Bank Indonesia (BI)
Asian central banks deploy FX reserves to prop up currencies
Analysts remain confident in Asia’s financial stability, but recession risks are building
PBoC launches renminbi reserve pool with BIS
Equivalent of $13.5 billion will be pooled by six central banks to withstand market volatility
BSP raises rates by 25bp, while Indonesia holds
Economist warns Philippine central bank’s action may not be enough to bring inflation down
The FinTech and RegTech Global Awards 2022 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from the winners of the fifth annual FinTech and RegTech Global Awards
Central bankers see ‘potential’ in stablecoins
But John Williams, Cecilia Skingsley and Perry Warjiyo warn such systems must be better regulated
Bank Indonesia launches fast payments system
Central bank is conducting an overhaul of all its main payments systems
Central bank social media trends in the ‘Instagram age’
Uptake of visual social media platforms rises, as Facebook usage plateaus
Bank Indonesia tells banks to provide financing to SMEs
As much as 30% of banks’ loan books will need to be directed to small businesses
Indonesian central bank to buy $30 billion debt from government
Central bank will receive below-market yield for most purchases in two-year programme
People: Georgia names new vice-governor
IMF appoints director of HR; Kuwaiti emir makes delayed board appointments; Indonesia shuffles regional reps
Bank Indonesia bolsters FX settlement with Japan and Malaysia
BI continues to promote local currencies in a bid to “reduce dependence on the US dollar”
The Central Banking Awards 2021 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations, acceptance comments and future predictions from the winners of the eighth annual Central Banking Awards
Should the Fed’s Fima facility be made permanent?
The emergency repo facility reassures reserve managers about access to dollar cash during a breakdown in the US Treasuries market
Central Banking Awards 2021: winners in full
Winners in 2021 include the Federal Reserve, Alejandro Díaz de León and Charles Goodhart
Treasury systems initiative: Refinitiv
The firm’s data-driven approach is helping central banks stay ahead of fast-moving markets
Central Banking Awards 2021: first winners unveiled
First tranche of awards announced for governor, reserves management, green finance and more
Reserve manager of the year: Bank Indonesia
The Asian central bank stabilised the rupiah’s fall during the Covid-19 pandemic in large part due to its new macro-factor strategic asset allocation framework
Bank Indonesia resumes monetary easing
Central bank commits to further government bond purchases on the primary market
MAS and Bank Indonesia extend currency agreement
Leaders agree to extend bilateral repo and currency swaps arrangements for another year
The winners of the 2020 FinTech and RegTech Global Awards
Central banks and their partners have innovated across machine learning, cloud services, payments and more
Lawmakers propose reducing Bank Indonesia’s independence
Proposed law change could see finance minister sitting on rate-setting committee
Bank Indonesia and PBoC sign currency agreement
Move follows Indonesian central bank accords with Japan, Malaysia and Thailand
Indonesia eyes netting changes to enable derivatives CCP
Central bank says legal amendments will pave way for locally cleared NDFs and interest rate swaps
People: RBNZ and Bank Indonesia appoint new deputy governors
Crane Currency names new president; Tainui-Hernandez and Joewono take up deputy governor roles