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Lagarde slightly injured in car accident
ECB president was departing Euro Summit
UK banks insulated from wider troubles, BoE says
Financial policy committee “closely monitoring” events but says capital and liquidity are sufficient
Rates round-up: Ghana and Thailand tighten
Many central banks in Africa, Asia and Europe still raising rates, but Angola continues cuts
Bailey says investors ‘testing’ banks for weakness
UK banks not facing same issues as SVB US or Credit Suisse, BoE governor says
PBoC swap lines now key international bailout tool
Researchers say PBoC extended support worth billions of dollars to Belt and Road countries
Taliban appoints new governor to Afghan central bank
Hidayatullah Badri was acting finance minister and previously ran Taliban’s finances
World faces ‘new investment regime’, says Mauritian governor
Seegolam says “bonds are back” but FX will be volatile
Georgieva warns of increased risks to financial stability
Action by policy-makers has only eased stress “to some extent”, IMF chief says
CAR to drop crypto as legal tender
Country bows to pressure from partners in regional monetary union
Riksbank governor stresses Swedish banks’ strength
Thedéen says “inflation needs to come down significantly” in 2023
Nigeria and Morocco raise rates
Inflation hits record level in Morocco and remains high in Nigeria
Norway and Iceland raise rates as inflation stays high
Iceland’s governor warns of wage-price spiral and says economy is overheating
Moldova cuts rates while North Macedonia tightens
Inflation falling in both countries as Moldova confronts drought and energy problems
BoE tightens policy after inflation surprise
Hot February inflation figure prompted policy-makers to continue tightening
MAS set to build digital platform to tackle financial crimes
Central bank will develop an information-sharing platform with six leading banks
Central Banking Awards 2023: final group of winners revealed
Awards recognise lifetime achievement of Stefan Ingves, as well as reserves management, currency, technology and more
Yellen flags ‘contagious bank run’ risk
US Treasury secretary pledges small banks will gain 100% deposit insurance if needed
ECB hails launch of new wholesale settlement system
Eurosystem’s new RTGS system and liquidity management tool went live on March 20
Islamic banking most at risk of negative CBDC effects
IMF paper highlights risk of unremunerated and small retail deposits
RBA says interest rate pause is on the cards for next month
Central bank says monetary policy is in “restrictive territory”
Central Banking Awards 2023: third group of winners announced
Awards include economic research, payments reform and risk management services
Apac central banks reassure amid Credit Suisse woes
Central banks in Australia, Singapore and Hong Kong say banking systems remain stable
US banks tap $11.8 billion from new Fed facility
Fed set up Bank Term Funding Program in wake of Silicon Valley Bank’s collapse
Lebanese judge questions governor
Salameh interviewed in presence of European officials after initially refusing to be questioned