News
India appoints Malhotra as central bank governor
Government chooses not to renew Das’s term for another three years
BoE reveals details of ‘repo-led’ operations
Bank to offer more liquidity via longer-term facility but retain “variable price, variable size” format
China’s inflation drops to five-month low, despite stimulus
Some analysts expect PBoC to deliver further cuts in rates and RRRs by end of 2025
Syria’s central bank says citizens’ deposits will be safe
Announcement comes after footage appeared to show looting of cash from bank’s premises
Digital euro can fill market gap, panellists say
Representatives from central banks and industry discuss use cases for retail and wholesale CBDCs
Bank of Uganda says it was target of $15 million fraud
Central bank says $8.2 million now recovered, but denies staff were involved or that its IT systems were hacked
HKMA subsidises tokenised bond issuances
Issuers can receive up to HK$2.5 million each for maximum of two issuances
EBA tells crypto providers to offer supervision ‘contact points’
Tightening AML/CFT regime reflects increasing risks in sector
Bitcoin is a rival to gold, not the dollar – Powell
Fed chair’s comments come as cryptocurrency passes $100,000 valuation
BSP completes wholesale CBDC proof-of-concept tests
Central bank names off-hours interbank payments as potential use case
Inflation targeting regime needs reform – BIS paper
Authorities should recognise what monetary policy can and cannot do, argues Claudio Borio
BIS and World Bank find central banks split over retail CBDCs
Study says many institutions see value in launching fast payments systems first
South Korea pledges ‘unlimited liquidity’ to stabilise markets
Authorities ready to support stock, bond, short-term funding and FX markets amid political turmoil
OECD highlights ‘resilient’ economies beset by risks
Geopolitics, high public debt and possible repricing in private credit markets threaten outlook
Police detain Polish central banker in Pegasus spyware investigation
Former spy chief said secret services should have access to cutting-edge surveillance
BoE to reduce frequency of stress tests on major UK banks
Large-scale exercise will now be conducted every other year instead of every year
Central Bank of Iraq bans payments to ‘agents’ of TikTok
Platform is “offensive to the social fabric”, says minister of communications
Central Bank of Tunisia to lend up $2.2 billion to government
Loan amounts to around 28% of the central bank’s foreign currency reserves
Pan: PBoC will continue ‘supportive’ policy next year
Central bank also expands M1 definition as governor Pan Gongsheng signals continued stimulus
Digital euro’s ‘cash-like privacy’ hinges on offline functionality
Update report notes disagreement between banks and consumer representatives on key design aspects
Bank of Uganda launches investigation into $17m ‘hack’
Central bank declines to comment on millions of dollars reportedly stolen via diverted payments
Pandemic macro-pru in Africa was effective – FSI study
Paper from Basel-based institute says relaxing macro-prudential requirements can boost bank lending
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BoE stress test highlights liquidity risks in non-banks
“First-of-its-kind” scenario exercise reveals how repo financing could be insufficient during shocks