Reserves
Malaysian governor urges firms to support currency
Cambodian and Malaysian central banks will launch a new cross-border payments link
Bundesbank and DNB announce large losses
Dutch central bank improves its profit forecast but Nagel anticipates continuing shortfalls
Nigerian president nominates seven MPC members
Central bank tightens currency restrictions as inflation continues to rise and dollar shortages continue
Nigerian authorities accuse ex-governor of $6m theft
Emefiele has denied all charges but prosecutors say cheque to president was forged
EU isolates frozen Russian central bank interest
European leaders are divided over using Bank of Russia assets to fund Ukraine’s defence
Nigerian central bank says it has cleared some lenders’ FX liabilities
Move comes one week after CBN replaces management of three banks for alleged law-breaking
Philippine central bank will cut FX interventions, governor says
“We’ve been intervening a bit too much”, Remolona says, as officials work on new framework
Colombian central bank begins cutting rates
Board splits over decision, as inflation remains above 10% while economy slows
Ghana’s Ernest Addison on the chain of events that led to a loss of $5 billion
The Bank of Ghana governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about what necessitated monetary financing, the boundaries of ‘independence’ and the results of offline tests of the e-cedi
Argentine government devalues peso and replaces governor
Finance minister announces austerity as IMF welcomes new president’s early moves
Bolivia reserves shortage worsens
Fuel runs short as ex-governor says government “does not want to recognise” crisis
BCRA requires prior approval for all FX requests
Virtual freeze on exchange as Pesce and other directors make way for Milei’s picks
Myanmar lets kyat float
Central bank also reduces requisition of foreign currency as war goes badly for junta
Israeli reserves increase by almost $7 billion in November
FX sales fall from $8.2 billion in October to $338 million last month
IMF: Argentina needs ‘a strong and credible central bank’
Central bank caps banks’ FX holdings ahead of Milei inauguration on December 10
DNB aligns $9.7 billion of reserves with Paris Climate Agreement
Targets aimed to reduce “real-world” carbon emissions beyond portfolio decarbonisation
Managing reserves amid climate change and home-shoring
Central banks can still make asset allocations with solid climate outcomes, despite slippage in the net-zero timetable, writes Gary Smith
BCRA ex-governor Caputo will be Argentina’s economy minister
Central bank halts sales of devaluation hedge bonds
Sarb governor confirms Treasury may draw on reserves to service debt
South African authorities considering use of $25 billion to address ‘expensive’ repayments