Reserves
Renato Gomes on Pix, Drex and digital asset regulation
Brazil’s deputy governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about pros and pitfalls of open finance, financial inclusion and crime on Pix, and the need to sideline DLT for Drex phase 3
Serbia vows to ‘prevent unjustified pressure’ on FX market
Central bank says it will fight for stability as crisis prompts citizens to swap dinars for euros
Argentina to reform exchange rate regime and buy more FX
From January, currency band will widen by an amount equivalent to monthly inflation rate
Russia’s Euroclear lawsuit ‘an empty gesture, but not meaningless’
Central bank will use Moscow courts to bolster claims for compensation in international forums, say experts
Norges Bank to pay dividends to government by selling FX
Central bank to transfer Nkr30 billion in dividends and interest payments
Riksbank leaves strategic asset allocation unchanged for 2026
Current reserves portfolio provides ‘good balance’ between preparedness, risk and return, says bank
Iceland abruptly stops FX purchases
Short-lived programme brought in €429 million of revenue for central bank
Saudi fund leaves $3bn in Pakistan’s central bank for another year
Deposit accounts for around a fifth of SBP’s dollar reserves
Kazakhstan establishes crypto portfolio in reserves
Central bank says it could spend “up to” $300m from gold and FX income
Gold and bitcoin buys triggered Tether downgrade, says S&P
Agency explains why it gave world’s largest stablecoin its lowest rating for stability
Working group minutes: rethinking dollar reserves
Central banks are seeking ways of mitigating geopolitical risk while maintaining dollar exposures
ECB in no hurry with new structural operations – Välimäki
Portfolio will first need to be reduced ‘considerably’, says bank's alternate board member
Argentina and the fear of floating
Economists believe the country’s authorities must fully liberalise the peso before it is too late
CNB digital asset portfolio is about real learning, says Michl
Governor says bank is not looking to simulate reality but ‘touch it’ with experimental bitcoin holding
BSP remains cautious about stablecoins as proposals roll in
Deputy governor says most submissions are for dollar-backed assets focused on retail use
Reserve managers’ environmental plans choked by dearth of data – panel
Central Banking Autumn Meetings hear blended finance is growing green bonds in emerging economies
Advancing sustainability post-COP29
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan is striving to assist the domestic and international transition to a greener economy, writes its governor, Taleh Kazimov
Reserve managers in Americas aim to be ‘more daring’
Central Banking Autumn Meetings: managers look to diversify assets, jurisdictions, currencies and counterparties
De-dollarisation is neither myth nor the whole story – panel
Reserve managers tell Autumn Meetings they are unconvinced by stablecoins
Iceland cuts back on regular currency purchases
Reserves have reached more than 120% of IMF’s preferred metric
More independent central banks hold fewer dollars – research
De-dollarisation benefits Singaporean and Korean currencies, while Australia’s and China’s lose out