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China increases lending limits for foreign banks
PBoC says move will create lending framework that prioritises renminbi
Central bankers highlight insider threats to cyber security
Due diligence, including into third parties, is essential to mitigating problem, panellists say
Backdrop to energy shock ‘more benign’ than in 2022 – Lagarde
ECB president says it is still too early to tell if rates will have to rise in response
Hyun Song Shin nominated as Bank of Korea governor
BIS’s former top economist says he will helm central bank at ‘critical juncture’
Central Banking Awards 2026: the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in another challenging year for central banks
G+D’s Tanja Heßdörfer on the challenges of CBDC
The German company’s head of digital currency advisory discusses the key challenges surrounding digital central bank money
NBU tells banks to avoid Hungary after cash and gold heist
Hungarian government official explicitly ties asset seizure to dispute over stricken oil pipeline
Central Banking Awards 2026: second group of winners
Awards recognise economic research, transparency, communications, financial stability and more
Central Banking Awards 2026: first winners announced
Awards go to governor of the year, reserve manager, risk manager and more
Governor of the year: Jerome Powell
The Fed chair has shown high levels of integrity and resolve in upholding his public duty in the pursuit of price stability and maximum employment
South Korea holds policy and ups growth forecast
Bank debuts six-month forward guidance framework following expected rate stay
Monetary policy in Asia since the pandemic
Asean+3 nations must plan to tackle ‘disturbance’, ‘structural’ and ‘radical’ uncertainty using a disciplined policy mix to preserve price stability amid global shocks, writes Dong He
RBNZ welcomes external probe into Covid-era monetary policy
Finance minister says bank’s easing and asset purchases caused ‘decades-high inflation’
BNM selects firms for tokenisation and stablecoin pilots
Malaysian institutions to test wholesale payments and tokenised asset settlement
Brunei to focus on Islamic and sustainable finance
Central bank says it has no plans to introduce a CBDC or stablecoin regulations
Tech issue caused RBA systems outage, says Bullock
Australian governor apologises and says payments failures were ‘not acceptable’
Full ‘postmortem’ on QE yet to be written – Klaas Knot
Former DNB governor expects Fed to continue international monetary diplomacy under Warsh
Weak yen prompted BoJ’s December rate hike, minutes show
Japan likely to continue tightening, though board said it had ‘no specific pace in mind’
ECB tweaks collateral framework, ‘paves way’ for DLT-based assets
Bank clarifies ‘climate factor’ in securities pricing, introduces haircuts on sterling, dollar and yen assets
BoK debuts bespoke AI for central bank use
Technology trained on Korean language inputs will aid research and compliance, Bank of Korea says
China’s interest-bearing CBDC a world first, experts say
E-CNY now more integrated with commercial banking, thus solidifying country’s two-tier system