Official Record
Palau building blockchain government bond platform
Contract won by Japanese company that co-developed Cambodia’s digital currency
China and Kazakhstan to co-operate on CBDC research
The two Asian central banks set to carry out joint research and training
BIS launches joint project to map supply chains
IMF, World Bank, United Nations and others join Project Insight
RBA plans to migrate to third-party data centre
Releases tender for panel of legal advisers to review proposals
ECB official calls for European AI strategy
Plan required to keep European firms competitive, ECB board member Cipollone says
RBNZ holds policy rate again
Policy-makers express optimism on inflation but remain cautious for now
Inflation rebounds in OECD countries
Rising energy costs drive uptick in many economies, but G7 avoids increase
Crypto rule change will slash Brazil’s current account deficit
Crypto purchases will no longer be treated as import goods, central banks says
Italian service sector needs liberalising, paper finds
Bank of Italy research says making market entry easier boosts productivity for all firms
SNB cuts rates by 25 basis points
Decrease prompted by sub-1% inflation forecast
SNB carries out first tokenised monetary policy operation
Central bank issued $72 million in bonds on DLT settled in wholesale CBDC
PBoC holds key lending rates
Market-based lending rates remain unchanged as economic data remains mixed
UK inflation touches BoE’s target
Alignment with goal expected to be short lived but opens door to rate cuts later in year
Swedish government proposes $2.37bn injection for Riksbank
Government proposal falls short of central bank’s request
BIS to test automatic FX settlement in wholesale CBDC
Project will explore how interlinked payments systems can improve cross-border payments
Oman central bank joins Afaq payments system
System is operated by company owned by Gulf region’s central banks
Qatar to test large payments using CBDC
Central bank says it will test AI and distributed ledger technology
Bank of Mexico lowers GDP growth estimate
Slow economic activity from last year continues into the first quarter
RBI launches platform to digitise regulation
Central bank also launches mobile app to buy and sell government securities
Cross-border payments key to boosting riel, Cambodian governor says
QR payments set to expand to India and Japan, as central bank aims for independent monetary policy
ECB is ready to cut rates, chief economist says
Next steps in ECB’s easing cycle will be “bumpy” and “gradual”, says Philip Lane
RBI payout to Indian government more than doubles
Dividend boosts public finances as new government set to take office in early June
Paper finds link between housing costs and inflation expectations
Housing inflation expectations exceed other measures – National Bank of Belgium research
Short- and long-term US inflation expectations rise
Home price expectations also tick upwards as the last mile of inflation proves difficult