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Towards legal CBDCs
Officials at the Bank of Thailand and Bank of Jamaica on how their CBDC design choices interact with the law
Rates round-up: Australia signals more tightening to come
Guatemala and West African states increase rates, while Jamaica raises reserve requirement
Bank of Jamaica to regulate non-bank sector after fraud scandal
Central bank takes over from commission after alleged crime that targeted Usain Bolt
Head of Jamaican financial regulator resigns over fraud scandal
McFarlane leaves after alleged fraud at investment bank costs sprinter Usain Bolt millions
The race to adopt ISO 20022 payments messaging
Some jurisdictions do not plan to adopt the protocol, while others are preparing for a disjointed implementation
Rates round-up: RBA tightens policy 25bp
Plus rate increases in India, Israel, the Dominican Republic and Jamaica
Banknotes: July to September 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Bank of Jamaica hints rate rises may be ending
MPC increases policy rate 50bp and says 6% may be “appropriate”
Bank of Jamaica continues tightening cycle
MPC adds 50bp, describing May inflation drop as mainly due to “temporary effects”
People: IMF names new Asia-Pacific head
New deputy governors in Jamaica and Azerbaijan, and more
The Central Banking Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the ninth annual Central Banking Awards
What is the right size for a central bank board?
There is greater consensus for smaller boards in theory than in practice
Rates round-up: Israel surprises with larger hike
Central banks in Pakistan, Nigeria, Ghana, Paraguay and Jamaica also tighten policy
Bank of Jamaica will expand supervision of climate risks
Central bank notes island country is among 20 most vulnerable to climate change
Do CBDCs make sense for Latin America?
Steven Kamin says CBDCs may be particularly beneficial to emerging market economies
Central Banking Awards 2022: the winners in full
Recipients of the 2022 awards include Stanley Fischer, the Bank of Korea, Mario Marcel and many more
Rates round-up: Chile accelerates tightening
Plus Central African states, Jamaica and Georgia all order 50bp rises
Central Banking Awards 2022: second tranche announced
Awards published today include capacity building, communications, website and global markets
Communications initiative: Bank of Jamaica
‘Centrally Speaking’ underpins not just education, but monetary policy
The ECCB’s DCash outage: what went wrong?
Experts discuss security certificate problems that may have derailed DCash pilot
Bank of Jamaica launches ‘stronger actions’ against inflation
Central bank accelerates monetary tightening as inflation nears 10%
Pilot CBDC outage due to expired certificate, ECCB says
Blockchain network requires update before digital currency can come back online
Jamaica prepares for national CBDC launch
Country is in the vanguard of digital currencies as it begins its national launch this quarter
Bank of Jamaica hikes policy rate
Central bank raises rate by 50 basis points in bid to reverse inflationary trend