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China to start selling ultra-long term sovereign bonds
Authorities will start selling 30-year bonds as first stage of major fiscal stimulus
Nigerian president orders central bank to suspend levy
“Cyber security levy” would have charged 0.5% of most electronic transactions
People: RBI appoints senior officials
Liz Oakes to join Bank of England FPC; European Central Bank names head of information systems
Benchmarking
Danish central bank asks citizens to vote on new banknote designs
Suggested figures for back of note include polar explorer and Hans Christian Andersen
Research queries monetary policy ability to curb financial crises
“Leaning against the wind” is unlikely to work, New York Fed paper argues
Neutral interest rate likely to rise, paper finds
Several factors are pushing rate upwards, Bank of Canada researchers say
HKMA publishes sustainable finance taxonomy
Hong Kong extends scope of green bond subsidy and develops climate risk assessment tool
Book notes: Going infinite: the rise and fall of a new tycoon, by Michael Lewis
Nothing in the book left this reader thinking anything positive at all about Bankman-Fried
Malaysian central bank holds policy rate
BNM’s efforts to support the ringgit are paying off, deputy governor says
Governance Benchmarks 2024 – model banks analysis
Additional breakdowns of the data reveal details of central bank powers, staffing and more
BoE's forecasting review
Bernanke calls for total redesign of BoE forecasting
Report calls for major changes to infrastructure, core models, staffing, communications and more
Taking stock of Bernanke: the original sin of forecasting
Jagjit Chadha says the Bernanke review should be the start of more profound discussion at the BoE
Bank of England: time for fourth-generation forecasting tools?
Economists suggest ways to improve BoE’s framework ahead of Bernanke’s report
Fixing forecasting at the Bank of England
NIESR’s Stephen Millard makes the case for three key changes to the BoE’s forecasting
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BIS’s Zhang Tao on why Asian central banks favour a broader policy mix
The BIS’s Asia chief speaks with Christopher Jeffery and Jimmy Choi about supporting liquidity, financial stability and innovation in the Asia-Pacific region
Supervisors grapple with the smaller bank dilemma
How are the guardians of stability moving to address risks linked to smaller banks in the aftermath of SVB’s collapse?
Governance Benchmarks 2024 report – central banks’ core processes
The benchmarks shed light on central bank profitability and distributions, independence and more
Maximising the impact of banknote communications
Antti Heinonen highlights the ongoing evolution in how central banks talk about their banknotes
Benchmarking
Most comms teams aim for social media boost in 2025
Top priorities for next year align with 2023 benchmark findings
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A new climate of change
Central banks are warming up to address climate risks just as US interest cools
Awards
Central bank of the year: Central Bank of Brazil
The Latam central bank has pursued its mandate in an exemplary fashion, despite external pressures
Governor of the year: Andriy Pyshnyy
Pyshnyy kept Ukraine’s wartime economy stable and won vital foreign support under huge pressure
Central Banking Awards 2024: second group of winners unveiled
Ukraine’s Andriy Pyshnyy named Governor of the year
Central Banking Awards 2024: first winners unveiled
Awards go to Central bank of the year, plus Reserve manager, Risk manager and more
Book reviews
Book notes: Going infinite: the rise and fall of a new tycoon, by Michael Lewis
Book notes: Virtuous bankers: a day in the life of the 18th-century Bank of England, by Anne L Murphy
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