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Bank Negara Malaysia - Financial Stability Payment Systems Report (2010)
Bank Negara Malaysia Financial Stability Payment Systems Report 2010 says risks to financial stability will be externally driven
Establishment of Southern African currency union delayed: Sarb’s Mminele
South African Reserve Bank deputy governor Daniel Mminele says timeline for adoption of Southern African Development Community single currency will be reviewed
Bank’s Cleland: £5 note replenishing scheme “on track”
Bank of England head of banknotes division Victoria Cleland says £5 note replenishing scheme was on schedule but may need to be stepped up
Interview: Daniela Russo
The European Central Bank's director-general of payments discusses the CPSS-Iosco report on regulating financial market infrastructures
Fiji’s Whiteside on microfinance challenges
Reserve Bank of Fiji governor Barry Whiteside says poor infrastructure presented challenges in extending financial services into the rural areas
Zimbabwe told to look to commercial banks for US coin supplies
Contrary to local media reports, Federal Reserve has not made formal arrangement with Harare
BoJ leaps to action to soothe quake fears
Bank of Japan moves to assure investors that financial infrastructures are still working; central bank will work to maintain smooth liquidity, settlement conditions
Wealth main determinant of bank service distribution: SNB paper
Swiss National Bank study says amount of bank account holders is directly correlated to wealth
Canada to launch first polymer note this year
Bank of Canada set to issue new C$100 polymer banknote in November 2011; says entire series will be unveiled in the spring
Libya’s Bengdara pleads for softer sanctions on central bank: report
Central Bank of Libya governor Farhat Bengdara tells Wall Street Journal he is lobbying for some leniency on central bank sanctions; says cannot return to Tripoli
Bank of England - Payment Systems Oversight Report (March 2011)
Bank of England’s March 2011 Payment Systems Oversight Report says further steps could be taken to reduce risks in UK payment systems
SNB to close Geneva office as cash distribution services are outsourced
Swiss National Bank says Geneva office will close next year as cash distribution services to be carried out by private firms; fifteen staff affected by closure
RBI aims to cut reliance on banknote paper imports by half with new mill
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says new state-of-the-art paper mill will cut imports for banknote paper by “more than half”
RBNZ triggers contingency plans as earthquake strikes
Reserve Bank of New Zealand says it is collaborating with private sector to provide cash to earthquake-hit areas
Choice of payment method affects inflation: Bank of Canada paper:
Bank of Canada study charts influence of credit purchases on inflation, monetary policy
RBI’s Chakrabarty: banks must embrace technology
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Kamalesh Chandra Chakrabarty says technology should play a greater role in banks’ strategic plans
Fed's Raskin on debit card reform
Federal Reserve board member Sarah Raskin outlines regulatory changes in debit card industry
HKMA plans launch of new HK$500 note
Hong Kong Monetary Authority says banknote will enter circulation next week
Credit card transactions rise: HKMA lending survey
Results of Hong Kong Monetary Authority Fourth Quarter 2010 Credit Card Lending Survey show increase in credit card transactions
Sri Lanka launches new banknote series
Central Bank of Sri Lanka series in 20 years; new edition contains several new advanced security features and first SLRs5000 denomination
Estonia euro information campaign a success
Survey on euro adoption information campaign shows 97% of respondents were made aware of switch to single currency
Paper fault has not damaged business, says defiant De La Rue
Banknote printer insists fault which has hammered share price and fuelled takeover spat with French rival has not blighted business; discussions with RBI “ongoing”
Ex-Vietnam governor linked to Securency bribery scandal
Payments from polymer-maker Securency alleged to have been channelled to fund education of former State of Bank of Vietnam governor Le Duc Thuy's child
Oberthur drops De La Rue bid after increased offer flops
French banknote printer Oberthur Technologies abandons bid for British rival De La Rue following failure of increased offer at 935 pence per share