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Nuclear industry says World Bank should resume financing
Industry bodies say Institution should allow nuclear projects to fall under “green bond” taxonomy
Ukraine offers creditors deal to restructure its debt
Two-thirds of bondholders will need to agree to 37% haircut in IMF-supported plan
Too soon to declare victory on inflation – World Bank report
Economists say central banks should proceed with caution to avoid upside risks
BIS launches joint project to map supply chains
IMF, World Bank, United Nations and others join Project Insight
Ukraine’s governor on central banking as war endures
The NBU’s Andriy Pyshnyy speaks about the need for investment and reform amid labour shortages, securing war-risk insurance and Ukrainian funding from Russia’s frozen assets
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance
SNB carries out first tokenised monetary policy operation
Central bank issued $72 million in bonds on DLT settled in wholesale CBDC
World Bank to issue first international CHF digital bond
Bond to be settled by Swiss franc wholesale CBDC
Bosnian central bank joins World Bank reserves programme
Eurozone-adjacent economy looks for closer ties to the west
Central banks, FMIs and the ‘green’ agenda
Collective efforts are needed to transform the environmental footprint of payment networks, writes Biagio Bossone
Governance and diversity at the Federal Reserve
Could changes in governance practices have contributed to poor performance in 2021–22? asks Jeffrey Lacker
BIS and partners will test digitising promissory notes
World Bank and SNB to work on project using distributed ledger technology
Inflation may continue to fall, World Bank officials say
But core inflation and possible energy shocks continue to pose risks, researchers warn
BIS, World Bank and IMF to collaborate on tokenisation project
Digitisation of notes will facilitate transfer of development money to emerging economies
A turning point for reserve managers?
After many central banks’ reserves declined in 2022, how should managers evaluate their fixed income investment policies in an uncertain period following years of unprecedented shocks?
The ECCB’s Timothy Antoine on currency union, cooperation and DCash 2.0
The ECCB governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about maintaining a currency zone, addressing climate and cyber risks, the decline in correspondence banking and lessons learned from issuing a retail CBDC
Somalia’s Abdullahi on the challenges of re-integration with the international system
The Central Bank of Somalia governor speaks about capacity building, reintroducing the shilling, securing donor support and climate change
Morocco gets IMF loan to deal with environmental crisis
Drought is becoming major challenge to macroeconomic stability, official says
Reserve managers vote BlackRock as overall best asset manager
Goldman Sachs and “other” asset management firms also score highly
IMF and World Bank to go ahead with Marrakech meetings
Leaders say they wish to stand by Morocco after earthquake killed nearly 3,000
US official outlines expanded role for poorer nations at IMF
Shambaugh discusses quota reform and new officials for developing countries