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MANILA (Reuters) – Philippine headline inflation was expected to ease for a sixth straight month with the central bank on Monday projecting the rate in July to come in between …

ABUJA (Reuters) – Nigeria’s President Bola Tinubu has appointed a financial watchdog to investigate the central bank, weeks after he suspended its governor, a copy of a letter from the …

(Reuters) – The Moroccan economy registered growth of 1.3% in 2022, slowing down from the 8% growth registered in 2021, the central bank said late on Saturday. Abdellatif Jouahri, Governor …

By Jihoon Lee SEOUL (Reuters) – North Korea’s economy shrank for a third consecutive year in 2022, as COVID-19 restrictions and U.N. sanctions continued to weigh on economic activity in …

By Anant Chandak BENGALURU (Reuters) – The Bank of Thailand (BOT) will deliver a final 25-basis-point interest rate increase on August 2 and then hold rates steady until 2025 as …

BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon’s longtime central bank governor Riad Salameh defended his record on Wednesday in a televised interview just days before he is set to leave office, denying he …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korean manufacturers’ business optimism in August hit its highest level in seven months, a central bank survey showed on Thursday, as concern about raw material prices …

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s new central bank governor Pan Gongsheng brings with him the reputation of a firefighting technocrat, signalling growing concerns among the country’s leadership over …

NEW YORK CITY, NY – The New York City Police Department is asking for public assistance in identifying individuals connected to a series of robberies within the Central Park area. …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s central bank issued draft rules on data security management for the bank’s own operations on Monday, as Beijing tightens its grip on data usage and security …

By Jamie McGeever (Reuters) – A look at the day ahead in Asian markets from Jamie McGeever, financial markets columnist. The week ahead could be pivotal to the financial market …

By Alexander Marrow (Reuters) – The rouble weakened against the dollar on Friday after the Bank of Russia hiked rates by a more-than-expected 100 basis points, pointing to rising inflationary …

(Reuters) – Russia’s central bank raised its forecast for economic growth in 2023 even as it hiked rates by 100 basis points on Friday, now envisaging gross domestic product (GDP) …

By Jonathan Landay and Charlotte Greenfield WASHINGTON/ISLAMABAD (Reuters) – A U.S.-funded audit of Afghanistan’s Taliban-run central bank has failed to win Washington’s backing for a return of bank assets from …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s exports are expected to recover going forward, but at a sluggish pace compared with the past due to a narrower gap in competitiveness against China, …

By Raul Cortes (Reuters) – The U.S. State Department added nearly 40 people from El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala and Nicaragua, including former presidents and judges, to a list published on …

BEIJING (Reuters) – China’s outstanding structural policy tools totalled 6.87 trillion yuan ($952.14 billion) at the end of June, the central bank said on Wednesday, up 0.7% from 6.82 trillion …

WARSAW (Reuters) – Poland could cut interest rates this year, two central bankers were quoted as saying on Tuesday, fuelling expectations that a decrease in the cost of credit could …

SYDNEY, July 18 (Reuters) – Australia’s central bank decided to keep interest rates steady this month as policy was clearly restrictive and there was a risk a squeeze on household …

SEOUL (Reuters) – South Korea’s central bank said on Monday there was a need to manage financial stability in addition to price risks as the country’s high household debts have …

By Kevin Yao BEIJING (Reuters) -China’s central bank will use policy tools such as the reserve requirement ratio (RRR) and medium-term lending facility to weather the challenges facing the world’s …

SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia’s government announced on Friday that Michele Bullock, Deputy Governor at the Reserve Bank of Australia, will take over from Governor Philip Lowe in September, following a …