People’s Bank of China (PBoC)
PBoC and Bank of Russia establishes $24.5bn swap line
Bank of Russia says deal provides opportunity to obtain liquidity 'whenever required'; trade between the two countries has more than doubled since 2008
Zhou backs Chinese growth target in face of slowdown
PBoC governor says Chinese economy is on track to hit growth target of 7.5% in 2014, despite drag from the housing market; central bank deploys measures to boost real estate sector
PBoC chief economist sees ‘very low’ risk of hard landing
Ma Jun argues slowdown in investment will be offset by services and health care spending; describes Hong Kong-Shanghai ‘stock connect' programme as 'major breakthrough'
PBoC sanctions direct trading between renminbi and euro
People’s Bank of China names euro as latest currency to be directly tradable with the yuan on the Chinese interbank market
BIS paper unveils refined measure for Chinese inflation
Joint effort by economists at the BIS and People’s Bank of China yields new measure of Chinese inflation, which authors say addresses issues with headline and core measures
Zhou may be replaced as PBoC governor, says WSJ
Wall Street Journal suggests the Chinese leadership is considering replacing Zhou Xiaochuan, who was only reappointed last year, with Guo Shuqing
PBoC signs $1.63bn swap deal with Central Bank of Sri Lanka
Three-year arrangement between Chinese and Sri Lankan central banks follows deal in August allowing the latter to invest in China's interbank bond market
PBoC designates renminbi clearing banks for France and Luxembourg
Bank of China and Industrial and Commercial Bank of China to serve countries' offshore RMB markets
Europe doubles RMB transactions with Greater China in one year
European hubs fuel growth in renminbi usage with 10% share of global payments, after major financial hubs sign swap agreements with the People's Bank of China
China joins Indian calls for better taper co-ordination
People's Bank of China says advanced economy coordination is ‘reasonable and inevitable course of action', joining calls from the Reserve Bank of India for international monetary policy solidarity
Sri Lankan central bank strikes investment deals with India and China
Central Bank of Sri Lankan governor Ajith Cabraal signs agreements with Indian and Chinese counterparts in effort to ‘diversify reserves management’
IMF charts path towards PBoC policy rate
Staff report encourages the People’s Bank of China to stabilise borrowing costs in the interbank market as an ‘interim step’ towards establishing a policy rate
SNB strikes deal to invest in Chinese bond market
Thomas Jordan and Zhou Xiaochuan establish new swap line in deal, which also permits the SNB to invest up to $2.4 billion in renminbi-denominated assets
Chinese banks freed to set own RMB-dollar exchange rate
Chinese authorities hand banks freedom to set their own dollar exchange rates; central bank also widens renminbi trading band
France and Luxembourg join race to become Europe's renminbi hub
France and Luxembourg next in line for clearing banks after striking deals with PBoC over the weekend; French institutional investors also granted permission to invest in China
PBoC approves direct trading between renminbi and sterling
The pound will become only the fifth currency that can be directly exchanged with the yuan; People’s Bank of China names China Construction Bank as renminbi clearing bank in London
MAS to offer overnight renminbi liquidity
Monetary Authority of Singapore says it will launch an overnight liquidity facility for Chinese currency in July; latest step in growth of offshore market
PBoC aims to galvanise lending by cutting reserve ratio for small banks
People’s Bank of China insists its monetary policy stance ‘has not changed’ as it cuts reserve requirements for smaller banks
PBoC launches $2 billion Africa investment fund
The People’s Bank of China will provide $200 million each year for a decade to finance development projects in Africa, as governor Zhou Xiaochuan criticises past investment deals
PBoC favours London as offshore RMB hub, says leading Chinese banker
The Chinese government and central bank 'think very highly' of London, says top Chinese banker who predicts the City will play a key role in renminbi internationalisation
FX lending in China tops $1 trillion, new BIS figures show
BIS's Robert McCauley estimates FX loans to China hit $1 trillion last year, though the recent renminbi depreciation may now cause lenders to think twice
China should adopt new intermediate target for monetary policy, say IMF economists
Economists at the IMF analyse demand for money in China and conclude the PBoC would be better off targeting interest rates in the economy rather than monetary aggregates
People's Bank of China hires Ma Jun as chief economist
High profile China economist makes switch to central bank to participate in ‘aggressive' economic reforms to ‘shape the future' of China's economy
Germany pips UK to renminbi clearing deal
Deutsche Bundesbank signs MoU with People’s Bank of China three days before the Bank of England; agreements pave way for first two clearing banks outside Asia