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    • Financial Regulators and Market Watchers across the Globe

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    March 2, 2021

    Information on financial and market regulators is essential for securing your money and preventing loss and fraud. Here is our country-wise list of regulators that monitor the banking, forex, securities and equities markets. Please note that some countries have multiple regulators for specific purposes.

    Note: We have collected the information below from Wikipedia and specific government sources. If you think we missed any regulators, please contact us.

    A-B 

    Afghanistan - Da Afghanistan Bank (DAB)

    Albania - Albanian Financial Supervisory Authority  (FSA)

    Algeria - Commission d'Organisation et de Surveillance des Opérations de Bourse (COSOB)

    Andorra - Andorran Financial Authority (AFA)

    Anguilla - Anguilla Financial Services Commission

    Antigua & Barbuda - Financial Services Regulatory Commission

    Argentina - Comisión Nacional de Valores (CNV)

    Armenia - Central Bank of Armenia (CBA)

    Australia: 

    Austria:

    Azerbaijan:

    Bahamas:

    Bahrain - Central Bank of Bahrain

    Bangladesh:

    Barbados:

    Belarus - National Bank of the Republic of Belarus

    Belgium:

    Belize - International Financial Services Commission

    Bermuda - Bermuda Monetary Authority

    Bhutan - Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan (RMA)

    Bolivia - Autoridad de Supervisión del Sistema Financiero (ASFI)

    Bosnia and Herzegovina:

    Botswana:

    Brazil:

    British Virgin Islands - British Virgin Islands Financial Services Commission

    Brunei:

    Bulgaria - Financial Supervision Commission (Bulgaria) (FSC)

    C-D

    Cambodia - National Bank of Cambodia (NBC)

    Canada:

    Cayman Islands - Cayman Islands Monetary Authority

    Chile - Superintendencia de Valores y Seguros

    China, People's Republic of:

    Colombia:

    Congo, the Democratic Republic of - Central Bank of Congo

    Congo,The Republic of - Agence de Régulation des Transferts de Fonds (ARTF)

    Costa Rica:

    Côte d'Ivoire - Banque Centrale des Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest

    Croatia - Croatian Financial Services Supervisory Agency

    Cyprus:

    Czech Republic - Czech National Bank

    Denmark - Financial Supervisory Authority (Denmark), (Finanstilsynet in Danish)

    Dominica - Financial Service Unit of the Commonwealth of Dominica

    Dominican Republic:

    E-I

    Ecuador - Superintendencia de Bancos

    Egypt - Financial Regulatory Authority

    El Salvador - Superintendencia del Sistema Financiero

    European Union:

    Estonia:

    Faroe Islands - Insurance Authority of the Faroe Islands (Tryggingareftirlitið in Faroese) (For Insurance, Pension and mortgages all other finance is regulated by Financial Supervisory Authority (Denmark))

    Finland - Financial Supervisory Authority, (FIN-FSA Finanssivalvonta in Finnish)

    France:

    Georgia - National Bank of Georgia

    Germany - Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin - Bundesanstalt für Finanzdienstleistungsaufsicht)

    Ghana:

    Gibraltar - Gibraltar Financial Services Commission (GFSC)

    Greece - Hellenic Capital Market Commission

    Grenada - Grenada International Financial Services Authority (GIFSA)

    Guatemala - Superintendencia de Bancos (SB)

    Guernsey - Guernsey Financial Services Commission

    Honduras - National Banks and Securities Commission (Comisión Nacional de Bancos y Seguros in Spanish)

    Hong Kong:

    Hungary - Hungarian National Bank (Hungarian: Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB))

    Iceland - Central Bank of Iceland

    India:

    Indonesia:

    Ireland:

    Iran:

    Iraq - Iraq Securities Commission (ISC)

    Isle of Man - Isle of Man Financial Services Authority

    Israel - Israel Securities Authority (ISA)

    Italy:

    J-L

    Jamaica:

    Japan:

    Jersey - Jersey Financial Services Commission

    Jordan - Jordan Securities Commission

    Kazakhstan:

    Kenya - Capital Markets Authority (Kenya)

    Kuwait:

    Korea, South:

    Latvia - Financial and Capital Market Commission

    Lebanon:  

    Lesotho - Central Bank of Lesotho

    Liechtenstein - Financial Market Authority (Liechtenstein) (FMA)

    Lithuania - Bank of Lithuania

    Luxembourg:

    M-R

    Malaysia:

    Malawi - Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM)

    Malta:

    Mauritania - Central Bank of Mauritania (BCM)

    Mauritius:

    Mexico:

    Moldova - National Commission for Financial Markets

    Montenegro - Insurance Supervision Agency

    Montserrat - Montserrat Financial Services Commission

    Mongolia:

    Morocco:

    Nepal:

    Netherlands:

    Netherlands Antilles - Bank of the Netherlands Antilles

    New Zealand - Financial Markets Authority (New Zealand)

    Nigeria:

    North Macedonia:

    • Securities and Exchange Commission of the Republic of North Macedonia (MSEC)
    • National Bank of North Macedonia

    Norway - Financial Supervisory Authority of Norway (Finanstilsynet in Norwegian)

    Oman - Capital Market Authority (Oman)

    Pakistan:

    Panama - Superintendencia del Mercado de Valores

    Papua New Guinea - Bank of Papua New Guinea

    Peru:

    Philippines:

    Poland - Polish Financial Supervision Authority (KNF)

    Portugal:

    Qatar - Qatar Financial Markets Authority (QFMA)

    Romania - Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority

    Russia - Central Bank of Russia (CBR)

    S-T

    Saint Lucia - Financial Sector Supervision Unit

    Saint Kitts and Nevis:

    Saint Vincent and the Grenadines:

    Samoa - Central Bank of Samoa

    San Marino - Central Bank of San Marino (BCSM)

    Saudi Arabia:

    Serbia - Securities Commission (Serbia)

    Seychelles:

    Singapore - Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS)

    Slovakia - National Bank of Slovakia

    Slovenia - Securities Market Agency (ATVP Agencija za Trg Vrednostnih Papirjev)

    South Africa:

    Spain:

    Sri Lanka:

    Swaziland - Capital Markets Development Unit (Central Bank of Swaziland)

    Sweden - Financial Supervisory Authority (Sweden) (Finansinspektionen, FI)

    Switzerland:

    Tanzania - Capital Markets and Securities Authority

    Taiwan - Financial Supervisory Commission

    Thailand:

    Trinidad and Tobago:

    Tunisia - Conseil du marché financier

    Turkey:

    U-Z

    Uganda:

    Ukraine - National Securities and Stock Market Commission (NSSMC)

    United Arab Emirates:

    Mainland (Onshore):

    Free Zones:

    United Kingdom:

    United States:

    Uruguay - Banco Central del Uruguay

    Uzbekistan - Center for Coordination and Control over Functioning of Securities Market

    Vatican City - Financial Information Authority

    Venezuela - Superintendencia Nacional de Valores (SNV)

    Vietnam - State Securities Commission (SSC)

    Zambia - Securities and Exchange Commission (Zambia)

    Zimbabwe - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe (RBZ)

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