Central Banks
Employers alter skill demands in line with unemployment, researchers find
Requirements for a bachelor’s degree increased during higher unemployment, authors find
Central Bank of Kenya intervenes amid coin confusion
No limits on coin distribution, central bank says, following reports initial caps remain in place
Riksbank’s Jansson warned of inflation disappointment at hike meeting
Deputy governor voted against the policy rate hike in December
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
Nepalese central bank seeks Indian help over large denomination notes
Nepal Rastra Bank asks RBI to permit new Indian notes to be used as legal tender
People: Nellie Liang withdraws from Fed nomination; World Bank chief resigns
Trump nominee had played a key role in setting up the Fed’s stress tests; Kim was due to leave World Bank presidency in July 2022; further appointments in UK, Vietnam and Ghana
NY Fed’s Williams advocates change to inflation-targeting framework
But Don Kohn prefers to keep status quo with some supplementary policies
Vietnam continues with payment card upgrades
Banks must phase out magnetic strip cards by 2021
Book notes: EuroTragedy, by Ashoka Mody
The former International Monetary Fund insider elegantly tells the story of the creation of the currency that has defied economics, warning that it could get “worse, much worse”
Spending behaviour in unemployment does not fit with rational models – paper
Behavioural models of “present-biased or myopic” choices fit better with the data, authors say
Coomaraswamy sees hope for IMF programme as political crisis fades
Sri Lankan Prime Minister reinstated, paving the way for economic reforms; central bank close to adopting flexible inflation target
Israel’s Yaron adopts cautious stance in first meeting
Central bank on hold as downside risks threaten the outlook
Ghana's central bank closes two banks and plans to recapitalise five more
Three banks to merge as financial sector reform effort continues
Blanchard calls for rethink on costs of debt
Fiscal cost of public debt may be zero, macroeconomist argues, but that does not make debt costless