China
PBoC tightens ban on crypto transactions
PBoC warns largest banks to verify customers’ identities and stop aiding bitcoin-related transactions
China abandons cryptocurrencies under the PBoC (this time it’s for real)
New data centres set to be established to compensate provinces for lost crypto mining revenues
The IFF China Report 2021
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
Charles Goodhart on inflation targets, financial stability and the role of money
The LSE professor says inflation targets should have been 0%, the Fed’s move to AIT is a mistake, independence is under threat from inflation, big balance sheets support liquidity, AI can help supervisors and climate stress tests are unconvincing
PBoC to score largest banks’ green finance efforts
Chinese central bank aims to spur growth in environmental investing
Powell, Lagarde and Yi call for urgent action on climate change
Lagarde says asset taxonomy is needed soon while Yi says G20 must create disclosure standard
The Belt and Road Initiative 2021 Survey – The impact of Covid‑19 on the BRI
The fourth annual Belt and Road Initiative survey reveals that the Covid‑19 pandemic has disrupted many projects despite China remaining committed to financing the initiative, which is expected to support future economic growth and environmental…
Chinese CBDC could bolster renminbi internationalisation – Hui Feng
Academic believes digital currency efforts could facilitate renminbi’s international acceptance and ‘popularity’
A return of the inflation monster?
There are fears that a shift in intellectual approach towards running economies ‘hot’ could herald a return of the money-eating inflation era
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation
BIS Innovation Hub chief voices concerns about the timing of stablecoin and CBDC roll-outs, fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy, and details development plans for eight innovation locations
Reserve management in China: foreign reserves, renminbi internationalisation and beyond
Hui Feng explores how China has managed its reserves over the past decade, detailing the dynamics of the PBoC's investment strategy and how reserve management has impacted monetary policy
Bitcoin plunges as China cracks down on crypto assets
Chinese industry bodies toughen restrictions on crypto services offered by financial institutions
Book notes: The handbook of China’s financial system, edited by Marlene Amstad, Sun Guofeng and Xiong Wei
An important, comprehensive and informed overview of the current state of the Chinese financial system
Green instruments added as collateral for lending facilities – PBoC governor
China’s central bank will launch tools to encourage emission reductions
People: deputies appointed in China and El Salvador
New MPC member in Turkey; former RBI governor dies; and more
Zhang Tao on the IMF’s fintech agenda, CBDCs and big tech oversight
IMF deputy managing director speaks about the fund’s perspectives on CBDC operating frameworks, regulating big tech and macrofinancial oversight in a digital world
PBoC’s Yi says central banks can contribute to net zero
Mandatory disclosures and stress tests are needed to incentivise market’s transition to green economy, PBoC governor says
PBoC to more than double scope of stress tests
Chinese central bank will stress-test over 4,000 banks and plans to include all banks by 2023
Regulating big tech and non-bank financial services in the digital era
Big tech incursions into financial services in China and elsewhere demonstrate the potential benefits of adopting a digital-bank or holding-company approach to financial regulation
A latent rise in r* could upend monetary policy
A rising natural rate could create serious challenges for policy-makers, write Jorma Schäublin and Philip Turner
PBoC and Swift to offer cross-border payments services
Joint venture will set up local network and data centre to support financial messaging, PBoC says
A bellwether moment for CBDC plans
The launch of the ‘sand dollar’ may herald a new era of CBDCs as the Fed and ECB step up their preparations
China appoints two new PBoC policy members
PBoC gets two new monetary policy members as IMF warns of rising stability risks
BIS and central banks partner to create CBDC ‘bridge’
Cross-border project will link up digital currencies of China, Hong Kong, Thailand and the UAE