Swap lines
IMF launches new dollar emergency liquidity facility
Facility could fill “critical gap” left by central bank dollar swap lines, senior IMF official says
ECB sets up €2 billion swap line with Croatian National Bank
The line will remain in place until the end of 2020, but can be extended as long as it is needed
Fed opens dollar funding to majority of central banks
New repo facility aims to ease strains caused by global flight to the safety of dollars
Concentrated firepower: central banks must expand their arsenal
Philip Turner argues central banks should be prepared to go further to avoid economic and financial collapse
Dollar crunch eases as central banks step up swaps action
Core swap recipients will offer daily dollar auctions; cross-currency basis narrows
Fed expands network of swaps to emerging markets
Emerging markets will now have direct access to a dollar backstop, but it is still limited
Banks rush to tap new dollar liquidity facilities
IIF warns of major capital flight from emerging markets as demand for Fed-backed repos surges
Central banks grapple with dollar funding crunch
Indicators of stress hit highest levels since global crisis; dollar backstops may soon be tested
World risks ‘global liquidity crunch’, former BIS officials warn
“Urgent action” needed to prevent crisis, say Philip Turner and André Icard
30 years of central banking
Central banks face credibility tests on a number of fronts
Agustín Carstens on fixing the global monetary system
The BIS chief speaks about how to strengthen the global safety net, vulnerabilities in emerging markets and the challenges and opportunities posed by fintech
Brazilian central bank will sell dollars outright for first time since 2009
Central bank says it remains committed to floating currency regime
IMF’s Adrian on the big tech threat and why a ‘non-system’ works
The IMF’s financial counsellor speaks about risks from big tech’s move into fintech, the fund’s efforts to craft well-targeted policy guidance and why the current international monetary ‘non-system’ works
Turkish and Qatari central banks agree $3bn swap deal
Gulf monarchy announces $15 billion investment on August 15 to support crisis-stricken ally
Pakistan strengthens China ties with expanded swap agreement
Doubling of swap line is latest in a series of sometimes controversial integration measures