Investment
BoE paper outlines results of uncertainty experiment
Decision-maker panel seeks to gauge business uncertainty in the context of Brexit
Lifetime achievement: Zhou Xiaochuan
Former PBoC governor stands out for his high levels of integrity, intellectual rigour and bold reforms
BoE offers bleak forecasts as Brexit 'fog' deepens further
Rates stay on hold as central bank eyes growing damage from Brexit uncertainty
Low rates can harm productivity, say Liu, Mian and Sufi
Low rates may end up discouraging investment across the economy, authors say
Central bank of the year: Monetary Authority of Singapore
Fintech pioneer has strong monetary policy, financial stability and supervisory record
Central Bank of Nigeria funds post-graduate economics centre at university
President praises CBN’s “huge investments” in economy as rival pledges change of governor
Risk manager: Saudi Arabian Monetary Authority
Multi-year overhaul of Saudi central bank’s risk architecture has come to fruition
Professional services initiative: World Gold Council
Trade body developed guidance to bring greater consistency to monetary gold accounting practices
Innovation prompts firms to hold more cash – IMF paper
Firms must hold enough liquidity to insure against risky research and development
Custody initiative of the year: Citi
US group used global presence and technological edge to deepen relations and secure new mandates
Norges Bank excludes three companies from SWF
Central bank sanctions firms due to human rights and environmental violations
Low rates can encourage risk-taking – BoE paper
Author models the risk-taking channel of monetary policy alongside a “bankruptcy channel”
The PBoC’s efforts to solve the ‘impossible trinity’
Chinese central bank intervenes to manage offshore renminbi rate
The ‘great fintech wall of China’?
Closed-loop systems could help solve part of the PBoC's capital control dilemma
Trade tensions may reflect international system design flaws
System is "not working" and faces "grave challenges", say top former policy-makers
China remains “committed” to globalisation, says Zhou Xiaochuan
Debt sustainability to be discussed at second Belt and Road Initiative summit next year
Sponsored interview: Henri Fouda, Wellington Management
Central Banking met with Henri Fouda, portfolio manager at Wellington Management at the National Asset-Liability Management Africa 2018 conference to discuss the current outlook for fixed income investment on a global and regional basis. Fouda shares his…
Brexit vote has hurt UK investment – IMF paper
Researcher presents proxy term for UK firms’ exposure to Brexit costs
Information can substitute for collateral, BoE paper finds
Strong lending relationships can insulate a firm during booms and busts
Singapore central bank to put $5 billion into venture capital sector
Move will complement “curated deal-making programme” for Asean investment, says senior official
Fed holds rates steady
FOMC points to slowdown in pace of fixed investment
Kganyago highlights the dangers of ‘state capture’
Sarb governor says country still suffering from twin deficits
Book notes: The bank that lived a little, by Philip Augar
History of British commercial bank Barclays fails to address key questions, writes Michael Taylor
Turkey reinforces monetary tightening with fiscal caution
New economic plan considered appropriate by analysts, but currency instability remains