org.cn/englishnew/selfregulations/selfregulatoryrulesandguid

Thailand's central bank said on Tuesday it plans to issue guidelines for banks to take account of environmental factors in the financial products and services they offer.