International Monetary Fund (IMF)
‘Stretched’ bond markets vulnerable to instability – IMF
Expectations of soft landing have compressed spreads and could lead to sudden repricing, report says
Low growth threatens to reverse living standards – IMF
AI will drive growth but also increase inequalities, fund says
IMF officials warn cyber risks are growing
Systemic and third-party cyber risks pose threats to central banks and firms
RBI keeps interest rates flat as food prices raise concerns
Food inflation could "unhinge" anchoring of inflation expectations, governor says
Banknotes: January to March 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Digital money could boost Pacific island economies – IMF research
Loss of correspondent banking relationships may be offset by digital money infrastructure
PBoC chief urges Asian nations to push for IMF quota reform
Pan Gongsheng says a redistribution of quotas at the IMF is long overdue
IMF hit by cyber attack
Fund says attack did not target top leader and it has “re-secured” 11 compromised email accounts
Egyptian MPC raises rates and devalues currency
Moves after UAE's $35 billion investment make IMF deal more likely
IMF economists study emergence of ‘zombie banks’
Country-level factors tend to be more important than bank-level ones, authors find
IMF builds new measure of central bank independence
First “entirely new” metric in 30 years seeks to overcome limitations of much-cited paper
RBI challenges IMF’s call for larger fiscal consolidation
Study argues bigger budget cuts not necessary if government focuses on development spending
‘Brace, brace’: quants say soft landing is unlikely
Investors should prepare for sticky inflation and volatile asset prices as central banks grapple with turning rates cycle
Asia’s central banks ‘must do more to fight climate change’
IMF paper calls on financial institutions to improve disclosure standards and risk analysis
Chinese growth likely to slow to 3.5% by 2028, says IMF
State officials reject institution’s findings, claiming economic trajectory is positive and risks manageable
Risk Management Benchmarks 2024 report – tech and turbulence
Data reveals central banks’ risk governance structures and strategies, as well as the top risks in 2024
European monetary transmission ‘weaker and slower’ – IMF paper
Latest tightening cycle weakened by market concentration and ample liquidity, authors find
Market ‘exuberance’ a problem for central banks – Gopinath
Easier financial conditions may be coming too early, IMF official says
Generative AI set to profoundly change workforce – IMF research
Paper recommends retraining for workers whose jobs are susceptible to erasure
Sri Lanka considers move to single policy rate
CBSL plans overhaul of monetary operations and improved liquidity forecasting
Indexation makes inflation more persistent, IMF finds
Economists draw conclusions from IMF survey of 190 countries’ indexation practices