International
Global governance is getting harder, warns BoE’s Cunliffe
Fading memories of crisis, new players and Brexit all create challenges, deputy says
RBNZ updates external whistleblower policy
Central bank will not deal with personal workplace issues and is encouraging the use of internal processes where possible
Basel III implementation creating fragmentation, warns FSI paper
Authors say some variation is good, but more could be done to cut fragmentation
Coronavirus is new risk to US outlook – Fed report
Virus risks disruption in China spilling over to the global economy, the Fed says
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
IMF’s Lipton and Grasso step down amid ‘changes’ to top leadership
Kristalina Georgieva is shaking up fund’s top management team
IMF seeks to improve ‘climate stress tests’
Effort hampered by lack of good data and failure to develop “green taxonomy” – IMF officials
People: Fed governor gets new term; IMF’s Poul Thomsen to retire
New appointments made and portfolios reshuffled in the US, UK and more
Central Banking Awards 2020: final winners announced
Awards include lifetime achievement, transparency, communications and website
Global markets award: HSBC
The UK-headquartered bank is a leader in green finance and helped its clients navigate the low-rate environment over the past year
BIS economist explores uneven adoption of fintech
Several factors can explain why some countries have been quicker to adopt fintech than others
Central Banking Awards 2020: third group launched
Awards unveiled for currency manager, initiative, economics, currency services, advisory and data
Data services: Swift
Better data is making global payment chains safer and more efficient
FSB boosts role of regional groups in decision-making
Review finds groups valued and should have greater say in FSB affairs
Sharon Donnery stresses international co-operation role in financial stability
Irish deputy governor explains macro-prudential measures implemented since global financial crisis
Rising US rates can be ‘good news’ for EMEs – Fed paper
Researchers examine difference in spillovers from growth- and inflation-driven rate increases
De Guindos stresses uncertainty from coronavirus outbreak
Powell and Carney said Fed and BoE are closely monitoring the virus’s impact on the economy
Central Banking Awards 2020: first winners announced
Prizes include central bank of the year, risk manager, payments and FMI, and treasury systems
Central bank of the year: Bank of Ghana
The African central bank has carried out extensive reform of Ghana’s banking sector
Risk manager: Central Bank of Brazil
The G20 central bank has made important breakthroughs in applying ERM
Financial market infrastructure services: Bloomberg
The US company has helped central banks improve monetary operations and deepen forex markets by scaling up technical infrastructure and database monitoring capabilities
Payment services: Swift
The organisation has responded strongly to threats from cyber crime and the decline of correspondent banking
Twelve countries’ financial sectors under IMF spotlight in 2020
Fund reveals which nations will undergo financial stability assessments, detailing which areas will face greater scrutiny
Economics Nobel winners feature in new podcast series
Sveriges Riksbank supports interviews featuring Richard Thaler, Angus Deaton and Paul Romer