Official Record
Tunisia should focus monetary policy on tackling inflation – IMF
Fund completes third review of extended fund facility with North African country
ECB’s next president should not be part of G30 – EU ombudsman
Watchdog says central bank is “in denial” over Draghi’s membership
Riksbank leaves rates unchanged at -0.5%
Growing dissent as two of six board members advocate tighter policy
UAE plugs in to IMF’s enhanced data standards
IMF’s chief statistician hails the move as an “important step forward”
European regulator says insurers must prepare for Brexit risks
Firms must put measures in place to ensure continuity for cross-border contracts – Eiopa
South African central bank puts cyber security on strategic agenda
Sarb says it has put “base infrastructure” for security incident technology in place
Caribbean central banks look for common approach to fintech
Working group set up to look at crypto assets in the region
Swiss central bank keeps policy rates negative
SNB says it will intervene in foreign exchange markets “as necessary”
Norges Bank says rate hike likely in September
Key policy remains at 0.5% as inflation rises below target since February 2017
Riksbank terminates contract with Crane
Central bank argues banknote provider has broken its contract by transferring printing facilities
UK card transactions surpass cash for first time
Report shows card transaction volume was marginally higher than cash in 2017
SNB should clearly assign policy tools, IMF report says
SNB can avoid impression of exchange-rate targeting through better communication, says IMF
Spain’s GDP growth set to decelerate – central bank
Waning monetary policy impact, higher oil prices and lower regional expansion behind deceleration
Bundesbank forecasts German growth will continue
Fiscal expansion will support aggregate demand in coming year, says Bundesbank
BoE’s profits dip on higher banknote and research expenditure
But total expenditure comes in below budget due to lower headcount than expected
Bank of Thailand allows securities firms to provide forex trading services
Central bank says rule change will improve market flexibility
Sarb should adopt mid-point in inflation target band – IMF
Inflation expectations could be lowered with the explicit adoption of a mid-point at an “opportune time”, fund says
Bank of Finland working on payments backup system
Board member says Finland must be able to maintain control of “critical infrastructure” should disruptions occur
Bank of Botswana urges government to reduce reliance on diamonds
Central bank believes demand for commodity is likely to dwindle in the future despite global recovery
Barbados calls for help from IMF as economic situation worsens
Fund to provide technical assistance with new economic plan as government suspends debt payments to external creditors
Trump appears to pre-signal strong jobs data
US jobs report shows large increase in jobs and further drop in unemployment
Stress tests find large Danish banks can withstand severe recession
Smaller institutions fall short of minimum capital requirements, central bank finds
HKMA has no plans to launch digital currency - Treasury official
Hong Kong’s efficient payment infrastructure lessens incentive to go digital, official says
Bank of Canada to ‘look through’ rising fuel prices
Central bank on hold as inflation hovers close to target, but more rate hikes remain likely