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Ukraine: the challenges for central banks
Rules on the weaponisation of money would help to protect a ‘public good’ amid geopolitical splits in a testing environment for central banks, write Gavin Bingham, Paul Fisher and Andrew Large
Bank of Uganda denies government broke law on loan repayment
Opposition says government borrowed more than $2 billion, but central bank rejects claim
Controversial nominee joins Paraguayan board
Central bank continues tightening process with fourteenth straight hike as inflation slows
IDB president faces dismissal over alleged abuse of power
Claver-Carone attacks investigation and denies alleged affair
Is there a case for a retail CBDC in Japan?
A BoJ-managed, account-ledger ‘digital yen’ tied to the new Kotora payments may offer some potential
NY court orders world’s largest stablecoin issuer to prove reserves
Defendants accused of crypto market price manipulation
US may release frozen Afghan central bank funds – report
Plan would transfer up to $3.5 billion to the BIS under third-party supervision, source claims
Bank of Canada critic becomes leader of the opposition
Pierre Poilievre said in May he would fire governor for failing to contain inflation
Myanmar may go on money laundering blacklist, report says
Opposition calls on New York Fed to unfreeze Myanmar assets to back proposed digital currency
People: July to September 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Fiji will eliminate cheques from 2024
Governor says improved RTGS will replace paper payments
Bolivian ex-governor calls opposition audit request ‘nonsense’
Most central bank gold reserves are held outside country, Morales says
Bolivian legislators ask to inspect gold reserves
Opposition politicians claim government wants to monetise and spend gold
Banknotes: July to September 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Chile rejects new constitution, sinking central bank reform
Draft had proposed some changes to central bank governance and mandate
Ethiopia tells crypto firms to register with cyber security agency
National Bank of Ethiopia had said transactions using crypto are illegal
US judge rules against seizure of Afghan central bank assets
Assets cannot be seized while US government does not recognise Taliban regime, judge says
Chinese authorities arrest 234 suspects linked to Henan banking scandal
Authorities also start repaying more depositors after months-long freeze
Gontareva on Ukraine’s funding, NBU policy and reconstruction
Former NBU governor Valeria Gontareva speaks about donor funding shortfalls, NBU policy and financial stability challenges, Nabuillina and the seizing of Russian assets, and post-conflict rebuilding and modernisation
Glapiński accuses Germany of wanting to redraw land borders
Polish governor warns on plans for EU super-state as German foreign office calls claims “absurd”
Book notes: The Fed unbound, by Lev Menand
Instead of the Fed expanding its tasks to meet shadow banking needs, this book calls for charter-like oversight of NBFIs
Ecuador government will not recognise new superintendent of banks
Legislature and government clash as courts disagree on legality of appointment process
Fed announces new guidelines after master account controversy
Rules will impose tight scrutiny on non-conventional applicants
Critics accuse Barbados authorities of monetary financing
Government says it is using SDRs to buy bonds, while governor says purchases are legal