Central Banking
Riksbank will start buying municipal bonds
Central bank includes new assets in 300 billion kronor purchase programme
Private sector banker appointed Bank of Namibia chief
President acknowledges long-standing deputy might have felt “passed over” for role
MAS to give $88m in grants to Singapore fintech industry
MAS offers grants to fintech firms in bid to help them survive coronavirus shock
The IFF China Report 2020: The Belt and Road Initiative
Over the past six years, China has invested more than $500 billion in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) – of which there are now in excess of 150 participating counties and organisations. Leading Chinese and international policy-makers explain how BRI…
Most eurozone states experience fiscal spillovers – ECB paper
Eurozone fiscal policy may be especially effective when rate changes have little impact, paper says
Statisticians grapple with inflation impact of Covid-19
Collecting reliable inflation figures during lockdown is not straightforward
Women affected more by job losses in US lockdown – Kansas Fed
Roughly 60% of job losses were to women in the first half of March, researchers find
Fed’s balance sheet increases by 50% since March
Total assets now just shy of $6.4 trillion, a new record high
Martin Galstyan named next Armenian central bank chief
Experienced central banker will inherit below-target inflation and depressed commodity prices
Lebanese central bank tries to stem currency crisis
Central bank unfreezes dollar accounts at sharply reduced rate as future of banking sector is unclear
PBoC confirms digital currency pilot
Central bank will test central bank digital currency in a number of provinces
Cash usage falls further in Netherlands
Study shows contactless payments are the main driver away from cash payments
Fed banks ramp up Covid-19 surveying
Real-time and weekly surveys reveal deepening economic fallout
Lowe tells Australians to prepare for biggest contraction since 1930s
Uncertainty and movement restrictions have hampered spending and increased unemployment
IMF announces four more major aid packages
Haiti receives half of IMF funding quota while Moldova, Bolivia and Côte d’Ivoire get 100%
Norway’s SWF leadership caught up in expenses scandal
Incoming chief executive asked current CEO for a favour weeks after inviting him to a seminar in the US
FSB consults on cyber attack ‘response and recovery’
“Efficient and effective response” is critical to minimising the financial stability impact, report says
MAS lends support to SMEs through new programme
Ravi Menon says banks are expected to make loans to small businesses at a lower cost
‘Step up to the plate’, New Zealand regulators tell banks
Council of regulators expects banks to deliver lending and affordable customer products
Mass testing ‘would end crisis’ – Bullard
Government should foot bill for Covid-19 test production, Bullard says
BoE and ECB weigh calls to follow US lead on capital relief
European regulators face pressure to exempt sovereign exposures from the leverage ratio
Global carbon taxes are coming: central banks must prepare
The next financial crisis could be a green one. Are central banks doing enough to prepare?
Bank of Mexico rejects president’s request for early funds transfer
Central bank issues rare statement saying it must respect legal procedure for transferring funds