New rule makes networks ultimately responsible for failures in payment arrangements 11/11/2025 Brazil’s Central Bank introduced on Monday a new set of rules governing risk management in payment arrangements, making it clearer who is financially responsible when a link in the transaction chain fails. Under the new framework, card networks—which act as the […]
Higher-risk debt among SMEs climbs to 8.9%, partly due to new accounting rules 11/10/2025 The share of loans classified as “higher risk” for micro, small, and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) has been rising since the beginning of the year. Data from Brazil’s Central Bank shows the rate climbed from 8.2% in January to […]
Disputes over trade, emissions and finance may stall UN climate conference agenda from the start 11/10/2025 The first United Nations climate conference ever held in the Amazon begins Monday (10) in Belém, Pará, under a challenging geopolitical backdrop that threatens to stall COP30 in its opening hours. Global trade, lack […]