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Colombian central bank joins DLT bond issuance pilot
Technology could cut costs and offer faster processing, traceability, security and risk management
Powerful companies are diluting monetary policy effectiveness – IMF
Competition policies are needed to ensure central banks can use monetary policy effectively
IMF raises caps on loans to poorer countries
Reforms also provide new funding to anti-poverty trust
BoE paper builds GDP-at-risk model
Authors generate “fat-tailed” distribution to explore economy’s tendency to hit lower bound on rates
Microfinance improves access to bank credit – Fed paper
Study finds Rwandan initiative built credit record and made bank loans more accessible
Minority groups sidelined by BoE, report finds
Internal review reveals minority ethnic staff felt less safe in the workplace, while career progression was stifled
Eurozone fiscal deficit declines in Q1
Lower imbalance due to lower spending; revenue remained stable as a share of GDP
People: Bank of Canada appoints deputy governor
Sharon Kozicki promoted to deputy role; new BEAC director in Chad; Lithuania appoints board member; and more
Bundesbank warns about digital challenges for German banks
Report stresses the importance of reinforcing cyber security processes
CBDC may be ‘necessary’ to safeguard competition – BoC paper
Authors make case for “public digital payments” as tool to boost competition and innovation
Korea selects CBDC blockchain provider
Central bank chooses telecoms company subsidiary following tender process
US regulators to align policies on lower income lending
OCC backs down on separate CRA rules and starts joint consultation with Fed, FDIC
Philippines governor issues caution over proposed fiscal package
Faster vaccinations, structural reform and infrastructure are key to recovery, Diokno says
Vietnam central bank and US Treasury sign currency pact
US had briefly labelled Vietnam a “currency manipulator”
Malawi launches corporate social investment policy
Policy will see central bank embark on projects supporting society
Incoming BoE policy-maker says inflation ‘momentum’ is easing
Catherine Mann says price rises appear to be starting to taper off
Stablecoins neither stable nor coins – paper
Researchers argue stablecoins are not medium of exchange, and so are not money
DNB unveils sustainability policy
Dutch central bank sets out four-year green plan – investments must be “Paris-aligned”
IMF mulls SDR reallocation ‘trust’
Fund is considering ways SDR allocation can be channelled to vulnerable countries
BoJ to offer zero-interest loans for climate projects
Central bank highlights five areas of focus in new climate strategy
PBoC to study cross-border payments in digital yuan
Central bank confirms digital yuan will be direct central bank liability
Riksbank warns about e-krona fraudsters
Swedish central bank points to false online information claiming it is selling e-kronor
Swiss central bank and stock exchange to launch new network
Communications system based on Scion technology aims to increase cyber security
DRC’s president changes central bank board under IMF pressure, report says
IMF approves a $1.52 billion loan to DRC days after Tshishekedi removes directors