Foreign exchange
Vietnam’s central bank tells banks to lend to fuel companies
Mounting crisis sees petrol stations running out of fuel as oil and gasoline firms struggle to secure loans
Vietnamese governor tries to calm fears over banks
Nguyen Thi Hong says banks face liquidity bottlenecks and falling currency is causing pressure
Central bank assets enjoy ‘99%’ immunity
Why central bank assets possess legal immunity – but not from sanctions
Egypt raises policy rate and floats currency
Central bank decisions come as IMF signs preliminary deal for further $3 billion loan
ECB paper looks at impact of financial channel
Large holdings of foreign-denominated liabilities increases importance of FX moves, paper says
BoJ maintains ultra-loose monetary policy
Kuroda says BoJ has no plans to tighten policy soon and warns over risks from weak yen
Suriname central bank wins lawsuit over corrupt contract
Belgian court rules former governor could not sign deal with firm
Dollar remains key to central banks’ reserves
Renminbi purchases come with possible legal risks, Central Banking’s Autumn Meetings told
Reshuffle heralds new era of Chinese central banking
Policy room for the next PBoC governor looks limited, as loyalists win out over technocrats for top economic posts
PBoC lets yuan slide to lowest level since 2007
Hang Seng index falls to 13-year low after Xi tightens grip on power
FATF puts Myanmar on money-laundering blacklist
Move may increase economic pressure on military junta as currency crisis grows
ADB gives crisis-hit Pakistan $1.5 billion loan
Asian Development Bank extends aid as extensive floods add to major economic problems
Argentina holds rates for first time this year
Central bank says core inflation decelerating, but official figures show headline figure rising
Independence white paper outlines possible Scottish central bank
Proposals map out “the process of establishing a Scottish pound”
Hungary makes emergency intervention to defend forint
Action comes after the central bank said it would cease rate rises
State Bank of Vietnam expands exchange rate trading band
Move effectively allows the dong to fall further against a strong US dollar
Chilean board makes 11th hike, but says cycle may be over
Central bank leaders say “rate has reached its maximum level of the cycle”
Bahamas governor says exchange controls here to stay
“Difficult financial reforms” necessary before liberalisation, says Rolle
Burundi lifts capital controls
Central bank permits bureaux de change to reopen and allows receipt and transfer of FX
Georgieva says Argentina needs permanent fix to FX problems
IMF releases latest $3.8bn financing tranche, as market inflation forecasts reach 100%
IMF publishes sober outlook for 2023
“Worst is yet to come”, says chief economist
IMF approves $3.8 billion for Argentina
Country has met most key targets, but 2022 inflation now projected to top 100%
Four more African central banks raise rates
Ghana raises policy rate to highest level since 2017, plus hikes in Uganda, Sierra Leone and Tunisia
Central Bank of Kenya raises rate and denies FX shortage
New president nominates former governor Ndung’u to become finance minister