Articles by Dan Hardie
Bangladeshi governor’s term extended amid pandemic crisis
IMF approves aid worth 50% of Bangladesh’s quota and says country faces major challenges
IMF agrees Ukraine aid after government backs banking reform
Move is major setback for billionaire accused of harassment campaign against central bank
Iranian central bank announces takeover of militia-owned banks
Five banks owned by Revolutionary Guards to be taken over by country’s largest lender
Lebanese central bank official arrested over currency allegations
Currency crisis deepens as prime minister and central bank trade accusations
The ECB, the lockdown and the monetary financing lock
The eurozone’s central bank may need to break its prohibition on monetary financing to fight the pandemic
Liberian government releases four central bank officials
Government official says it is “going after” central bank board despite unclear evidence of alleged theft
German court rules ECB must provide more evidence on PSPP
Judges strongly criticise ECJ’s ruling on QE programme, but stop short of declaring it unlawful
Lebanese PM asks for IMF aid as dispute with central bank grows
Governor at centre of massive economic crisis appears to condemn PM’s words as “slander”
Bank of Russia cuts policy rate as oil and pandemic crises deepen
Elvira Nabiullina says central bank may cut again as it forecasts major recession in 2020
Ukraine central bank cuts policy rate sharply
NBU says failure to agree IMF deal is main risk, as bank administrators sue oligarch
Lebanese central bank tries to stem currency crisis
Central bank unfreezes dollar accounts at sharply reduced rate as future of banking sector is unclear
Turkish central bank unveils emergency measures
Turkish central bank official makes optimistic prediction despite evidence of mounting problems
Georgieva calls for radical policies as IMF faces unprecedented demand
IMF head says rich countries must increase financing as nearly 80 countries request $50 billion in aid
Fed commits to unlimited bond purchases in massive new programme
FOMC announces radical new measures and calls on other policy-makers to act aggressively
Bailey says BoE ‘will do what it takes’
BoE governor echoes Draghi after sterling plunges despite creation of new lending facility
Nigerian central bank announces emergency measures
CBN will fund healthcare expansion and guarantee loans, and says currency will not be devalued
ECB strongly criticised by French and Italian leaders
Lagarde’s words spark Italian anger while Macron says first ECB measures are not sufficient
Lagarde seems to stumble as ECB announces coronavirus response
ECB announces more QE, expanded financing and loosening of banks’ capital and liquidity buffers
Russian central bank responds to virus and oil shocks
Bank of Russia announces liquidity boost and new risk weighting for companies hit by coronavirus
Senior Moldovan central bank officials arrested
Central bank expresses “deep concern” over arrests and calls for “impartial” probe into 2014 fraud
How could the coronavirus affect the world economy?
Central banks may lack firepower, while public health readiness differs sharply between countries
Ghana’s Addison on banking reform, innovation and the future of the eco
The Bank of Ghana governor speaks about the next steps in banking reform and why West Africa may need more time to start using a common currency
IMF warns Zimbabwe’s economy is in crisis
“Deep humanitarian crisis” likely as authorities fail to reform or work with donors, IMF board says