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People: EBRD appoints new chief economist
Slovakia and Sweden reappoint board members; Spain names new director-general of services
Spanish governor de Cos now leads Basel Committee
Stefan Ingves steps down as chairman after nearly eight years in the role
Weak pass-through may shield UK from sudden rate rise – BoE’s Saunders
Central banks may start to lose control of policy transmission even above lower bound, says MPC member
ECB’s negative rates increased eurozone credit supply – IMF paper
Cuts above zero lower bound did not have same effects on banks, researchers find
Two FOMC members signal Fed may hold rates steady
New York and Boston Fed presidents expect US growth to slow to 2% this year
South African governor questions ruling party’s pledge to broaden mandate
ANC’s election manifesto called for monetary policy to target employment creation and growth
BoE paper: corporate bond purchases boosted market liquidity
Study of post-Brexit QE finds purchases helped support bond market liquidity
Central bank outlook is key to rate decisions’ impact – Bundesbank paper
“Pure policy” and “information” shocks have very different effects on economy, researcher argues
Bank of Canada keeps rates unchanged on weaker economic outlook
The central bank thinks it is still necessary to keep policy rate below its neutral range
BoE unveils plans to overhaul cash distribution as volumes fall
Independent report demands action to preserve UK’s cash infrastructure
Zimbabwe borrows $985 million from pan-African lenders
International reserves cover only four weeks of imports amid limited access to hard currency
EBA says Paris move will be complete by June 3
All governing meetings to be held in Paris from March 30 as EBA leaves London in response to Brexit
Bahamian central bank chooses start-up to spearhead CBDC project
The pilot currency is expected to be running by 2020, governor says
EMEs have limited policy independence if open to capital flows, researchers find
Alternative policy tools can be deployed to overcome the dilemma, the authors say
BoE increases euro supply and activates ECB swap line
Financial policy committee warns that no-deal Brexit risks financial instability
Spain creates macro-prudential committee
New body will be chaired by economy minister, with central bank governor as deputy
Malaysia keeps rates unchanged on lower inflation pressure
Interest rates remain at 3.25% as lower oil prices keep headline inflation under control
BoE publishes revamped FPC communications
New approach follows the style of MPC announcements more closely
Central bank digital currencies need bigger incentive to succeed, researchers find
IMF paper estimates the potential demand for central bank digital currencies
Duterte picks government insider to lead Philippine central bank
Surprise choice for central bank chief rattles markets
Former governor arrested as Central Bank of Liberia probe widens
Milton Weeks and two current CBL officials are due to appear in court today
IMF board says Malta must tighten AML-CFT regime
Maltese Financial Services Authority needs better funding and more independence – IMF board
ECB warns draft Greek law could damage banks
Key details of measure are unclear but could be damaging, says ECB
Trump criticises Powell over strong dollar
President complains about Fed’s rate hikes and quantitative tightening in driving up the dollar