Governance
Libyan governor sets out conditions for withdrawing resignation
Issa reportedly wants faster implementation of budget, trade reforms and halt to wage rises
Mampho Modise on payments reforms and the hierarchy of money
Sarb's deputy governor discusses conflicting crypto directives, wholesale CBDC plans, expensive remittance and a Brics gold-backed settlement unit
Supervision Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarking data reveals how supervisors are adopting AI and upgrading data processing
Central banks’ AI policies must ‘catch up’ with times – Adrian
IMF markets head says institutions should act now as future instability may be ‘harder to manage’
One ledger or eight: the design choice that will shape cross-border money
Two rival tokenised settlement networks have both expanded – mBridge into Macau and Mongolia, Agorá to Canada. The contest between them is not primarily about technology, and not yet about currencies. It is about who keeps the ledger, argues Marcello…
Moody’s lifts Argentina’s credit rating
Agency says country’s default risk has declined amid fiscal surpluses and falling inflation
Jasmina Selimović on managing Europe’s last currency board
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about building resilience to counter geoeconomic shocks, strengthening reforms amid EU convergence, addressing stablecoin and NBFI risks, Sepa integration, and capacity building.
Vietnam tracks towards credit growth target
Central bank deputy governor says lending grew by around 7.4% in first six months of year
Data lakes and cloud are top tools for supervisory automation
Around half of authorities report extensive or full automation of supervisory data collection
Kenyan president signs new central bank law
Amendment provides framework for institution to offer emergency liquidity assistance
Silvana Tenreyro named as IMF chief economist
Former BoE policy-maker has research background in international economics
Supreme Court ruling does not end threats to Fed, say experts
Trump likely to continue pursuing Cook while seeking further influence over monetary policy
People: RBNZ appoints assistant governor
BoE names new chief cashier; BSP board members reappointed; Japan designates deputy chair
Co-ordination key to alleviating tokenisation risks – IMF official
When activity is on shared ledgers, governance failures become systemic risks, Tobias Adrian says
Central Bank of Syria opens new branches
Bank also says it will begin measures to end circulation of Turkish currency
Investigation of Bangladesh Bank ex-governors continues
Anti-corruption watchdog reviews central bank documents amid probe into alleged misconduct
Bank of Spain announces plans to upgrade governance
Reforms will improve communications, change internal regulation, bank says
BIS shifts strategy ahead of 100th anniversary
‘BIS 100’ aims for resilience in complex environment, as bank sets new income record
ECB scraps 40 supervisory publications in simplification push
Revised guidelines should make bank’s expectations clearer, says vice-chair of its supervisory board
With agentic AI, where does the regulatory buck stop?
Supervisors on panel discuss best ways to prevent emerging tech from posing systemic risks
People: New governors in Croatia and Iraq
Ante Žigman takes charge in Zagreb and Nizar Nasser Hussein takes over in Baghdad