Central Banking
Bank of England adopts ISO 20022
Businesses and consumers may have more data input options by year’s end
Euro remained second reserve currency in 2022 – ECB report
Structural factors continue to hold back the euro as a reserve currency
PBoC to use deposit insurance fund to repay Henan bank victims
Central bank will reportedly use around $1.4 billion to repay affected depositors
Barr to review bank oversight, promising nimbler supervision
Fed vice-chair suggests “reverse stress tests” to measure what would break banks
Legislation is needed for future-reliable cash infrastructure
Dutch finance ministry’s recognition of cash’s “very important” role in payments and financial system functioning is crucial to safeguarding access and acceptance, says Martina Horakova
Why fear, paranoia and distrust swirl around CBDCs
Populists and conspiracy theorists are exacerbating public concern about retail CBDCs. What can central banks do about it?
BoE policy-maker flags perils of ‘dynamic leverage’
Market participants need to fully understand the consequences of fund structures, says Jonathan Hall
Angola appoints deputy governor to top job
Tiago Dias succeeds Massano, who left to join cabinet
BoF’s Rehn says government plans violate central bank independence
New Finnish prime minister says he will revisit policy statement
IMF’s Adrian draws ‘blueprint’ for international CBDC platform
Model would use common token, exchangeable with central bank reserves
Unified ledger could usher in ‘profound’ economic change – BIS
Hyun Song Shin describes single platform for public and private money as “game changer”
Liquidity buffers had mixed impact during Covid-19, ECB paper finds
Higher buffers for funds slowed initial fire sales but had less impact during “peak phase”
Schnabel stresses inflation risks and need for tighter policy
ECB needs to err on the side of doing too much rather than too little, says board member
BoE launches first ‘system-wide’ stress test
Analysis will assess how banks and non-banks interact to amplify shocks
Bangladesh to adopt single exchange rate
Central bank raises interest rates as it struggles to stem inflation and build reserves
Bank failure déjà vu
New bank capital rules were meant to ensure failures would be less frequent and resolution not involve taxpayer money. Then came the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse, writes Jesper Berg
Nigeria liberalises exchange rate
Naira falls sharply as country leaves Emefiele era behind
State Bank of Vietnam cuts interest rates
Move comes after government’s call on the central bank to support businesses and economic growth
Hong Kong launches HKD-RMB dual trading counters
Offshore investors now have the option to trade 24 RMB-denominated stocks in Hong Kong
Higher or longer? That is the ECB’s question
Speeches by Bundesbank president and Banque de France governor stake out divergent positions on ECB governing council
Rate risk under Pillar 2 left ‘hole in the system’ – Ingves
Former Basel chair says rate risk “probably” should fall under Pillar 1; greater focus needed on liquidity rules
Central Banking Awards 2023: highlights from the ceremony
Event heard from award winners including Stefan Ingves, Shaktikanta Das and Andriy Pyshnyy
BoE and BIS develop digital currency APIs
Bank of Canada, Central Bank of Hungary, Visa, Mastercard and Amazon involved
RBI expands branch network to north-east India
Kohima branch gives central bank presence in six of region’s seven states