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Israel holds rates as conflict continues
Central bank revises inflation and growth forecasts
Trade credit can expose firms to FX risk – BIS paper
Currency borrowers partially insulate their partners from shocks, but still pass them along supply chains
Eurozone policy transmission ‘more pronounced’ in 2022–23 – study
Banks’ increased risk perceptions underpinned swifter pass-through, says Bank of Italy research
Central Bank of Kenya lowers rate by 75bp
Bank says there is scope for further easing following its second cut this year
Energy price rises have stronger effects than decreases – study
Asymmetric effects of gas and crude oil price rises could lead to tighter monetary policy
Reserve Bank of India holds interest rates
Decision comes despite weakening inflation
Macro-pru should interact with other policies – Chile’s Costa
Governor calls for joined-up thinking as Santiago hosts FSB Americas group meeting
Uruguay again holds policy rate at 8.5%
Inflation stays within target, but central bank remains cautious as neighbours begin easing
Fiscal upside, economic downside to EU deficit procedure – study
Fiscal consolidation sometimes led to restrictive pro-cyclical stances, research finds
ECB will ‘probably’ cut rates in October – BdF governor
Central banks can help fight against political extremism by “restoring trust”, says Villeroy de Galhau
India agrees currency swap with Maldives
RBI to provide $760bn in support to archipelago
Stablecoins are not ‘crypto safe haven’ – ECB paper
Shocks in crypto markets significantly reduce stablecoin market capitalisation, researchers find
Moldovan central bank launches digital auto insurance certificate
National Bank of Moldova moves away from paper to encourage take-up and increase security levels
Ethiopian central bank allocates $175 million for fuel payments
Decision follows awarding of licences for currency exchange to non-bank FX bureaus
New Zealand looks into expanding RTGS access to smaller firms
Central bank seeks to strike balance between opening access and mitigating risks from non-banks
MAS boosts support for training financial leaders
Singapore’s central bank to provide more funding to upskill promising finance professionals
ECB stands firm on fining banks over climate risks
Board member says lenders could pay daily penalties for not addressing environmental concerns
Close ‘huge’ gender gap to boost GDP – North Macedonia governor
Head of central bank says supporting female entrepreneurs could add $5trn-6trn to global economy
The Netherlands Bank overhauls nowcasting model
Economic dynamics have become more complicated since the pandemic, economists say
Financial system needs to be ‘quantum-ready’ – BIS study
Working paper reviews benefits and risks of computing technology
Central banks buying less gold
Net purchases in August were lowest monthly level since March, says World Gold Council
Supply shocks may become more frequent – BIS’s Maechler
Central banks should re-examine their policy approaches, says deputy general manager
National Bank of Romania renews veteran governor’s tenure
Mugur Isărescu, who has headed bank for more than 30 years, appointed to new five-year term
Cloud and AI ‘dramatically improving’ data use at BoE
UK central bank creates cloud-based platform to streamline processing of its 30,000 data series