India cenbank aiming at multiple targets with simultaneous purchase, sale of dollars – bankers
By Nimesh Vora MUMBAI (Reuters) – The Indian central bank’s simultaneous purchase and sale of U.S. dollars in recent weeks has puzzled bankers, who speculate there may be multiple objectives behind the…
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 late February designed to support financial stability,…
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 local sol currency, which has risen around…
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 to support clients of banks. Nabiullina said…
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 due to the latest Western sanctions, Central…
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 Central Bank Governor Vladimir Chistyukhin said on…
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 regulatory requirements for the sector. The central…
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 roubles ($23.03 billion), as it works to…
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 lowered rating requirements, expanding refinancing options for…
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 key condition for foreign aid that has…
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 bank survey. The 40 analysts surveyed by…
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 record in exports, despite lower mining output…
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