International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Egypt hikes rates at unscheduled meeting
Central bank orders 100bp increase on March 21, the first rise since July 2017
Bank of Ghana orders 250bp hike
Central bank moves meeting a week earlier to combat high inflation and a weak currency
Sri Lankan currency falls sharply after central bank changes policy
Rupee falls below central bank’s expectation and government says it will seek IMF aid for crisis
IMF says Ukraine invasion likely to cut global growth
Higher commodity and food prices will impact Sub-Saharan Africa, Latin America and Central Asia
Guinean governor’s arrest may be linked to gold dispute, say reports
Military junta’s motive for prosecuting ex-governor is currently unclear, experts say
IMF approves $1.4 billion Ukraine aid and BIS suspends Russia
Georgieva praises Ukrainian authorities’ emergency measures after invasion
MAS’s Tharman urges investor action on global instability
War, stagflation risk, climate crisis, pandemic and uneven growth create “perfect long storm”
Sudan floats currency
Decision follows adoption of single unified exchange rate
Hong Kong recovery expected to slow – IMF
Fund warns of risks including exposures to Chinese real estate and further supply disruption
IMF urges Peru to tighten monetary policy
Fund also says FX intervention may be needed short term
Economists warn Latin America faces another lost decade
Continent is “halfway to a lost decade already”, says World Bank’s Carmen Reinhart
IMF and Argentina reach preliminary agreement on new programme
Argentina must implement new monetary policy framework as part of $45 billion aid package
Ukrainian governor calls for Russia to be barred from IMF funds
Senior Russian official at World Bank resigns in protest over invasion
IMF and World Bank pledge Ukraine aid
Fund considering emergency loan and World Bank assembling $3 billion package
Some Eurosystem central banks hold Bank of Russia assets, ECB says
Holdings could become significant if further sanctions directly target Russian central bank
IMF paper finds falling r* should eventually reverse
Authors say several policies could be used to push natural rate back up
Honduran Congress clears way for SDR loan
Declaration of “emergency” will allow government to access $335 million held at central bank
Lebanese judge says security forces blocked interview of governor
Signs of rising political tensions over investigation of corruption allegations against Salameh
US Treasury opposes ending IMF surcharges
Biden administration rejects initiative championed by Democratic progressives
Podcast: fixing the gaps in fintech laws
Fintech is reshaping the nature of contracts and even financial firms themselves, but laws are not adapting so fast, say IMF lawyers José Garrido and Juan Sebastián Viancha Trujillo
Has the IMF found a way forward for Argentina?
Withdrawing monetary financing would put pressure on government budget, analysts warn
Bank of Israel should be ready to tighten policy, says IMF
Fund warns inflation pressures are building, and says BoI should abandon FX purchases
Weidmann to chair IMF governance review panel
Executive board ordered a review after allegations against Kristalina Georgieva
IMF signs off on Pakistan aid despite ‘exceptionally high’ risks
Central bank reserves are low and fiscal spending breached limits, but recovery is proving strong