National Bank of Ukraine (NBU)
Ukrainian central bank protests over senior official's arrest
Move comes amid political attacks on NBU governor Gontareva
Ukraine governor says bank has met first inflation target
Gontareva says Ukraine should hit tighter target for 2017
Ukraine acts to cover ‘major shortfall’ in nationalised bank
NBU also tightens bond auction anonymity and announces restriction on use of cash to settle payments
Ukraine nationalises country’s largest bank
Gontareva says PrivatBank failed repeatedly to take necessary action, and so will be transferred into public ownership; central bank creates emergency liquidity facility
IMF delay forces National Bank of Ukraine to keep forex controls
Central bank to leave foreign exchange controls in place until political instability subsides and reforms are under way; IMF acknowledges progress, but says more is needed before the third review
Ukraine’s central bank calls for action against illegal forex dealers
NBU says authorities failed to act against 32 illegal operations in Kyiv; says it will publicise further information on unauthorised forex dealers
Ukrainian central bank proposes abolition of forex restrictions
The central bank’s multi-stage plan includes a draft law, despite political disputes
Western ambassadors support independence of Ukrainian central bank as dispute continues
Diplomats line up behind Gontareva as the president’s attitude remains unclear
People: Ukraine promotes Smolii to first deputy governor and appoints two new deputies
Banking supervision chief and human resources head join central bank’s board
Ukrainian central bank council holds first meeting
New body has extensive powers over monetary policy and governance; NBU cuts rates for the fifth consecutive time this year
Ukrainian central bank attacks leading law-maker as political dispute worsens
Central bank governor backed by the ‘reform council’ and the IMF, but the president’s stance unclear
Ukrainian central bank says proposed law is attack on its independence
Passing law could lead to a cut-off of IMF aid, the central bank warns; calls on country’s president to repudiate law-makers
Ukrainian central bank drops open forex auctions
National Bank of Ukraine aims to “minimise its presence” in the foreign exchange market by dealing directly with large banks via a closed system
Ukrainian governor attacks politicians over allegations of criminal complicity
Gontareva describes accusations against her as “nonsense”; says politicians are holding up passage of law designed to confiscate assets held by criminals
IMF financing ‘constrained’ policy space in Ukraine, report finds
Earlier debt financing would have been useful for Ukraine, report says, while praising central bank efforts to stabilise the financial system
People: RBNZ appoints new board chair; reshuffle of senior management at Australian central bank
Reserve Bank of New Zealand replaces board of directors’ chair after 10 years at bank; assistant governors swap roles at the RBA as the bank looks to hire new talent; and more
Central banks adopt Swift harmonisation charter
Three central banks join 18 other institutions in global rollout of messaging standard ISO 20022; separate taskforce working on publishing market practice guidelines
Ukrainian central bank cuts rates and promises further banking reform
Personnel director becomes acting deputy governor in charge of banking supervision; Lagarde praises conduct of monetary policy but says reform must continue
Ukrainian central bank complains of failure to prosecute banking offences
Deputy governor criticises failure to bring “high-profile” court cases against suspected financial criminals; IMF has yet to announce whether it will disburse next tranche of aid
Ukraine hands more regulatory powers to central bank
Ukraine’s central bank welcomes a belated vote for key financial reform; the National Bank of Ukraine will now have powers over the country's insurance sector, which observers say is in a “questionable” state
People: Hungarian board member takes government post; new RBI executive director
Member of Central Bank of Hungary’s monetary council resigns to take government role; RBI chooses new executive director; Icelandic head of financial stability moves to Yale; and more
Ukraine unveils new asset disposal system in bid to reduce corruption
Anti-corruption campaigner joins central bank governor and other officials in announcing move towards unified online system for selling assets of insolvent banks
Ukraine announces further easing of cash and forex controls as inflation falls
Ukrainian central bank signals confidence by further easing currency and forex restrictions; headline and core inflation figures both falling faster than expected, bank says
Ukraine donates $49,000 of medical equipment to Ministry of Defence
Equipment goes to five military hospitals in the provinces; national bank announces voluntary liquidation of two commercial banks