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Brazil’s largest state considers suspending Pix payments
São Paulo legislature examining payments system shutdown as an anti-crime measure
Eurozone officials call for major fiscal changes
Stability and Growth Pact is hampering policy, speakers at ECB conference argue
Mexican senate approves new governor
Victoria Rodriguez will become first female governor of the Bank of Mexico
Quarles says Congress should rein in Fed funding
Former vice-chair for supervision calls for new body to wind down liquidity programmes
Kareem Michael to be new Belize governor
Former deputy governor will be third central bank head this year after predecessor was fired
BoE opens sharia-compliant facility after six years of work
‘Wakalah’ liquidity facility designed to address disadvantage faced by Islamic banks
Suptech use expanded during pandemic, says BIS report
Survey of regulators finds authorities’ leadership support is vital for suptech development
RBNZ begins wide-ranging review of cash
New Zealand’s central bank warns of potential harm caused by “retreat from cash”
People: Chilean Senate confirms board member
Plus senior appointments in New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and more
Former Latvian governor must face prosecution, court rules
ECJ says Rimšēvičs does not have official immunity over alleged bribe-taking and money laundering
Powell: FOMC may accelerate taper
Fed will no longer refer to inflation as “transitory”
Eurozone inflation hits record high of 4.9%
ECB expected to clarify the future of its stimulus programme on December 16
IMF mission worried about Mongolian central bank
Bank of Mongolia’s operational independence has been compromised, says fund
Kyrgyzstan raises rates again after lull
Central bank orders 50bp hike amid double-digit inflation
Argentine central bank orders foreign exchange sales
BCRA also bans “payments in instalments” for overseas travel as currency weakens
Colombian central bank leaves inflation target unchanged
Rise in inflation is likely to prove transitory, board says, as it sticks to 2% to 4% range
Bank of Tanzania ‘working on CBDC’, governor says
Luoga says “cryptocurrencies are not safe” and president has urged work on CBDC
Sri Lankan central bank holds rates despite rising inflation
Authorities face FX crisis as prices increase at fastest level in four years
Central bank independence helps build reserves – researcher
Latin American central banks given independence built up strong FX reserves, paper finds
Zambia raises rates for the first time since 2019
Year-on-year inflation falls but remains well above central bank’s target level
Bank of Korea raises rates again as inflation climbs
Governor Lee Ju-yeol says he will not rule out another hike in the first quarter of 2022
Lebanese president orders central bank to comply with audit
Aoun says repercussions from failure to hand over documents would be negative on all levels
Dominican Republic’s central bank raises interest rates
Central bank forecasts inflation will reach target by mid-2022 after “gradual” decline
Mexican president nominates first female governor
Victoria Rodriguez has been undersecretary of finance in the current administration