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Riksbank governor criticises proposed central bank law
Lawmakers’ proposal would damage ability to deal with crises and reduce independence – Ingves
BoE expands asset purchases as UK locks down again
MPC publishes more pessimistic forecast of 11% growth contraction and high unemployment
Colombia’s governor to leave central bank in December
Departure could open door to Ana Fernanda Maiguashca as first female governor
Barbados governor hits back at AML ‘blacklisting’
Action by EU is “pernicious” amid pandemic and IMF programme, says Cleviston Haynes
World’s biggest IPO suspended after PBoC intervenes
Ant Group market debut suspended after Chinese authorities interview Jack Ma
RBA cuts rate and ramps up yield curve control
Economy is rebounding but central bank is worried about high unemployment
South Sudan president fires governor again
President has now fired four governors and eight finance ministers, as multiple crises continue
Tunisian central bank forces state to cut spending plans
Prime minister abandons plan to widen deficit to 14% of GDP after governor refuses to finance it
Lebanese central bank ‘has not handed over audit documents’
Media reports say embattled central bank has not provided basic data on transactions
RBA announces wholesale CBDC project
Australia’s central bank partners with ConsenSys and local banks for proof of concept
Cambodia officially launches quasi-CBDC
Cambodia’s blockchain-powered payment system goes live
Fed eases terms on emergency facility as uncertainty rises
High-frequency indicators suggest US recovery is slowing amid resurgence of virus cases
Egyptian central bank fires head of largest commercial lender
Governor holds emergency meeting with lender’s board but nature of problems is unclear
Argentina changes rates without public notification
Central bank continues its plan to close the gap between main policy rates
BIS could play renewed role amid Covid crisis, scholar says
Fed’s role in dealing with Covid-19’s international effects has parallels with 1960s, historian argues
Green projects ‘demanding’ to find – Norway’s SWF head
Chairman tells lawmakers he may expand fund’s use of external managers
Regulators need common crypto asset standards – policy-makers
“Too many” crypto assets created to avoid regulation, official tells Central Banking summit
Central banks become net gold sellers for first time in 10 years
Sales by gold producers Turkey and Uzbekistan lead decline in global holdings
New polymer banknotes are greener and cheaper – T&T governor
Central bank plans to review coin denomination usage later this year, Alvin Hilaire says
Lagarde warns of ‘negative’ November for eurozone
ECB keeps policy tools unchanged but president says it will recalibrate in December
ECB council gives green light to Frank Elderson’s appointment
Dutch official set to replace Yves Mersch on December 14, but still needs parliamentary backing
Equities have passed the Covid-19 test, reserve manager says
The higher yield and resilience these assets have offered in 2020 may further boost reserve diversification
Bank of Canada ‘recalibrates’ QE programme
Central bank changes programme’s focus as Covid-19 cases climb
ECB says Target2 outage was caused by third-party network device
“Root cause” was software defect in third-party network device in eurosystem’s network – ECB