Articles by Levente Koroes
Reserve Benchmarks 2025 report – tariff realignment?
Benchmarks show how some central banks are cutting US dollar exposure and raising duration
ECB’s Evelien Witlox on design choices for the digital euro
The digital euro’s program director speaks about holding limits, waterfall arrangements, programmability, blockchain usage and offline ‘secure elements’ for cash-like exchanges
ECB sheds light on uses for a digital euro
‘Sandbox’ participants speak of largely positive experiences with prototype CBDC
Book notes: Bankers’ trust, by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
A novel investigation into how trust among central bankers – or lack thereof – helped and worsened crises of the past
Merz backs using Bank of Russia funds to help Ukraine
Frozen central bank assets could collateralise €140bn interest-free loan, says German chancellor
Less is more when it comes to stablecoin supervision – research
Strong collateral rules, not overly close oversight, prevent runs, says new study
European Central Bank holds rates
Staff’s new projections look “similar” to those published in June, Lagarde says
IMF model links banks’ liquidity and capital adequacy rules
Lenders balance liquidity and solvency risk, paper says
EEA non-banks to gain direct Target access from October 6
Fintechs to benefit from reaching beyond Sepa, Lithuanian central bank says
Bulgarian National Bank denies shielding sanctioned oligarch
Central bank calls political party’s claim “unacceptable political interference”
Norges Bank divests from Israeli firms active in Gaza
Bank terminates contracts with Israeli investment managers and brings portfolio management in-house
ECB looks to cut carbon via business travel
Bank says its footprint remains “well on track” to reach 46.2% reduction in emissions by 2030