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RBNZ to receive money from tax on New Zealand banks
Finance minister says levy to ensure costs borne by market players, not taxpayers
Canada joins central banks’ multi-currency blockchain project
Work advances on Project Agorá but ledger governance questions unanswered
National Bank of Georgia to launch stablecoin with Tether
Governor Turnava welcomes investment at regulatory framework launch
Philippines governor says off-cycle rate hike possible
Remolona says BSP may have fallen behind the curve on inflation
Book notes: The art of monetary policy, by Kristin Forbes
The message that effective monetary policy-making requires judgement, flexibility and realism alongside technical expertise is both persuasive and highly relevant
Europe’s central banks face tough policy calls – Barclays CEO
Venkatakrishnan also spoke on UK political uncertainty, Brexit and banking regs
French lawmakers confirm Moulin as next BdF governor
Villeroy de Galhau’s successor opens door to greener policies, throws support behind digital euro
Economy resilient despite restrictive rates, says BCB governor
Galípolo also tells Senate committee that fallout from Banco Master case is ‘extremely serious’
Reinventing reserve management: governance, risk and agility in a fragmented global financial system
Bank Indonesia’s new total‑portfolio approach tightens governance, risk controls and implementation speed in volatile global markets, writes reserves head Rahmatullah Sjamsudin
Helder Lopes on Timor-Leste’s transformation now the oil has run out
The Central Bank of Timor-Leste (BCTL) governor speaks to Chris Jeffery and Jono Thomson about dollarisation amid US policy unpredictability, managing legacy Petroleum Fund investments, Asean membership, digitalisation and financial deepening, and a long…
RBA study finds no need for wider access to central bank money
Central bank says there is no ‘compelling case’ in report on wholesale tokenisation and settlement
Zafar Parker on 25 years of reserve management at the Sarb
Amid evolving risk, the head of financial markets talks about the journey to excess balance transfers to the government as South Africa’s reserves rose from $20bn to $80bn
The challenges facing Fed chair Kevin Warsh
New chair has pledged sweeping change, but can he keep Trump – and the FOMC – onside?
European Commission plans permanent changes to FRTB
EU legislator will start work on new rules later this year to ensure level playing field with US
Latvian deputy says fintechs are drawn to Baltic state
Purgaile says efficient licensing and fast payments attract innovative financial firms
Dollar’s centrality in FX markets makes it more volatile – study
Greenback’s use as ‘vehicle currency’ makes it more sensitive to external shocks, economists say
Former RBA officials say budget offers no inflation relief
Economists say Australian spending plans will create modest fiscal expansion with some upside risk
BoE’s Woods praises competition mandate for regulators
Edict has helped UK central bank facilitate new entries into banking sector, PRA chief says
Busting Mythos: how Europe is responding to the latest AI model
Experts emphasise heightened importance of focusing on basics
G7 central banks warn quantum is in ‘early stages of experimentation’
Readying financial system for Q-day is ‘not a simple substitution exercise’, say authorities
AI, geopolitics, crypto among top AML worries – EU report
Boundary between fraud and money laundering ‘increasingly blurred’, says Amla