Foreign exchange
Malawi raises rates as inflation continues climbing
Russia-Ukraine war and adverse weather events exacerbating food inflation
Argentina reaches provisional agreement with IMF
Fund may continue loan despite non-compliance and ease reserve targets
The financial sanctions maze
Anyone affected by Russia-related sanctions knows patience and caution are strongly advised, writes Richard Heckinger
PNG government orders central bank to release FX
Papua New Guinea police use pandemic law after dispute causes fuel shortages
Climate change: a new financial risk for central banks
Overcoming ‘analysis paralysis’ and the lessons in capturing climate-related financial risks on the Deutsche Bundesbank’s balance sheet
Turkish central bank raises rates by less than expected
MPC increases rates by 250 basis points but analysts had expected much larger rise
Book notes: Forks in the road, by C Rangarajan
A memoir by one of India’s most distinguished governors, who presided over critical policy issues such as the 1990s’ balance-of-payments crisis
PNG central bank dispute leads to fuel rationing
Papua New Guinea central bank has accused fuel importer of failing to repatriate earnings
PBoC steps up support for yuan
Chinese central bank eases limit on firms’ overseas borrowing and keeps key rates unchanged
IMF grants Burundi $271 million loan
Burundi must liberalise currency regime, end central bank financing and tighten policy
IMF approves $3 billion short-term loan for Pakistan
Saudi Arabia and UAE provide $3 billion more as country tries to overcome crisis
Egypt announces ‘record’ inflation
Inflation continues rising despite monetary tightening and could trigger IMF consultation
Bye-bye BCRA?
An Argentine presidential candidate proposes abolishing the central bank and the peso
Papua New Guinea’s Genia rejects calls for devaluation
IMF says kina is heavily overvalued
Ukraine’s governor on central banking in wartime
Andriy Pyshnyy talks about macroeconomic stability, running banks under missile attack, winning IMF aid and post-war reconstruction plans
Equities look set to stay in FX reserves portfolios
Despite 2022 losses and higher bond yields, central banks maintain commitments to the risky asset class
Advanced economies most likely to survey trust and understanding
Data shows differences in how central banks judge the effectiveness of monetary policy
Argentina increases use of Chinese currency
Authorities repay IMF in renminbi, and allow it for local current and savings accounts
Kenya hikes 100 basis points at unplanned meeting
New governor says unexpected rise in inflation made rate increase necessary
SBP reverses course and hikes rates 100bp
State Bank of Pakistan raises key rate in emergency session as IMF deadline looms
Georgieva says $100 billion in SDRs donated
IMF chief says 2021 goal reached, but critics note Congress has not approved US pledge
RBI’s Shaktikanta Das on financial sector reform, sticking to inflation targets and the e-rupee
The Reserve Bank of India governor speaks about developing credible self-insurance and sizeable FX reserves, inter-dependence with government, non-bank and bank regulatory reforms, demonetisation, rupee internationalisation and daily UPI payments hitting…
BIS says strategic plan now 80% complete
Institution reports rise in profits as it continues to overhaul banking services
Africa: Rate rises for DRC and Namibia, but Zimbabwe says no
DRC and Namibia react to high inflation as expert says Zimbabwe is suffering hyperinflation