Emerging markets
Central Banking Awards 2023: third group of winners announced
Awards include economic research, payments reform and risk management services
Biden nominates Ajay Banga to lead World Bank
Ahead of the nomination, some argued president should pick a non-US citizen
People: France appoints deputy governor
New deputy governors in Indonesia and Kenya; Dilma Rousseff to lead Brics bank
BIS paper proposes new capital flow management tool
Offsetting capital flows rather than blocking them could be the optimal choice, authors say
The strong dollar, global inflation and global recession
Steve Kamin asks whether the Fed’s tight policy is pushing the world towards recession
Malpass says debt relief critical for poor countries
World Bank president says world risks “disorderly default process”
African governors face multiple financial ‘floods’
Kenyan governor says a “doubling, tripling” of access to IMF resources is needed
The race to adopt ISO 20022 payments messaging
Some do not plan to adopt the protocol, while others are preparing for a disjointed implementation
UN body warns central banks could set off global recession
UNCTAD report calls for price controls rather than rate hikes
Will the dollar remain the world’s reserve currency?
Bank of Russia sanctions raise questions about the US dollar’s central role
Taking a cue from the top: governor turnover and independence
Central bank governors tend to have long tenures, but what that means can vary. High turnover remains a worrisome signal
RBI’s Patra envisages India as ‘economic superpower’
India has chance to achieve “escape velocity” from emerging market status, deputy says
Colombian study estimates policy impact on capital flows
Meta-analysis using web scraping finds central banks have more control over some flows than others
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2022 report – a pandemic legacy
Benchmarks data offers insights into how Covid has impacted policy frameworks, plus governance, market operations and policy transparency
Labour supply key to understanding inflation, Shin tells G20
Understanding labour market is critical task for policy-makers, BIS head of research says
Knot says financial stability risks are growing
FSB chair says emerging economies are particularly vulnerable as financial conditions tighten
Asian central banks deploy FX reserves to prop up currencies
Analysts remain confident in Asia’s financial stability, but recession risks are building
BIS says central banks must act ‘decisively’ on inflation
Tightening policy hard and fast may be central banks’ best shot at engineering a soft landing
Japan and Soramitsu to conduct Asia-Pacific CBDC studies
Observers note de-dollarisation and spread of e-yuan as potential motivations
Holding the line: the right response to war and Covid
Jagjit Chadha offers advice to policy-makers struggling to navigate between economic shocks
Rise of fintech strengthens case for capital controls, IMF says
Countries may have to throw “sand in the gears” to protect monetary sovereignty, says Georgieva
Central bank websites vary greatly in popularity
Some get hundreds of page views per month, while others get millions
Mexico’s García: war implies tough trade-offs for reserve managers
Banxico reserves director says central banks may need to rethink their strategic asset allocations