Asian Development Bank (ADB)
ADB approves $500 million loan to Indonesia
Policy-based facility focuses on expanding vulnerable groups’ access to financial services
People: Novelist named to Honduras central bank board
SNB official retires next year; two new vice-presidents at ADB; and more
Tonga names new governor
Moeaki takes up role after disqualification from parliament for bribing voter
ADB gives crisis-hit Pakistan $1.5 billion loan
Asian Development Bank extends aid as extensive floods add to major economic problems
Indonesia keeps benchmark rate unchanged
Strong export growth and stable rupiah gives Indonesia room to hold rates, analysts say
People: Skingsley to head BIS Innovation Hub
New deputy governor in Philippines; BIS names new Asia-Pacific rep; and more
Korean president names new central bank governor
Rhee Chang-yong is currently IMF Asia-Pacific director
Japan launches Oceania CBDC study
Fintech firm Soramitsu will examine outlook for digital currencies in four Pacific island states
The IFF China Report 2018: The Belt and Road Initiative
China’s signature Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) now includes 71 countries, with trillions of dollars of investment allocated. Leading Chinese and international policymakers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section includes an inaugural…
A route to economic growth – The Belt and Road Initiative 2018 survey
To mark the fifth anniversary of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), the IFF – in collaboration with Central Banking – conducted its inaugural Belt and Road Survey of central banks from more than 25 countries and regions. The survey examines BRI…
People: FSB appoints new secretary-general
ADB’s East Asia department and International Association of Deposit Insurers also gain new heads
Bank Indonesia under pressure from falling inflation
Bank Indonesia cuts rate for the second consecutive month; policymakers in Indonesia have been struggling to hit ambitious growth targets
People: IMF official appointed Bank of Ghana deputy; new communications chief for BoE
Former IMF official appointed first deputy at Bank of Ghana; BoE forecasting chief moves into new communications role; and more
Global institutions strike Mongolia bailout deal
Institutions including the IMF, World Bank and People’s Bank of China strike a deal to provide funding and other support to the slumping economy
No Asean pan-regional regulator in near future – panellists
Divergent stages of development, a desire for sovereignty and the limited business case are hampering further integration, speakers say
Bundesbank's Dombret draws lessons from European CMU for Asia
As Europe constructs its capital markets union, it could offer relevant lessons for Asian economies as they look to finance infrastructure demand in the region, Bundesbank's Dombret says
ADB cuts China growth forecast to lowest in generation
Asian Development Bank revises down growth projection for 2015 to 6.8% but says talk of Chinese collapse is overblown
China, India, among founders of Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank
Twenty-one Asian countries establish a new institution to aid infrastructure development in the region, which will be fully operational by the end of 2015
EM East Asian bond success could be undermined by ‘tighter liquidity’
ADB says US interest rates, geopolitical tensions and a ‘slowing property market’ in China could undermine the performance of East Asian bonds
People: New chief economist at ADB; BoE insurance director departs
Columbia University’s Shang-Jin Wei joins the Asian Development Bank as chief economist; Julian Adams leaves the BoE; HSBC names new point man for central banks in Asia; and more
People: IMF poaches ADB chief economist; BNP's Gary Smith makes switch to MassMutual
Changyong Rhee takes over from Anoop Singh in IMF’s Asian and Pacific department; Gary Smith joins Massachusetts Mutual; former RBI chief general manager joins commercial bank board