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Sri Lanka central bank imposes capital controls
Measure restricts exports of foreign currency as government faces debt challenge
DRC’s president appoints IMF official as first female governor
IMF deal says government must stop using central bank's reserves and strengthen independence
RBA adjusts yield curve control as economy recovers
Australia “no longer looking over a cliff”, says governor Philip Lowe
FCA warns against use of ‘credit-sensitive’ rates in place of Libor
Banks should tell the FCA if they plan to use such rates and consider the risks “carefully”
BoE adapting working practices to post-Covid world, says Place
Central bank is changing staffing, technology and buildings in light of lessons from pandemic working
Seychelles central bank cuts policy rate by 100 basis points
Central bank considers weak economy more a concern than high inflation
BoE paper models impact of ‘active’ fiscal policy
Active fiscal policy complicates monetary policy but can generate higher welfare, author says
US unemployment rate stable at 5.9%
Little sign of ‘substantial further progress’ FOMC wants to see before taper
Mexico reminds banks crypto transactions are illegal
After El Salvador bitcoin law, authorities state virtual assets ‘not legal tender in Mexico’
Malawi police arrest former central bank governor and other officials
Kabambe and three others linked to the central bank charged with money laundering
Fed’s CBDC efforts should not be driven by digital yuan, Fed official says
A decision on ‘Fedcoin’ should be independent of action taken by China, says David Andolfatto
RBI scales back predictions of rise in stressed assets
Indian central bank says policy support has helped curb rise in non-performing assets
UK and Singapore to co-operate on regulation
Central banks and finance ministries to co-operate on cyber security and climate impact
Riksbank maintains loose policy
Swedish central bank says it will fully use Skr700 billion portfolio of asset purchases
People: Chile’s central bank appoints new general manager
FCA makes appointments to legal team; Haitian governor to lead financial inclusion initiative
Haldane says inflation targeting faces its ‘most dangerous moment’
BoE chief economist says risks of inflation and fiscal dominance are both on the rise
Sarb celebrates centenary with virtual ceremony
Tributes were paid by former governors, regional central bank representatives and the heads of the IMF and BIS
Eurozone inflation expected to decline in June
Early estimates suggest inflation fell to 1.9%, from 2% in May
Lithuania’s central bank bolsters cash services
Central bank signs agreement with banking sector to maintain minimum level of cash provision
BoE demands changes at Euroclear after system outage
Central bank takes supervisory action over outage that caused “notable” market disruption
ECB launches consultation on supervisory practices
Central bank says exercise aims to boost transparency on its interaction with banks
BIS annual report: ‘disaster averted’ but world ‘not out of the woods’
Report weighs up three scenarios for “pandexit”, none of them without drawbacks
ECB paper investigates macro-pru’s impact on inequality
More research is needed on how borrower-based measures affect income inequality, researchers say
Hong Kong to study ‘e-HKD’ at retail level
Hong Kong will begin study on retail CBDCs and work with PBoC on e-CNY in the next year