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  Bulgaria: Mayor of Petrich indicted for fraud involving cultural heritage museum

  European Public Prosecutor's Office

  October 21, 2026

  (Luxembourg, 21 October 2026) – The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment at the Sofia City Court against the mayor of Petrich, a municipality at the border with Greece, accused of fraud involving the reconstruction of a building to convert it into a cultural heritage museum under an EU-funded project. At issue is a project to showcase the shared cultural heritage of Bulgaria and Greece, as part of the ‘Cultural Dipole in Cross-Border Area’ initiative, co-financed with €646 857,59 by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) under the 2014-2020 INTERREG V-A Greece-Bulgaria Cooperation Programme.

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  The UK and Singapore Hold 11th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue, Deepening Cooperation on Digital Finance, Capital Markets, and Sustainable Finance

  MAS HM Treasury

  October 21, 2026

  Singapore, 20 October 2026… The United Kingdom (UK) and Singapore held the 11th UK-Singapore Financial Dialogue in Singapore today. Reaffirming their strong and longstanding partnership, the discussions focused on advancing cooperation in digital finance and innovation, capital markets, sustainable finance, and regional and multilateral initiatives.

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  SEC and AMF Announce Supervisory MOU To Enhance Cooperation for Investment Advisers and Investment Service Providers

  SEC

  October 20, 2026

  Washington D.C., Oct. 20, 2026 —

  The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the French Autorité des Marchés Financiers (AMF) announced that they have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) designed to facilitate consultation and information-sharing in the supervision of certain investment advisers and investment companies regulated by the SEC and investment service providers supervised by the AMF. The MOU establishes a comprehensive framework for consultation, cooperation, and the exchange of information between the SEC and the AMF in connection with investment service providers, investment advisers, and investment companies that operate in the U.S. and in France and are overseen by either the SEC or the AMF.