Governance
Towards legal CBDCs
Officials at the Bank of Thailand and Bank of Jamaica on how their CBDC design choices interact with the law
IMF review finds flaws in Covid-19 response
Key departments lacked sufficient staff and fund missed surge in inflation, IEO report says
People: January to March 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Central Banking Awards 2023: final group of winners revealed
Awards recognise lifetime achievement of Stefan Ingves, as well as reserves management, currency, technology and more
Lebanese judge questions governor
Salameh interviewed in presence of European officials after initially refusing to be questioned
Pandemic purchases averted ‘destabilising loop’, BIS finds
Central banks tended to use different tactics in advanced and emerging economies, report says
China to set up new party-led financial supervisors
New committees to be established by end of 2023 as part of wider supervisory change
BoE may have ‘too much to do’, experts warn
Secondary remits may be diverting attention from key tasks, House of Lords committee hears
Central Banking Awards 2023: second group of winners unveiled
Awards announced for Governor of the year, Communications, Transparency and partners
SNB’s Maechler to take deputy role at BIS
Senior Swiss official will replace Luis Awazu Pereira da Silva as deputy general manager
Yi Gang stays on as China’s central bank governor
Beijing’s surprise decision sends stabilising signal for the economy, analysts say
Russia may nominate candidate for World Bank president
Experts think move is meant to embarrass US
Bolivia sells dollars to public as reserves dwindle
Analysts say central bank may not be able to defend its peg much longer
Lebanese judge to interview central bank governor
Second judge summons Salameh over allegations as observers say governor could extend term
Rates round-up: Australia signals more tightening to come
Guatemala and West African states increase rates, while Jamaica raises reserve requirement
China sets modest growth target ahead of leadership reshuffle
Outgoing premier Li calls for accommodative policy and warns of property sector risks
Chicago Fed used search firm that employed Goolsbee’s wife
Board says it was aware of Robin Goolsbee’s employment
RBI report details Covid contingency measures
Central bank reorganised staff and processes at “unprecedented scale and speed”
BoE tells LME Clear to fix governance failings
Regulators open “enforcement investigation” into nickel market disruption
Australian treasurer welcomes chance to ‘refresh’ RBA board
Chalmers does not recommit to extending Philip Lowe’s term as governor
People: IMF appoints western hemisphere head
Nepal’s first central bank governor dies and Israel bank supervisor steps down
Swiss authorities freeze Lebanese governor’s assets – report
Lebanese prosecutor orders judge to pause investigation of crisis-hit banks
Israel political crisis sparks fears for economy
Bank of Israel governor reportedly convened financial stability committee last week
Marks (and sizes and colours) of distinction
Many central banks make an effort to make cash accessible to blind and partially sighted users