Central Banks
Raised tactile features are most common banknote visual aid
Assistive mobile application offered by just two central banks
Suspended Bulgarian deputy claims he is fighting for central bank ‘independence’
Eurozone candidate country’s deputy breaks silence on suspension, and his fight to get reinstated
Norges Bank governor explores monetary policy trade-offs
Demand channel requires greater unemployment than currency channel, Bache argues
Central bankers reflect on wins and challenges of mBridge
Multi-CBDC project’s transaction value has grown, but regulatory and operational issues remain
Russia hikes rates by 200bp
Central bank is forced to update its outlook in face of soaring inflation
IMF lowers growth projection for Middle East and North Africa
Fund says conflict and cuts in oil production are main factors behind its revised forecast
Emerging markets resilient amid global shift, governors tell panel
Smaller economies better placed to intervene during crises, say central bank heads
Central banks need to monitor non-bank risks more – Bailey
Governor expects BoE to release results of stress exercises on sector by end of year
Global component of inflation surged in pandemic – research
Dallas Fed authors say international factors exert greater influence than they did pre-Covid
Polymer substrates used on one-fifth of banknotes
Data reveals widening adoption in upper-middle income jurisdictions
Book notes: Carbon colonialism: how rich countries export climate breakdown, by Laurie Parsons
Compulsory reading to gain insights into many climate issues that receive insufficient ‘airtime’
Bank of Canada cuts policy rate by 50bp
Governor says further cuts likely as bank puts emphasis on keeping inflation stable
ECB could go below r* when setting policy, says Panetta
Bank of Italy governor says eurozone has to return to “normal way of doing monetary policy”
Yemen could resume publishing fiscal data in ‘near future’
Fund continues its capacity-building efforts in “fragile” state, despite challenges
Differences in eurozone states ‘support disinflation narrative’
BdF deputy governor confident inflation will keep falling based on wage developments
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
Basel Committee chair warns against easing regulations
Short-term gains will be offset by long-term pain, says Erik Thedéen
HKMA sets up company to run bond settlement system
Business will run the Central Moneymarkets Unit under new governance structure
Average volume of defective banknotes remains above 100m units
Central banks retrieved over $1 billion of mutilated banknotes on average
IDB announces organisational restructure
Bank creates new VP role and divisions, and elevates chief economist
Governors differ on cross-border payments
Officials from Europe, Africa and Asia diverge over whether bilateral or multilateral links are best
Rehn reiterates need for inquiry into demographics, inflation
Europeans need to ready themselves for trade fragmentation, says Bank of Finland governor