Yi Gang
China to set up new party-led financial supervisors
New committees to be established by end of 2023 as part of wider supervisory change
PBoC leadership faces multiple challenges
Yi Gang’s staying on as governor will only ease some of the pressures, writes Hui Feng
Yi Gang stays on as China’s central bank governor
Beijing’s surprise decision sends stabilising signal for the economy, analysts say
China sets modest growth target ahead of leadership reshuffle
Outgoing premier Li calls for accommodative policy and warns of property sector risks
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
PBoC pushes big techs to hand over user data, report says
Some tech firms are resisting order to supply information to PBoC-led credit-scoring firms
PBoC keeps key lending rates stable
China’s central bank maintains reference rate for mortgages but calls on banks to support developers
China’s CBDC will have “managed” anonymity, says PBoC governor
Yi Gang says authorities must balance between protecting privacy and fighting illicit activity
Chinese authorities: NPL levels are little changed
PBoC governor Yi Gang vows to resolve property sector risks as another developer defaults
Reshuffle heralds new era of Chinese central banking
Policy room for next PBoC governor looks limited, as loyalists win out over technocrats for top economic posts
PBoC lets yuan slide to lowest level since 2007
Hang Seng index falls to 13-year low after Xi tightens grip on power
Yi may resign as PBoC governor after losing Central Committee seat
Former deputy governor and securities regulator are leading candidates to take over, analyst says
PBoC urges big state banks to increase lending
Yi Gang summons bankers as PBoC says economy faces “critical moment’
PBoC chief vows to keep policy accommodative
But economist expects room for China to cut interest rates further to be small
Global climate standards ‘badly needed’ but elusive, say central bankers
“I am not sure we are going to get there,” ECB president says
PBoC focusing on grain and energy to stem inflation
Price stability in grain production and energy supply key to growth, says governor
PBoC hints at tilt to easier policy as growth slows
Third-quarter monetary policy report tweaked phrases, downplaying opposition to easy policy
Chinese governor says CBDC must balance privacy and anti-crime measures
Yi says PBoC will collect “minimum amount of information” as police report first CBDC-related arrests
Data protection ‘high on the agenda’, says PBoC governor
The central bank has forced major fintech firms to hand over their customer data
PBoC suffers headaches from growth, energy and Evergrande
Yi Gang mulls property sector risks, as China’s growth hits one-year low
PBoC governor says China does not need QE
Yi Gang says China has space to carry on with conventional monetary policy
PBoC tells payment firms to cut ties to other business lines
Governor’s speech follows reported crackdown on China’s Ant Group
PBoC to support green finance with low-cost funding
Bank says it will extend its tougher regulation of crypto assets
PBoC tightens ban on crypto transactions
PBoC warns largest banks to verify customers’ identities and stop aiding bitcoin-related transactions