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Solomon Islands central bank cuts reserve requirements
Reducing requirements will ensure ample liquidity is provided to banking sector, central bank says
Mauritian central bank to use $2 billion of reserves to fund firms
Central bank will also issue debt instruments to give government $1.5 billion in new funding
BoE’s Cunliffe: central banks must consider market liquidity backstop
Markets weathered the first phase of the Covid-19 crisis, but not without support, deputy notes
Appetite for renewed Fed dollar swap lines in doubt
With up to $300bn of positions nearing expiry, some say FX swap market can meet banks’ funding needs
ECB testing banks’ ability to deal with a second wave of Covid-19 – Enria
ECB head of supervision stresses banks are reluctant to use buffers because of market reaction
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Complexity theorist plans to build an economic super-simulator on a global scale
Bank of Uganda cuts rate and warns of lasting disruption
Central bank cuts rates and narrows target band, as impact of Covid-19 in Uganda continues to play out
Sri Lankan governor says system is sound despite lender failing
Central bank governor also says there is no chance of sovereign default as budget is suspended
Covid-19 forcing reserve managers to rethink asset allocations
Adjusting asset allocations and dealing with reduced market liquidity are key challenges for reserve managers, survey reveals
Former officials say Fed should impose tighter regime
Donald Kohn and Jeremy Stein warn of risks and say Fed should stop US banks paying dividends
BoE’s Hauser: Covid-19 forced “largest and fastest” actions ever
Executive director gives blow-by-blow account of how the BoE tackled the Covid-19 crisis in the markets
Trinidad and Tobago demonetisation hit illegal activities, central bank says
Financial Intelligence Unit recorded 900 reports of suspicious transactions in three-month window
At least 50 Bangladesh Bank officials test positive for Covid-19
Employee council asks governor to consider changing working arrangements to rotate staff
Central banking enters a new era
Central banks face a delicate balancing act to preserve their reputations as they evolve into ‘buyers of last resort’ and some of their actions appear functionally equivalent to ‘monetary financing’
BoE urges banks to ramp up no-deal Brexit preparations
Brexit risks are resurfacing as trade talks remain deadlocked
Georgian central bank launches liquidity support for SMEs
New programme will supply liquidity to commercial banks in exchange for loan collateral
Sama injects $13 billion as banks prepare to reopen
Saudi central bank directs financial firms to “gradually return” to normal operations
ECB’s Enria unsure banks will dip into capital buffers
Anxiety over investor and rating agency reaction may limit banks’ use of Covid relief measures
IMF agrees Ukraine aid after government backs banking reform
Move is major setback for billionaire accused of harassment campaign against central bank
Sarb’s Kganyago ‘concerned’ over sovereign-bank links
Financial stability report warns banking sector is exposed to overstretched government finances
Iranian central bank announces takeover of militia-owned banks
Five banks owned by Revolutionary Guards to be taken over by country’s largest lender
ECB warns banks face significant losses due to Covid-19
Central bank stresses fiscal and monetary interventions have contributed to stabilise markets
BoE paper lays foundation for ‘system-wide stress test’
Economists develop framework linking banks, investment funds and hedge funds
Swedish financial stability risks rising, Riksbank says
Without new policy measures, banks’ losses may hamper credit supply, Riksbank warns