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High-value notes: default money for criminals?
Some experts say the notes are a boon for felons, and that central banks should stop issuing them
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Additional data breakdowns shed light on different planning approaches across cohorts
Fed proposes accounts for fintechs day after Trump’s XO
Lisa Cook welcomes proposals, but Barr points to AML risks
Malawi FX crisis due to structural weakness, says deputy governor
Central bank has taken measures to boost reserves, but says real issue is economic management
Europe’s central banks face tough policy calls – Barclays CEO
Venkatakrishnan also spoke on UK political uncertainty, Brexit and banking regs
French lawmakers confirm Moulin as next BdF governor
Villeroy de Galhau’s successor opens door to greener policies, throws support behind digital euro
AI architecture ‘a source of financial instability’ – ECB paper
LLMs and Q-learning trading algorithms both amplify market distress, researchers find
Reinventing reserve management: governance, risk and agility in a fragmented global financial system
Bank Indonesia’s new total‑portfolio approach tightens governance, risk controls and implementation speed in volatile global markets, writes reserves head Rahmatullah Sjamsudin
Iceland hikes by 25bp, citing rising expectations
Economic outlook deteriorates as energy prices rise and domestic wage pressures persist
Sama’s Al-Sayari on financial resilience and the future of the riyal
The Saudi Central Bank governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the Middle East conflict, the transformation of the Saudi economy, improving prudential oversight and contingency planning, and the development of the fintech and tokenised ecosystem
Middle East conflict
Leading central bankers defend frameworks amid ‘polyshock’
Panellists at SNB-IMF event say policy-makers should remain cautious in face of uncertainty
Geopolitical shifts and the evolution of reserve management: adapting to a new reality
How great power rivalry affects central bank portfolios by the Central Bank of Brazil’s Ricardo da Costa Martinelli
Indonesia going ‘all out’ to prop up rupiah, governor says
Warjiyo says it is ‘not business as usual’ following $1.7bn outflows from foreign portfolio in Q1
Norway and Moldova are first in Europe to hike rates on Iran war
Norges Bank cites broad inflation concerns, but Moldova points to conflict-induced energy spike
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Helder Lopes on Timor-Leste’s transformation now the oil has run out
BCTL governor speaks about dollarisation, the Petroleum Fund, Asean membership, digitalisation and financial deepening
Zafar Parker on 25 years of reserve management at the Sarb
Amid evolving risk, the head of financial markets talks about the journey to excess balance transfers to the government as South Africa’s reserves rose from $20bn to $80bn
The challenges facing Fed chair Kevin Warsh
New chair has pledged sweeping change, but can he keep Trump – and the FOMC – onside?
Busting Mythos: how Europe is responding to the latest AI model
Experts emphasise heightened importance of focusing on basics
Central Banking Meetings Kuala Lumpur 2026
Central banks should stick to what they know, say governors
Focusing on key existing objectives is preferable to taking on new ones, say panellists
Regulators must be as tech savvy as the scammers – panel
Officials say fraudsters’ use of AI means central banks will need a more agile approach to supervision
Working group minutes: cyber and quantum strategies
Central banks are upgrading their own systems and pushing financial firms to think strategically
Central bankers highlight insider threats to cyber security
Due diligence, including into third parties, is essential to mitigating problem, panellists say
Benchmarking
Three-fifths of central banks use strategic progress monitoring tools
Respondents with wider set of objectives report highest usage of tools
Inter-bank working groups
Facilitating connections between central bankers across the globe to promote the exchange of expertise and support collaboration.
Upcoming meetings include: Cyber risk management, social media in communications and upgrading forecast models.
Supply-side shock stuns central banks
The partial closure of the Strait of Hormuz raises fresh challenges for central bank policy-makers
Central Banking Awards 2026
Central Banking Awards 2026: the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in another challenging year for central banks
Governor of the year: Jerome Powell
The Fed chair has shown high levels of integrity and resolve in upholding his public duty in the pursuit of price stability and maximum employment
Lifetime achievement award: Mervyn King
The former BoE governor helped restore UK monetary policy credibility, played a central role during the global financial crisis, and has made significant contributions towards better bank oversight and economics
Central bank of the year: Central Bank of Nigeria
A return to policy orthodoxy under new leadership at the African central bank helped to bring Nigeria’s economy back from the brink
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