Articles by Dan Hardie
European authorities freeze Lebanese governor’s assets
Riad Salameh one of “five main suspects” subject to €120 million asset seizures, say prosecutors
Bank of Russia fixes gold price and increases loans
Central bank announces new emergency measures after fresh round of US sanctions
Lebanese judge brings corruption charges against governor
Salameh denies all wrongdoing as his brother is transferred to another judge’s custody
Sri Lankan currency falls sharply after central bank changes policy
Rupee falls below central bank’s expectation and government says it will seek IMF aid for crisis
Putin nominates Nabiullina for third term as she announces emergency QE
Bank of Russia to buy unspecified amount of sovereign bonds as governor pledges control of inflation
Russia likely to default on sovereign debt
Putin and finance minister say country may make payments in rubles
Bank of Russia bans gold purchases
Central bank says demand for gold increased after VAT was lifted by Putin’s decree
Ukraine allows unlimited cash withdrawals for threatened regions
Bank of Russia halts publication of regulatory data and announces more emergency measures
Bank of Russia pauses repo transactions
Central bank increases forex surcharge amid signs of strains on banking liquidity
Ukrainian central bank says lenders and payments remain stable
Shevchenko warns over foreign currency pricing as Russia increases reinsurance capital
Ukrainian governor calls for Russia to be barred from IMF funds
Senior Russian official at World Bank resigns in protest over invasion
US, EU and UK tighten sanctions as Nabiullina orders massive rate rise
Bank of Russia implements more emergency measures as currency falls sharply
Western officials call for freeze of Bank of Russia’s overseas assets
Nabiullina pledges liquidity support as Bundesbank official says any central bank assets are frozen
Some Eurosystem central banks hold Bank of Russia assets, ECB says
Holdings could become significant if further sanctions directly target Russian central bank
US announces initial financial sanctions on Russia
Biden administration bars secondary market bond transactions, but expert says impact likely to be limited
UK sanctions on Russia target five smaller banks
EU and US yet to announce detailed measures as expert calls possible Biden measures “weak”
Lebanese central bank sent millions to firm linked to governor – report
Central bank paid millions of dollars to firm investigated by Swiss prosecutors, Reuters says
Staff suing Turkish central bank over Istanbul move, says report
Media says staff have been told to move to “uncompleted” headquarters in June
Russian central bank raises rates and warns on inflation
Nabiullina says labour market poses “serious challenge” and obliquely mentions risk of war
Slovene parliament rejects government’s central bank nominee
MPs criticise candidate over alleged governing party links as banking dispute continues
Turkish government fires statistics head as inflation climbs rapidly
Finance minister meets London investors after official inflation hits highest level since 2002
Liberian central bank publicly burns outdated currency
Move aims to rebuild public trust after long-running “missing banknote” controversy
Lebanese president accuses central bank of obstructing audit
Judge issues summons for governor as staff refuse to share data for long-delayed audit
Sri Lanka raises rates as food prices rise sharply
Governor says country does not need IMF aid despite minister warning of potential energy blackout