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Majority have privacy concerns over CBDC – RBNZ survey
Findings show access to physical cash still important; private sector not meeting payment needs
ADB approves $500 million loan to Indonesia
Policy-based facility focuses on expanding vulnerable groups’ access to financial services
Bulgaria ‘ready for euro’ in January – central bank governor
Radev says decision to join currency is now in hands of politicians
Trump says Powell would resign as Fed chair ‘if I told him to’
President-elect also claims tariffs would make US rich but cannot guarantee that prices will not rise
South Sudan’s president fires central bank governor
Garang replaced by Johnny Ohisa Damian, who previously held position before his own dismissal in 2023
Reserve Bank of Australia holds policy rate again
Central bank softens hawkish stance amid weak economic growth and slowing inflation
China shifts to ‘moderately loose’ monetary policy stance
Officials also vow to pursue “more proactive” fiscal stance next year
BoE’s non-bank liquidity facility to open for applications in 2025
Other central banks have shown “lots of interest”, says deputy governor
Central Bank of Ireland defends Israeli ‘war bond’ approval
Critics say bank is complicit in funding genocide, but governor says it is bound by law
India appoints Malhotra as central bank governor
Government chooses not to renew Das’s term for another three years
BoE reveals details of ‘repo-led’ operations
Bank to offer more liquidity via longer-term facility but retain “variable price, variable size” format
China’s inflation drops to five-month low, despite stimulus
Some analysts expect PBoC to deliver further cuts in rates and RRRs by end of 2025
Syria’s central bank says citizens’ deposits will be safe
Announcement comes after footage appeared to show looting of cash from bank’s premises
Digital euro can fill market gap, panellists say
Representatives from central banks and industry discuss use cases for retail and wholesale CBDCs
Bank of Uganda says it was target of $15 million fraud
Central bank says $8.2 million now recovered, but denies staff were involved or that its IT systems were hacked
HKMA subsidises tokenised bond issuances
Issuers can receive up to HK$2.5 million each for maximum of two issuances
EBA tells crypto providers to offer supervision ‘contact points’
Tightening AML/CFT regime reflects increasing risks in sector
Bitcoin is a rival to gold, not the dollar – Powell
Fed chair’s comments come as cryptocurrency passes $100,000 valuation
BSP completes wholesale CBDC proof-of-concept tests
Central bank names off-hours interbank payments as potential use case
Inflation targeting regime needs reform – BIS paper
Authorities should recognise what monetary policy can and cannot do, argues Claudio Borio
BIS and World Bank find central banks split over retail CBDCs
Study says many institutions see value in launching fast payments systems first
South Korea pledges ‘unlimited liquidity’ to stabilise markets
Authorities ready to support stock, bond, short-term funding and FX markets amid political turmoil
OECD highlights ‘resilient’ economies beset by risks
Geopolitics, high public debt and possible repricing in private credit markets threaten outlook
Police detain Polish central banker in Pegasus spyware investigation
Former spy chief said secret services should have access to cutting-edge surveillance