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Tether plans to launch stablecoin in Georgia
NBG governor Turnava welcomes investment at regulatory framework launch
French lawmakers confirm Moulin as next BdF governor
Villeroy de Galhau’s successor opens door to greener policies, throws support behind digital euro
Indonesia surprises with 50bp hike
Bank predicts Fed tightening in 2027 as it continues to battle rupiah weakness
Helder Lopes on Timor-Leste’s transformation now the oil has run out
The Central Bank of Timor-Leste (BCTL) governor speaks to Chris Jeffery and Jono Thomson about dollarisation amid US policy unpredictability, managing legacy Petroleum Fund investments, Asean membership, digitalisation and financial deepening, and a long…
PBoC expected to remain on hold following healthy PPI rise
China’s producer price inflation climbed out of long decline to 45-month high in April
Bulgarian lessons from entering the eurozone
Sofia’s uneasy membership in the currency bloc, five months in
UK needs closer EU ties in multipolar world – BoE’s Bailey
Governor urges greater support for multilateral institutions to solve growing global imbalances
Rising global imbalances will be difficult to smooth out – panel
BoE’s Alan Taylor says imbalances bring financial stability risks
Book notes: Everybody loves our dollars, by Oliver Bullough
The author poses serious questions about whether central banks’ activities are helping kleptocrats
ECB holds and faces dilemma of whether to hike in June
Lagarde says direction is ‘clear’ as Iran conflict worsens outlook for inflation and growth
Solomon Islands governor calls for reduced reliance on mining
Luke Forau urges greater focus on boosting agriculture and tourism sectors
Bank of Canada holds amid surging petrol prices
Growth projections largely unchanged as long-term effects of Iran war remain unclear
Dark corners: the renewed push for risk-based monetary policy
Central banks are still struggling to perfect models, scenario analysis and risk communication
Indonesia holds policy as rupiah stabilisation efforts continue
BI says impact of Middle East conflict continues to affect currency’s value
Latest AI models, such as Mythos, pose new cyber risks – Nagel
Bundesbank president underlines large language models’ high costs and tendency to hallucinate
PBoC says world in flux calls for more IMF involvement
Pan Gongsheng says world should confront ‘enormous challenges’ with multilateralism
Economic security requires alliances, not autarky – panel
Former RBA policy-maker says countries outside US need strong trade links in uncertain times
EU needs integration, innovation and Eurobonds – panel
Schnabel, Blanchard, Spain’s finance minister and Citadel MD discuss bloc’s future
China increases lending limits for foreign banks
PBoC says move will create lending framework that prioritises renminbi
Oil shock makes it harder to formulate monetary policy – Ueda
BoJ governor pledges to monitor data to ‘last minute’ before next rate decision
‘There is agency’: experts say countries can deal with tariffs
‘Bad behaviour’ by US and China has brought many other nations together, speakers say
‘Plaza accord 2.0’ will not fix global imbalances – IMF panel
But getting China and US to implement other necessary remedies will be challenging, speakers say
EU-US relations ‘broken in a deep way’ by Trump 2.0 – Blanchard
Economist says 27-strong bloc must not take sides with Beijing or Washington
Singapore tightens policy for first time in four years
MAS notes ‘considerable risks’ to inflation and growth outlook since start of Middle East conflict