Netherlands
DNB survey finds 49% of respondents ready to use digital euro
Over half of sample had not heard of central bank-issued digital currency, survey finds
Newspaper text can improve growth forecasts – DNB research
Sentiment index can cut errors in short-term forecasts, study finds
People: Steven Maijoor moves to DNB
Bank of Slovenia vice-governor nominated; ECB media relations chief stepping down; and more
People: Former Bank of Tanzania governor dies
Fed appoints chief innovation officer; World Bank names new head of International Finance Corporation; and more
Netherlands Bank launches new website
Central bank structures new site around six main themes
Dutch crypto firm takes legal action against DNB
Bitonic says new KYC requirements are disproportionate and threaten consumer privacy
Dutch cash deposit ATMs to close after explosive robbery
Banks and police are struggling to combat a spate of ATM bombings
2020: The year in review
The past 12 months have been marked by crisis-fighting and losses, but also innovation
Netherlands Bank backs IFRS plans for global sustainability standards
Governor Knot stresses global standard will be of less use if development continues to lag
Powell, Lagarde and Bailey express caution on CBDCs
Jay Powell says Fed must get any future CBDC right, rather than “being the first”
A 19th century bank failure holds lessons for stablecoin era – BIS paper
Bank of Amsterdam’s early “stablecoin” fell apart as the bank lent more freely, authors say
Eurogroup nominates Elderson to ECB board
European Union’s governments and parliament must now consider DNB official’s appointment
Beyond climate: addressing the ‘E’ in ESG
Environmental degradation raises fundamental questions about how central banks think about risk; efforts to expand focus beyond climate risks now under way
DNB survey looks at factors driving trust in financial system
Authors use data from DNB survey of Dutch consumers of financial services
ECB should scale back monetary stimulus after crisis – Weidmann
Knot says central bank should adopt symmetry in the implementation of PEPP purchases
‘Strict inflation targeting is past its expiry date’ – Klaas Knot
DNB president stresses the limits of central banks’ ability to micromanage inflation
Klaas Knot on ECB policy-making, the FSB and central bank ‘capture’
DNB president talks about the temporary nature of unconventional policies, the importance of inflation target ‘bands’, the role of central banks as ‘circuit-breakers’ and ECB decision-making under Christine Lagarde
Dutch cash payments fall sharply, DNB says
Cash payments were 30% of transactions in early 2020 but fell to 13% in April, study finds
BIS paper studies early form of macro-pru policy
Dutch controls on credit from 1960s to 1990s helped promote stability, authors find
Trust in big tech falters during pandemic – research
Netherlands Bank says trust in most public institutions has risen as banks step up during pandemic
The ECB, the lockdown and the monetary financing lock
The eurozone’s central bank may need to break its prohibition on monetary financing to fight the pandemic
Dutch pension funds record heavy losses – DNB
Major pension funds warn they may have to cut payouts unless finances improve soon
Cash usage falls further in Netherlands
Study shows contactless payments are the main driver away from cash payments
Dutch former governor attacks PM for blocking eurobond
Nout Wellink says Netherlands must prevent further debt crisis in Southern European countries