Reserves
Renminbi reserves are still relatively small
Renminbi investments still account for much smaller fraction of global forex reserves than China’s significance in world economy would merit
US sanctions on Venezuela could be death knell for petro
Crypto asset is backed by oil reserves the country can barely commercialise
Italian political leader suggests taking control of gold away from central bank
Salvini says selling off part of reserves to finance policy is “interesting idea”
Myanmar adds yuan and yen as trade-settlement currencies
Move comes as yuan use rises and dollar use falls, analysts say
Israeli reserves increase sharply in January
Higher equity prices contributed to improved performance of investment portfolio
Canadian deputy governor explains reserves regime
Floating exchange rate, asset-liability matching and liquidity focus do not demand bigger portfolio
Improved political environment lends support to Lebanese pound
As new government is formed, investors become more willing to sell dollars and buy pound
Colombia purchases $1 billion from government
Operation aims to support plan to enhance international reserves portfolio
Venezuela to sell 15 tonnes of gold to UAE, reports say
US senator warns of sanctions if UAE co-operates with Maduro regime
Central bank gold purchases soar to highest level since 1971
Russia, Turkey and Kazakhstan accumulated the most gold in 2018
Bank of England kept gold reserves from Venezuelan government, reports say
BoE declines to comment on reports as US government ramps up pressure on Maduro regime
UAE deposits $3 billion with State Bank of Pakistan
Deposit comes as Pakistan’s foreign exchange reserves dwindle and IMF talks continue
Argentina resumes forex interventions as peso rises
Central bank bought dollars in January to depreciate peso and keep it within non-intervention zone
Nicaragua’s central bank reserves fall 41%
Steep slide due to attempts to stem outflows of currency after political crisis
Brexit unlikely to affect sterling’s reserve currency status
No-deal scenario could put major downward pressure on the currency
Lebanese central bank orders wire services not to use dollars
Economy under strain from political division, fiscal shortfall and refugee crisis
Bank of Israel calls on government to reduce deficit
Budget imbalance is forecast to reach 3.6% of GDP in 2019, official target is 2.9%
Ukrainian central bank plans major forex liberalisation
NBU says foreign currency reserves are highest since before revolution
CBSL inks deal with RBI to boost reserves
Swaps deal will help maintain reserves while talks with the IMF resume, central bank says
Central Bank of Kuwait overhauls core banking system
System provided by Tata automates key central bank operations
The PBoC’s efforts to solve the ‘impossible trinity’
Chinese central bank intervenes to manage offshore renminbi rate