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Nigerian Central Bank Allows Crypto Trading, Lifts Previous Ban

Nigeria's central bank has lifted a ban on transacting in cryptocurrencies, while saying global trends had shown a need to regulate such activities, the...

Russian Central Bank Signals Caution, Requires Months of CPI Decline Before Considering Rate Cuts – RBC

Russia's central bank will need two to three months to make sure that inflation is steadily declining before taking any decision on interest rate...

Indian Central Bank Expresses Uncertainty in Aligning Inflation with 4% Target

The Indian central bank’s objective of aligning inflation with its 4% target on a durable basis is far from assured and a failure to...

Central Bank’s Monetary Body Gets Crypto Specialist in Erdogan’s Recent Appointment

Turkey President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has appointed Fatma Ozkul, a professor who teaches about crypto assets and blockchain technology, to the central bank’s rate-setting...

Peru’s Central Bank Foresees Economic Shrinkage After Significant Adjustment

Peru central bank chief Julio Velarde said the nation’s gross domestic product will contract this year, marking the first time a government official publicly...

World’s Central Banks Approach 2024 with Cautious Steps—Here’s Why

Some of the world’s major central banks – including the US Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank and the Bank of England – are...

Brazil Central Bank Adjusts Downward 2024 Economic Growth Forecast

Brazil’s central bank trimmed its 2024 economic growth forecast as strong household consumption dwindles in the face of restrictive monetary policy. The bank expects gross...

Czech Central Bank Initiates Rate-Easing Cycle with a 25 bps Cut

The Czech National Bank (CNB) started an interest rate-easing cycle on Thursday with a 25 basis-point reduction that puts the main repo rate at...

Egypt Central Bank Maintains Steady Interest Rates Amidst Dropped Growth

Egypt's central bank kept its overnight interest rates unchanged on Thursday as predicted, saying GDP growth had slowed to 2.9% in the second quarter...

Czech Central Bank Poised to Initiate Rate-Easing Cycle on Thursday

The Czech National Bank was expected to make its first interest rate cut in more than three years on Thursday as policymakers meet amid...

Central Bank of Egypt Set to Conclude 2023 with Interest Rate Discussion on Thursday

The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE)’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will hold its final meeting of the year on Thursday to decide on the...

Philippine Central Bank Chief Rules Out Key Rate Cut in Near Future

The Philippine central bank is unlikely to pivot to monetary policy easing in the next few months as inflation risks persist, Governor Eli Remolona...

Indian Shadow Lenders Experience Sharp Decline Following Central Bank’s Tightened Norms

Indian Shadow lenders declined after the nation’s central bank tightened norms for investments by banks and other regulated entities into alternative investment funds to...

European Central Bank Utilizes Leverage Buffer to Counteract ‘Window Dressing

The European Central Bank has applied an extra capital requirement to six banks with excessive leverage or that may be trying to give supervisors...

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