International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Bolivia and IMF reach $1.9bn financing deal
Three-year agreement comes below country’s expectations of more than $2.5 billion
Jordan leaves key rate unchanged for fourth consecutive meeting
Most sectors of domestic economy operating normally despite conflict in region, says IMF
Pakistan holds as inflation remains well above target
MPC reiterates need for fiscal reforms to support growth
Milei claims central bank reform will end 91 years of ‘looting’
Argentinian president’s proposals include core mandate on inflation and ban on monetary financing
Paraguay holds rates while Costa Rica cuts by quarter point
Both central banks face below-target inflation despite global energy price shock
Central banks’ AI policies must ‘catch up’ with times – Adrian
IMF markets head says institutions should act now as future instability may be ‘harder to manage’
Bolivia nears $2.8bn IMF deal
Minister says country ‘days away’ from agreement on funding to strengthen central bank reserves
Argentina should borrow from international markets – Obstfeld
Economist calls for transition to floating exchange rate with inflation targeting
Tajikistan keeps inflation on target after lowering band
Central bank reports 4.1% price growth in H1, 50bp higher than in first half of last year
Nigeria’s president signs order to enhance virtual asset regulation
Central bank to chair ‘virtual assets council’ to help close regulatory gaps
Jasmina Selimović on managing Europe’s last currency board
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about building resilience to counter geoeconomic shocks, strengthening reforms amid EU convergence, addressing stablecoin and NBFI risks, Sepa integration, and capacity building.
Kazakhstan scraps FX rule for state-affiliated companies
Requirement for proceeds to be sold domestically was implemented when Ukraine war led to depreciation
Angola cuts rates as inflation reaches 11-year low
Central bank says ‘no inflationary pressures in sight’ over coming months
Odean White on cyber, natural disasters and geopolitical risks
Bank of Jamaica’s chief risk officer discusses weather event contingency planning, the impact of ‘shocks’ on policy, being proactive on quantum, and countering phishing and AI-enabled attacks
Fragmented rules obstruct tokenisation efforts, panellists say
Divergent US, UK and EU stablecoin rules and legal protections limiting cross-border growth
Move to inflation targeting could boost resilience – IMF paper
Countries in Middle East and central Asia should make exchange rates more flexible, authors say
Silvana Tenreyro named as IMF chief economist
Former BoE policy-maker has research background in international economics
Vanuatu holds rates and forecasts continued economic recovery
Pacific island nation’s central bank says reconstruction efforts, tourism, to drive economy
Co-ordination key to alleviating tokenisation risks – IMF official
When activity is on shared ledgers, governance failures become systemic risks, Tobias Adrian says
Pooled reserves could improve global financial safety net – paper
‘Synthetic reserve deposit’ could cut costs and improve performance, authors say
Asean’s expanding and evolving swap lines
The Asian trade bloc – with and without China, Japan and South Korea – wants to strengthen emergency liquidity support
Agentic AI’s ‘step change’ poses systemic cyber risks – Breeden
Supervisors should stress-test multi-firm disruptions as models evolve, BoE deputy governor says
Bolivia ends peg to US currency after 15 years
Finance ministry calls arrangement ‘unsustainable’ amid domestic dollar crunch
Brazil to issue up to $735m worth of panda bonds
PBoC governor welcomes announcement and pledges support to China’s partner in ‘global south’