The Asian Development Bank Emerging East Asia’s local currency bonds are performing well but the region should prepare for the possibility of “tighter liquidity” as US quantitative easing is expected to end in October, according…
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Rupal Patel, Jack Meaning, Can’t we just print more money? Economics in ten simple questions, Cornerstone Press, May 2022, 320 pages “Never apologise, never explain.” The infamous dictum of former Bank of England governor Montagu…
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The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has launched a new “streamlined” whistleblowing policy, which allows people to raise concerns directly with the regulator. “Whistleblowing is a critical avenue for those wanting to shine a…
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The Bank of England achieved “favourable outcomes” on both income and costs in the 2017–18 fiscal year, leading to larger profits than the central bank had planned for, according to Court minutes published on April…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia says it is setting up a new panel of private-sector economists to collect views on topics ranging from current economic challenges to forward guidance. The RBA says the new panel…
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The State Bank of Pakistan The government of Pakistan appointed Jameel Ahmad to a five-year term as the new governor of the State Bank of Pakistan on August 19. Ahmad succeeds Reza Baqir, who left office…
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The Bank of Russia has announced plans to connect all Russian banks to the digital ruble in 2024, as it fast-tracks plans to circumvent sanctions. Cross-border integration with the digital yuan and the central bank…
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The South African Reserve Bank is looking into whether distributed ledger technology could be used for clearing and settlement, as part of a wider fintech initiative. On February 13, South Africa’s central bank outlined a…
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Central Bank of Colombia, Bogota Central banks tend to be able to influence capital flows through their monetary policy decisions, according to a meta-analysis published by the Central Bank of Colombia. Mauricio Villamizar-Villegas and co-authors…
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It was not “unreasonable” for the monetary board members of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka to invest in Greek government bonds in 2011, according to the country’s Supreme Court, which dismissed a legal complaint…
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