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EU needs integration, innovation and Eurobonds – panel
Schnabel, Blanchard, Spain’s finance minister and Citadel MD discuss bloc’s future
GCC will ride out economic headwinds – panel
Experts at IMF meetings highlight Gulf states’ dynamism, notwithstanding war’s impact on Mena region
IMF’s Adrian says tokenised finance needs public backstops
Fund’s director says singleness of money is crucial to maintain financial stability
‘Plaza accord 2.0’ will not fix global imbalances – IMF panel
But getting China and US to implement other necessary remedies will be challenging, speakers say
Markets betting on stablecoin disruption, say IMF economists
Researcher tells Spring Meetings that established payment firms’ stocks fell after Genius Act
UK and Indian regulators seek better insights into private credit
Heads of FCA and Sebi speak at IMF meetings on boosting transparency and data sharing
EMs could face capital outflow because of Iran war, IMF warns
Systemic impact from stress in private credit contained so far, latest financial stability report says
MAS supports PFMI monitoring for systemic stablecoins
Assistant managing director says potential for ‘crisis of confidence’ is embedded within instruments
IMF paper examines how to make stablecoins more stable
Authors propose ways of reducing run risks without removing incentives for issuance
IMF’s Georgieva sees value in ‘waiting and watching’
Central banks should ‘step in firmly with rate hikes’ if expectations de-anchor, MD says
The evolution of central banks
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour writes that the roles and responsibilities of central banks are evolving in a changing landscape
Tariffs will do little to change trade imbalance – IMF
Surplus and deficit countries must pursue structural polices to rebalance global economy, fund says
BoE: public debt, private credit and AI are main stability risks
FPC meeting minutes emphasise Iran war’s negative impact on growth, inflation and financing conditions
Supply-side shock stuns central banks
The partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz raises fresh challenges for central bank policy-makers
Banknotes: January to March 2026
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
For collateral, can TINA become TIA?
US Treasuries’ dominance as collateral in repo and derivatives is no longer set in stone, argues economist
Deposit insurance only one part of safety net – IMF study
Co-operation with resolution regime crucial to effective protection, researchers say
Hyun Song Shin nominated as Bank of Korea governor
BIS’s former top economist says he will helm central bank at ‘critical juncture’
Central Banking Awards 2026: the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in another challenging year for central banks
People: Austria nominates IMF executive director
Plus: Turkey’s former governor joins Canadian finance firm; new Bulgarian deputy nominated
Financial services: Citi
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