Geopolitics
Busting Mythos: how Europe is responding to the latest AI model
Experts emphasise heightened importance of focusing on basics
AI, geopolitics, crypto among top AML worries – EU report
Boundary between fraud and money laundering ‘increasingly blurred’, says Amla
Geopolitical shifts and the evolution of reserve management: adapting to a new reality
How great power rivalry affects central bank portfolios by the Central Bank of Brazil’s Ricardo da Costa Martinelli
Israel’s Golan Benita on reserve management amidst the AI boom
The head of market operations at the Bank of Israel discusses a shift to active equities to address ‘Mag7’ risks, the rationale for extending duration, and his critical view of crypto and gold
Book notes: Redefining the monetary standard in the digital age, by Livio Stracca
A comprehensive and readable account of what digitalisation could mean for monetary policy
Geopolitics complicates stablecoin adoption, BIS paper finds
Weaponisation of financial infrastructure may hinder digital dollarisation, say researchers
Trends in reserve management 2026: survey results
101 central banks, responsible for $9.5trn+ reserves, reveal exclusive data on FX interventions, if the US dollar is still seen as a safe-haven currency and approaches to investing in 20+ currencies
Book notes: Money beyond borders, by Barry Eichengreen
Lessons from economic history indicate the dollar’s decline could result in a messy transition that spawns a global crisis
PBoC says world in flux calls for more IMF involvement
Pan Gongsheng says world should confront ‘enormous challenges’ with multilateralism
Policy-makers should learn to articulate uncertainty – panel
Central banks must be ready to communicate policy trade-offs, economists tell IMF Spring Meetings
‘There is agency’: experts say countries can deal with tariffs
‘Bad behaviour’ by US and China has brought many other nations together, speakers say
GCC will ride out economic headwinds – panel
Experts at IMF meetings highlight Gulf states’ dynamism, notwithstanding war’s impact on Mena region
BoE’s Taylor emphasises role of history in policy-making
MPC member says central banks should focus on recurring themes but avoid making crude analogies
Asean pledges deeper integration in face of Middle East uncertainty
Bloc’s finance ministers and central bank governors highlight increased geopolitical risks
Sama’s Al-Sayari on financial resilience and the future of the riyal
The Saudi Central Bank governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the Middle East conflict, the transformation of the Saudi economy, improving prudential oversight and contingency planning, and the development of the fintech and tokenised ecosystem
Peru holds rates as inflation breaches target range
BCRP says impact of supply shocks, both domestic and international, will ‘gradually dissipate’
Poland and Serbia hold rates
Both central banks cite effects of Middle East conflict in explaining policy decisions
Olli Rehn on demographics, geopolitics and ECB policy
The Bank of Finland governor speaks about immigration and productivity, private credit and stablecoin risks, the mood on the governing council and the impact of conflict in the Middle East
Central bankers test AI’s ability to detect systemic risk
Innovation leaders tell Central Banking Meetings that information silos still pose challenges
The evolution of central banks
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Abdul Rasheed Ghaffour writes that the roles and responsibilities of central banks are evolving in a changing landscape
Use AI for ‘deeper insights’, not to make decisions – CBBH head
Selimović also discusses payments and reserves at Central Banking’s Kuala Lumpur meetings
BNM chief: central banks must be ‘architects of resilience’
Policy challenges are ‘converging all at once’, Malaysian governor tells Central Banking Meetings
BoE’s Greene warns of lasting inflation from Iran war
MPC member says energy prices could stay higher even after conflict ends
Geopolitics becoming ‘key risk’ for central banks – panel
Experts at ECB conference say political upheaval now a greater concern than price growth