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The European Banking Authority (EBA) and the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) today published a Joint Report on recent developments in crypto-assets, analysing decentralised finance (DeFi) and crypto lending, borrowing and staking. This publication is the EBA and ESMA’s contribution to the European Commission’s report to the European Parliament and Council under Article 142 of the Markets in Crypto-Assets Regulation (MiCAR).

The European Banking Authority (EBA) today launched a public consultation on its draft Guidelines on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) scenario analysis. The draft Guidelines set out expectations for institutions when adopting forward-looking approaches and incorporating the use of scenario analysis as part of their management framework to test institutions’ financial and business model resilience to the negative impacts of ESG factors. They complement the EBA Guidelines on the management of ESG risks, published on 9 January this year. The consultation runs until 16 April 2025.