News/Reserves
IMF boosts dollar and renminbi weights in new SDR valuation
Euro records largest drop, while yen and sterling decline slightly
Mexico’s García: war implies tough trade-offs for reserve managers
Banxico reserves director says acting tactically has become more difficult, and central banks may need to rethink their strategic asset allocations
Reserve managers stick to asset diversification
Higher yields not prompting central banks to abandon investments in less conventional asset classes
Reserve managers cut duration as inflation surges
Central banks with bigger portfolios tended to combine this measure with changes in currency and asset allocation, Central Banking survey finds
Turkish central bank tightens reserve regime for lenders
Central bank will also penalise lenders with high levels of foreign-denominated accounts
Nabiullina admits sanctions taking toll on Russian economy
Central bank preparing legal action in bid to unfreeze $300 billion of foreign exchange reserves
Reserve managers weigh risks amid Ukraine crisis
Greater investment in commodity and energy-linked assets could be wise, some experts say
ECB opens €10 billion swap line with National Bank of Poland
Central bank extends repo lines with non-eurozone counterparts until January 2023
Bank of Russia caps FX withdrawals and EU sanctions Belarus
Russian depositors can withdraw unlimited rubles but only up to $10,000 in foreign currency
Sudan floats currency
Decision follows adoption of single unified exchange rate
Sri Lankan central bank raises rates and clashes with power company
Energy chairman says “power crisis” has been caused by unwise use of foreign exchange
Bank of Russia pauses repo transactions
Central bank increases forex surcharge amid signs of strains on banking liquidity
Outsider arts: how Russia might adapt to sanctions
The history of the USSR and actions by other sanctioned countries may give clues to Russia’s next moves
Sanctions prevent Bank of Russia FX interventions
Governor Elvira Nabiullina says central bank has not been able to support plummeting ruble
Some Eurosystem central banks hold Bank of Russia assets, ECB says
Holdings could become significant if further sanctions directly target Russian central bank
BIS targets green bond growth with launch of Asian fund
“We expect a fast-growing market for green bonds,” says BIS banking head Peter Zöllner
Chilean central bank joins regional foreign reserves network
Membership of Flar is latest measure to boost access to funds after 2019 exchange rate crisis
Honduran Congress clears way for SDR loan
Declaration of “emergency” will allow government to access $335 million held at central bank
Afghanistan’s frozen assets trigger controversy as harsh winter looms
Cash that is “desperately needed” by ordinary Afghans remains frozen in overseas central bank accounts
Argentine central bank orders foreign exchange sales
BCRA also bans “payments in instalments” for overseas travel as currency weakens
Central bank independence helps build reserves – researcher
Latin American central banks given independence built up strong FX reserves, paper finds