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Namibia holds policy rate at 6.75%
Central bank points to uncertainty caused by disruption to global trade
Market turmoil causes BoE to reschedule long-dated bond sale
Change to QT plan comes after tariff uncertainty triggers surge in UK government bond yields
Arab Monetary Fund provides $306.5m of debt relief to Somalia
Restructuring follows similar package offered by IMF
New Zealand makes rate cut in response to tariffs
RBNZ eases policy by 25bp and points to trade war’s downside risks to growth
Jamaica to phase out cotton banknotes by July
Central bank says denominations between 50 and 5,000 Jamaican dollars will be affected
RBNZ extends acting governor’s term
Christian Hawkesby to remain in place for six months while board looks for permanent governor
Nigeria sells FX to offset tariff-induced volatility
Oil-exporting country also affected by decline in commodity prices
Central bank gold purchases up in February
Emerging markets lead accumulation of precious metal
Brazil to introduce instalment function for Pix
BCB also plans to allow merchants to collateralise loans with future receivables on platform
World Bank says Nepal’s economy will grow, despite shocks
Benign inflation and loose monetary policy to aid growth, says institution
Ethiopia to conduct FX auctions every two weeks
NBE says move will help it achieve policy objectives as it looks to lower inflation to single digits
BoE proposes raising deposit insurance limit
Central bank suggests increasing level of savings protection to account for inflation since 2017
Ghana raises rates to 28% despite fall in inflation
Central bank also points to credit risks in banking sector
BoT says payment systems still in operation following earthquake
Powerful quake hits Myanmar and Thailand as Bangkok’s stock exchange suspends trading
Bank of Thailand to start choosing new governor ‘within days’
Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput’s term to end in September
BoE unveils scenario for annual stress test
First exercise since framework update will simulate milder conditions than previous version
ECB tells lenders to regularly tap central bank liquidity
Banks should include refinancing operations in day-to-day liquidity management, say Buch and Schnabel
CBRT says protectionism may drive up inflation
In MPC meeting minutes, central bank says tight policy has supported disinflation seen thus far
People: Sarah John to become BoE’s COO
Plus: Bank of Russia’s former deputy governor joins commercial lender VTB
Rising long-term yields reflect uncertain sentiments – BIS
Latest quarterly review highlights diverging trends in bond, equity and corporate credit markets
ECB calls for new macro-pru approach to address cyber risks
Stress-testing should combine top-down and bottom-up elements, latest bulletin says
BoE proposes to ease regulations for small-scale lenders
Central bank suggests raising leverage ratio threshold from £50 billion to £70 billion
Consumption by rich fell sharply post-tightening – CBRT study
Research by Turkey’s central bank finds rate hikes caused wealthy to spend less and save more
Upside risks from Trump tariffs prompted Fed to hold rates
FOMC minutes show that January’s decision was partly informed by potential changes in US trade policy