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Central Banking Awards 2025: the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in another challenging year for central banks
CRR III hangs in the balance as member states push for changes
Top EU lawmaker rejects calls to water down capital rules, while others see room for manoeuvre
ECB set for 100bp of rate cuts by autumn – Greek governor
France is ‘an issue’ and Trump presidency an ‘explosive mix’, says Stournaras
ECB cuts rates by 25bp
Eurosystem disinflation “well on track” and council “did not discuss” TPI, says Lagarde
FSB praises France’s efforts to monitor crypto market
Review calls on authorities to facilitate Mica implementation and enforce regulations faster
Savings, not debt, can finance EU growth – Villeroy de Galhau
Governments need “strategic pivot” to meet structural challenges, says BdF governor
Supervise crypto first, say BdF and French markets authority
French supervisors call for Europe-wide regulation of digital asset class
Prepare to supervise AI, BdF’s Beau tells financial authorities
Technology can enhance revenues but list of related threats remains long, says deputy governor
BdF deputy governor softens digital euro regulatory stance
Beau says central bank money is safer, more liquid and less volatile than stablecoins
Exact inflation at 2% not ‘realistic, nor necessary’ – BdF governor
Villeroy de Galhau says central banks should advocate for structural policies
ECB will ‘probably’ cut rates in October – BdF governor
Central banks can help fight against political extremism by “restoring trust”, says Villeroy de Galhau
How (not) to review your monetary policy framework
The Fed made some mistakes in its last strategy review. As it prepares to have another go, it could learn from other central banks
EM central banks, Chinese and Indian households going for gold
Financial products have made it easier to access precious metal – BdF research
Phasing out coal-fired power could ultimately pay for itself – BdF paper
Authors say gains from lower operating and finance costs could compensate for outlay costs
Households biased in views of purchasing power – BdF deputy
Bénassy-Quéré says too much emphasis placed on food and energy prices’ effects on inflation
Lebanese authorities press criminal charges against Salameh
Former central bank governor faces investigation over alleged embezzlement
Euro has given France better interest rates – BdF official
Bénassy-Quéré says rates would have been higher if France had stayed outside single currency
Income not main determinant of inflation variances – ECB study
Research claims “fixed shopping basket” method not helpful for measuring differences across households
French energy ‘tariff shield’ cut inflation by 2.6% in 2022 – report
Authors say measures helped to boost household purchasing power and corporate margins
New NBER research sheds light on ‘cheapflation’
Savings from price discounts partially offset by price hikes for cheaper products
Banque de France and HKMA to conduct cross-border CBDC test
HKMA is the first non-European central bank to join the Eurosystem’s wholesale DLT settlement trials