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New Zambian governor appointed after Kalyalya dismissed
IMF takes unusual step of issuing statement in support of central bank independence
IMF staff warn ‘exceptional’ demand for funds likely to continue
Executive directors agree to extend debt relief and higher borrowing limits, but further support relies on political backing
BoE may update resilience guidance, post-Covid
Granular targets on minimum service provision after outages could be revisited, adviser suggests
Ukrainian central bank council reprimands deputy governors
Vote puts pressure on Rozhkova and Sologub to quit central bank in latest move against reformers
IEO calls for IMF to rethink house view on capital controls
Independent review says 2012 reform was helpful but still suffers from shortcomings
RBI appointments clear way for delayed MPC meeting
Three new officials will start setting Indian monetary policy this week
Eurogroup nominates Elderson to ECB board
European Union’s governments and parliament must now consider DNB official’s appointment
US Treasury imposes sanctions on Syrian central bank chief
Governor Karfoul used extortion tactics to help Assad regime, alleges US Treasury
Machine learning algorithms could increase ethnic bias – research
Technology makes loans more likely for US ethnic minorities but increases interest rates, paper finds
People: Norwegian SWF official moves to central bank
Jamaica appoints new deputy governor, while Swedish deputy governor has term extended
ECB steps up research on ‘digital euro’
Central bank analysing both centralised and decentralised options for a digital currency
Argentina allows peso to fall faster
Central bank increases repo rate as currency falls and inflation rises, despite severe GDP contraction
FCA grants UK firms 15 months to comply with post-Brexit rules
UK regulator updates handbook to show which regulation must be adhered to by the end of 2020
Fed extends Covid-19 emergency measures
Lael Brainard is again sole vote in favour of outright ban on banks making dividend payments
Belize’s central bank must improve cyber regulation – IMF staff
IMF staff warns central bank must upgrade physical resilience in face of hurricane threat
Bank Indonesia and PBoC sign currency agreement
Move follows Indonesian central bank accords with Japan, Malaysia and Thailand
UK’s access to cash policy pilots to launch in 2021
Industry body seeks permission from FCA to allow retailers to provide cashback services
World faces systemic debt crisis, IMF warns
IMF calls for urgent reforms and Japanese finance minister criticises China over debt agreement
EBRD commits to 50% green investment policy
Three candidates from European finance ministries compete to become bank’s next president
ECB open to above-target inflation – Lagarde
President lays out strategy review goals, hinting approach could bring ECB closer to the Fed
Central bank research may be biased by career concerns, paper finds
Central bankers are more likely to be promoted if they find QE is effective, study shows
Haldane makes case against ‘economic anxiety’
Communication essential to avoid caution “morphing into fear and fatalism”, says BoE chief economist
State regulators could lead on CFTC climate risk plans
Sympathetic rulemakers don’t need to wait for a change of federal government, say experts
Covid-19 fails to interrupt asset diversification – survey
Lower yields remain the top worry of reserve managers in 2020, study finds