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Liberia steps up monitoring of NPLs
New credit reference system to help financial institutions keep track of credit history and debt obligations; investigation ongoing into ‘missing’ banknotes
Fed takes dovish stance as it clarifies long-run monetary policy
New statement seeks to clarify Fed’s balance sheet normalisation strategy
Podcast: Iceland removes gender bias from wages
Katrín Ólafsdóttir, MPC member at the Central Bank of Iceland, says equal pay certification will encourage women to enter the economics profession
Austrian far-right party nominates economist for governor
Robert Holzmann has distinguished career as pensions specialist, but political links may cause controversy
ECB to launch market expectations survey
Study aims to gather information on participants' views on future monetary policy evolution
PBoC continues with communications overhaul
Central bank aims to publish Chinese and English communications simultaneously in the future
Fed to open dialogue on stress tests
Conference will discuss the “transparency and effectiveness” of the stress tests
UAE central bank and Sama partner for blockchain project
New system will provide central financial transfer system that aims to make the process of remittance payments more efficient
Romanian government escalates attacks on central bank
Social Democratic party and finance ministry says bank is failing obligation to protect currency
Central Banking Awards: third round goes live
Prizes unveiled for economics, website, risk management, professional services, data and more
RBNZ demands action from insurers accused of conduct failings
Central bank finds “extensive weaknesses” in conduct and governance at life insurers
BoE opens doors for debate on the future of central banking
Event breaks new ground in central bank engagement with the public; participants offer both positive and negative feedback
Rwanda’s Rwangombwa handed second term
Governor previously oversaw improvement in country’s growth prospects and progress towards single eastern currency union
Sri Lankan lawyers allege wrongdoing by senior central bank officials
Court says senior deputy governor must appear before it on February 25
Bank of England kept gold reserves from Venezuelan government, reports say
BoE declines to comment on reports as US government ramps up pressure on Maduro regime
People: Mexico appoints two new deputy governors
Federal Reserve appoints new research director and IADB makes Chilean official chief economist
PBoC denies that new liquidity tool is a ‘form of QE’
Central bank bills swap is essentially quantitative easing, says one analyst
European Commission takes legal action against Slovenia over central bank raid
Slovenia’s seizure of ECB documents and failure to co-operate broke European law, EC says
Iceland’s central bank removes nude paintings from walls
Employees complained about talking in front of paintings of naked women, reports say
RBNZ suggests eliminating minimum Tier 2 holding
New Zealand’s central bank proposes dramatically increasing Tier 1 to reduce resolution risk
Only Fed could respond to fresh downturn, Axel Weber says
Most central banks have no room for manoeuvre, says former Bundesbank president
Bolsonaro promises legislation on central bank independence in first 100 days
Central bank independence has been a recurring theme for Brazilian politicians
Risks to eurozone growth are rising, warns Draghi
Uncertainty over trade and political instability are affecting confidence, ECB president says
Riksbank’s normalisation faces darker global outlook
Looser stance in the US and eurozone may hamper new hikes in Sweden