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UK’s FCA unveils ‘near-final’ plan to cope with hard Brexit
EBA calls for further action on deposit insurance as the FCA aims to ensure regulations will still function
Lagarde warns against easing regulations
Further efforts are needed to address too-big-to-fail and leveraged lending, Lagarde says
Central Bank of Liberia officials arrested over banknote allegations
Kroll report finds “discrepancies” in CBL’s handling of two banknote contracts
Costa Rica has significantly improved inflation targeting – IMF staff
IMF report welcomes end to governors’ terms being linked to presidential elections
Bernanke argues for ‘time-limited price targeting’ policy framework
Committing to make up inflation shortfalls in past year would avoid overshooting, paper finds
Venezuela uses stealth to sell gold reserves – reports
Maduro regime allegedly removed 8 tonnes from central bank last week
Weidmann given second term leading Bundesbank
Deutsche Bundesbank’s distributable profit rises to €2.4 billion
Portugal’s parliament rejects call for central bank governor to quit
But Carlos Costa will testify before inquiry regarding allegations involving state-owned bank
RBI and Indian government boost banking sector as election nears
Central bank injects liquidity into banks as government re-capitalises more state-owned lenders
Slovak finance minister will be next central bank governor
President chooses Kažimir at very late stage as central bank attacks police over employee arrests
Slovakian central bank condemns police after staff are arrested
NBS alleges criminal behaviour by owners of failed firm and their “protectors” in the police
Brazilian senate confirms new central bank president
Roberto Campos Neto arrives to the Central Bank of Brazil after 18 years at Banco Santander
Norway’s oil fund reports worst annual results since 2008
Volatile equity markets were main reason behind return of –6.1%
Powell hints at long-term goals for Fed balance sheet
Proposed reserves buffer is more than enough, Charles Goodhart says
Central Bank of Kenya governor attacks new banking law
Patrick Njoroge says the law could be “devastating” for the Kenyan economy
Foreign banks expect Fed proposal imminently
New framework for tiering foreign bank requirements could come as early as this week
ECJ rules that Latvian governor was unlawfully removed
Latvian authorities failed to produce convincing evidence of wrong-doing by Ilmārs Rimšēvičs – ECJ
FSB seeks feedback on reforms’ impact on SME finance
Roundtable participants note considerable differences in how SMEs are treated across jurisdictions
BoE ramps up liquidity auctions as Brexit looms
Central bank will conduct additional auctions of long-term sterling liquidity around the March 29 deadline; MPC members disagree on approach to no-deal uncertainty
Campa confirmed as EBA head
Next EBA chief warns staffing levels may not be enough for AML duties
Monetary policy frameworks need modifying, former Fed governor says
Lower r* requires two key modifications to flexible inflation-targeting regimes, Frederic Mishkin says
China calls a halt to deleveraging
Banking watchdog says deleveraging campaign has achieved its goals
Philippines governor Espenilla dies after 18 months in office
Career central banker tightened monetary policy and championed payment system reforms
US’s first Libor-replacement term rate coming in 2020
Staff at the New York Fed are working on a series of backward-looking averages