Financial Stability and Prudential Supervision
We support competent authorities in their efforts to strengthen the stability of the financial system and accelerate financial sector development. We focus on micro-prudential supervision to ensure the soundness and stability of the banking sector. We consider the relevance of the insurance sector for the overall stability of the financial system. When supporting development of supervisory capacities, our attention goes to the harmonization of regulation with international and European standards. In the sphere of ensuring financial stability, we address building a sound macro-prudential framework and toolkit; identify, assess, and address systemic and sector-specific risks; and do the assessment of policies. Learning opportunities address new trends, such as climate, geopolitical, or cyber security risks and their implications on the financial sector.
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2026 Highlights
In 2026, we will focus on strengthening practical supervisory skills and decision-making, with an emphasis on practical aspects of supervisory day-to-day work. This includes sharpening on-site methodologies, improving risk-based approaches to AML/CFT supervision, and making macroprudential policy more actionable by refining how instruments are selected, calibrated, and communicated in different financial system settings.
We will also strengthen analytical capacity to better incorporate climate-related and transition risks into macroeconomic and financial stability work, so that longer horizon vulnerabilities can be identified earlier and reflected in supervisory and policy choices.
Throughout the year, we will continue our work with the BRS community, keep peer learning continuous and grounded in real cases, with digitalization as the overarching theme. This format strengthens knowledge exchange and collaboration and supports better policy implementation by helping institutions turn shared lessons into concrete supervisory and macroprudential actions.
