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India’s central bank seeks approval for overseas rupee lending: sources
[NEW DELHI] India’s central bank is taking another step to internationalise the rupee, seeking approval to allow domestic banks to lend the currency to overseas borrowers for the first...
Former central bank deputy governor to head Bank of China: sources
Published Thu, May 22, 2025 · 12:31 PM[BEIJING] China will appoint financial veteran Liu Guiping as chairman of Bank of China (BOC), the nation’s fourth-largest state-owned bank, two sources...
Australia’s central bank cuts rates to two-year low of 3.85%
[SYDNEY] Australia’s central bank on Tuesday (May 20) cut its main cash rate by 25 basis points to a two-year low of 3.85% citing a darker global outlook and...
China’s central bank cuts two key rates to historic lows
[BEIJING] China’s central bank on Tuesday (May 20) cut two key interest rates to historic lows, as Beijing battles to stimulate its economy amid seesaw trade tensions with the...
Malaysia central bank keeps key rate at 3%, flags weaker global outlook
[KUALA LUMPUR] Malaysia’s central bank kept its benchmark interest rate unchanged on Thursday (May 8) despite an expected slowdown in economic growth due to a global trade war.
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Thailand to shortlist central bank chief candidates by July 2, official says
[BANGKOK] A Thai selection committee plans to shortlist candidates to be the next central bank chief by Jul 2, an official said on Thursday (May 8), ahead of the...
Ex-Pavilion Energy chief Alan Heng to lead Singapore’s new central gas entity
[SINGAPORE] Singapore has established a new government-owned entity to centralise natural gas procurement, and appointed Alan Heng, who previously led gas trader Pavilion Energy, as its chief executive.The formation...
China central bank governor says will cut banks’ reserve requirement ratio
Published Wed, May 7, 2025 · 09:42 AM — Updated Wed, May 7, 2025 · 09:52 AM[BEIJING] China’s central bank governor said on Wednesday the bank would cut the...
