Governance
Bahrain court convicts Iranian central bank of money laundering
Government says case involving CBI was largest money laundering case in Bahrain’s history
Diaz de León warns of trouble for emerging markets
Mexican governor appears to criticise policies of country’s president
Sanctioned disobedience: the challenge of protecting whistleblowers
Most central banks have policies on whistleblowing, but practice and usage vary widely
Papua New Guinea central bank penalises largest lender
Regulators issue warning on AML breaches at BSP, but observers say actions are not strict enough
Technology is the best bet in fighting money laundering
Danish FSA chief Jesper Berg says there is a need to think ‘outside the box’ on AML, rather than blame flawed regulatory and institutional design in dealing with corrupt money flows
DRC’s president changes central bank board under IMF pressure, report says
IMF approves a $1.52 billion loan to DRC days after Tshishekedi removes directors
US court finds Iranian central bank liable in terrorism suit
Plaintiffs sued Iran and Syria in US court for damages in 2015 Hamas attack
Minneapolis Fed requires all staff to be vaccinated
Most other regional Feds say they “encourage” staff to get immunised
University probing Turkish governor over plagiarism allegations – report
Newspaper alleges governor’s thesis was supervised by economist who is now senior policy-maker
Somalia’s governor on rebuilding its central bank
Governor Abdirahman Mohamed Abdullahi discusses reviving Somalia’s war-damaged economy, re-creating a payments system, and dealing with remittances
O CBDC, O crypto! Wherefore art thou regtech?
Putting more investment and energy into regtech, instead of solely focusing on crypto and CBDC, would help to secure more of the expected benefits from digital evolution
DRC’s president appoints IMF official as first female governor
IMF deal says government must stop using central bank's reserves and strengthen independence
Suriname central bank signs deal to end monetary financing
Accord with government will help debt-laden country secure IMF loan
BoE adapting working practices to post-Covid world, says Place
Central bank is changing staffing, technology and buildings in light of lessons from pandemic working
Turkish central bank has fired large number of staff, report says
Journalist says “political appointees” are joining bank in unprecedented numbers
Three ways to bolster flawed AML/CFT in the EU
The EU needs to significantly improve the structure and resourcing of its AML/CFT oversight if it really wants to combat illicit money flows, write Panicos Demetriades and Radosveta Vassileva
Suptech strategy: the seven missing links
RBI’s Manoj Kumar Singh sets out the actions central banks need to take to build an effective suptech strategy
Malawi police arrest former central bank governor and other officials
Kabambe and three others linked to the central bank charged with money laundering
Iranian president appoints new central bank governor
Economics professor has served as central bank’s deputy governor since 2014
Another Ukrainian central bank official quits in protest
Head of financial stability department backs other officials’ strong criticisms of bank decisions
Kuwait dispute leaves SWF without managing director or full board
Fiscal battle between monarch and parliament keeps top positions at sovereign wealth fund vacant
Ukrainian central bank officials resign in protest
NBU’s decision-making process and standards are under threat, official says
UK committee calls for reform at FCA over ‘mini-bond’ scandal
Treasury Committee says it does not believe Andrew Bailey misled it over his role in the matter
MAS’s Vincent Loy and Celine Sia on transforming data management
The assistant managing directors explain how uniting business and technology functions is opening up new possibilities for data collection, governance and analytics