Reserves
BNM’s Rasheed on inflation, growth and currency performance in emerging markets
Bank Negara Malaysia’s governor speaks about balancing inflation and growth, supporting the ringgit, multilateral currency settlement and greening Islamic finance
ECCB reports record profit of EC$80.2 million
Central bank attained highest-ever profit in last fiscal year, after loss of EC$54 million
Central banks continue climate action despite political pressure
Reserve managers are expanding green investments, as some incorporate “double materiality”
Four central banks commit to responsible artisanal gold principles
Colombia, Ecuador, Mongolia and the Philippines commit to principles aimed at guiding domestic small-scale, gold-buying schemes
Central banks face challenges in diversifying reserves
Gold could gain in popularity despite carbon challenges as renminbi faces problems, panellists say
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
How to cut the interest cost of bank reserves – and how not to do it
William Allen says setting required reserves is not a straightforward decision for the Bank of England
Central bankers warn of US election risks
Danger of tariffs and supply chain disruptions, Central Banking Summer Meetings hear
BoJ hawkishness due to weak yen belies wage inflation concerns
The contrast in Japan-US economic, price and wage performance and their implications for monetary policies
BoE reserves framework drawn into political arena
Minor party’s proposal to axe interest on reserves highlights BoE’s costly operating framework
How Argentina’s financial tango could become a dance of death
Central bank and government’s unholy alliance is storing up further trouble for economy
Lkhagvasuren Byadran on geopolitics, gold and 100 years of central banking on the steppe
Bank of Mongolia governor Lkhagvasuren Byadran speaks about monetary and financial reform, embracing AI and fintech, and Mongolia’s new SWF
Getting Chiang Mai right
Asia’s emergency infrastructure is on the right track, but there is still room for improvement
Bailey predicts ‘significant increase’ in BoE repo operations
Banks have started demanding reserves through short-term repo facility as balance sheet shrinks
Cecilia Skingsley on monetary policy tech and a unified ledger
Head of the BIS Innovation Hub speaks about tokenisation, CBDCs and the ‘black box problem’ in AI
Bank of Korea reserves chief promoted to deputy governor
Kwon Min-soo has overseen substantial growth and diversification of the reserves portfolio
Trends in reserve management 2024: survey results
Insights on geopolitical risk, AI, asset diversification, risk management and ESG adoption
Bundesbank’s Nagel: central bank business models are changing
Panetta says wholesale CBDC likely to launch sooner than retail; Das gives update on digital rupee
BIS’s Zhang Tao on why Asian central banks favour a broader policy mix
The BIS’s Asia chief speaks with Christopher Jeffery and Jimmy Choi about supporting liquidity, financial stability and innovation in the Asia-Pacific region
UK banks earn over £9bn interest on reserves with BoE
Higher interest rates present banks with bumper earnings
Bosnian central bank joins World Bank reserves programme
Eurozone-adjacent economy looks for closer ties to the west
SNB raises bank reserve requirements
Calculation formula changed as central bank looks to save on interest payments
Reserve managers brace for war
Geopolitical escalation could trigger inflationary and energy shocks, RMT survey finds
New Zimbabwe governor introduces ‘gold-backed’ currency
Adoption of sixth new currency in 18 years is “chaotic”, media reports