International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Argentina opens IMF talks as crisis deepens
Government extends debt maturity and pledges reserves will not be used to repay international investors
Egypt sharply cuts rates as inflation slides
Central bank resumes easing cycle, reducing rates by 150 basis points
Central banks face loss of independence – Central Banking survey
A new survey of Central Banking’s Editorial Advisory Board points to central banks facing existential challenges with little change in their frameworks or toolkits
IMF executives vote to clear way for Georgieva
Removing age limit would open path to IMF top job for current World Bank chief executive
Overcoming deflation: Japan’s experience and challenges ahead
Bank of Japan governor Haruhiko Kuroda explains how Japan’s long battle against deflation may offer insights for the future conduct of monetary policy at other central banks
Latin America’s escape from hyperinflation
Adoption of inflation targeting, flexible exchange rates and prudent fiscal policies in Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru ended decades of runaway inflation
Argentine governor rules out defending peso ‘far from’ economic fundamentals
Sandleris reaffirms commitment to tight monetary policy to tame inflation
Market-based metrics are best signal for bank distress – IMF paper
Researcher finds vulnerabilities in large eurozone banks, while North America is least distressed region
IMF staff praise Dominican Republic’s central bank
Policy changes increased central bank’s credibility in anchoring inflation expectations, IMF staff say
China will need more stimulus if trade tensions rise – IMF staff
IMF staff say China’s financial system still has “elevated” vulnerability
IMF has no back-up plan to Fed swap lines
Financial counsellor says no plans in the works for emergency dollar funding backstop
The IMF should adopt a ‘real SDR’
The creation of a vibrant market in SDR linked to commodity prices could create a powerful new monetary anchor, argues Warren Coats
IMF warns Zambia over risks
Country must act fast over rising debt to prevent “disorderly” fiscal adjustment, IMF board says
IMF sets up new monetary policy modelling unit
Fund responds to criticism from IEO report
IMF’s Adrian on the big tech threat and why a ‘non-system’ works
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks about risks from big tech’s move into fintech, the fund’s efforts to craft well-targeted policy guidance and why the current international monetary ‘non-system’ works
Government assets are just as important as deficits – IMF research
Borrowing costs are determined by structure of public assets
Belarus cuts rates to record low as growth falters
National Bank of Belarus has cut rates 15 times since 2016; ponders IMF assistance
Barbadian reforms are strengthening economy, says central bank
Annual report says IMF programme beginning to prove effective
An inside story on the central bank gold agreement
Robert Pringle reveals details of Mbeki’s appeal to central bankers
IMF negotiating new arrangement with São Tomé and Príncipe
São Tomé’s IMF arrangement expired last year
IMF extends deadline to implement increase in quotas
Executive board allows members to consent to and increase their contributions until December 27, 2019
The great wave: global liquidity in a turbulent world
Global imbalances are growing, and it is unclear whether the world’s institutions have enough firepower to respond to a crisis, writes Daniel Hinge
Zimbabwe holds first treasury bill auction in seven years
But finance minister says inflation figures will not be published until next year
US Treasury designates China a currency manipulator
Renminbi crossed the barrier of seven per US dollar amid growing trade tensions on August 5