Reserves
Lebanon c bank remains main supplier of dollars
LEBANON - Demand for U.S. dollars was limited in the Lebanese market this week, with the central bank the main supplier of the hard currency, dealers said.
ECB Working Paper Series, No 70
RESEARCH - Central Bank Forecasts of liquidity factors: Quality, publication and the control of the overnight rate, by Ulrich Bindseil, July 2001.
The securities activities of banks
SPEECH - Testimony of Governor Laurence Meyer, before the Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit and the Subcommittee on Capital Markets, Insurance and Government Sponsored Enterprises of the Committee on Financial Services, U.S…
Japan profits on yen interventions
JAPAN - The Japanese government has made a profit of about YEN 6,000bn ($49bn) on its foreign exchange reserves during the last decade, partly due to heavy bouts of intervention, a former Ministry of Finance official has said.
OECD recommends more power to banks regulator
CZECH REPUBLIC - The Czech Republic can best minimise risks to its banking sector by creating preconditions for a more effective functioning of the regulator, the Czech National Bank (CNB), says a recently published study by the OECD on the Czech economy.
UAE c bank plans personal credit rating agency
UAE - The Central Bank is understood to be working on a local credit rating agency (credit bureau) to carry out credit ratings on individuals seeking bank loans, according to informed sources.
Uzbekistan eases foreign currency restrictions
UZBEKISTAN - Uzbekistan's Central Bank increased from 31 July the maximum amount of freely convertible currency that can be sold to Uzbek citizens travelling to countries outside the territory of the former Soviet Union to 400 dollars (from 300 dollars),…
Philippine Ctrl Bk mulls hiking liquidity reserves
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Central Bank is considering hiking anew the liquidity reserve requirement of commercial banks to help boost the ailing peso.
New currency law not seen hurting Russian reserves
RUSSIA - The reduction in the amount of hard currency companies are obliged to exchange for roubles is not expected to have a major impact on the forex market nor prevent the central bank from building up it foreign currency reserves, dealers said on 31…
Singapore sets new liquidity levels for banks
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) today, 27 July, moved to introduce a new risk-based liquidity supervision system for banks, which will increase their flexibility to manage funds but may not immediately boost profits, analysts said.
Philippine c bank may cut reserve requirements
PHILIPPINES - Philippine Central bank Governor Rafael Buenaventura said today, 27 July, that as the economy picks up later in the year the liquidity reserve requirements of banks would be lowered to channel more funds into the economy.
Russian central bank says monetary base rose
RUSSIA - Monetary base rose to 614.1 billion rubles as of 23 July which is up 0.2% from 613.1 billion rubles as of 16 July, the Central Bank of Russia said in a report on 27 July.
ECB estimates new reserve target at 127 bn euros
GERMANY - The European Central Bank said on 27 June its estimated reserve requirement for the current maintenance period was 127.0 billion euros.
Big Chinese banks reduce bad loans increase profit
CHINA - China's four major state-run commercial banks have all reported strong profit for the first half of the year as they continued to reduce a heavy portfolio of bad loans, however their risk management skills are limited.
Philippine bank mulling reserve requirement hike
Philippines - The Philippine Central Bank is considering raising the liquidity reserve requirement of commercial banks, a move that could help damp speculative pressure building on the peso.
Singapore risk management
ARTICLE - G10 central bank study says that consolidation has heightened possibility of systemic risk. Central banks of G10 countries recently released a joint study on the impact of consolidation on financial risk, payment systems and monetary policy,…
Non-bank Chinese institutions need funding
CHINA - China's central bank wants to draw private capital into investing in hundreds of cash-starved non-bank financial institutions to boost their financial strength, according to China Securities.
Korea needs to monitor emerging markets
SOUTH KOREA - BOK Gov. Korea should pay close attention to developments in Latin American markets to prevent shockwaves reaching the peninsula, Bank of Korea (BOK) Gov. Chon Chol-hwan said on 18 July.
Russian major bank ratings improve
RUSSIA - Fitch, the international rating agency, has changed the Outlook to Positive from Stable assigned to the Long-term ratings of 'B' of the Savings Bank of the Russian Federation (Sberbank) and Vneshekonombank (VEB). The banks' Short-term,…
Philippine bank expands dollar hedging facility
PHILIPPINES - The Philippine Central Bank said today, 19 July, its policy- making Monetary Board has approved the expansion of coverage under the currency risk protection program, a hedging facility managed by the monetary authority.
South African currency hit by risk aversion
South Africa - A general increase in risk aversion by international investors constituted a factor which had recently cast a shadow over the South African currency rand, Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni said on 13 July.
Decentralized Portfolio Management
RESEARCH - Paulo Coutinho and Benjamin Miranda Tabak at the Central Bank of Brazil have produced an article titled Decentralized Portfolio Management. It is part of the Bank's Working Paper series, June 2001.
China - Gold exchange may be coming
CHINA - China plans to establish a National Gold Exchange (NGE) this year, another step towards reforming its gold trading market.
Lithuanian c-bank to switch some reserves to euro
LITHUANIA - Lithuania's central bank said on 28 June it would "soon" start exchanging some of its reserves into euro to prepare for the change of the national currency's anchor to the euro from the dollar in February.