Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Syria’s central bank says citizens’ deposits will be safe
Announcement comes after footage appeared to show looting of cash from bank’s premises
Reserve Bank of India holds policy rate
Governor says decision reflected need to tackle high inflation without stymying “resilient” growth
Italian lenders do not under-report default risks – central bank
Commercial lenders’ internal rating-based systems “less conservative” than central bank’s
Fed’s latest Beige Book reports modest growth across US
Boston was only branch to report decreased activity since October
Inheritance tax avoidance has fiscal impact – Bank of Spain study
Paper says loopholes led to effective reduction in tax rate of 1.3 percentage points in Catalonia
HKMA subsidises tokenised bond issuances
Issuers can receive up to HK$2.5 million each for maximum of two issuances
EBA tells crypto providers to offer supervision ‘contact points’
Tightening AML/CFT regime reflects increasing risks in sector
Bitcoin is a rival to gold, not the dollar – Powell
Fed chair’s comments come as cryptocurrency passes $100,000 valuation
CBDCs would reduce foreign exchange risk – LSE study
Adoption of digital currencies could mean lenders needing to hold less regulatory capital
BIS study examines ways to improve catastrophe insurance
Financial Stability Institute says “parametric” policies can help businesses weather the storm
Eurozone needs ‘exceptional mechanism’ to resolve banks – BdF
Bloc is ready to resolve most challenges but still needs liquidity mechanism for larger lenders
Inflation targeting regime needs reform – BIS paper
Authorities should recognise what monetary policy can and cannot do, argues Claudio Borio