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Finland’s fintech head on retail CBDCs versus instant payments
Payments unit leader Aleksi Grym discusses overlaps and synergies for retail CBDCs and instant payment systems in Finland and the eurozone
Barr resigns as Fed’s vice-chair for supervision
Basel III champion leaves role to avoid potential battles with new administration
Ghana releases draft open banking directive
Central bank heralds “transformative development” in consumer-consented data sharing
Cambodia allows banks to handle stablecoins and backed cryptos
Central bank sets up legal framework to regulate cryptocurrency activities
Claudio Borio joins the Central Banking Advisory Board
Economics expert and ex-BIS research head joins peers from across the globe
Madagascar’s governor on targeting M3 over inflation
Central Bank of Madagascar head Aivo Andrianarivelo speaks about introducing an interest rate corridor, diversifying from dollars to gold, using instant payments to bolster inclusion and drawing on IMF sustainability funding
Ethiopia’s liberalisation paves way for banking consolidation
Reforms will give central bank power to supervise foreign lenders as country lifts barriers to investment
Repo and FX markets buck year-end crunch fears
Anticipations of changes to the Fed’s reverse repo programme contributed to easing balance sheet pressures
Forbearance does not always lead to ‘zombification’ – BoE paper
Well-designed policies can support firms through temporary periods of stress, researchers find
CNB’s Aleš Michl on tackling inflation, Friedman’s legacy and ditching DSGE
The Czech governor speaks about policy mistakes, targeting M2, diversifying into equities and gold, building new models and ending interest payments on minimum reserves
ECB raises capital requirements for eurozone banks
Geopolitics and macro-financial shocks remain top priority for next three years, annual review states
Book notes: A fly on the RBI wall: an insider’s view of the central bank, by Alpana Killawala
This book offers insights into the inner workings of the growing Indian economy and pro tips on communication
Assets held by risky non-banks grew to record high in 2023 – FSB
Surging asset prices caused sector to grow more than twice as fast as banks
Banks should be operationally ready for liquidity support – BIS
Institution calls on authorities to improve lenders’ preparedness for central bank liquidity
Fed stress-testing operational readiness of discount window
Experts say consultation on improved ops should be accompanied by focus on willingness to borrow
ADB approves $500 million loan to Indonesia
Policy-based facility focuses on expanding vulnerable groups’ access to financial services
Why there is no fence in effective regulatory relationships
A chief risk officer and former bank supervisor at the BoE says regulators and regulated are on the same side
BoE’s non-bank liquidity facility to open for applications in 2025
Other central banks have shown “lots of interest”, says deputy governor
Italian lenders do not under-report default risks – central bank
Commercial lenders’ internal rating-based systems “less conservative” than central bank’s
Central banking amid uncertainty and Trump 2.0
Deglobalisation set to challenge the central banking orthodoxy of the past 40 years
BoE to reduce frequency of stress tests on major UK banks
Large-scale exercise will now be conducted every other year instead of every year