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People: Estonia selects new governor-designate
Plus senior promotions in Hong Kong, India and Sri Lanka
Nexus’s new CEO on the future of the cross-border payments platform
Nexus Global Payments CEO Andrew McCormack discusses the multi-lateral instant payments system’s technical build-out, governance and launch strategy
Nexus will connect at least three Asian countries by 2027 – CEO
Company expects to announce winning bidder for contract to build payments platform by year’s end
People: Former RBI governor appointed to IMF
Plus: Blyth replaces Bowe on BoE’s FPC and WGC teams up with Elton John
RBI says its monetary framework serves India well
Central bank rejects idea of removing food from CPI index used for inflation targeting
India holds policy, thus ending easing cycle
Central bank leaves rate at 5.5%, citing lower inflation and continued risks from US tariffs
Brics leaders push for multilateral payments solutions
Central bank governors and finance ministers also call for reform of Bretton Woods institutions
RBI cuts rate by 50bp to 5.5%
Bank continues to loosen policy amid cooling inflation and global uncertainty
Central bank gold buying slows in April
World Gold Council says higher prices may be behind reduced interest
Strong economy will protect India from trade tensions – RBI
Bank derives optimism from service exports and lower food prices in latest State of the Economy report
Indian bank stocks surge after RBI updates liquidity measures
New rules are less strict than originally planned
Non-banks should be intelligent about risk – RBI deputy governor
Swaminathan advises caution as he hails sector’s rise in credit market
Reserve Bank of India cuts benchmark rate to 6%
RBI hails fall in food inflation, but revises growth forecast down because of US tariffs
Central Banking Awards 2025: the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in another challenging year for central banks
RBI hails AI’s potential in addressing customer grievances
Malhotra says technology should be integrated at “every stage” of complaints process
RBI governor encourages pooling of climate projects
Malhotra says pooling would reduce risk and make lending more convenient for banks
Do central bank governors make good prime ministers?
Mark Carney is the latest to make the leap, but the record elsewhere has been mixed
Reserve Bank of India launches economic data app
RBI says users will be able to access bank’s data portal and locate banking facilities in their local area
RBI unveils exclusive internet domains for banks and non-banks
Central bank also proposes additional authentication factors for cross-border payments