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Bank of Uganda says it was target of $15 million fraud
Central bank says $8.2 million now recovered, but denies staff were involved or that its IT systems were hacked
Reserve Bank of India holds policy rate
Governor says decision reflected need to tackle high inflation without stymying “resilient” growth
Italian lenders do not under-report default risks – central bank
Commercial lenders’ internal rating-based systems “less conservative” than central bank’s
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Fed’s latest Beige Book reports modest growth across US
Boston was only branch to report decreased activity since October
Share of economics departments with data unit rises
Web scraping and administrative data are top alternative sources for economists
HKMA subsidises tokenised bond issuances
Issuers can receive up to HK$2.5 million each for maximum of two issuances
Inheritance tax avoidance has fiscal impact – Bank of Spain study
Paper says loopholes led to effective reduction in tax rate of 1.3 percentage points in Catalonia
Bitcoin is a rival to gold, not the dollar – Powell
Fed chair’s comments come as cryptocurrency passes $100,000 valuation
EBA tells crypto providers to offer supervision ‘contact points’
Tightening AML/CFT regime reflects increasing risks in sector
Nandalal Weerasinghe on Sri Lanka’s IMF programme, central bank reforms and road to recovery
CBSL chief returned from retirement to secure structural reforms, recapitalisation and financial resilience
Central Banking Autumn Meetings 2024
Central banks to maintain independence despite threats – panel
Top central bankers discuss Trump, AI and why they plan to ignore IMF on rate cuts
Reserve management not just about stability – CBBH governor
Head of Bosnian central bank says fresh approach is required to achieve “stability and returns”
‘I wish we were long bitcoin’ – central bankers on Trump 2.0
Reserve managers at Central Banking Autumn Meetings warn of higher signal-to-noise ratio
Tombini warns of false sense of stability in markets
BIS official says participants need to price in significant uncertainty over economic policy
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Fake it ’til you break it: the battle against disinformation
Transparency, beefed-up comms and AI are all being enlisted in central banks’ fight against falsehood
The GFXC chair on the next steps for the FX global code
Gerardo García speaks about updating FX best practice, improving buy-side engagement and changes to the BIS’s triennial survey
Regtech and suptech in central banks: 2024 survey
These technologies enable the identification and swift resolution of emerging issues, as well as preventative action, this survey indicates
Currency Benchmarks 2024 report – securing cash payments
As transactional cash use falls, many central banks are adopting policies to safeguard cash access
Benchmarking
Share of economics departments with data unit rises
Web scraping and administrative data are top alternative sources for economists
Inter-bank working groups
Facilitating connections between central bankers across the globe to promote the exchange of expertise and support collaboration.
Upcoming meetings include: Cyber risk management, social media in communications and upgrading forecast models.
Central banking amid uncertainty and Trump 2.0
Deglobalisation set to challenge the central banking orthodoxy of the past 40 years
Awards
The winners of the 2024 FinTech & RegTech Global Awards
Seventh annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the private sector
Global Impact Award: Swiss National Bank
The SNB is recognised for its pioneering live wholesale CBDC and monetary policy operations on distributed ledger technology
Pioneer Award: Bank of Namibia
Bank of Namibia’s Automation Centre of Excellence has elevated its use of suptech, enhanced monetary policy decision-making and automated government payments
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
Book reviews
Book notes: The bankers’ new clothes, second edition, by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig
Book notes: The road to freedom: economics and the good society, Joseph E Stiglitz
Book notes: Carbon colonialism: how rich countries export climate breakdown, by Laurie Parsons
Book notes: Money in the 21st century: cheap, mobile, and digital, by Richard Holden
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