Governance, Regulation & Compliance

CFOs must now tackle real-time emergencies and have the quick reflexes needed for crisis management.

Japan moves to digitize government services.

The Bank for International Settlements says existing regulatory frameworks need a tune-up to deal with fintechs.

Managing director of the IMF was found culpable in the World Bank Doing Business report scandal in which data was falsified.

Reta Jo Lewis’ nomination to the controversial agency comes two years after Congress reauthorized the export credit agency after leaving it moribund from 2015 to 2019 and unable to grant financial commitments for more than $10 million.

A recent spate of ransomware attacks on U.S. companies has sparked new regulations.

Barring cryptocurrencies will prevent Chinese yuan from leaving China in the form of Bitcoin or other cryptocurrencies, allowing the government to maintain control of its centralized fiscal and economic systems.

The US Consumer Price Index gained 1.7% in the past 12 months and economists are expecting inflation to easily surpass the Federal Reserve’s 2% target.

The World Trade Organization gets its first woman and first African leader.

Janet Yellen smashes the glass ceiling and makes history as the first woman nominated to run the US Department of Treasury.

Regulators are using ESG metrics to stress-test banks.

The ECB has announced that it will decide by mid-2021 when to launch a digital euro project, beginning with an investigative phase.

The once-mighty cartel is struggling in the face of weak demand, a concerted push toward renewable energy and the market-pummeling impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Julio Velarde, chairman of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru, talked to Global Finance about the impact of Covid-19 and expectations for the future.

The president of the Central Bank of Brazil talks to Global Finance.

The governor of the Bulgarian National Bank speaks with Global Finance.

The governor of the Bank of Italy shares thoughts with Global Finance.

José Cantero, president of the Central Bank of Paraguay sits down with Global Finance to discuss how the current state of the world is affecting Paraguay’s economy.

Governor of the Central Bank of Chile shares insights with Global Finance.

Our 26th annual report grading the world’s central bankers considers their responses to the high-stress conditions wrought by the pandemic.