Nepal restricts imports to save cash, suspends cenbank governor
By Gopal Sharma KATHMANDU -Nepal is tightening imports of cars, gold and cosmetics as its foreign exchange reserves have fallen, a central bank official said …
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Exclusive-EU nations to exchange refugees’ hryvnias at Ukraine cenbank rate- draft document
BRUSSELS – European Union countries are likely to agree to allow millions of Ukrainian refugees to exchange their currency, the hryvnia, into currencies used in …
Russian capital control decision was a forced move, cenbank says
– The introduction of capital controls in Russia was a forced decision, the central bank governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Friday, after keeping its key …
Putin gives cenbank rights to determine size of FX operations with non-residents
– President Vladimir Putin gave the central bank rights to determine size of foreign currency operations with non-residents, including limiting FX purchases by foreigners on …
Russian cenbank is expected to hold key rate at 20% on Friday – Reuters poll
– The Russian central bank is expected to hold its key interest rate unchanged at 20% on Friday after a sharp emergency rate hike in …
Increased mining supply pushing Peruvian currency higher -cenbank
LIMA – A greater supply of dollars from the mining sector in Peru – the world’s No. 2 copper producer – is pushing up the …
Russia has internal replacement for SWIFT, cenbank says
– Russia has a system that can replace the SWIFT international payments system internally, Central Bank Governor Elvira Nabiullina said on Monday, stressing the need …
Russian cenbank says it carried no FX interventions on Monday due to sanctions
– The Russian central bank, which raised its key rate to 20% in an emergency move, did not carry out foreign currency interventions on Monday …
Russian cenbank says client funds in sanctioned banks are secure
MOSCOW – Clients’ funds held by Russian banks that were hit with new Western sanctions are secure and are not affected by the sanctions, Deputy …
Russian cenbank tells banks to consider postponing dividends
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank on Friday told lenders to consider postponing dividends and bonus payments to managers, as it announced measures to ease …
Russian cenbank says will hold “fine-tuning” repo auction on Friday
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank on Thursday said it would hold a “fine-tuning” repo auction on Feb. 25 with a limit of 2 trillion …
Russian cenbank widens Lombard List, lowers rating requirements
MOSCOW – The Russian central bank widened the Lombard List of collateral it agrees to take in exchange for provide banks with liquidity and also …
Lebanon parliament extends lifting of bank secrecy to audit cenbank
BEIRUT – Lebanon’s parliament on Monday extended a law that lifts banking secrecy regulations to facilitate a forensic audit of the country’s central bank, a …
Colombia inflation forecast higher in 2022, faster rate hikes seen – cenbank poll
By Nelson Bocanegra BOGOTA – Inflation estimates for Colombia this year rose and predictions of interest rate rises quickened among analysts polled in a central …
Peru economy likely to have exceeded pre-pandemic levels -cenbank
LIMA – Peru’s economy is expected to have stayed above pre-pandemic levels in December and January, due to the recovery of internal demand and a …