Bloomberg The Bank of England (BOE) said an agreement is needed as part of the Brexit process to protect the ‘long-term validity’ of 20 trillion pounds ($27.1 trillion) of existing derivative contracts. The BOE’s Financial Policy Committee said on Monday that after the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, it will be ‘complex and difficult’ for financial firms themselves to …

Bloomberg Two months after suspending masala bonds sales by local issuers, India lifted restrictions on issuance. That was the easy part. Masala bonds, or rupee-denominated debt securities sold abroad, are still subject to caps on pricing and tenor. Issuers must also compulsorily seek approval from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) before every sale—constraints that may keep issuance from picking …

Bloomberg Now that Nigeria’s economy is recovering from its worst slump in 25 years, the central bank can turn its focus to fighting inflation again — and shoring up its currency. The Monetary Policy Committee has kept its interest rate at a record-high 14 percent since July 2016, trying to support the economy, and will probably hold it there at …