Bank Negara Malaysia (BNM)
Eurozone’s faster payments system to link with Singapore and Malaysia
Proof of concept is the next step of the BIS’s Project Nexus
Singapore and Malaysia to link payment systems
Regulators see potential of using distributed ledger technology in cross-border payment linkage
Thailand and Malaysia invite banks to operate across borders
Banks can operate in host country with greater access and flexibility under Asean initiative
BIS to work on cross-border CBDC test with four central banks
Australia, Singapore, South Africa and Malaysia will help create shared DLT platforms
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”
Pandemic changes could help women advance in central banks
Remote working gives staff flexibility not offered by existing arrangements, say senior policy-makers
Malaysia and Thailand launch real-time cross-border payments
Central banks reach milestone for Asean payment connectivity plan
Policy-makers debate central banks’ role in tackling climate change
Some see central banks as important co-ordinators; others warn they could overreach
BoE prepares to launch sharia-compliant liquidity facility
Special-purpose vehicle will be structured as a ‘wakalah’ or fund-based liquidity facility
Regulators fine Goldman $2.9 billion over 1MDB
DoJ says bribes were largest it had discovered, as UK regulators fine US bank $126 million
Malaysia’s central bank to launch climate taxonomy in 2021
Information asymmetry among financial firms is hampering green lending, assistant governor says
Bank Negara Malaysia cuts policy rate to fresh low
Labour market weakness and cautious households may hamper recovery, central bank warns
Bank Negara Malaysia cuts rate as global outlook darkens
Fresh easing measures come as central bank foresees “particularly challenging” first half of year
Malaysian central bank says economy likely to shrink
Bank Negara Malaysia says pandemic already having “significant impact”
Covid-19 unleashes major market shock
Oil prices tumble, dragging down stock markets worldwide; sovereign bonds rally
Asia-Pacific central banks act to cushion coronavirus shock
RBA and Bank Negara Malaysia cut rates; Bank Indonesia steps in to support markets
Bank Negara Malaysia surprises market with ‘pre-emptive’ rate cut
Analyst believes move signals end to “brief easing cycle”
Bank Negara Malaysia seeks feedback on new climate taxonomy
Central bank proposes classifying activities based on how much they harm the environment and how willing businesses are to improve
BSP’s Diokno on forward guidance and cutting reserves
The Central Bank of the Philippines governor speaks to Christopher Jeffery and Alice Shen about fintech, efforts to wean Asia off the US dollar, and why he wants to cut policy and reserve requirement rates
Central banks face loss of independence – Central Banking survey
A new survey of Central Banking’s Editorial Advisory Board points to central banks facing existential challenges with little change in their frameworks or toolkits
Malaysian central bank holds rates
Policy stance remains accommodative as central bank forecasts rising inflation
Three Asian central banks rebuff US claims of currency manipulation
Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam respond to being placed on US Treasury watch list
Philippines central bank cuts rates as Q1 GDP growth falls
Second country in Southeast Asia to ease monetary conditions after Malaysia