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South African governor warns against QE
South Africa is not near deflation and QE would harm stability, governor warns
Iranian central bank pledges oil-based bond issue
Central bank makes large foreign exchange intervention as currency comes under pressure
Chinese reserve manager may be buying government debt
PBoC not buying government bonds, but reserve manager may have sharply increased holdings
Boston Fed and MIT collaborate on digital currency research
Research results on software architecture will be released as open source
Indonesia eyes netting changes to enable derivatives CCP
Central bank says legal amendments will pave way for locally cleared NDFs and interest rate swaps
Chinese state-run banks start testing PBoC’s ‘e-wallet’
Four biggest state banks trialling payments system for PBoC’s “digital yuan”
People: RBNZ and Bank Indonesia appoint new deputy governors
Crane Currency names new president; Tainui-Hernandez and Joewono take up deputy governor roles
Fed picks G+D to develop ‘next-generation’ currency processing
German firm developed new prototype for the Fed to maximise speed and accuracy
New Fed discount window could ease bankruptcy crisis – researchers
Many companies may not endure a further liquidity shock
RBNZ boosts asset purchases and prepares new policies
Negative rates and funding for lending programme under “active preparation”
Lebanon aid depends on reform – IMF
Georgieva sets banking bail-in and further audit of central bank as conditions for emergency aid
IMF urges broad shake-up of US financial stability framework
Rapidly changing financial landscape poses challenges for the complex oversight framework, IMF says
Taiwan central bank open to more onshore insurer FX hedging
Central bank suggests lifers can use onshore swaps to hedge dividends, but some warn it could hit NDF market
Fed rejects bank appeals against stress-test results
Goldman Sachs remains in top spot for overall requirement, as Fed reveals stress capital buffers
More changes at top of NBU as donors watch closely
Council approves new deputy governor as NBU confirms strategy director has left
Lithuanian central bank welcomes anti-money laundering centre
Inter-agency centre will involve finance ministry, tax authority, banks and law enforcement
Norges Bank stands by Tangen amid fresh criticism
Head of supervisory board says central bank broke rules in appointing Nikolai Tangen
Former RBI deputy attacks government over fiscal dominance
Recent actions by Indian government are “tantamount to coercive monetisation”, says Viral Acharya
PBoC official joins policy lender after clearing up Baoshang Bank
Zhou Xuedong joins China’s biggest policy lender, as PBoC declares Baoshang Bank bankrupt
Lebanese central bank orders interest-free loans after explosion
Move comes despite banking sector lacking dollars and reports of massive capital shortfalls
Bank of Japan intensifies CBDC research
Central bank appoints new CBDC head as ruling party warns Chinese effort poses security threat
Fed reveals instant payment plans
FedNow will feature interoperability on ISO 20022 message standard and new liquidity tool
Brazil plans new note as cash demand hits record high
Central bank will introduce 200 real banknote as Brazilians start to hoard cash
Turkish central bank issues brief statement as lira hits record low
Lira hits lowest-ever level against dollar and euro as central bank’s response remains unclear