By: Romain Veyrune Assessments can help clarify the appropriate capitalization to best ensure a sound institutional financial position Central banks pride themselves on being data-driven and consensus-based. Surprisingly, though, there is little consensus among policymakers on a crucial issue: how much capital should these institutions hold? Unlike commercial banks, central banks don’t have universally prescribed minimum capital requirements. They can’t go bankrupt, because they can always issue their own currency to meet their nominal payment obligations. Even so, a weak capital position...

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Transactions Export Locomotives, Facilitate Purchase of Liquified Natural Gas Washington, DC – The Export-Import Bank of the United States’ (EXIM) Board of Directors today approved two transactions totaling nearly $285 million. The first of the two approvals today supports the export of Wabtec Corporation modernized locomotives to Grupo Mexico Transportes (GMXT). The nearly $185 million in financing will support GMXT’s fleet renewal program and support 600 good-paying, skilled manufacturing jobs in Pennsylvania and Texas. In the second transaction, the Board approved $99 million...

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Adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) in public administrations is growing, but governments face a range of challenges in scaling up AI applications, leading to many initiatives remaining in their pilot phase, according to a new OECD report. As AI becomes an integral part of digital government, transforming processes and services to improve productivity, responsiveness and accountability, the OECD’s Governing with Artificial Intelligence report is the first of its kind to examine how governments use and engage with AI, analysing 200 use cases and dozens of policy...

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In the context of the mid-term review of the EU’s cohesion policy, the Council adopted today amendments to existing regulations to better address current and emerging strategic challenges linked to the economic, social and territorial cohesion. These include, notably, defence and security, competitiveness and decarbonisation, affordable housing, measures related to water and challenges facing Eastern border regions. "The EU must be better prepared for tomorrow’s challenges. The legislation adopted today will enable member states to spend EU cohesion funds on...

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Washington, DC: International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva today announced her intention to appoint Nigel Chalk as Director of the Fund’s Western Hemisphere Department (WHD). Mr Chalk will assume his new role effective October 27, 2025. A UK and Irish national, Mr. Chalk brings to the role nearly three decades of experience at the Fund. Deep institutional knowledge, strategic insight, and calm leadership have earned him widespread respect across the institution. “Nigel’s deep experience, sound judgment, and steady hand...

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