Bangladesh Bank’s traditional micromanagement is holding back financial innovation and competitiveness. A shift towards strategic oversight and market-enabling frameworks could unlock growth and resil ...

Central banks are thought to influence only short-term nominal interest rates, not long-term real interest rates (“real” ...

Bankers — the ones that manage national economies — get no rest this week. Central banks in a host of countries are meeting soon, starting with Sweden’s Riksbank and the Bank of Japan, followed by the ...

In a historic reversal, 2025 marks the first time in decades that central banks hold more reserves in gold than in U.S.

The State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) has announced an increase in the 2025 credit growth quota for commercial banks in a bid to stimulate economic growth, as inflation remains under control, Viet Nam News ...

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia--Malaysia's central bank lowered its growth and inflation forecasts for the Southeast Asian country, citing rising global trade tensions and geopolitical risks. Bank Negara ...

PARIS (Reuters) - France's economy will slow more this year and next than previously expected as trade tensions hit demand for French exports, the central bank said on Wednesday in its quarterly ...

KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) -Malaysia's central bank cut interest rates for the first time in five years on Wednesday, as global trade uncertainties threaten the export-oriented economy, raising the ...

Indonesian lawmakers are weighing changes to Bank Indonesia that include a broader mandate and a lower bar for removing ...

MEXICO CITY–The Bank of Mexico lowered its economic growth estimates for this year and next, citing uncertainty about the impact of U.S. import tariffs and weakness in domestic consumption and ...

When banks proactively adapt to climate and societal trends, modernize infrastructure, and weave ESG into decision-making, they enhance resilience and unlock new growth, writes Joe Myers, of Diebold ...