Only two women applied to replace Mark Carney as governor of the Bank of England (BoE), despite the involvement of a recruitment firm that prides itself on attracting female applicants. A letter from the chancellor…
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Central Bank of Sri Lanka Sri Lanka’s president has appointed an official previously accused of negligence by a judicial inquiry to lead the central bank, after the ex-governor resigned amid worsening crisis. Gotabaya Rajapaksa asked…
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China is expanding its e-yuan pilot, the People’s Bank of China announced on April 2. Eleven cities will begin trials of the central bank digital currency (CBDC), in addition to 10 existing pilot centres, the…
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Which banks are most exposed to Evergrande? What is their current liquidity ratio and what will happen after a stress event? These are the sorts of questions that the Bank for International Settlements-led Project Ellipse…
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Mark Carney speaks at the IMF meetings There is an opportunity for digital currencies to support a transition away from the destabilising effects of US dollar dominance, Bank of England governor Mark Carney says. In…
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The eurozone needs to work hard to end its reliance on debt, European Central Bank (ECB) vice-president Vítor Constâncio said on June 24. In remarks to a conference entitled “Debt – economic, political and moral…
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Central banks can run into trouble if they try to be too predictable, Bank of England deputy governor Ben Broadbent said in a speech today (March 30). Central banks have often used forward guidance on…
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The incoming chief of Norges Bank Investment Management, Nicolai Tangen, has finalised an agreement to cede the management of his fortune to a third party during his time in office. Tangen has agreed with the…
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The Reserve Bank of India has continued to provide the administration of Narendra Modi with welcome news, announcing a larger interim dividend payment than it made last year. The central bank’s board met today (February…
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The Bank of England has announced that all its electricity and natural gas will come from renewable sources from this month onwards. In a statement on Twitter, the BoE said the decision was part of…
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