Kazakhstan has made steady progress towards implementing ESG goals, culminating in the country’s first sustainable bonds. The journey is just beginning, writes Kazakhstan Stock Exchange Deputy Chairwoman Natalya Khoroshevskaya.

The Moscow Exchange will remember 2020 as the beginning of a golden age in retail investing, as individuals across Russia are drawn to the markets by financial literacy campaigns and a flurry of new products, writes Igor Marich, the bourse’s Managing Director for Sales and Business Development.

The Johannesburg Stock Exchange has implemented a four-pillar strategy to drive its sustainable finance vision while balancing the unique needs of emerging-market economies, writes Shameela Soobramoney, the bourse’s Chief Sustainability Officer.

The World Federation of Exchanges Seeks Risk-based Calibration of EU Bank Capital for National Equity Markets

The World Federation of Exchanges Seventh Annual Sustainability Survey shows continued increase in engagement

The World Federation of Exchanges Welcomes Clarificatory Guidance on Climate- related Metrics and Targets

Mihaela Croitoru, Statistics Database Manager at the WFE, writes about currency derivatives

A fair assessment of the implementation of the MiFID II framework will conclude that we did not manage to accomplish all the objectives we had envisioned. The objective of MiFID II was to turn on the light in financial markets and by doing so increase overall market transparency and efficiency. Unfortunately, this goal has at best been only partially achieved, writes Markus Ferber, MEP.

Blockchain and tokenisation offer limitless possibilities, but a collaborative approach will be necessary if the revolutionary potential of these technologies is to be realised in capital markets, writes Berta Ares, General Manager of BME Inntech.