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Sudanese government fires central bank board
Recently-appointed governor remains in post as new regime confronts economic crisis
RBNZ updates external whistleblower policy
Central bank will not deal with personal workplace issues and is encouraging the use of internal processes where possible
UK financial market has never been ‘cleaner’, says FCA official
New business strategy has helped regulator monitor insider trading; additional metric helps analyse data from transactions previously out of reach
Fed to stress-test banks’ leveraged loan exposures
Test features leveraged loan shock; scenario includes biggest-ever rise in unemployment
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
IMF’s Lipton and Grasso step down amid ‘changes’ to top leadership
Kristalina Georgieva is shaking up fund’s top management team
EU regulators must end ‘tick-box’ approach to money laundering - EBA
First EBA report on national supervisors’ AML/CFT approaches says many agencies fail to co-operate
Fed’s Quarles warns big balance sheet could harm credibility
Fed official proposes tweaks to discount window and G-Sib surcharges to improve monetary framework
IMF seeks to improve ‘climate stress tests’
Effort hampered by lack of good data and failure to develop “green taxonomy” – IMF officials
People: Fed governor gets new term; IMF’s Poul Thomsen to retire
New appointments made and portfolios reshuffled in the US, UK and more
Cuban president appoints new central bank governor
Marta Sabina Wilson González was senior official at state-owned lender
Brazilian MPC cuts policy rate to record low
Central bank forecasts inflation to stay within target range despite recent rises
Central Banking Awards 2020: final winners announced
Awards include lifetime achievement, transparency, communications and website
US must review payments system oversight, Brainard says
Big tech’s currency plans could mean payments oversight is further weakened – senior Fed official
ECB officials lay out positions on future inflation target
Weidmann and de Cos set priorities as strategy review focuses on inflation measurement and target
Fed’s repo tapering plans hit snag
Banks demand double what was on offer at Fed’s first reduced repo offering
Thailand cuts rates as coronavirus threatens growth prospects
Central bank lowers interest rates 25bp on concerns outbreak will hamper prices and tourist revenues; Asia-Pacific countries face strongest impact from the virus
Central Banking Awards 2020: third group launched
Awards unveiled for currency manager, initiative, economics, currency services, advisory and data
IMF praises Rwandan central bank’s progress on inflation targeting
Funding investment will be challenging but inflation should peak early this year, IMF staff say
US regulators propose third Volcker rule revision
Banks could soon regain permission to invest in speculative funds, but one official dissents
Central Bank of Suriname governor resigns amid scandals
Robert van Trikt leaves bank as allegations are raised over his conduct
UK government struggled to attract female applicants for BoE governorship
Letter reveals only two of 23 applicants for Carney’s job were women, despite recruitment firm priding itself on ability to deliver a diverse candidate pool
Central Banking Awards 2020: second group of winners unveiled
Prizes awarded for governor, reserve management, green initiative, asset manager and custody
ESRB models long-lasting EU recession for stress tests
Tougher adverse scenario adopted because EU is “at an advanced stage of the financial cycle”