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IMF’s Gopinath calls for international trade co-operation
US-China tensions have redirected trade flows, deputy director says
Most Germans would use digital euro – Bundesbank
Privacy, sturdiness and offline functionality among top concerns, survey finds
BdF paper looks at what new global currency would need
Unified debt market would go “some way” to internationalising the euro
Turkish inflation reaches 75% in May
Finance minister says ‘worst is over’ but one estimate says official figures are too low
Qatar to test large payments using CBDC
Central bank says it will test AI and distributed ledger technology
Swift tests AI-driven fraud detection
Pilot projects aim to detect fraudulent activity and improve information sharing
Maltese governor pleads not guilty to fraud
Prosecutors allege Scicluna failed to challenge suspect hospital deal while finance minister
Global natural rates could be rising, SNB governor says
Jordan says Swiss central bank’s approach allows it to deal with uncertainty over r*
BoJ pays record profits to government
Central bank contributes $13.8 billion with gains from ETFs and bonds
Acemoglu questions productivity benefits of AI
MIT economist finds weak productivity gains from AI and says benefits may be undermined by costs
Bank of Mexico lowers GDP growth estimate
Slow economic activity from last year continues into the first quarter
RBI launches platform to digitise regulation
Central bank also launches mobile app to buy and sell government securities
Twenty years on, Visegrád states are converging to rest of the EU
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have undergone economic transformation, CNB finds
Sri Lanka keeps interest rates flat
Country introduces new governance reforms to state-owned banks
Cross-border payments key to boosting riel, Cambodian governor says
QR payments set to expand to India and Japan, as central bank aims for independent monetary policy
Israel holds policy rate
Move comes despite higher inflation expectations
ECB is ready to cut rates, chief economist says
Next steps in ECB’s easing cycle will be “bumpy” and “gradual”, says Philip Lane
RBNZ will activate debt-to-income tool
New Zealand central bank to bring in new macro-prudential tool in July
ECB paper recommends central fiscal instrument
Governments’ ability to delay fiscal consolidation should be limited, researchers argue
Egypt holds policy rates
Central bank says improved external financing after IMF loan will help price stability
FOMC members concerned over US inflation, minutes show
Some committee members sought to maintain pace of Fed’s balance sheet selloff
IMF says Iceland’s path is clear to easing rates
Housing and bank supervision remain a concern and central bank independence needs safeguards
RBI payout to Indian government more than doubles
Dividend boosts public finances as new government set to take office in early June
Turkey holds interest rates
Central bank leaves door open for tightening monetary policy