Reserves
Central Bank of Ireland details updated financial buffers framework
Central bank incorporates risk simulation over five-year horizon
Egypt strikes deal for increased funding from global banks
Central bank increases funding from repo operation to $3.8 billion
Pakistan turns to IMF for aid
Country’s debts to China could spark political concerns
Bank lawsuit pushes Fed to rethink monetary system
The Narrow Bank has the potential to alter how the Fed conducts monetary policy
Colombian central bank aims to build up foreign exchange reserves
Central bank prepares for potential reduction of IMF credit line
Dominican Republic keeps rate on hold
Inflation decreased to target in August
Andrew Motshidisi on Africa’s debt and what it means for reserve managers
The former deputy governor of Bank of Botswana and Nalm Africa chairman talks about international capital flows, and the need for countercyclical policies and robust legal frameworks to secure long-term stability
Supervisory lessons: fault lines in prudential regulation
Former Bank of Spain head of supervision Aristóbulo de Juan highlights the lessons he has learnt about weaknesses in prudential regulation, in the second of a four-part series on supervision
Future balance sheet size hard to judge – BoE’s Ramsden
Reserves demand likely to become more important as QE winds down, but how large the balance sheet will be is an “open and difficult question”, deputy says
Sub-Saharan Africa increasingly exposed to debt risks
Public sector borrowing and tighter financial conditions a challenge for regional reserve managers
Central banks accelerate gold purchases in 2018
This has been the strongest period of gold buying since 2015, WGC says
Reserve management practices are splintering
Traditional approaches to reserves management are breaking down, writes Jennifer Johnson-Calari
RBNZ looking to make balance sheet ‘more resilient’ – Perry
RBNZ prepares for Libor transition with liquidity concerns on the horizon
Papua New Guinea transitions to IFRS 9
Central bank will look to disclose more information around risk exposures
Central banks adapting to high-speed markets, BIS report finds
“Major developments” in markets are affecting the way central banks operate, Markets Committee says
US regulators offer supervisory relief in wake of hurricane Florence
Fed and state regulatory agencies will relax supervision so the banks can meet community needs
Erdoğan takes control of Turkey’s SWF
Fund was created in 2016 and holds assets of key national companies
Juan José Echavarría on Colombia’s path to sounder monetary and economic policy
The governor of the Central Bank of Colombia talks about policy efforts to promote stability, the importance of independent institutions and the implications of Venezuela’s economic collapse
Which emerging markets are in the firing line?
Some instability from Turkey and Argentina has spilled elsewhere, but not all emerging markets are under threat
Zimbabwe may axe bond note scheme – finance minister
Incoming finance minister says priority will be currency reform
Argentina’s exposure to capital flows limits central bank actions
Peso seen as likely to remain under pressure despite forex interventions and sharp tightening
Turkish lira back under pressure amid Moody’s downgrade
Central bank raises overnight borrowing limits; dwindling reserves could prove a challenge in the months ahead
Reserve requirements an effective tool to balance capital flows – BIS research
Higher interest rates encourage more inflows, but adjustments in reserve requirements can strike a better balance
Saudi SWF seeks massive bank loan as Aramco’s IPO is delayed
PIF intends to increase its assets to $400 billion in 2020 from $224 billion in 2017