All posts tagged "Central Banks"
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222ChinaChinese Banks Asked to Prepare for Longer Yuan Trading Hours
Longer trading hours will help meet the rising global demand for yuan transactions, narrow the onshore-offshore spread, and help Chinese investors hedge currency risk.
June 30, 2022 -
337Big PictureBIS Warns Central Banks of Inflation Threat
The BIS warns that the dangers of stagflation "loom large" due to lingering disruptions from the pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and soaring commodity prices.
June 29, 2022 -
289Asia-PacificBIS Launches Yuan Liquidity Facility for Central Banks
Central banks from China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and Chile are creating a reserve pool to guard against market stresses.
June 28, 2022 -
451Asia-PacificJapan’s Soramitsu to Study CBDC in Vietnam, Fiji, Philippines
Japan's METI has selected Soramitsu to conduct CBDC feasibility studies in other APAC countries, building on its work in Cambodia and Laos.
June 27, 2022 -
648Crypto / Digital AssetsBIS Vision for Monetary System Doesn’t Include Crypto
BIS says crypto and DeFi have structural limitations and inherent risks that make them unsuitable for the future digital monetary system.
June 22, 2022 -
492Asia-PacificBangladesh Bank to Assess Feasibility of Introducing CBDC
A CBDC is needed to facilitate the growth of digital transactions and encourage startups and e-commerce businesses, the finance minister said.
June 14, 2022 -
632Big PictureSustainable Investing Slowly Taking Root at Central Banks
A new report says central banks are increasingly looking to align their operations with sustainability objectives within the constraints of their mandates.
May 31, 2022 -
495Crypto / Digital AssetsSWIFT to Develop Capabilities to Interlink CBDCs With Payment Systems
SWIFT will seek to interlink multiple CBDC platforms with existing payment systems, using existing bank messaging standards and authentication models.
May 26, 2022 -
502Big PictureNGFS Issues Reports on Climate-related Risks and Ratings
Two new reports shed light on the extent to which climate risks are taken into account by FIs and affect credit ratings.
May 24, 2022 -
363Asia-PacificASEAN+3 Ministers Pledge to Maintain Regional Stability
The CMIM is being enhanced to allow ASEAN+3 members to use their own and each other's local currencies for CMIM liquidity support.
May 20, 2022
