Central banks no longer stand behind national currencies with the promise of repayment of their value in precious metals, such as gold and silver. Yet currencies remain as liabilities on the balance sheets of central…
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Oman appointed Ahmed Al Musalmi as its new central bank governor on December 31, replacing Tahir Al Amri. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Oman’s ruler, announced the Central Bank of Oman appointment through a decree published on the state-run Oman…
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IMF develops stress test for central bank balance sheets – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Framework designed to help risk teams determine appropriate profit distributions Staff at the International…
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Government loyalist deemed ineligible for BoT chairmanship – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Council of State raises issue with Kittiratt na Ranong’s previous political office Bank of Thailand Thailand’s…
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Trials pick holes in retail CBDCs’ privacy technology – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Report by central banks says shortcomings in design features could stymie implementation A report by…
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Digital euro’s ‘cash-like privacy’ hinges on offline functionality – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Update report notes disagreement between banks and consumer representatives on key design aspects The Eurosystem’s…
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India appoints Malhotra as central bank governor – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Government chooses not to renew Das’s term for another three years Sanjay Malhotra The Indian government…
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BoE study suggests digital pound would be less private than cash – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Report, conducted with MIT, says cryptographic techniques would not guarantee privacy A…
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Gregory Makoff, Default: the landmark court battle over Argentina’s $100 billion debt restructuring, Georgetown University Press, 2024, 320 pages This is a fascinating book about the largest sovereign default in recent history: Argentina’s decision to…
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Andrey Gurov has praised the ruling by a Bulgarian court that annulled his suspension as deputy governor of the central bank. In a decision published on December 11, judge Boryana Petkova found the commission’s argument…
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