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Nepal suspends governor as economic problems deepen
Maha Prasad Adhikari faces possible dismissal, as Nepal struggles to cope with Covid-19 fallout
RBI bolsters liquidity framework with standing facility
New deposit facility will play a role in both monetary and financial stability
Pakistan orders 250bp hike at emergency meeting
High commodity prices, currency depreciation and political turmoil force up prices
Chinese draft law sets up financial stability fund
New government committee would oversee financial stability as concerns grow
Fed’s asset selloff may start in May, Brainard says
FOMC minutes show consensus for “balance sheet runoff at a coming meeting”
Honduran governor asks for 50% salary cut
Santos’s request comes as president calls for spending cuts amid fiscal crisis
MAS crypto regulatory powers extended
New bill brings virtual asset providers under AML/CFT regulation
ECB praises eurozone’s economic response to Covid-19
EU capital markets need to deepen to allow green and digital transformations, ECB says
Two Latin American central banks raise rates
Colombia’s two MPC dissenters call for steeper hikes; Dominican Republic raises rates 50bp
Romanian and Zimbabwean central banks raise rates
Zimbabwean figures say inflation has reached 72% but observers say this may be an underestimate
Carstens: world may be on ‘cusp of a new inflationary era’
BIS chief warns new inflationary forces “have emerged with a vengeance”
Vietnam developing crypto legal framework
Country banned crypto as a means of payment in 2017
Presidential ally obtained funds from Zimbabwe central bank
RBZ exchanged Treasury bills at inflated rate as part of giveaway, investigation finds
Brazilian central bank strike escalates
Staff now out indefinitely, interfering with Pix and economic statistics
Dallas Fed research says housing bubbles are ‘brewing’
Housing price expectations may have unanchored from fundamentals, paper finds
Swiss inflation rises above target
Oil prices contribute to inflation that is now above the SNB’s forecasts
São Tomé governor replaced
Central bank chief had challenged prime minister for party leadership
UK authorities investigating LME over nickel trading suspension
Regulators to probe governance at the metals exchange after “disorderly” conditions halted trading
Saudi Arabia deposits $5 billion in Egypt’s central bank
Egypt agrees investment from Qatar and UAE, and seeks funding from IMF as wheat prices rise
BoE’s Cleland calls for innovation in wholesale payments
Wholesale payments suffer from inefficiencies despite being critical to financial stability, official says
Mauritania finance minister becomes new governor
Dhehbi succeeds Moulaye Taher, as ex-governor joins new cabinet
Central Banking Awards 2022: the winners in full
Recipients of the 2022 awards include Stanley Fischer, the Bank of Korea, Mario Marcel and many more
Central Banking Awards 2022: final winners unveiled
Prizes for Central bank of the year, Lifetime achievement, Transparency, Economics and more
BoE’s Broadbent highlights perils of forward guidance
Deputy governor warns conditional guidance is often viewed as a promise to act in a certain way