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Gambian president appoints new governor
Senior bureaucrat at finance ministry takes role as previous governor becomes trade minister
Covid-19 likely to have major effect on UK cash usage – BoE
Risk of Covid transmission via banknotes diminishes significantly over time, BoE study finds
UAE central bank opens new fintech office
New office aims to attract international investors, central bank says
Jim Wolfensohn, 1933–2020
David Malpass leads tributes, saying former World Bank chief “transformed” the way it did business
Icelandic Central Bank’s female employees earn slightly more than men
Central bank says figures indicate there is no unexplained pay gap
FCA starts to move firms’ data to new platform
UK regulator says RegData platform is faster and more accessible than previous system
Green firms see equities rise as climate concerns grow – NBB paper
Researchers track relationship between media coverage and large firms’ equity values
Stablecoins could allow for ‘embedded supervision’ – BIS paper
But authors say CBDCs may be a more effective means of achieving the same goal
RBNZ considers greater focus on house prices in MPC decisions
Government is concerned house price rises are excluding people from the market
FSB warns of ‘breadth and magnitude’ of climate risks
Report warns climate risk could be more challenging to address than other economic risks
Excess liquidity can weaken policy transmission – BoE paper
“Novel dataset” sheds light on possible unintended consequences of crisis-fighting measures
Biden to nominate Janet Yellen as Treasury secretary
Former Fed chair would become first person to have led central bank, Treasury, and Council of Economic Advisers
People: Bangladesh appoints deputy; Elderson has bumpy ride
Bangladesh Bank names new deputy; Elderson passes EU parliament vote despite opposition
G20 agrees ‘common framework’ on debt relief
Leaders welcome decision, but criticise private sector for failure to act
Malta appoints finance minister as new governor
Edward Scicluna to replace Mario Vella, who will oversee economic relations with the UK
RBNZ launches review of accidental disclosure
Information on new funding for lending programme was released before policy was officially unveiled
Ghana recovering faster than expected, says governor Addison
Growth has bounced back to double figures and inflation is expected to hit target by mid-2021
South Africa to stop cheque payments by 2021
Since August 2019, cheque usage has declined 59%
NBG paper develops early warning system for external risks
Georgia’s current account deficit and dollarisation create vulnerabilities, authors say
New Turkish governor presides over sharp rate rise
Erdoğan changes rhetoric to say country must be prepared to swallow “bitter pill” to beat inflation
Fed and US Treasury in public dispute over emergency aid
Fed disagrees with Treasury secretary over proposal to end five stimulus programmes
Philippines central bank makes unexpected rate cut
Inflationary pressures are low and cut will boost confidence, central bank says
Brainard criticises Fed’s diversity efforts
Lack of diversity is holding back the economics profession, says senior Fed official
CBDC could improve banking stability – Haldane
BoE chief economist envisages banking sector split between payments and credit provision