Chile
Currency round-up: India withdraws 2,000-rupee note
De La Rue replaces chair; Canada and Philippines win currency awards; and more
Chile governor warns committee against adding mandates
Debate over central bank role continues in Chile’s second attempt at new constitution
IMF code drives reform of central bank transparency
Dmytro Solohub says pilots of new transparency code have already fostered change
Rates round-up: Mexico and Colombia slow tightening
Guatemala also tightens with 25bp hike; Chile and Dominican Republic continue pauses
BIS reveals winning design for new HQ tower
Second tower will be major addition to Basel skyline – if it gets the go-ahead
Chile pauses rate hikes, but Peru continues tightening
Peruvian board carries on with policy meeting despite political turmoil
Armenia’s Galstyan calls for a new framework to tackle uncertainty and nonlinearities
Central Bank of Armenia governor says central banks can start to regain credibility by admitting their mistakes. This could include employing a risk-management approach to monetary policy aimed at avoiding nonlinear ‘dark corners’ and placing much less…
Banknotes: October to December 2022
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Chile’s Costa on tackling inflation, forex interventions and nowcasting
The Central Bank of Chile governor speaks about stubbornly high prices, Fed policy spillovers, reserve buffers, retail CBDC and the need to address unconscious bias
Last-minute moves shake up IDB race
Mexico replaces candidate, Argentina joins race
Brazil set to nominate Goldfajn to lead regional bank
Competition to lead Inter-American Development Bank heating up
Chilean board makes 11th hike, but says cycle may be over
Central bank leaders say “rate has reached its maximum level of the cycle”
Rates round-up: Canada opts for 75bp raise
Chile surprises with larger hike, while Poland nears peak rates with 25bp increase
Chile rejects new constitution, sinking central bank reform
Draft had proposed some changes to central bank governance and mandate
Chile renews IMF flexible credit line as risks grow
Months after ending the previous facility, Chile has reactivated it
Chileans’ use of electronic payments is on the rise
Central bank report finds rapid increases in card and online payments.
Chilean central bank pledges to sell up to $25 billion to defend peso
Currency plummets by 4% to new record low against US dollar following 75bp rate hike
Chilean central bank makes surprise 75bp rate hike
Board takes interest rates to highest level since 1998
Rising inflation still stalks major Latin American economies
Tighter monetary policy in Brazil, Chile and Mexico is failing to bring inflation down
Chilean government officials dispute central bank’s currency role
Finance minister reproves official spokesperson as currency continues steep fall
Chile central bank opens CBDC survey
Poll is part of gradually unfolding evaluation of potential digital currency
PBoC launches renminbi reserve pool with BIS
Equivalent of $13.5 billion will be pooled by six central banks to withstand market volatility
Nearly 30% of central banks implementing instant payments
Over half of respondents already oversee or operate instant payments