Iran to join BRICS development bank soon, central bank governor says

DUBAI, Aug 12 (Reuters) - Iran will soon join the New Development Bank, the development lender established by the BRICS group ...

ABN Amro lifts annual guidance as central bank rates drive growth

By Jakob Van Calster and Mateusz Rabiega Aug 12 (Reuters) - ABN Amro lifted the guidance for its commercial net interest ...

China's central bank pledges timely new policy rollout

BEIJING, Aug 12 (Reuters) - China's central bank said on Wednesday it would maintain an appropriately loose monetary stance and roll out practical, effective measures as needed, but stopped short of ...
Sudan Tribune on MSN

Central Bank of Sudan tightens forex rules, orders data update

August 12, 2026 (KHARTOUM) – The Central Bank of Sudan has restricted commercial banks from purchasing export proceeds at their own declared exchange rates only for operations they directly funded, ...
AOL

Venezuela inflation grows to 19.9% in July, central bank says

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Venezuela's inflation reached 19.9% in July from the previous month's 13.8%, the central bank said on Wednesday. With July's result, year-on-year inflation stands at 579.96%, ...
China Daily

Plan expands central bank's regulatory reach

The People's Bank of China, China's central bank, has unveiled a comprehensive reform and development plan for the 2026-30 period. Economic Information Daily spoke to Dong Ximiao, chief economist at ...
The Star

Prabowo picks insiders for top Indonesia Central Bank posts

JAKARTA: President Prabowo Subianto nominated three senior Bank Indonesia officials to fill the central bank’s top leadership positions, reinforcing expectations of policy continuity after he picked ...

Venezuela looks to UK-held gold reserves for reconstruction as inflation surges

Aug 12 (Reuters) - Venezuelan authorities plan to focus on reconstruction efforts and recovering gold reserves worth an estimated $4 billion held in the Bank of England's underground vaults, National ...
Nairametrics

CBN relaxes discount window restrictions for FX, government securities

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) has removed restrictions that prevented financial institutions participating in the Nigerian Foreign Exchange Market (NFEM) and primary auctions of government ...
The Libya Observer

HoR Finance Committee rejects CBL Governor’s resignation

Planning, Finance and General Budget Committee on Wednesday rejected Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Governor Naji Issa’s request to step down from his post. The decision came during an emergency meeting ...

Benign Inflation Data Offers Reprieve to Fed as It Weighs Rate Increase

The latest Consumer Price Index report helped to reinforce the patient approach adopted by many officials at the Federal Reserve about raising rates, but it has not resolved the debate altogether.