Official Record
Pandemic did not harm public trust in Dutch banks – DNB survey
Central bank study says 80% of participants maintain confidence in financial sector
Kazakhstan’s central bank announces CBDC pilot
Central bank says it will issue token-based prototype to lenders
MAS launches new regtech grant
S$42 million fund will help firms test new digital products before full deployment
Georgia’s central bank launches CBDC project
Central bank says private sector involvement will be “crucial”
Colombia’s central bank revises up growth forecast
Board maintains rates at 1.75%, as IMF says delays in vaccination could hamper recovery
RBNZ does not have ‘adequate’ AML/CFT resource – FATF report
New Zealand central bank needs more AML/CFT resources and tougher penalties
Tajikistan central bank announces rate hike
Currency devaluation in 2020 has added to inflationary pressure
BoJ forecasts weaker inflation but stronger growth
Inflation still negative in Japan but likely to inch above zero this year, forecasts suggest
MAS proposes ‘unbundling digital currency stack’
Layers of governance could allow single common settlement platform for CBDCs
Supporting Pacific islands should be ‘strategic priority’ for banks – Orr
RBNZ governor says banks must show ‘courage’ and provide services through good times and bad
IMF praises Chile’s Covid-19 response
Fund warns against new withdrawals from pension system
Central banks halt longer-term dollar liquidity auctions
Major central banks will no longer offer dollar liquidity at the 84-day maturity
Mexican 100-peso note wins international award
Banknote depicting seventeeth-century nun and poet wins International Bank Note Society accolade
Eurozone’s public debt rose sharply in 2020 – official figures
Public debt in the bloc jumped to 98% of GDP in wake of Covid-19, Eurostat says
Communities struggle to access stimulus funds – Richmond Fed
Barkin details challenges of getting relief funds to recipients
Bank of Israel: vaccination fuelling rapid recovery
Inflation expectations are increasing, but headline figure still well below target
Sarb projects ‘sharp but incomplete initial recovery’
South African inflation forecast to rise on higher electricity and water prices
Central Bank of Barbados closes office after volcano erupts
Ash cloud from neighbouring island causes central bank to suspend in-person operations
Inflation in Sweden rises to 1.9%
Analysts say stable core inflation means Riksbank is unlikely to tighten policy
BoC survey says firms expect higher inflation
Over half of Canadian businesses expect annual inflation will exceed target level’s midpoint
Bank of Israel’s reserves reach new record high
Reserves portfolio reaches $185.7 billion, driven by central bank’s FX interventions
Riksbank prepares for second phase of e-krona pilot
Next phase will explore whether blockchain can handle scaled-up retail payments
Money markets in focus for FSB non-bank work
FSB set to publish policy proposals for tackling risks in July
Final FSB report warns ‘gaps’ remain in resolution framework
Study highlights “progress” but also shows “more can be done”, says Claudia Buch