Exchange rate
MAS launches asset tokenisation and DeFi project
First pilot on bond transactions will involve state-owned firms and JP Morgan
Argentine central bank struggles to meet reserves targets
IMF signs preliminary agreement for loan payment but reports say BCRA cannot meet reserve target
Lesotho appoints new central bank governor
Acting governor Mohapi will become first deputy
Holding the line: the right response to war and Covid
Jagjit Chadha offers advice to policy-makers struggling to navigate between economic shocks
Rates round-up: RBI adds 50bp to main rate
Chile announces eighth rate hike; Thai PM reveals rate hold early; and more
West African leaders name new central bank governor
Previous governor departed in April, leaving interim leadership unclear
Peter Nicholl on rebuilding Bosnia’s central bank
The former RBNZ deputy governor speaks with Dan Hardie about how he tackled financial instability in the aftermath of a war
Costa Rican authorities tell president reserves are sufficient
Chaves had complained of “very few reserves” at Davos
Malawi devalues currency amid FX crisis
Reports say central bank has devalued kwacha by 25% as country’s exports slump
Chile signs up to IMF’s first short-term liquidity line
Revolving $3.5 billion credit will replace flexible credit line arrangement
Rates round-up: South Africa, Philippines and Egypt hike
Emerging markets tighten policy amid unrelenting inflation
Zimbabwe lifts lending freeze
President had announced total halt to lending in bid to defend local currency
Czech president appoints policy dove as governor
Koruna falls as rate-hike opponent and former Babiš adviser prepares to lead CNB
Myanmar junta brings charges against former deputy governor
Military regime accuses Bo Bo Nge of corruption, 15 months after he was first arrested
Central bank websites vary greatly in popularity
Some get hundreds of page views per month, while others get millions
Zimbabwe freezes all bank lending
President announces controls on money creation to stem decline of currency
Chilean central bank surprises markets with a larger rate hike
Board unanimously decided to increase the policy rate by 125 basis points to 8.25%
Pakistani governor steps down as term expires
Government chose not to renew Reza Baqir’s term
Cuban central bank to license crypto service providers
Resolution may encourage greater use of virtual currencies for remittances
Bank of Russia continues unwinding giant rate hike
Central bank cuts rate 300 basis points to 14%, in second reduction this month
How high can the ECB take interest rates?
Despite rising inflation, eurozone central bank is seen as unlikely to take rates over 1.5% in coming years
Kazakhstan raises policy rate by 50 basis points
Inflation hit 12% in March and expectations are “not anchored”
PBoC announces policies to help pandemic-stricken economy
Package of 23 measures echoes actions taken in 2020
African central banks face serious challenges, says IMF
Report suggests short-term measures, but says central banks also need structural reforms