Official Record
BIS and G20 launch cloud-based ‘tech sprint’
New initiative will help regulators leverage technology to improve supervision of financial sector
Riksbank open to future rate cut
Swedish central bank keeps stimulus package unchanged in monetary policy meeting
Riksbank unveils details of local bond purchases
Swedish central bank to buy up to Skr5 billion from Kommuninvest i Sverige
National Bank of Denmark divests stake in securities firm
Central bank will sell its 24.2% ownership of VP Securities to Euronext
Norges Bank supervisory council requests information on SWF’s new head
Executive asked to answer questions on hiring process amid ongoing expenses scandal
Economic impact of Covid-19 to last until at least 2021
Difficult to predict how control measures will impact economy, epidemiologist says
BoE moves to renewable energy
Bank of England says it has already beaten its 2016 target for carbon dioxide reduction
Turkey continues easing cycle with 100bp cut
Policy-makers see oil shock creating room for stronger easing
Riksbank will start buying municipal bonds
Central bank includes new assets in 300 billion kronor purchase programme
Cash usage falls further in Netherlands
Study shows contactless payments are the main driver away from cash payments
FSB consults on cyber attack ‘response and recovery’
“Efficient and effective response” is critical to minimising the financial stability impact, report says
‘Step up to the plate’, New Zealand regulators tell banks
Council of regulators expects banks to deliver lending and affordable customer products
Mass testing ‘would end crisis’ – Bullard
Government should foot bill for Covid-19 test production, Bullard says
IMF approves $1.4 billion transfer for Pakistan
Aid should be used to finance budget and bolster foreign reserves, IMF executive board says
IMF’s new credit line will fill “critical gap” – Georgieva
Short term liquidity line will grant member countries up to 145% of their quota
G20 agrees debt relief for poorest nations
IMF and World Bank welcome “powerful, fast-acting initiative”
Uzbekistan central bank cuts rates by 100bp
Emergency meeting loosens policy in response to pandemic and energy price fall
ECB sets up €2 billion swap line with Croatian National Bank
The line will remain in place until the end of 2020, but can be extended as long as it is needed
FSB co-ordinating Covid-19 response – Quarles
Board is focused on protecting financial stability both during and after the pandemic, chair says
MAS promotes e-payments amid pandemic
Central bank launches campaign for PayNow and universal QR code
Apra suspends bank licence issuance
Prudential regulator will continue to review applications while six-month suspension is in place
Thailand’s central bank throws support line to SMEs
Businesses will be eligible for new financing facility and payment holiday
RBNZ to start buying local government debt
Central bank expands its large-scale asset purchases in the wake of the Covid-19 shock
Riksbank expands incentives for lending to small firms
Central bank continues with flurry of crisis-fighting measures