Guatemala
Finance ministry rep: a guest, a partner or an intruder?
Many central banks let government officials participate in policy meetings. Is that wise?
Rates round-up: Mexico and Colombia slow tightening
Guatemala also tightens with 25bp hike; Chile and Dominican Republic continue pauses
Rates round-up: Australia signals more tightening to come
Guatemala and West African states increase rates, while Jamaica raises reserve requirement
Rates round-up: Canada to pause after 25bp rate rise
Thailand ups 25bp; Nigeria increases sharply; Angola opts for cut; and more
Guatemala accelerates hikes while Dominican Republic pauses
Dominican core and headline inflation falling, but pressures are rising in Guatemala
People: October to December 2022
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Finance minister becomes new Guatemala governor
Gónzalez replaces Recinos, who had led the Bank of Guatemala for seven years
Guatemalan central bank orders 25bp hike
Central bank raises rates to highest level since 2017
Guatemala and Dominican Republic raise rates
DR says inflation is “moderating” and economy is strong; Guatemala notes second-round effects
Guatemala hikes rates 25bp for second consecutive month
Board blames global commodity prices, as inflation breached target range in May
Guatemala orders first rate rise in nine years
Board cites concerns about expectations but inflation remains within target range
People: Swiss vice-chair to take office in August
Board member appointed in Guatemala; new external MPC member in Ghana; and more
Guatemalan central bank president backed by colleagues after arrest
Julio Suarez is arrested in his capacity as a director at the Guatemalan Social Security Institute as string of public officials hit with allegations of fraud
Julio Suárez appointed next Bank of Guatemala president
Vice-president has been appointed to lead the central bank by the Guatemalan government, and will take office on October 1
Central banks make “record” gold purchases in Q2
World Gold Council says central banks bought 254.2 tonnes of gold in the first half of 2012; Kazakhstan, the Philippines, Ukraine and Guatemala among the countries that added to reserves
IMF paper identifies risk of low reserve adequacy in Central America
Fund study shows Central American countries are vulnerable from low international reserve accumulation
Bank of Guatemala - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Guatemala's monetary policy decisions in 2006 considered the volatility of global oil prices and the dynamism of the international economy, the annual report for that year revealed.
IMF paper on public debt markets
This IMF paper reviews the state of domestic public debt markets in Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Guatemala hold suspects in c bank chief kidnapping
GUATEMALA - Guatemala said on Friday it captured a man and a woman suspected of participating in the 25 February kidnapping of central bank chief Lizardo Sosa.
Kidnapped central bank president is released
GUATEMALA - Lizardo Sosa, head of the Guatemalan Central Bank, was released Thursday after family members paid a "minimal" ransom to the kidnappers who grabbed him three days ago, according to the latest official account.
Central Bank of Guatemala Governor Kidnapped
GUATEMALA - It has been confirmed that the President of the central bank of Guatemala Lizardo Sosa was kidnapped while out for his regular morning jog close to his home.