Banknotes
Barbados to make switch to polymer
Redesigned banknotes will circulate by end of year, says governor
Liberian central bank publicly burns outdated currency
Move aims to rebuild public trust after long-running “missing banknote” controversy
How Afghanistan’s central bank can help prevent famine
Rules could be devised to allow the New York Fed to ease the acute US dollar banknotes shortage, writes Warren Coats
Currency Benchmarks 2021 – presentation
Central Banking’s currency subject matter specialist Rachael King speaks with Chris Jeffery about circulation, impact of Covid-19, forecasting, costs and resourcing, security and design, sustainability, and more
Ecuador brings in anti-theft dyes
Latin American country faces increasing crime rates including attacks on ATMs
Inside the Bank of Israel’s emergency cash supply exercises
Amir Safranovich and Meir Bitton describe how the central bank ensures the financial system is always ready in case of an emergency
RBNZ seeks to quell ‘urban myth’ over counterfeit cash
Central bank says people risk falling foul of the law as practice of “scraping” banknotes spreads
BSP inks deal with Australian firm for polymer note
Note Printing Australia will produce 1000-peso banknote, circulating from next year
Cash: important for a fairer economy
One interesting economic story over the past year has been the growth in grassroots support for cash payments. Against the backdrop of the Covid‑19 pandemic and now debunked rumours that coins and banknotes could be significant transmission vectors for…
ECB to choose new euro banknote designs by 2024
Banknote designs will be chosen by governing council, but public input will be vital
Australia’s central bank to review banknote distribution model
Decline in transactional cash usage has led to excess capacity
North Korea issues coupons instead of cash
Experts say closing of Chinese border due to Covid-19 may have halted banknote production
Uganda’s central bank cuts banknote printing costs
Improved processing and new reissuance guidelines streamline banknote management, report says
Covid-19 has accelerated paradoxical developments in cash usage
Antti Heinonen explores the unusual patterns in banknote demand in 2020 and draws lessons for the future
BoE urges public to spend remaining paper banknotes
Paper £20 and £50 will cease to be legal tender next year
BoJ unveils new 10,000-yen note
New banknote features “father of Japanese capitalism” and is set for issue in 2024
IMF urges Bank of Sierra Leone to investigate cash shortages
Recent banknote shipment failed to alleviate shortage, fund says
BoE completes transition to polymer
New £50 banknote featuring scientist Alan Turing enters circulation
Malawi picks G+D for currency processing contract
German-based firm already provides processing services to the Federal Reserve
Are we entering the polymer age?
CCL Secure explores the security and anti-counterfeit benefits of polymer banknote technology. As this developing technology reveals its advantages over traditional paper-based banknotes, could we soon see a shift in the status quo in polymer’s favour?
Cash infrastructure as public good – implications for the cash cycle
Efforts are under way in the Eurosystem to safeguard cash infrastructure as a ‘public good’ even as transaction volumes have fallen significantly. How can policy-makers strike the right balance?
Mexican 100-peso note wins international award
Banknote depicting seventeeth-century nun and poet wins International Bank Note Society accolade
Future of cash: what we can learn from the history of money
Central banks must take a broad view of efficiency if they are to preserve the benefits of cash, says Antti Heinonen
Venezuela releases three new banknotes amid hyperinflation
High-denomination notes reflect ongoing surge in prices