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Paraguay makes 12th consecutive rate hike
Inflation drops slightly, but South American country faces slow growth and severe drought
Denmark raises rates to maintain euro peg
National Bank of Denmark increases rates by 50bp as inflation rises to highest level since 1983
Powell divests municipal bond holdings
Fed chair acted early to comply in with new ethics code at Federal Reserve
Papua New Guinea raises rates for first time since 2011
Rising inflation prompts first move in more than two years
Uzbekistan lowers key rate by 100bp
Central Asian country follows Russia in reversing rate increases from start of invasion of Ukraine
Zimbabwe authorities demand businesses use official rate
Central bank financial watchdog threatens enforcement “blitz”
Nigeria raises policy rate by 100bp
MPC cites external tightening and conflict as sources of rising inflation
China holds key lending rates
PBoC continues to diverge from counterparts overseas as it sticks with easy policy
Banque de France announces second wholesale CBDC experiment phase
CBDC as a settlement asset may be ready by 2023
Uzbekistan introduces new 200,000 som note
Highest denomination banknote designed to ease cash payments
Tanzania’s current account deficit more than doubles YoY
Deficit reached $3.7 billion in May, as country turns to IMF for support
Crypto emissions will lower valuations, says ECB paper
European banks must incorporate crypto into estimates of climate transition risks
CPMI creates framework for linking payments
Linking and use of APIs could cut need for long chains of correspondent banks, report says
FSB cross-border payments work hampered by data problems
Measuring progress “will not be straightforward”, working group says
Brazil central bank union ends strike
Months of industrial action fail to secure requested pay increase
Zimbabwe fights inflation with gold coins
Announcement comes after currency devaluation
Chile central bank opens CBDC survey
Poll is part of gradually unfolding evaluation of potential digital currency
IMF set for governance reform in wake of ‘Doing Business’ controversy
Board to make changes to data integrity, whistleblower protection and dispute resolution
US core inflation continues decline
Headline PCE inflation flat as food and energy inflation remains buoyant
Bangladesh Bank orders second rate hike
Central bank publishes monetary policy for 2022–23
Guatemala hikes rates 25bp for second consecutive month
Board blames global commodity prices, as inflation breached target range in May
Dominican Republic orders 75bp rate rise
Core inflation still rising as central bank orders sixth rate hike in eight meetings
Taiwan completes phase two CBDC trials with banks
Resolving further challenges could take at least two years, governor says
Danish central bank sceptical on retail CBDC
Report says existing payment systems offer similar benefits, but case for CBDC could change