International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Argentina removes interest rate floor
Peso stabilised since central bank introduced floating forex regime in September
PBoC’s policy communication could improve - IMF paper
Central bank’s communications should be more timely and accessible, researchers say
Podcast: More women, greater stability?
Recent research from the International Monetary Fund reveals the inclusion of women in supervisory roles has a significant impact on financial stability
IMF weighing state-contingent debt for Caribbean, says Lagarde
IMF managing director says fund is re-evaluating lending parameters for Caribbean region
Brexit vote has hurt UK investment – IMF paper
Researcher presents proxy term for UK firms’ exposure to Brexit costs
IMF concerned over Iceland’s inflation metrics
Inflation excluding housing near 60-year low for 2017, IMF reports
IMF programmes do not harm governments’ financing ability – ECB paper
Governments use IMF as an excuse when “struggling with transparency”, authors argue
Lagarde urges central banks to consider CBDCs
IMF chief sees obvious benefits to central bank digital currencies, but design is crucial
Dominican governor highlights central bank role in economic turnaround
The country is now one of the fastest growing economies in Latin America
China’s rebalancing on hold as growth falters – IMF paper
Rebalancing is expected to continue in 2019, but income inequality and leverage could prove an issue
Monetary easing can harm growth in some open economies, IMF researchers suggest
Leverage constraints reduce domestic credit in monetary easing cycle, authors say
People: Sri Lanka’s central bank promotes two new deputy governors
Attygalle and Karunarantne become deputy governors, Kilponen to succeed Välimäki at Bank of Finland, IMF promotes representative in Argentina, and more
Basel rules force small countries to face irrelevant risks – Bahamas governor
Stress-testing parameters irrelevant for many small jurisdictions, Rolle says
Lagarde calls for an end to trade tensions
IMF chief says countries should ‘fix’ global trade system, not ‘destroy’ it
Barbados has done ‘reasonably well’ meeting IMF targets, says governor Haynes
Central bank records reserves uptick in latest quarterly review, as government commits to IMF financing targets
US policy has greater impact on non-US leverage than domestic policy, paper finds
The phenomenon is complex for policy-makers, authors say
Argentina’s 2019 elections pose extra challenge to revamped IMF programme
Increased stand-by arrangement intends to eliminate primary budget deficit in 2019
Cyprus ex-governor says government errors helped bring bank down
Demetriades rejects attacks claims made by CBC predecessor Orphanides
IMF’s Adrian calls for forecasting upgrade
Policy forecasts should do a better job of capturing endogenous risk, economist says
IMF boosts support for Argentina to $56.3bn
Programme aims for ambitious fiscal goals in an electoral year
Hurdles remain for euro as international reserve currency
Dollar’s incumbency, institutional deficiencies and rise of the renminbi hamper the euro’s progress
China’s exchange rate poses major challenge to fairer trade – US Treasury
Renminbi has fallen by 6.25% against US dollar in 2018, reserves have declined by $74 billion
Regional financing bodies agree to deepen co-operation
All three major regional financing funds now linked by MoUs
Reserves preservation key in Tunisia amid growing challenges – El Abassi
Governor of Central Bank of Tunisia stresses the importance of sound policies as the currency weakens and twin deficits grow