News/Reserves
Sri Lankan central bank takes emergency measures as FX crisis deepens
Central bank will securitise remittances to fund reserves, but statement hints at steep fall in inflows
Argentine central bank freezes banks’ FX purchases
BCRA order comes amid a falling peso, IMF talks and mid-term elections
Saudi Arabia gives $3 billion to Egyptian central bank
Donation is pandemic aid, and follows similar deposit with Pakistan central bank
Nordic central banks stress limits to tackling climate change
Central banks face challenges in greening reserves management and monetary policy
BIS launches third green bond fund in Asia
Asian Development Bank and BIS aim to foster issuance of safe green assets
Brazil central bank spends $1bn to support real
Local currency has declined more than 10% against the dollar since June
Turkey raises banks’ gold and FX reserve levels
Central bank announces work with state-owned organisations on prototype CBDC
Bank of Finland targets 2050 carbon neutrality for investments
Greening FX reserves will only be possible if countries meet their Paris climate goal, central bank says
Central banks can improve reserves handling – World Bank
Direct board involvement, trading office setups and finance ministries all matter, report finds
BIS and HKMA start work on green bond infrastructure project
Digital platform based on blockchain aims to improve green bond market’s transparency
US and IMF block Taliban access to Afghanistan assets
IMF will not allow Taliban to receive SDRs, while US freezes central bank reserves
Mexican president demands IMF assets from central bank
Governor rejects proposal and former presidential ally says it would be legally impossible
Sri Lanka central bank imposes capital controls
Measure restricts exports of foreign currency as government faces debt challenge
Bank of Ghana launches local gold-buying programme
Central bank aims to double gold reserves over the next five years and support local mining industry
Chinese CBDC could bolster renminbi internationalisation – Hui Feng
Academic believes digital currency efforts could facilitate renminbi’s international acceptance and ‘popularity’
Bolivian central bank to buy local gold
Government initiative aims to prevent smuggling
Mexican president resumes attacks on central bank
AMLO calls on Banxico to disclose how reserves are handled and how much money its managers make
Green bonds remain a challenge for reserve managers
Duration and issuance model curb investing in green market, Finland’s asset management head says
Israeli reserves reach new record high
Foreign currency purchases to offset shekel’s strength boost portfolio to $194 billion
Dollar’s share of global reserves falls to 25-year low
Gradual decline may stem from currency diversification by emerging market central banks - IMF report
SNB’s Jordan rejects higher profit distribution
Current system takes into account market risk stemming from ever-larger balance sheet
Central banks remained net gold buyers in Q1
Rate of gold buying down on first quarter of 2020, as Hungary leads purchases