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Kazakhstan’s president announces changes to powerful wealth fund
National unrest leads to changes at SWF that owns an estimated 40% of GDP
Wunsch calls for gradual ECB policy tightening
Belgian governor stresses risks posed by prolonged negative rates and QE
IMF officials warn of high-risk asset sell-off
Investment in emerging markets could be hit by over-aggressive tightening, economists say
Sarb raises rates 25 basis points as inflation rises
MPC votes by four to one for hike, as inflation nears top of target range
Facebook-backed stablecoin project to wind down, report says
Project formerly known as Libra had struggled to gain regulatory approval
ECB launches climate risk stress tests
Exercise will feed into SREP and could indirectly affect lenders’ capital ratios, ECB says
Chilean central bank hikes rate more than expected
Central Bank of Chile says inflation and economic activity is rising faster than its forecasts
Fed signals time will be right for rate hike ‘soon’
QE set to end in March, with balance sheet to start shrinking after rates rise
Holocaust survivor reparations boosted families’ education and wages
Bank of Israel paper studies the long-term consequences of compensation received by victims
Sri Lanka raises rates as food prices rise sharply
Governor says country does not need IMF aid despite minister warning of potential energy blackout
RBA develops new method of modelling financial sector
Approach takes Martin model “beyond the existing macroeconometric frontier”, say researchers
Russian central bank halts FX purchases as currency slides
Ruble hits 14-month low as fears grow that Putin will invade Ukraine
Fed keeps investors guessing on speed and endpoint of tightening
Investors generally agree the Fed will tighten policy, but how much and when are unclear
Experts divided over Fed’s ‘intermediated’ approach to CBDC
Observers praise the Fed’s conservative pace but criticise aspects of its hypothetical system design
Ukrainian central bank hikes rate and warns of invasion fears
Supreme court backs NBU over PrivatBank dispute as central bank says it may raise rates again
Long-serving Bank of Uganda governor dies
Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile sometimes courted controversy, but he also worked hard to defend the central bank’s autonomy
People: NGFS names Menon as chair
Armenia appoints a new deputy governor and the Polish senate approves two for the MPC
Turkish MPC holds rates after sharp inflation rise
Central bank announces $5 billion UAE swaps deal as Erdoğan seeks currency from Turkish allies
Chilean governor leaves central bank to become finance minister
Mario Marcel led central bank through period of social unrest and Covid-19 pandemic
Mozambique’s government owes central bank over $600 million – auditors
Auditors say government is obliged to compensate central bank over forex movements
Brazil central bank employees join strike action
Public sector workers walked out on January 18 to protest refusal to increase pay
Consumer prices reach 30-year high in Canada
Wage increases fall below prices as consumers' inflation expectations reach record highs
Norges Bank signals March rate hike
Last MPC meeting under Olsen says economy needs says “gradual normalisation” of policy
Pakistan’s central bank asks government to rethink Afghan scheme
Channelling donations to Afghanistan might violate international regulations, central bank warns