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Norges Bank deputy governor resigns over security clearance
Deputy governor in charge of world’s largest SWF denied clearance because of wife’s residence in China
Colombia draws on IMF’s FCL funds for first time
Government resorted to $5.4 billion drawing to help meet higher pandemic financing needs
RBI on hold as inflation outlook turns ‘adverse’
Central bank in a bind as supply problems drive up prices but growth still needs “nurturing”
Christopher Waller narrowly passes Senate vote
St Louis Fed economist approved for Fed governor role, despite opposition from Democrats
Tangen to permanently divest from AKO fund in January 2021
Norges Bank unveils final contract with SWF’s new chief executive
BIS paper explores reasons for large gold reserves
Researcher says large holdings can be justified, but only for some purposes
Brazil central bank could ‘test’ lower rates if inflation remains weak – IMF
IMF staff see “no constraint” to lower rates as long as forward guidance is deployed
BoE prepares to launch sharia-compliant liquidity facility
Special-purpose vehicle will be structured as a ‘wakalah’ or fund-based liquidity facility
Cypriot governor and NBIM chief executive contract Covid-19
Herodotou and Tangen become latest central bank officials to test positive for the virus
Saudis and UAE say shared CBDC is technically possible
“Project Aber” shows DLT can be used to upgrade cross-border payments, central banks say
Pandemic accelerates decline in eurozone cash usage – ECB
During 2016-19 cash gradually declined as means of payment, but was still first option
Eurozone unemployment falls slightly
Unemployment falls to 8.4%, but youth joblessness is much higher at 18%
Early estimate says eurozone inflation staying put
Eurostat estimates for November show core inflation also remained stable at 0.2%
RBA board not expecting to raise rates for three years – Lowe
Australian central bank leaves rates unchanged as governor forecasts unemployment will fall slowly
Sri Lanka’s central bank picks SimCorp to manage reserves
Platform will handle both internally and externally managed funds
ECB paper looks at cross-border macro-prudential effects
Imposing capital buffers cuts risk-taking and lending by foreign subsidiaries, researchers find
Singapore non-bank firms can use real-time payments systems – MAS
“Major payment institutions” will be able to use two real-time systems from February 2021
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