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Zimbabwe central bank negotiates lower bread prices
Russia-Ukraine war and weak currency bring misery to southern African country
SNB raises rates for first time since 2007
Jordan says the Swiss central bank is ready to prevent “second-round effects” becoming entrenched
BoE’s Mann says UK needs to respond to higher rates abroad
Exposure to global spillovers likely making UK inflation worse, says MPC member
BIS unveils ‘post-quantum cryptography’ project
Innovation Hub centres will also explore climate disclosures and CBDC security
Panama’s president vetoes parts of crypto law
Bankers’ association also opposes law, which president says lacks AML protections
Hungary raises supplemental rate as currency hits record low
Central bank will make greater use of FX swaps as deputy governor says inflation will fall
Laos selects new central bank governor
Parliament elects Bounleua Sinxayvoravong as part of government reshuffle
Swedish financial regulator to become next Riksbank governor
Erik Thedéen will replace Stefan Ingves as Riksbank’s head
IMF chief economist says geopolitics is undermining dollar dominance
Sanctions may have triggered a reassessment of dollar assets, says Pierre-Olivier Gourinchas
RBI aims to triple volume of digital payments by 2025
New strategy document aims to build on “phenomenal” growth in electronic payments
North Macedonia makes third 25bp hike
Central bank moves to increase local currency deposits, while inflation reaches double digits
China keeps key lending rates unchanged despite US rate hike
Chinese inflation remains subdued and there are signs of a marginal improvement in the economy
People: IMF names new Asia-Pacific head
New deputy governors in Jamaica and Azerbaijan, and more
Yen weakens further as BoJ stands by loose policy
Central bank stresses commitment to defending yield curve control despite exchange rate worries
Costa Rican central bank raises rates to highest level since 2011
Board also orders increase in reserve requirements from July as inflation remains over target
Brazil’s MPC continues hikes, but slows pace
Central bank orders eleventh consecutive increase, and says it expects more, but smaller, rises
Hong Kong and Taiwan raise rates
HKMA raises rates by 75bp, but local banks don’t follow, while Taiwan increases by 12.5bp
Argentina increases reference rate 300bp
Central bank says it anticipates inflation will fall despite continuing rise
Banknotes: April to June 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Gulf central banks raise rates after Fed hike
Qatar, UAE and Bahrain make 75bp hikes, while Kuwait raises by 25bp and Saudi 50bp
People: April to June 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Basel Committee launches principles for climate supervision
Guidance for banks and supervisors designed to create “common baseline” for tackling risks
Chile’s Marcel stresses importance of trust
Former central bank governor warns monetary and fiscal policies will diverge
ECB paper argues for existence of ‘liquidity coverage channel’
Researchers analyse impact of eurozone central banks’ actions after onset of Covid-19 pandemic