Central Banking
FSB maps path for climate reforms
Global body is playing a co-ordinating role given interconnected risks
Basel III helped absorb impact of Covid-19, says BCBS
Early study of pandemic finds better-capitalised banks lent more to households and businesses
UK regulators propose new policies to foster diversity
Data and disclosure will be important to assess progress, regulators say
Sri Lanka central bank imposes capital controls
Measure restricts exports of foreign currency as government faces debt challenge
South African Reserve Bank: the first 100 years
Central bankers and academics reflect on a tumultuous first century for Africa’s oldest central bank
O CBDC, O crypto! Wherefore art thou regtech?
Putting more investment and energy into regtech, instead of solely focusing on crypto and CBDC, would help to secure more of the expected benefits from digital evolution
DRC’s president appoints IMF official as first female governor
IMF deal says government must stop using central bank's reserves and strengthen independence
ECB likely to shy away from AIT in new monetary policy framework
Symmetric 2% target is expected outcome; governing council members struggle to agree on forward guidance
RBA adjusts yield curve control as economy recovers
Australia “no longer looking over a cliff”, says governor Philip Lowe
Suriname central bank signs deal to end monetary financing
Accord with government will help debt-laden country secure IMF loan
FCA warns against use of ‘credit-sensitive’ rates in place of Libor
Banks should tell the FCA if they plan to use such rates and consider the risks “carefully”
BoE adapting working practices to post-Covid world, says Place
Central bank is changing staffing, technology and buildings in light of lessons from pandemic working
Turkish central bank has fired large number of staff, report says
Journalist says “political appointees” are joining bank in unprecedented numbers
IMF agrees with Fed on ‘transitory’ inflation
Georgieva says recent inflation spike likely to pass; supports Biden’s fiscal plans
Seychelles central bank cuts policy rate by 100 basis points
Central bank considers weak economy more a concern than high inflation
BoE paper models impact of ‘active’ fiscal policy
Active fiscal policy complicates monetary policy but can generate higher welfare, author says
ESRB calls for reform of MMF regulation
Body stresses Covid-19 exposed systemic vulnerabilities stemming from money market funds
Suptech strategy: the seven missing links
RBI’s Manoj Kumar Singh sets out the actions central banks need to take to build an effective suptech strategy
US unemployment rate stable at 5.9%
Little sign of ‘substantial further progress’ FOMC wants to see before taper
Mexico reminds banks crypto transactions are illegal
After El Salvador bitcoin law, authorities state virtual assets ‘not legal tender in Mexico’
ECB’s Enria warns eurozone banks over risk-taking
ECB likely to lift recommended dividend pause in September, chief supervisor says
Malawi police arrest former central bank governor and other officials
Kabambe and three others linked to the central bank charged with money laundering
Fed’s CBDC efforts should not be driven by digital yuan, Fed official says
A decision on ‘Fedcoin’ should be independent of action taken by China, says David Andolfatto
RBI scales back predictions of rise in stressed assets
Indian central bank says policy support has helped curb rise in non-performing assets