Reserves
Kenyan president signs new central bank law
Amendment provides framework for institution to offer emergency liquidity assistance
Pooled reserves could improve global financial safety net – paper
‘Synthetic reserve deposit’ could cut costs and improve performance, authors say
Asean’s expanding and evolving swap lines
The Asian trade bloc – with and without China, Japan and South Korea – wants to strengthen emergency liquidity support
Hong Kong scales up in bid to attract central bank gold
Financial bureau chief targets Asian institutions to bolster gold storage to 2,000 tonnes, use new trading and central clearing services plus links to China, amid sovereign immunity concerns
QE reduces bonds’ safe haven properties – BdF paper
Safety is becoming ‘increasingly fragmented’ across asset classes, researchers say
Vanessa Mussard on the Seychelles’ evolving reserve management
The Central Bank of Seychelles' financial markets chief speaks about minimum FX coverage requirements, reserves accumulation and diversification, the Iran war, climate vulnerabilities and building financial infrastructure
Foreign central banks can soon repo Chinese bonds, PBoC says
Experts say move is likely to increase monetary authorities’ demand for Chinese debt
More than $1.4tn of daily FX trades face Herstatt risk – BIS study
Only around a third of transactions fully eliminate settlement risk by using PvP
DRC’s FX upgrade part of efforts to boost currency – governor
Wameso says central bank is pursuing modernisation agenda to strengthen the financial system
Geopolitics drive continued central bank gold buying – WGC
Institutions expect global holdings to rise, though most say they do not plan to buy more themselves
Zoltán Kurali on Hungary’s reserves strategy and euro adoption
Deputy governor speaks about portfolio positioning amidst geopolitical volatility, AI, CBDC and the future of the forint
Singapore to introduce gold storage for central banks
MAS plans OTC clearing in local time, gold financial products and other bullion-related initiatives
De-dollarisation presents new opportunities – panel
Speakers at London Meetings outline unique approaches to dealing with changing investment landscape
Indian authorities rebut claims of $12bn gold sale by RBI
Government says share of bullion in central bank’s reserves has been rising
US tech equities, euro, sterling and yen add to Norges Bank losses
Reserves portfolio sees gains on US Treasuries and Chinese government bonds amid modest drop
Edna Villa on the BSP’s shift to a risk-return SAA
The Philippines’ reserves head speaks about the transition to an upgraded strategic asset allocation framework, a broadening of eligible assets, the internalisation of some investments, the upgrade of tech platforms and the role of gold as a strategic…
Malawi FX crisis due to structural weakness, says deputy governor
Central bank has taken measures to boost reserves, but says real issue is economic management
Reserves shifting from deposits to securities – paper
Pattern may be evidence of ‘mercantilist’ motivation for excess reserve accumulation
Reinventing reserve management: governance, risk and agility in a fragmented global financial system
Bank Indonesia’s new total‑portfolio approach tightens governance, risk controls and implementation speed in volatile global markets, writes reserves head Rahmatullah Sjamsudin
Ghana looks to buy 30% of gold from mining companies
Negotiations with multinationals are ongoing as central bank seeks to shore up reserves
Helder Lopes on Timor-Leste’s transformation now the oil has run out
The Central Bank of Timor-Leste (BCTL) governor speaks to Chris Jeffery and Jono Thomson about dollarisation amid US policy unpredictability, managing legacy Petroleum Fund investments, Asean membership, digitalisation and financial deepening, and a long…