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IMF hit by cyber attack
Fund says attack did not target top leader and it has “re-secured” 11 compromised email accounts
National Bank of Moldova launches instant payments system
US government backs initiative as Moldovan policy-makers seek links with western nations
PBoC holds key policy rate
Central bank holds off easing amid yuan weakness and banks’ narrowing margins
Central Banking Awards 2024: second group of winners unveiled
Ukraine’s Andriy Pyshnyy named Governor of the year
People: Dutch banking executive joins DNB board
Finnish central bank appoints new head, Danish member of governing board resigns
HKMA launches next phase of CBDC pilot and sandbox
Hong Kong project will explore programmability, tokenisation and atomic settlement
EU watchdogs to launch prop trader capital review in April
Prop traders say bank-style IFR rules are driving them out, but doubt EBA will suggest changes
ECB unveils new monetary policy framework
Move will see central bank make cheaper loans to eurozone lenders as it shrinks its balance sheet
BoE official reveals details of non-bank backstop design
Bank intends to activate mechanism in crises only, despite firms’ call for standing liquidity facility
Central European countries see rise in counterfeiting
Danish central bank to upgrade banknotes ahead of overhaul
ECB official apologises for ‘reprogramming’ remarks
Elderson tells staff he believes in open debate on environmental matters after outcry
Bank of Jamaica says free concerts help comms strategy
Central bank has run lunch-hour reggae concerts for two decades to engage with public
Central Banking Awards 2024: first winners unveiled
Awards go to Central bank of the year, plus Reserve manager, Risk manager and more
BSP says it will complete wholesale CBDC pilot this year
Philippines central bank will test CBDC for interbank fund transfers and securities settlement
Nigeria closes FX exchanges amid continuing currency problems
Authorities intensify actions against Binance and other cryptocurrency firms
‘Passive’ QT can be costly, BoE paper finds
Research highlights need to account for frictions and build “headroom” for future shocks
BoJ may scrap ultra-loose policy at March meeting, reports say
Policy-makers could be mulling speedy end to yield target and negative rates
UK floats plan to seize Russian central bank assets
Foreign secretary says country is prepared to act without all its Nato partners
HKMA unveils new wholesale CBDC project
De facto central bank to launch sandbox for testing settlement of tokenised deposits
Bank of Canada holds interest rate targets
Governor expresses fear of underlying inflation becoming stuck above 2% target
Basel Committee prepares crackdown on bank ‘window dressing’
Study says lenders have obscured their true systemic importance at reporting dates