Central Banks
Navigating the digital transformation at Deutsche Bundesbank – an update
Joachim Wuermeling explains how the Covid-19 pandemic and other developments have affected the German central bank’s digital transformation during the past two years
Norwegian government appoints former PM as governor
Critics say Nato head Stoltenberg is close to governing party but finance minister praises his "rare skills"
Rosanna Costa named governor of Central Bank of Chile
Outgoing president appoints first woman after Mario Marcel leaves to join government
Czech central bank hikes rate and forecasts steeper inflation
CNB board says inflation should peak at mid-year but warns of de-anchoring risk
Lesotho raises rates and increases reserves
Central bank increases policy rate 25bp in bid to defend peg and fight inflation
BIS paper highlights money markets’ impact on real economy
Central bank liquidity interventions can prevent large drops in output, authors find
Accenture to lead creation of UAE instant payments platform
Firm says consortium will create cloud-based system to enable 24/7 payments and transfers
ECB maintains stance but Lagarde hints at hawkish policy turn
Lagarde's press conference remarks seem to differ from policy statement, analysts say
Pilot CBDC outage due to expired certificate, ECCB says
Blockchain network requires update before digital currency can come back online
BoE hikes main rate and begins shrinking balance sheet
UK Treasury unveils parallel measures to cushion impact of surging energy prices
Brazilian central bank continues steep tightening cycle
MPC says it aims to slow pace of rate increases but warns fiscal policy is boosting inflation
World Bank urges Georgia to make ‘further efforts’ on financial stability
Report praises “significant progress” but says work is needed on supervision, AML and inclusion
Suriname courts convict second former governor
Van Trikt receives eight years in prison, weeks after Hoefdraad sentencing
Liberian central bank publicly burns outdated currency
Move aims to rebuild public trust after long-running “missing banknote” controversy
Record-high eurozone inflation raises pressure on ECB
HICP increased by 5.1%, well above consensus expectation of 4.4%, as energy prices drive up reading
Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan and Armenia raise rates
Inflation remains high across region, though falling in these three countries
BIS’s Borio: inflation not yet ‘endemic’ but could become so
There is not yet a deeper shift in the “inflation regime” but it remains a long-term risk, BIS official says
How Afghanistan’s central bank can help prevent famine
Rules could be devised to allow the New York Fed to ease the acute US dollar banknotes shortage, writes Warren Coats
Lebanese president accuses central bank of obstructing audit
Judge issues summons for governor as staff refuse to share data for long-delayed audit