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World Bank member nations split over plans to expand balance sheet
Developing nations have warned against reshaping the World Bank in the aftermath of David Malpass’s departure as its head in a way that would imperil the institution’s ultra-high credit rating. The early exit of Trump-appointed Malpass, announced last week, is expected to hasten reforms — pushed by US Treasury secretary Janet Yellen — under his…
eclgs: Finmin to meet heads of banks on Feb 22; to review the progress of ECLGS for MSMEs
The finance ministry has called a meeting of heads of public sector banks and top four private sector lenders to review the progress of the emergency credit line guarantee scheme (ECLGS) to help businesses affected by COVID-19. The meeting is scheduled to be held on February 22 to review progress on ECLGS and Loan Guarantee…
Markets raise bets on BoC rate hike this summer, cuts in 2024
Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem takes part in a news conference in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada April 13, 2022. REUTERS/Blair Gable Investors are increasing their batches that the Bank of Canada will hike its key lending rate at least once more this summer and delay any cuts to next year in the wake of stronger-than-expected…
G20 watchdog says commodity market concentration poses a threat to a wider economy
By Huw Jones LONDON (Reuters) – The pandemic and war in Ukraine highlighted weaknesses in commodity markets where a ‘significant’ concentration of firms, banks, exchanges and clearing houses threatens to transmit losses to the wider economy, the G20’s financial watchdog said on Monday. The Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) deep dive into commodity markets came after…
Federal deficit stood at $3.6-billion with four months left in 2022-23 fiscal year
Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland appears as a witness at a Senate committee on national finance, in Ottawa, on Dec. 7, 2022.Sean Kilpatrick/The Canadian Press The federal deficit stood at $3.6-billion as of November with just four months left in the 2022-23 fiscal year, suggesting federal finances are outperforming official projections. The Finance Department’s monthly fiscal…
How credit unions offer homebuyers a way around mortgage stress tests
Breadcrumb Trail Links Real Estate News Mortgages Finance Banking Provincially regulated credit unions aren’t bound by OSFI’s mortgage stress test and homeowners have taken notice Published January 27, 2023 • 6 minute read 6 Comments Tougher mortgage qualification rules threaten to push bank loans out of reach for homebuyers. Photo by Jim Wells/Postmedia Article content…
Japan Finance Minister Warns of Severe Finances as BOJ Struggles to Contain Yields
TOKYO (Reuters) – Japan’s finances are becoming increasingly precarious, Finance Minister Shunichi Suzuki warned on Monday, just as markets test whether the central bank can keep interest rates ultra-low, allowing the government to service its debt. Japan’s public debt is more than double its annual economic output, by far the heaviest burden in the industrialized…