The Central Bank of Madagascar Aivo Andrianarivelo has been appointed governor of the Central Bank of Madagascar after Henri Rabarijohn resigned. The central bank announced the news on January 4. It said Rabarijohn, who took office…
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Russia is developing its cross-border settlement capabilities using central bank digital currency (CBDC). The first of two models the Bank of Russia is exploring to export the digital ruble sees countries entering into bilateral agreements…
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National Congress of Brazil The new president of Brazil, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, has transferred the country’s financial intelligence unit from the central bank to the finance ministry. The Council for the Control of…
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Emmanuel Tutuba was appointed as governor of the Bank of Tanzania on January 7, succeeding Florens Luoga, whose five-year term ends this month. At the time of his appointment, Tutuba was the senior civil servant…
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The Bank for International Settlements has published a report on its first project to test a retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The BIS worked with the Hong Kong Monetary Authority for a year to…
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The Tongan government has appointed a former finance minister who has been convicted of bribery as the country’s central bank governor. Tatafu Moeaki became governor of the National Reserve Bank of Tonga on December 20.…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria Nigeria: The Nigerian Senate confirmed Aishah Ahmad and Edward Adamu for second terms as deputy governors of the central bank on December 14. Both officials originally joined the Central Bank…
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Uptake of China’s digital yuan has been disappointing, a former head of research at the People’s Bank of China said. Xie Ping, now a finance professor, was speaking at a digital finance conference organised by…
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Australian central bank governor Philip Lowe said he intends to stay in the top job and hopes he will be reappointed for a second term. “My term finishes in September. I’ve got an important job…
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Brad Jones, assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, expressed optimism about the future of central bank digital currency (CBDC) in remarks on December 8, but also said many design choices need further analysis.…
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