Bank of Korea (BoK)
People: April to June 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
The Central Banking Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the ninth annual Central Banking Awards
Bank of Korea raises policy rate again
Policy-makers expect high inflation for rest of year
South Korean inflation climbs to 13-year high
Central bank concerned about record price rises
South Korea and Singapore tighten monetary policy
Central banks revise inflation forecasts up and GDP down
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
Central Banking Awards 2022: final winners unveiled
Prizes for Central bank of the year, Lifetime achievement, Transparency, Economics and more
Central bank of the year: Bank of Korea
South Korea’s central bank was the first developed-world central bank to tighten policy to address inflationary risks
Korean president names new central bank governor
Rhee Chang-yong is currently IMF Asia-Pacific director
Bank of Korea raises rates again as inflation climbs
Governor Lee Ju-yeol says he will not rule out another hike in the first quarter of 2022
North Korea issues coupons instead of cash
Experts say closing of Chinese border due to Covid-19 may have halted banknote production
People: Bank of Korea nominates board member
Bolivia’s former governor Pablo Ramos Sánchez dies; Trevor Braithwaite departs ECCB; and more
South Korea raises policy rate
Governor cites rising household debts and house prices as reasons to tighten policy
People: Kuwait’s sovereign wealth fund gets new managing director
Korean president nominates head of financial supervisor and EBRD gets new corporate strategy chief
People: ECCB appoints first woman deputy governor
New deputy governor in Korea; deputy governor reappointed in Ghana; and more
South Korea aiming for rate hike as growth recovers
BoK to discuss rate hike in next policy meeting, but quarterly GDP figure shows some weakness
Colombian central bank joins DLT bond issuance pilot
Technology could cut costs and offer faster processing, traceability, security and risk management
Korea selects CBDC blockchain provider
Central bank chooses telecoms company subsidiary following tender process
Fed extends nine dollar swap lines to year’s end
Federal Reserve established liquidity arrangements with foreign partners at start of pandemic
Bank of Korea to start CBDC trial in August
Central bank opts for two-tier model for retail digital currency
Bank of Korea to expand government bond purchases
South Korean central bank vows to buy more government bonds as finance ministry proposes new pandemic relief package
Bank of Korea report calls for new laws on CBDC issuance
Research explores legal issues surrounding central bank digital currency
BoK launches facility to guard against dollar liquidity squeeze
South Korean central bank creates new facility to cut risk of dollar liquidity crisis, after extending Fed swap line
Reserve Benchmarks 2020 report – charting new data frontiers
Perspectives on staffing and salaries, reserve coverage, portfolio construction, benchmarking, use of external parties and risk management