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Irish central bank levies record fine for misconduct
CBI fines Ulster Bank Ireland €37.7m over serious failings in “tracker mortgage” scandal
Bolivian government prosecutes ex-governor over IMF loan
Justice ministry charges senior figures in last administration as observers condemn “political attack”
BoE looks to fix flaws in funds’ use of swing pricing
Central bank finds some funds overestimate the liquidity of their assets
Federal Reserve to end payout caps for better-capitalised banks
Fed will lift limits on payouts and buy-backs for banks passing stress tests on capital levels
Riksbank to open two contingency cash offices
Offices will be opened this year and next to guard against disruptions to cash supply
Czech governor rebuffs PM over government dividend
Rusnok publicly tells prime minister that profits must be used to rebuild CNB’s buffers
Myanmar central bank fines lenders over protests – reports
Authorities attempt to force private banks to reopen as strike campaign continues, reports say
PBoC and Swift to offer cross-border payments services
Joint venture will set up local network and data centre to support financial messaging, PBoC says
Central Banking Awards 2021: winners in full
Winners in 2021 include the Federal Reserve, Alejandro Díaz de León and Charles Goodhart
IMF weighs up $650 billion SDR issuance
Figure would allow Biden administration to avoid a vote in Congress
Fed to launch new committee on climate risk
Brainard says body will focus on systemic dangers and warns hazards are hard to forecast
Central Banking Awards 2021: final winners unveiled
Awards announced for central bank of the year, economics, risk management and more
People: Central Bank of Brazil deputy governor resigns
Jens Weidmann re-elected as chair of BIS board of directors; Rwanda appoints new deputy governor; two former governors of the Costa Rican central bank die
Wholesale CBDCs may not fix cross-border frictions – panellists
Policy-makers question whether CBDCs will make international payments faster and cheaper
Central Bank of Barbados’s first governor dies
Blackman helped to introduce dollar peg and pioneered transparency
Bank of Thailand reinforces stablecoin regulation
Firms wishing to issue baht-backed stablecoins must consult with the central bank
Turkish president fires third central bank governor in a row
Former politician becomes governor days after MPC raises rates; lira falls sharply
Lagarde highlights uncertain outlook due to vaccination
ECB ready to adjust policy tools to ensure inflation increases towards target
Central Banking Awards 2021: third round of winners revealed
Awards go to central banks and market practitioners for payments, market infrastructure and currency
‘Do no harm’: central bankers warn against rush to issue CBDC
Agustín Carstens, Jerome Powell and Jens Weidmann highlight risks of acting too fast
China appoints two new PBoC policy members
PBoC gets two new monetary policy members as IMF warns of rising stability risks
Ukrainian security investigating deputy governor – media reports
Rozhkova accuses former owners of PrivatBank of orchestrating moves to discredit central bank
US regulators end leverage ratio exemption
Fed, OCC and FDIC stick to March 31 end date despite reports of industry lobbying
ECB’s de Guindos calls for prompt action on climate change
ECB warns of “systemic risk” as it unveils preliminary results of eurozone-wide climate stress test