The Brazilian finance ministry formally announced on October 24 that Ilan Goldfajn will be Brazil’s official candidate to lead the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB). The IDB board of governors will elect a new president of…
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Hong Kong’s de facto central bank is preparing for the possible issuance of the city’s own retail central bank digital currency (CBDC). The Hong Kong Monetary Authority made the announcement on September 20, after looking…
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Matthew Tagliani, exchange-traded fund (ETF) head of product and sales strategy, Emea at Invesco, explores the diversification impacts ETFs can have on central banks’ portfolios. Although investment returns aren’t always central banks’ top priority, corporate…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria A major ratings agency downgraded Nigerian banks, days after a senior government official floated the idea of converting central bank loans to bonds. Moody’s downgraded the outlook for Nigerian lenders…
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Bank of Korea governor Rhee Chang-yong said external factors such as a sharp depreciation of the won due to aggressive US monetary tightening has made issuing forward guidance difficult. “I’ve learned that communication with the…
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A court in Belgium has annulled five contracts between the Central Bank of Suriname (CBvS) and Clairfield Belgium on corruption grounds. The central bank said the Brussels Company Court had awarded it €2.55 million ($2.54 million),…
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Reshuffle heralds new era of Chinese central banking – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content President Xi Jinping at the opening ceremony of the 20th National Congress of the Communist…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia is inviting market participants to submit business plans for a central bank digital currency, or eAUD, paving the way for a pilot early next year. The research project, first announced…
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Panellists discuss liquidity, oversight and risk management frameworks around using exchange-traded funds (ETFs) to diversify portfolios at a Central Banking roundtable discussion, in collaboration with Invesco While ETFs began in highly liquid markets, such as…
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National Bank of the Republic of Belarus Belarus’s central bank governor Pavel Kallaur predicted the country’s inflation will soon come down from its current double-digit rates. “Our forecasts are optimistic. We expect that the inflation…
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