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EU Council aims to limit bail-in debt rules
Leaked BRRD text reveals Greek and Portuguese banks could escape subordinated debt regime
Bank of Mexico admits $15.2 million went missing in cyber heist
Central bank says customers’ accounts were not penetrated; new cyber unit will look to strengthen internal and external controls
Riksbank looks for new banknote supplier as Crane Currency moves out
Swedish central bank surprised by Crane Currency’s transfer of operations to Malta
BNM may reopen probe into alleged massive fraud at 1MDB
Malaysian central bank may face questions over its role in investigating alleged crimes
Staff begin return to RBNZ HQ after asbestos scare
Central bank has been in “business continuity mode” but some staff have now returned
Mester backs review of Fed’s inflation targeting framework
Cleveland Fed president says 2% target may not be suitable for low interest rate environment
South Korea will publish data on forex interventions
US Treasury report called recent South Korean forex moves “concerning”
San Francisco Fed stresses diversity in search for new president
Mark Gould to serve as interim head as Williams takes over NY Fed
Dubai regulator issues ‘innovation testing licenses’ to six fintech firms
Licenses will allow firms to test products with relaxed regulatory requirements
US sanctions Iranian central bank governor
Valiollah Seif and another senior official accused of transferring funds to militant group
New Zealand governor accused of making partisan comments
As a fund CEO, Orr said he gave up funding earthquake rebuild; some interpreted his remark as an attack on the previous government
People: Weidmann re-elected as chair of BIS board
Korea appoints deputies; new Malaysian prime minister appoints team of economic advisers; new vice presidents in Richmond and Atlanta
Mauritius postpones MPC meeting due to ‘administrative matters’
Central bank moves meeting to May 30 after prime minister appoints three new members to MPC, which is now at full capacity
South Sudan president sacks central bank governor again
Country faces “enormous economic and humanitarian challenges”, says IMF staff report
Fed nominees back regulatory efficiency drive
Nominees stick to efficiency line despite hostile questioning from some Democrats
Canada’s Project Jasper finds DLT is viable for securities settlement
Phase III of the project saw central bank cash and assets instantly settled across a DLT network where privacy is maintained
IMF releases world’s most comprehensive debt database
Data covers 190 countries and a wide range of instruments; Kenneth Rogoff calls the new database “really stunning”
Erdoğan plans tighter control over Turkish monetary policy
President says he is held accountable for policy, so should have more influence
Draghi renews calls for wider economic union in Europe
ECB head recommends fiscal backstop for resolution fund criticised by German policymakers
Lack of demand reducing cash use in Sweden – analysts
Riksbank paper says technological change is rapidly changing payment patterns in the country
People: Nigeria gets two new deputy governors
Aisha Ahmad and Edward Adamu able to start work after political deadlock ends
Reserve managers cautious on renminbi, despite predicting rapid growth
Market liberalisation, government intervention and PBoC’s approach to new areas of investment are top concerns
New Nigerian MPC members voice concerns over balancing act
Committee able to meet after lawmakers lift boycott of president’s candidates
Adrian and Rey: macro-prudential tools needed to resist ‘bad booms’
Economists say monetary policy cannot fully control local conditions; Hélène Rey calls for improved early warning models