International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Lifetime achievement: Stefan Ingves
Modest man from the Finnish ‘boonies’ has had a major impact on international central banking
Islamic banking most at risk of negative CBDC effects
IMF paper highlights risk of unremunerated and small retail deposits
Bolivia sells dollars to public as reserves dwindle
Analysts say central bank may not be able to defend its peg much longer
Georgieva backs flexible credit line for Morocco
IMF executive board to consider request for $5 billion facility
IMF raises borrowing limits amid ‘challenging’ environment
Managing director calls on members to contribute more resources
Argentine minister announces new dollar rate for winemakers
New bid to help exporters and build reserves after success of soy dollar
Sri Lanka central bank negotiates rate rise with IMF
Stricken country raises interest rates and taxes in bid for $2.9 billion loan
Pakistan raises rates by 300bp as default risks rise
Authorities struggle to collect taxes and unlock IMF funds
People: IMF appoints western hemisphere head
Nepal’s first central bank governor dies and Israel bank supervisor steps down
End dependence on central bank financing, Ukraine governor says
Supervisors will start evaluating banks in April as IMF considers increased financing
Agent-based models shed light on CBDC dynamics
Take-up could be as high as 25% of total money, but depends on design choices, IMF research finds
IMF officials: do not make crypto legal tender
Fund leaders call for cautious approach to digital assets at February meeting
IMF allows five regional banks to hold SDRs
Development banks in Europe and the Americas are now “prescribed holders”
Rates round-up: Mexico adds 50bp
Mexico delivers surprise; Peru pauses tightening cycle; mixed decisions in Europe
Ghana plans to ‘securitise’ debt to central bank
Country struggling to restructure debts and secure IMF loan
Barbados names new permanent governor
Former IMF economist will succeed Cleviston Haynes
Alwyn Jordan becomes Barbados central bank’s acting governor
Cleviston Haynes left central bank on January 31 as his term ended
Bolivia seeks reserves boost from retail bond sale
Unusual central bank operation “does not make much sense”, former governor says
Bank of Ghana adds 100bp as crises grind on
IMF reportedly wants end to central bank financing
IMF says global economy may be at ‘turning point’
China and India expected to drive half of global growth this year, but other economies are lagging
Haiti receives $105 million emergency loan
IMF urges central bank to cut back monetary financing
European investigators want to interview Lebanese governor
Magistrates investigating money laundering reports have interviewed two former deputy governors
Pakistan raises rates 100bp amid reserves crisis
Reserves now only enough to cover about three weeks of imports
Argentina and Brazil to begin studying common currency
Minister says countries are taking “first step” in project