Czech Republic
Central Banking Awards 2025: final winners announced
Last group of awards includes governor of the year and lifetime achievement
CNB study highlights AI’s limits as inflation forecasting tool
Bank says tech can help analysts, but is not yet capable of replacing traditional predictive models
Branching paths: the Czech National Bank’s many modelling options
Three external reviews each recommended a different combination of models. The CNB now faces tough design choices, and must also decide how to upgrade its economic research
CNB takes next step towards adopting bitcoin
Board approves governor’s proposal to look at “additional asset classes”, which could include crypto
CNB ‘considered’ adding bitcoin to reserves – governor
Governor says central bank could “continue to debate” using cryptocurrency in diversification drive
CNB’s Aleš Michl on tackling inflation, Friedman’s legacy and ditching DSGE
The Czech governor speaks about policy mistakes, targeting M2, diversifying into equities and gold, building new models and ending interest payments on minimum reserves
CNB to set up new research and statistics department
Central bank says restructuring will boost its ability to “analyse and model economic trends”
People: New faces on IMF exec board
Plus, appointments at Deutsche Bundesbank and Czech central bank
Europe’s central banks diverge on monetary policy
Norway holds, while Albania, Czech Republic and Sweden proceed with cuts
How the rate hike cycle emboldened banks’ deposit modelling
But just because depositors didn’t react quickly doesn’t mean it will never happen
Czech Republic, Sweden and Switzerland cut rates
25bp cuts across Europe follow Fed’s footsteps
Czech National Bank cuts rates to 4.5%
Reduction of 25bp comes after headline inflation falls to 2% target
Czech National Bank cuts rates by 50 basis points
Next step likely to be a 25bp cut or a halt to easing, says central bank
How the Czech National Bank brought inflation down from 18% to 2% in two years
Governor Aleš Michl on the road to 2% inflation and future profitability
Twenty years on, Visegrád states are converging to rest of the EU
Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Slovakia have undergone economic transformation, CNB finds
Czech National Bank cuts rates by 50 basis points
Central European country follows in Hungary’s footsteps in easing
Policy round-up: Switzerland and Czech Republic cut rates
Norges Bank holds rates in face of uncertainty
Central European countries see rise in counterfeiting
Danish central bank to upgrade banknotes ahead of overhaul
Norway and Czech Republic hold rates
Norges Bank 'likely' to make small increase in December
Equities look set to stay in FX reserves portfolios
Despite 2022 losses and higher bond yields, central banks maintain commitments to the risky asset class
People: Nigeria reappoints deputy governors
Czech National Bank names new deputy; New York Fed appoints chief operating officer; and more