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Angola cuts rates as inflation reaches 11-year low
Central bank says ‘no inflationary pressures in sight’ over coming months
FOMC worried about inflation despite rate hold
Minutes of June meeting highlight ‘broad-based’ price rises and persistent core inflation
ECB tells banks to plan for AI-related collapse in cyber defences
European Systemic Risk Board warns response times have narrowed from days to minutes
Kenyan president signs new central bank law
Amendment provides framework for institution to offer emergency liquidity assistance
Indonesia’s foreign reserves increase despite interventions
Central bank attributes slight rise to higher tax revenues and says holdings are sufficient
Sudan to withdraw low-value notes from circulation
Smaller denominations have lost purchasing power amid inflation and currency depreciation
Co-ordination key to alleviating tokenisation risks – IMF official
When activity is on shared ledgers, governance failures become systemic risks, Tobias Adrian says
Central Bank of Syria opens new branches
Bank also says it will begin measures to end circulation of Turkish currency
AI poses risk to global financial stability – RBI
Technological disruption and geopolitical fragmentation are reshaping financial system, says governor
Bank of Spain announces plans to upgrade governance
Reforms will improve communications, change internal regulation, bank says
ECB scraps 40 supervisory publications in simplification push
Revised guidelines should make bank’s expectations clearer, says vice-chair of its supervisory board
SBP finds digital payments make up 92% of retail volumes
Mobile banking and e-money wallets dominate Pakistan’s digital payments landscape
CBN alerts Nigeria’s financial sector to new sanctions
Lenders and other institutions ordered to report to central bank within 48 hours
Libya says cyber security incident under control
No indication that customer accounts have been compromised, central bank says
Iceland joins Eurosystem’s Tips
Króna to become fifth currency compatible with instant payments settlement system in 2028
Hungary cuts by 25bp, signals more easing to come
Central bank says households’ inflation expectations have declined ‘significantly’ in recent months
Tokenisation should be built into the two-tier system – BIS
Stablecoins not necessary for fast payments and programmability, institution says
BSP extends relief to lenders affected by Iran conflict
Central bank allows Filipino lenders to exclude losses on peso bonds caused by market volatility
Botswana holds rates, while Namibia tightens by 25bp
Southern African nations remain cautious, despite deal between US and Iran
Riksbank holds, but keeps option to hike on the table
Updated forecast builds on assumption that oil supply will begin to normalise ‘in the near term’
Geopolitics drive continued central bank gold buying – WGC
Institutions expect global holdings to rise, though most say they do not plan to buy more themselves