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First woman appointed as Bosnian central bank governor
Years of deadlock end after politicians agree to Jasmina Selimović’s appointment
PBoC ramps up funding support for policy banks
Biggest monthly increase for cheap loan funding in over a year likely to target property sector
Belgian governor gets temporary extension to time in office
Central bank council “deeply regrets” government’s failure to agree on reappointing Wunsch
Indian financial sector is resilient despite lower capital ratios – RBI
Banks pass stress tests, but RBI warns of decline in capital ratios and problems at some non-banks
MAS fines Credit Suisse S$3.9 million over misconduct
Relationship managers made false statements to clients over bond trades, says regulator
Israeli governor warns over war spending after rate cut
Government could lose economic credibility without fiscal re-think, Yaron says
Memory shapes inflation expectations, study finds
People who remember high inflation also trust the central bank less, authors say
Former PBoC official jailed for 16 years for corruption
Court finds Sun Guofeng took $2.94 million in bribes and conducted inside trading
China appoints PBoC deputy governor
Authorities name more senior regulatory officials as shake-up continues
Banknotes: October to December 2023
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People: October to December 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Finma calls for more powers after Credit Suisse failure
Swiss central bank head had wanted to nationalise the failing global lender
Latvian ex-governor Rimšēvičs sentenced to six years in prison
Court finds former central bank governor guilty of taking bribes
Caucasus central banks cut rates as inflation falls
Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia continue gradual easing, with Armenian inflation at -0.5%
ECB invites entrants for wholesale ‘digital euro’ trial
CBDC work in 2024 will test Banque de France, Bank of Italy and Bundesbank DLT solutions
Held-to-maturity assets present banking risks, paper says
Boston Fed research argues SVB failure could mean regulatory re-think
Colombian central bank begins cutting rates
Board splits over decision, as inflation remains above 10% while economy slows
MAS suspends some remittance channels to China
Singapore’s central bank acts after Chinese authorities freeze around $10 million worth of remittances
IMF extends higher loan caps for low-income countries
PRGT will be able to hand out bigger credits through end of 2024
Mozambique parliament passes SWF law
New fund will absorb oil and gas revenue in line with IMF conditions
Argentina adopts new policy rate
BCRA will use overnight reverse repo rate after halting auctions of Leliq bonds
Bank of Japan maintains ultra-loose policy
Ueda says the chance of Japan achieving sustainable above-target inflation is increasing
IMF members approve 50% increase in quotas
Decision was not unanimous and leaves voting shares unchanged
Riskiest non-banks shrink for first time since 2009
FSB says narrow measure of riskiest firms fell in 2022 as asset price falls hit investment funds