Central Banking

Venezuela completes repatriation of gold reserves

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Final shipment of 14 tonnes of gold arrives in Caracas; governor certain the central bank has the capabilities to protect the precious metal

Precautionary motives drive rapid build-up of reserves in EMEs, says IMF paper

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 15:11:55 GMT

Central Banking

Fund study shows stockpiling of international reserves in emerging markets are motivated by insurance against capital account, rather than current account shocks

State Bank of Pakistan warns on ‘deteriorating’ budgetary conditions

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

State Bank of Pakistan quarterly report says government fell short of budget target last year; warns drying up of foreign direct investment could leave economy vulnerable

World Gold Council predicts ‘record year’ for central bank gold purchases

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Trend of central banks being net purchasers to continue; latest update from World Gold Council predicts ‘record year’ of buying

BoK to invest reserves into onshore renminbi assets

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Inter-bank bond market quota and QFII qualification pave the way for Bank of Korea to place more of its reserve in mainland China

IMF paper: High international reserves are not panacea for low-income countries

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

International Monetary Fund study measures economic impact of external shocks on low-income countries with different levels of international reserves; says reserves provide cushion not remedy

Fed expects $76.9 billion transfer to US Treasury

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Federal Reserve estimates it will provide $76.9 billion of funds to the US Treasury after high returns from interest on income

Lagarde applauds Nigerian sovereign wealth fund creation

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Christine Lagarde makes first visit to Africa since becoming managing director of the IMF; hails creation of Nigerian sovereign wealth fund as an “important advancement”

Bank of Finland paper investigates China’s evolving reserve requirements

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 12:11:38 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Finland discussion paper charts the changing role of reserve requirements as a policy tool in Asia's biggest economy

South Korean won slips following Kim Jong-il’s death

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Death of North Korean leader causes South Korean won to hit two-month low against dollar and sterling; world waits to see how youngest son will handle succession

UN and US lift sanctions on Libyan central bank

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

UN Security Council and US government announce removal of sanctions on Central Bank of Libya's assets

Renminbi to be reserve currency in less than five years: CB.com poll

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 17:30:00 GMT

Central Banking

A poll of CentralBanking.com readers finds most believe the Chinese currency will account for more than 5% of global reserves in less than five years

Video: National Bank of Angola’s David Carvalho on reserves allocations to Brics

Mon, 12 Dec 2011 15:04:00 GMT

Central Banking

Angolan central bank looks to invest in Brazilian, Chinese and African debt as it reassesses its reserves guidelines in light of the eurozone debt crisis and persistently low US Treasury yields

CB.com panel discusses changes in reserve management functions

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

CentralBanking.com poses the question: What do central banks want from reserves and reserve managers? Panellists discuss how the financial crisis has altered the role of reserve managers

NALM Africa 2011: Beware the risk 'numbers' say African central bankers

Tue, 06 Dec 2011 17:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

African central bank risk chiefs say reserves managers need to beware the numbers produced by complicated risk management software systems and rely more on their own qualitative judgement

NALM Africa 2011: African central banks rethink reserves allocations

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

The drop-off in US Treasury yields and concern about a eurozone sovereign collapse has prompted a number of African central banks to review their reserves allocations

Reserves act as effective insurance mechanisms during crises: Central Bank of Brazil paper

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 12:09:04 GMT

Central Banking

Central Bank of Brazil study says accumulation of international reserve in lead up to crisis helped reduce burden on growth

Industry praises expansion of South Korea’s currency swap arrangements

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Senior executives of large enterprises praise Bank of Korea for expanding currency swaplines with Japan and China; industry concerned about slowdown caused by eurozone crisis

Industry urges expansion of South Korea’s currency swap arrangements

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Senior executives of large enterprises ask Bank of Korea governor to consider expanding currency swaplines with Japan and China; industry concerned about slowdown caused by eurozone crisis

Emerging market central banks lead gold rush

Fri, 18 Nov 2011 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

World Gold Council Global Demand Trends report shows central banks were net buyers of gold in third quarter of 2011, led by Russia, Bolivia and Thailand

Sanusi reveals ‘strategic’ decision to hold renminbi reserves

Wed, 16 Nov 2011 14:48:00 GMT

Central Banking

Governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria explains why he made the decision to convert some of the country’s reserves into renminbi; says Nigeria left it “too late” to buy gold

IMF evaluates reform options for SDR basket eligibility criteria

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:24:00 GMT

Central Banking

Executive directors meet to discuss staff paper on criteria for broadening the SDR currency basket; “freely usable” criterion set to stay

Held in reserve

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 09:42:35 GMT

Central Banking

Held in reserve Gary Smith says it is time for central banks to define what they want from reserves and reserve managers.

Rule of thumb is inaccurate method to design reserves policy: IMF paper

Fri, 28 Oct 2011 14:26:08 GMT

Central Banking

Fund study says economic reforms are a more durable policy than international reserves at mitigating effects of external shocks

Interview: George Milling-Stanley

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:39:53 GMT

Central Banking

As George Milling-Stanley leaves his role as managing director, government affairs at the World Gold Council, he summarises gold market trends and its role in central banks' reserve portfolios