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

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

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

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

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

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

The Bank of England (BoE) has held its policy rate at 4.75% in a 6–3 decision, as inflation in the UK rose to an eight-month high. Three members of the monetary policy committee (MPC) – Swati Dhingra, ...