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Central Banking Fintech and Regtech Awards 2019 – as it happened
Live coverage from the Fintech and Regtech Awards ceremony in Singapore
ECB’s Mersch attacks Facebook over ‘cartel-like’ libra structure
Senior ECB official accuses currency project of “treacherous promises”
Sri Lanka asks Singapore to extradite ex-governor
Authorities seek to try Arjuna Mahendran on charges of financial crime
Fed economists propose alternative to floor system
Pre-crisis BoE framework may preclude need for further ‘technical adjustments’, researchers say
Hong Kong introduces resolution facility after FSB peer review
Updated funding framework could aid embattled banks in case of liquidity crunch
Tanzanian central bank fines lenders over in-country data centres
Move comes as doubts grow over quality of banking sector and official statistics
New Austrian governor says ECB should tighten policy
Robert Holzmann is distinguished pensions specialist and supporter of hard-right political party
Argentina reimposes currency controls as peso plummets
Authorities aim to stem depreciation of peso, which has fallen 23.9% against dollar since August 11
Former finance minister set to lead Maldives Monetary Authority
Previous governor resigned in July amid allegations of attempting to obstruct an investigation
Lagarde calls for eurozone-wide fiscal capacity
Eurozone nations should have counter-cyclical fiscal instrument and common treasury – Lagarde
A key message from Jackson Hole: policy must globalise
Setting policy in isolation is becoming untenable and spillovers must be considered more, remarks suggest
Bank of Mexico’s board disagreed on last rate cut – minutes
One board member opposed recent 25bp rate cut due to high inflation and uncertain fiscal outlook
RBA sheds light on new ‘Martin’ macro model
Large-scale “macroeconometric” model designed to balance flexibility and theoretical rigour
Greek authorities drop corruption probe into governor
Stournaras says “character assassination” was a plot against him
ECB and EU auditors sign deal on supervisory data access
Auditors will view sensitive documents in controlled environment, ECB says
Europe’s regulators grope for value of software
EBA looks for right approach to classifying financial firms' software investments
Argentina opens IMF talks as crisis deepens
Government extends debt maturity and pledges reserves will not be used to repay international investors
BoE policy-makers face fallout from political chaos
November policy decision could be unveiled on an election day; new analysis by MPC members suggests worst economic impact yet to come
US senator calls for hearings on Fed’s role in 2020 elections
Republican accuses former NY Fed chair Dudley of trying “sabotage” Trump’s trade talks
Israeli central bank faces hard choices, analysts say
MPC says Israeli currency’s strength is helping to keep inflation below target
Norges Bank recommends allowing SWF investment in unlisted companies
Current regulation only allows investments in private firms that have expressed intention to go public
China changes mortgage rates anchor to curb housing risks
Home loan rates may be set higher to avoid real estate bubbles as central bank seeks lower rates for rest of the economy
Fed should scrap apolitical stance, urges former senior official
Dudley says Fed should set rates with Trump’s re-election chances in mind
Carstens warns of ‘serious consequences’ from retail CBDC
BIS chief envisages system with wholesale digital currency alongside private retail payment systems