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Bank of Mauritius extends Covid-19 support measures
Central bank extends loan support programme and increases foreign exchange funding
Headline inflation to stray into negative territory, Bank of Thailand reports
Sharp decline in oil prices and government measures push forecast for headline inflation to -1.7%
Bank Negara Malaysia cuts policy rate to fresh low
Labour market weakness and cautious households may hamper recovery, central bank warns
Bank of Israel launches corporate bond purchases
Central bank also extends cheap funding for bank lending
‘Careful’ regulation needed to prevent fintech financial exclusion – IMF
New technology must not be taken for granted during Covid-19 recovery, researchers say
Philippines central bank links up with debt trading platform
Move comes as central bank buys government bonds and prepares to issue own debt
Eurozone inflation reached 0.3% in June
Eurostat estimates show significant differences in inflationary pressures between countries
US living wills must include ‘lessons learned’ from Covid-19
Large banks must outline how crisis is impacting resolution planning capabilities, Fed and FDIC say
Zimbabwe increases interest rates as inflation soars
Central bank raises interest rates to 35%
Norges Bank takes new step in Tangen’s hiring process
Incoming SWF manager finalises agreement with third party to manage his fortune during his time in office
Mobile payments banned in Zimbabwe
Central bank suspends mobile payment platforms following government circular
Fed finalises Volcker rule reform
Amendments permit banks to return to risky activity seen in 2008 financial crisis, Lael Brainard warns
BoE still falling short of ethnic diversity goal
Central bank has set itself aim of having 13% senior managers from ethnic minorities by 2022
Philippine central bank cuts rates to record low
BSP cuts rates by 50bp as IMF projects 3.6% GDP contraction in 2020
New European payment effort delayed due to Covid
Consolidation of Target2 and T2S platforms hindered by pandemic
Brazil suspends WhatsApp payments
Facebook’s app had launched digital payments in Brazil on June 15
CGFS report offers policy advice for coping with dollar funding strains
BIS committee gives advice amid “major changes” in the structure of global dollar funding markets
Bank of Canada stimulus to continue for ‘very long period’ – Macklem
Economic recovery will be “prolonged and bumpy”, governor Tiff Macklem warns
Brazil close to limit of monetary easing – minutes
Rate-setters stress new interest rate cuts could imperil financial stability
Paraguay cuts rates to 0.75%
Economic activity declined significantly in April, central bank reports
BoE apologises for former officials’ links to slave trade
Central bank says it was never directly involved in slavery, but former governors were
Bank of Canada exploring alternative inflation measures – governor
Canadians feeling prices rising despite CPI being negative for two months, deputy governor says
Brazilian central bank cuts rates to record low
MPC says “remaining space for monetary policy stimulus is uncertain”
Bank of Thailand to build trial CBDC payment network
Project will see cement company using blockchain network to process suppliers’ payments