A central bank is considered policy solvent when it generates sufficient realised income to cover the costs of monetary ...

In many rural towns, the “bank” people touch most often is not a branch at all, but a kiosk with a POS terminal, a handwritten ledger, and an agent who knows everyone’s name. A farmer cashes out to ...

A rules-based approach is envisaged once inflation declines to the 3–4% range, with policy interest rate responding accordingly ...

The US dollar (USD) is trading at 490 Cuban pesos (CUP) on the informal market this Monday, January 19, while the Central ...

Discover the ins and outs of fixed-for-fixed currency swaps, where parties exchange fixed interest payments across different ...

The recent announcement by the Ethiopian Statistical Service that Ethiopia’s year-on-year inflation rate dipped to 9.7 percent in December 2025 was heralded ...

The value of the U.S. dollar (USD) surged to 470 Cuban pesos (CUP) in the informal market on Tuesday, while the euro (EUR) climbed to 505 CUP, as reported by the independent monitor elTOQUE. These ...

In early December 2025, the Indian rupee reached a key milestone when it surpassed Rs 90 per dollar for the first time. The rupee had been falling steadily throughout the year, as foreign investors ...

Discover how dollarization stabilizes fledgling economies and attracts foreign investment by replacing the local currency with the U.S. dollar for safety.

On the same day as the official announcement, the independent outlet El Toque reported that its website, which reports on the informal exchange market, had been blocked on the Island following a ...

The U.S. dollar index was created by the Federal Reserve in March 1973 to measure the value of the U.S. dollar against a basket of the currencies of what were America’s largest trading partners at the ...