The governor of the Bank of Russia said that it held its key policy rate at 21% because monetary conditions had tightened ...

The Central Bank of Colombia (Banrep) reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points on December 20 – thus surprising the markets ...

If 2023 marked a decisive pivot among central banks towards easing monetary policy, 2024 was the year when the reality of ...

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When Mamo Mihretu, the governor of the National Bank of Ethiopia (NBE), spoke to Central Banking back in October, he hinted ...

The Bank of Mexico (Banxico) on December 19 reduced its policy rate by 25 basis points in a unanimous decision. In a ...

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) on December 19 intervened once again in the foreign exchange market in a further attempt to ...

The People’s Bank of China (PBoC) has kept its market-based benchmark lending rates (LPRs) unchanged. In a statement today ...

A rise in the cost of repo and foreign exchange derivatives has become a year-end tradition for several years now, as banks ...

Temporary debt forbearance is often criticised for keeping “zombie firms” alive, but this view is not necessarily accurate, ...