Central Bank of Paraguay
The winners of the 2017 Central Banking Awards
Bank of England wins Central Bank of the Year, while Carlos Fernández Valdovinos picks up Governor of the Year; Donald Kohn receives Lifetime Achievement Award; 15 more awards unveiled
Valdovinos is victorious in the first set of Central Banking’s 2017 awards
Paraguay’s governor Carlos Fernández Valdovinos scoops Governor of the Year; RBNZ’s Leo Krippner wins Economics; three more market practitioner awards announced
Central bank governor of the year: Carlos Fernández Valdovinos
The governor of the Central Bank of Paraguay has had considerable success hitting Paraguay’s tightening inflation target while boosting the nation’s economic credentials
J Dewey Daane, 1918–2016
Former Fed governor and adviser to the International Monetary Fund played key role in founding of the Central Bank of Paraguay
Brazil and Paraguay near local currency payment system
Cross-border system could account for 5% of all trade between the countries; importers and exporters can use own currencies
Paraguay’s Valdovinos: world has a lot to learn on macro-prudential tools
Paraguayan governor underscores importance of macro-prudential policy but says global economy still has a lot to learn; monetary policy is 'too blunt' to solve all problems
Paraguay’s governor on the ‘new normal’ and inflation targeting
Central Bank of Paraguay governor Carlos Fernández Valdovinos explains why the global economy must adapt to the 'new normal' and how Paraguay is coping with falling commodity prices
Paraguayan central bank plans to expand new database
Central Bank of Paraguay aims to include wider range of data in new online platform, which was launched last week to ‘favourable reception’
Central banks expect South American inflation to stabilise
Inflation rising in several countries in South America, but central bank heads in region suggest it will ‘moderate’ when supply shocks dissipate and exchange rates normalise
People: Sri Lanka and Paraguay name new board members
RA Jayatissa and Carlos Carballo Spalding join central bank boards in Sri Lanka and Paraguay respectively; UK firm VocaLink names new CRO
People: Malaysia appoints assistant governor; BoJ board member approved
Bank Negara Malaysia names Mohd Adhari Belal Din as assistant governor, while Marzunisham Omar takes office at the IMF; Japanese government approves Yutaka Harada as BoJ board member
IMF eyes stronger transmission mechanism in Paraguay
Latest staff report advises the Paraguayan authorities to promote a ‘well-functioning’ interbank market and create stronger incentives for ‘de-dollarisation’ in the economy
People: Philadelphia Fed gets new directors; Paraguay central banker named finance minister
Jon Evans and Carol Johnson are appointed to the Philadelphia Fed board of directors; Central Bank of Paraguay loses member of the board of directors to the government; and more
Central Bank of Paraguay reduces inflation target to 4.5%
After keeping inflation around 5% for the past three years, the central bank will now aim to shackle it at 4.5% in 2015 and 2016
Central Bank of Paraguay calls for new regulatory powers
Central Bank of Paraguay made a draft proposal to change the law, giving the institution powers to ‘change the prudential regulations according to market needs’
Paraguay’s central bank president calls for new powers
Carlos Fernández Valdovinos says the national law needs to be updated, in a manner that allows the regulator to adapt quickly in the face of emerging risks
People: Mexican deputy gets second term; Paraguay names new director
Mexican president reappoints Legaspi as deputy governor of Bank of Mexico; Central Bank of Paraguay promotes legal unit manager to director; and more
Brazil fails to realise Latam financial stability grouping
South American regional initiative to co-operate on financial stability appears to have gone nowhere since it was announced by Brazil in March this year
IMF praises full-tilt reform at Paraguayan central bank
The central bank has introduced a string of reforms recently, including an overnight lending facility, a tighter benchmark rate and bi-annual inflation reports