IMF: $44bn loan deal to Argentina fell short of expectations – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Monetary policy’s effects limited as central bank suffered heavy cashflow losses, evaluation finds…
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The facial expressions and tones of voice adopted by European Central Bank (ECB) presidents can intensify the impact of the ECB’s monetary policy decisions on the wider markets, a new study shows. Researchers at the University…
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Bank for International Settlements veteran Claudio Borio has joined the Central Banking Advisory Board. Borio, who headed the BIS’s monetary and economic department between 2013 and 2024, has long drawn important lessons from economic history alongside contemporary…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have made a series of senior appointments in recent weeks. The RBA said in a statement on December 19 that Sarah Brown had…
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Central banks no longer stand behind national currencies with the promise of repayment of their value in precious metals, such as gold and silver. Yet currencies remain as liabilities on the balance sheets of central…
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Oman appointed Ahmed Al Musalmi as its new central bank governor on December 31, replacing Tahir Al Amri. Sultan Haitham bin Tariq, Oman’s ruler, announced the Central Bank of Oman appointment through a decree published on the state-run Oman…
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IMF develops stress test for central bank balance sheets – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Framework designed to help risk teams determine appropriate profit distributions Staff at the International…
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Government loyalist deemed ineligible for BoT chairmanship – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Council of State raises issue with Kittiratt na Ranong’s previous political office Bank of Thailand Thailand’s…
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Trials pick holes in retail CBDCs’ privacy technology – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Report by central banks says shortcomings in design features could stymie implementation A report by…
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Digital euro’s ‘cash-like privacy’ hinges on offline functionality – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Update report notes disagreement between banks and consumer representatives on key design aspects The Eurosystem’s…
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