Articles by Jimmy Choi
The frontiers of AI in central bank communications
Comms experts assess technology's value in video production, message generation and more
Central bankers weigh up prospects for Project Nexus
Policy-makers from Asean states, India and EU discuss goals for multilateral cross-border payments link
Bank of Thailand governor plays down case for retail CBDC
Sethaput says Asean countries already have good retail payments infrastructure
Georgia and Namibia sign MoUs with MAS’s new fintech network
Singapore’s GFTN agrees to provide advisory services to emerging economies’ central banks
Thailand delays selection of central bank chair
Decision follows warning against political interference from four former governors
BoJ holds policy rate
Central bank highlights need to monitor US economic developments and domestic data
Thai government and BoT agree to keep inflation target intact
Central bank and government reach price goal consensus despite a year of tensions
PBoC and HKMA to link up instant payment systems
Trial in 2025 will allow residents to make cross-border small-value transactions
How to allocate rate hikes ‘keeps me awake 24/7’, says BoJ’s Ueda
Governor reflects on past steps in policy normalisation and Japan’s ageing population
HKMA sets up company to run bond settlement system
Business will run the Central Moneymarkets Unit under new governance structure
PBoC cuts loan prime rates
Reductions in benchmark lending rates follow recent stimulus measures
PBoC launches swap facility in bid to boost stock market
Financial institutions will be able to swap eligible assets with sovereign bonds and central bank bills
Reserve Bank of New Zealand cuts policy rate by 50bp
Inflation is converging towards 2%, policy-makers say
Former governor warns against interference with Bank of Thailand
Tarisa Watanagase urges selection panel to act independently when picking new chairman
Bank of Thailand launches data-sharing initiative
Central bank and regulators plan to make consent-based data-sharing mechanism operational in 2026
Japan’s economy not ready for rate hike, says prime minister
New premier’s remarks add uncertainty to BoJ’s normalisation path
RBA bars two banks from private briefings after leaks
Incidents raise concerns over practice of holding off-the-record briefings with market participants
RBNZ looks into promoting competition among banks
Central bank mulls greater access to its interbank payments system and changes to capital rules
People’s Bank of China cuts RRRs and key rates
Bank starts to implement slew of stimulus measures
Hong Kong launches second phase of CBDC pilot
Next stage will explore use cases for e-HKD and tokenised deposits
People’s Bank of China cuts medium-term lending rate
Reduction comes a day after PBoC unleashes slew of economic stimulus measures
Reserve Bank of Australia holds policy rate
Policy-makers say cut is unlikely in near term while government’s plan to overhaul central bank sours
PBoC unveils major stimulus package
Central bank cuts key rate and reserve requirements, boosts support for property and stock markets
China announces 10bp cut in short-term interest rate
Decision comes days after central bank left benchmark rates unchanged