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Irish central banker acknowledges ‘valid’ criticism of Dora timeline
New digital resilience regulation criticised for not giving firms enough time to comply
Central bankers must keep away from politics – Campos Neto
Comments come after ruling party accused Brazilian governor of politicisation
Laos replaces central bank governor amid economic woes
Bounleua Sinxayvoravong steps down after two years at the helm
Bahamas’ central bank will tell lenders to make CBDC available
Governor says central bank will introduce measures over next two years amid low take-up
ECB, EBA and Eiopa publish data point model agreement
Framework aims to maintain and streamline methods of reporting supervisory data
Fed needs more evidence to cut rates – Powell
Lagarde tells same Sintra panel that services inflation is making disinflation “bumpy”
PBoC to start borrowing government bonds as yields fall
Analysts expect central bank to sell in secondary market to stabilise yields
ECCB reports record profit of EC$80.2 million
Central bank attained highest-ever profit in last fiscal year, after loss of EC$54 million
Brazil adopts new inflation targeting mechanism
Authorities must now give 36 months’ notice of new target rather than setting it annually
BIS instant payments trial to move from ‘concept to reality’
India joins Project Nexus as it prepares for “live implementation”
Hungary’s central bank orders faster action over Apple Pay glitch
Lenders deflecting customer complaints is unacceptable, says central bank
Syrian central bank says lenders must expand bank accounts
Citizens need accounts to receive cash transfers as government cuts subsidies
BIS profit rises as balance sheet grows
Institution close to completing five-year strategic plan, as deposits hit record high
Monetary policy could face ‘tougher tests’ ahead, BIS warns
Soft landing “in sight”, but pricing imbalances, fragile fiscal policy and financial vulnerabilities loom
Czech National Bank cuts rates by 50 basis points
Next step likely to be a 25bp cut or a halt to easing, says central bank
Turkey holds interest rate amid rising inflation
Disinflation will start in the second half of the year, CBRT says
MAS expands asset tokenisation initiatives
Central bank publishes white paper on shared ledger system, and expands ‘Project Guardian’
Sri Lanka signs debt restructuring deals
Government reaches agreement with 17-nation group and China’s Exim bank
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Martin Schlegel becomes new chairman of SNB
Antoine Martin becomes Swiss National Bank vice-chair and Petra Tschudin joins board
Philippine central bank holds rates and cuts inflation forecast
BSP governor signals possible August rate but refuses to comment on board member allegations
Bank and non-bank links pose systemic risk, NY Fed warns
Researchers find interdependence between the two sectors is growing
Luxembourg governor becomes victim of deepfake attack
German dialogue and unnatural mouth movements reveal fraud
Morocco cuts interest rates after a year of holding
Inflation now below 1% due to lower food prices and tighter monetary policy