International
IMF confirms it has abandoned fifteenth quota reform
US thought to oppose proposals to increase emerging economies’ voting power
Interview: Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva
BIS deputy general manager talks about the obstacles central banks face with regard to climate change and why the status quo needs to evolve
Advanced economies’ inflation more synchronised – Bank of Spain paper
Headline inflation rates are more highly correlated than core inflation, authors find
BIS’s Pereira says green QE could distort market
Central banks should focus on financial stability mandate not green QE, says deputy general manager
Some countries lack systemic banking crisis resilience – IMF report
IMF staff sketch out priorities for countries’ resolution-planning frameworks
BIS paper investigates distributive impact of fintech
Big data likely to reduce “negative prejudice” but could undermine regulation, says Thomas Philippon
Bulgaria: long live the currency board
Bulgaria should reject the euro and extend its currency board to cover bank deposits
Global governance is getting harder, warns BoE’s Cunliffe
Fading memories of crisis, new players and Brexit all create challenges, deputy says
RBNZ updates external whistleblower policy
Central bank will not deal with personal workplace issues and is encouraging the use of internal processes where possible
Basel III implementation creating fragmentation, warns FSI paper
Authors say some variation is good, but more could be done to cut fragmentation
Coronavirus is new risk to US outlook – Fed report
Virus risks disruption in China spilling over to the global economy, the Fed says
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
IMF’s Lipton and Grasso step down amid ‘changes’ to top leadership
Kristalina Georgieva is shaking up fund’s top management team
IMF seeks to improve ‘climate stress tests’
Effort hampered by lack of good data and failure to develop “green taxonomy” – IMF officials
People: Fed governor gets new term; IMF’s Poul Thomsen to retire
New appointments made and portfolios reshuffled in the US, UK and more
Central Banking Awards 2020: final winners announced
Awards include lifetime achievement, transparency, communications and website
Global markets award: HSBC
The UK-headquartered bank is a leader in green finance and helped its clients navigate the low-rate environment over the past year
BIS economist explores uneven adoption of fintech
Several factors can explain why some countries have been quicker to adopt fintech than others
Central Banking Awards 2020: third group launched
Awards unveiled for currency manager, initiative, economics, currency services, advisory and data
Data services: Swift
Better data is making global payment chains safer and more efficient
FSB boosts role of regional groups in decision-making
Review finds groups valued and should have greater say in FSB affairs
Sharon Donnery stresses international co-operation role in financial stability
Irish deputy governor explains macro-prudential measures implemented since global financial crisis
Rising US rates can be ‘good news’ for EMEs – Fed paper
Researchers examine difference in spillovers from growth- and inflation-driven rate increases
De Guindos stresses uncertainty from coronavirus outbreak
Powell and Carney said Fed and BoE are closely monitoring the virus’s impact on the economy