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Chile resumes rate cuts following unanimous vote
Central bank announces 25bp reduction amid weak consumption and moderate inflation
Bank of Thailand to name new chair by October
Upcoming appointment adds uncertainty to relations between new government and central bank
People: Bundesbank appoints Mauderer as vice-president
Former prosecutor joins Dutch central bank’s supervisory board
Turkey’s annual inflation drops by nearly 10 points
Month-on-month inflation also fell in August, having risen in July
Ueda: BoJ will continue raising rates if ‘outlook realised’
Governor affirms central bank’s hawkish stance ahead of this month’s monetary policy meeting
Central banks ‘buying more gold’
Institutions will continue to increase purchases, World Gold Council says
Timor-Leste to set up central bank institute with IFC
Project aims to strengthen capabilities in financial services and private sector more broadly
People: Lula nominates ally Galípolo as Brazilian governor
BIS appoints Franks Smets to senior economics role
Bank of Russia expands CBDC pilot
Central bank says second phase will involve far greater numbers of people and firms than initial stage
South Korea and Indonesia set up currency transactions framework
Move is latest regional effort to bolster use of local currencies for settling trades
Libya’s central bank governor flees country, say reports
Move follows attempts by armed groups to break into CBL’s Tripoli headquarters
PBoC starts trading Chinese government bonds
Central bank has bought 100 billion yuan net of bonds in August
Ukraine’s central bank cracks down on ‘money mules’
NBU says limits on transactions over next six months will give breathing space to state bodies
Libya’s central bank suspends operations as crisis worsens
Armed groups attempt to break into headquarters and depose governor aligned with rival authorities
BoE calls for wider research into operational resilience
Most studies have focused on cyber attacks, though UK has been hit by varying types of incidents
South Korean regulators push for benchmark rate reform
Authorities encourage wider adoption of repo-based RFR for financial transactions
Bank of Israel holds key interest rate
Central bank says focus is on stabilising markets as war in Gaza continues
Hungary holds rates after June ‘turning point’
Finance minister says central bank was operating in “cyclops mode”
HKMA launches new measures to support struggling SMEs
Authority expands banks’ access to company data and sets up taskforce to handle financing applications
India’s central bank to launch digital lending platform
New interface will enable frictionless credit, RBI governor claims
Triggers of August market ‘flare-up’ still in place, BIS warns
Leveraged positions remain at risk of sudden unwinding, as margin calls play amplifying role
Banknotes: July to September 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Bank of Albania denies having ‘printed money’ to finance HQ
Allegations over 2010 purchase of Tirana property resurface after leaked state audit
Libya’s eastern authorities shut oilfields over CBL governor row
Move follows second attempt to storm central bank in capital Tripoli