Jimmy Choi
Jimmy Choi is a senior reporter with Central Banking. Previously, he was a political and court reporter at Radio Television Hong Kong, the public broadcaster in the city. Jimmy studied philosophy, literature and journalism at the University of Hong Kong.
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Malaysian central bank rebukes Google for exchange rate error
Google Malaysia says faulty exchange rate data came from third party and apologises for the error
PBoC holds key policy rate
Central bank holds off easing amid yuan weakness and banks’ narrowing margins
HKMA unveils new wholesale CBDC project
De facto central bank to launch sandbox for testing settlement of tokenised deposits
Thailand forges ahead with virtual banking
BoT to accept applications to open virtual banks from March 20
Trial opens in Vietnam over alleged multi-billion dollar fraud
Accused include real estate tycoon and 15 former central bank officials
China sets 5% growth target
Economists question whether government can achieve GDP goal, given weakness in economy
PBoC pledges to improve visitors’ payment experience
China’s central bank tells firms to make mobile and card payments easier for foreign nationals
Philippine central bank launches sustainable finance taxonomy
BSP is Asia’s latest monetary authority to set out framework to help tackle climate crisis
Politicians must be able to overrule RBA, say ex-governors
Ian Macfarlane and Bernie Fraser argue government should retain veto over Australian monetary policy
South Korean and Indonesian central banks hold rates
BoK says policy will remain restrictive for now, while BI highlights need to keep inflation stable
China makes record cut to mortgage reference rate
PBoC unveils 25bp reduction in five-year LPR in further bid to revive flagging property sector
India and Nepal to set up cross-border payments link
Project adds to growing list of similar bilateral initiatives in Asia
Consumer prices in China fall at fastest pace since 2009
Central bank says it expects modest rebound
Chinese government replaces head of securities regulator
Move follows pledge by authorities to stabilise markets in wake of share selloffs
Bank of Thailand holds policy rate despite government pressure
Decision comes after prime minister called for cut
Reserve Bank of Australia holds policy rate
Central bank has not ruled out further hikes while inflation eases
Training central bank communicators
The skills needed for communicating in a social media and artificial intelligence world
Chinese growth likely to slow to 3.5% by 2028, says IMF
State officials reject institution’s findings, claiming economic trajectory is positive and risks manageable
PBoC steps up funding for development projects
Central bank injects 150 billion yuan amid slew of government measures to bolster property sector
BoJ policy-makers signal end to negative rates
Summary of meeting shows board members see higher chances of achieving virtuous wage-price spiral
China pulls report on merger of ‘bad banks’ with SWF
Tie-up could help separate government’s roles as regulator and shareholder in managers of bad debt
Singapore keeps monetary policy unchanged
Central bank expects core inflation to fall gradually amid lower import and domestic costs