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ADB approves $500 million loan to Indonesia
Policy-based facility focuses on expanding vulnerable groups’ access to financial services
IFC to boost local currency financing in Nigeria
Central bank signs agreement intended to unlock more than $1 billion of funding in coming years
AI combines age-old issues with new opportunities, say panel
Governors from Rwanda, South Africa, and Sweden weigh in on how AI will change central banking
Emerging markets resilient amid global shift, governors tell panel
Smaller economies better placed to intervene during crises, say central bank heads
Governors differ on cross-border payments
Officials from Europe, Africa and Asia diverge over whether bilateral or multilateral links are best
Afghanistan faces continued deflation – World Bank report
Prices fell for 16th consecutive month in August, though currency remains stable
World Bank raises its growth forecast for south Asia
Institution projects it to be fastest-growing region among emerging economies
Nuclear industry says World Bank should resume financing
Industry bodies say Institution should allow nuclear projects to fall under “green bond” taxonomy
World Bank approves credit financing for Pacific islands
Local banks could use funds to secure correspondent banking relationships in event of emergency
Timor-Leste to set up central bank institute with IFC
Project aims to strengthen capabilities in financial services and private sector more broadly
Banknotes: July to September 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Ukraine offers creditors deal to restructure its debt
Two-thirds of bondholders will need to agree to 37% haircut in IMF-supported plan
Too soon to declare victory on inflation – World Bank report
Economists say central banks should proceed with caution to avoid upside risks
BIS launches joint project to map supply chains
IMF, World Bank, United Nations and others join Project Insight
Ukraine’s governor on central banking as war endures
The NBU’s Andriy Pyshnyy speaks about the need for investment and reform amid labour shortages, securing war-risk insurance and Ukrainian funding from Russia’s frozen assets
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
SNB carries out first tokenised monetary policy operation
Central bank issued $72 million in bonds on DLT settled in wholesale CBDC
World Bank to issue first international CHF digital bond
Bond to be settled by Swiss franc wholesale CBDC
Bosnian central bank joins World Bank reserves programme
Eurozone-adjacent economy looks for closer ties to the west
Central banks, FMIs and the ‘green’ agenda
Collective efforts are needed to transform the environmental footprint of payment networks, writes Biagio Bossone
Governance and diversity at the Federal Reserve
Could changes in governance practices have contributed to poor performance in 2021–22? asks Jeffrey Lacker