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The implications of IFRS 18 for central banks

The implications of IFRS 18 for central banks

The implications of IFRS 18 for central banks – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content The new accounting rule may require changes in reporting practices and systems, complicating consistency and…

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Bank of Thailand to start choosing new governor ‘within days’

Bank of Thailand to start choosing new governor ‘within days’

Bank of Thailand to start choosing new governor ‘within days’ – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput’s term to end in September Bangkok, Thailand Thailand’s finance minister has…

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IMF agrees $20 billion loan deal with Argentina

IMF agrees $20 billion loan deal with Argentina

IMF agrees $20 billion loan deal with Argentina – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Fund disburses $12 billion immediately as BCRA moves currency regime to managed float The Central…

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Rewriting the monetary balance sheet

Rewriting the monetary balance sheet

Rewriting the monetary balance sheet – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Biagio Bossone and Massimo Costa write that a new accounting approach is needed for central banks and commercial…

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MNB to suspend controversial foundation

MNB to suspend controversial foundation

MNB to suspend controversial foundation – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Ex-governor calls audit “smear campaign”; government blames ECB for not allowing closer surveillance The Central Bank of Hungary…

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Andrew Bailey to be next FSB chair

Andrew Bailey to be next FSB chair

Andrew Bailey to be next FSB chair – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Klaas Knot will step down from organisation in June as his term at DNB also comes…

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Arab Monetary Fund provides $306.5m of debt relief to Somalia

Arab Monetary Fund provides $306.5m of debt relief to Somalia

The Arab Monetary Fund (AMF) has signed a $306.5 million debt relief agreement with Somalia. The country’s finance minister Bihi Egeh confirmed the agreement yesterday (April 9) in a post on social media. He said it…

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Syria appoints new central bank governor

Syria appoints new central bank governor

Syria appoints new central bank governor – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Abdul Qader al-Husriya takes over from interim governor Maysa Sabreen Syria’s president Ahmad al-Shara has appointed Abdul…

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RBNZ extends acting governor’s term

RBNZ extends acting governor’s term

RBNZ extends acting governor’s term – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Christian Hawkesby to remain in place for six months while board looks for permanent governor The Reserve Bank…

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Police raid Bank of Portugal in €17m fraud investigation

Police raid Bank of Portugal in €17m fraud investigation

The Portuguese criminal investigation police are investigating employees at the country’s central bank in connection with an embezzlement case. The authorities intend to “collect information related to employees” at the Bank of Portugal, investigators said.…

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