International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Chilean central bank continues sharp policy tightening
Second consecutive 125 basis point increase takes policy rate to 4%
Pakistan confronts inflation with 100bp hike
Third consecutive increase may be last for a while, MPC says
IMF urges UK to withdraw ‘exceptional’ monetary policy
Fund says signals would dampen inflation expectations while leaving policy supportive
IMF criticises Chilean pension withdrawals
Fund says crisis measure was excessive and now threatens process of market deepening
Guinea junta replaces central bank leadership
Military president removes governor chosen by his civilian predecessor
IMF proposes Gita Gopinath for first deputy MD post
Georgieva hails chief economist’s move amid difficult relations with US administration
Eurozone officials call for major fiscal changes
Stability and Growth Pact is hampering policy, speakers at ECB conference argue
Kareem Michael to be new Belize governor
Former deputy governor will be third central bank head this year after predecessor was fired
IMF mission worried about Mongolian central bank
Bank of Mongolia’s operational independence has been compromised, says fund
Kyrgyzstan raises rates again after lull
Central bank orders 50bp hike amid double-digit inflation
Argentine central bank orders foreign exchange sales
BCRA also bans “payments in instalments” for overseas travel as currency weakens
Bank of Tanzania ‘working on CBDC’, governor says
Luoga says “cryptocurrencies are not safe” and president has urged work on CBDC
Lebanese president orders central bank to comply with audit
Aoun says repercussions from failure to hand over documents would be negative on all levels
IMF renews Mexico’s Flexible Credit Line
Two-year programme reduces funds from about $61 billion to $50 billion
Lebanese governor claims personal audit exonerates him
Judge says court has ordered him to suspend Salameh probe as foreign investigations continue
State Bank of Pakistan hikes interest rate by 150 basis points
IMF reached “staff-level” agreement with Pakistan for long-awaited loan two days after the hike
Luxembourg authorities open investigation into Lebanese governor
Third European country probes finances of Riad Salameh
BCB independence and Brazil’s inflation battle
Formal autonomy should help shield central bank from political pressure linked to 2022 elections, but challenges remain
Uruguayan central bank orders third consecutive rate hike
Central bank expresses concern over salary rises and regional uncertainty
People: Georgieva nominates new IMF deputy managing director
BoE’s PRA names new executive directors; Dallas Fed renews terms for two board members
Argentine central bank freezes banks’ FX purchases
BCRA order comes amid a falling peso, IMF talks and mid-term elections
Mobile money was ‘crucial’ for low-income countries during the pandemic – IMF
Data shows mobile and internet banking transactions grew for all income levels
Saudi Arabia gives $3 billion to Egyptian central bank
Donation is pandemic aid, and follows similar deposit with Pakistan central bank
People: IMF deputy managing director to leave
Mitsuhiro Furusawa to depart IMF; Brazil and Costa Rica to appoint board members; and more