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Euro has given France better interest rates – BdF official
Bénassy-Quéré says rates would have been higher if France had stayed outside single currency
Bundesbank’s Nagel: central bank business models are changing
Panetta says wholesale CBDC likely to launch sooner than retail; Das gives update on digital rupee
ECB to explore nature-related risk in environmental plan
Climate change and biodegradation are “two sides of the same coin”
CBDC is inevitable
Central bank digital currency should be thought of as a platform rather than a product, writes Dave Birch
Europe’s half-baked benchmark switch leaves some dissatisfied
Users frustrated by narrow scope of euro transition, but replacing Euribor was never a euro group objective
Montenegro appoints Radović as first woman governor
New governor takes office after former president failed to keep predecessor in role
Lagarde calls for stronger EU securities and markets authority
ECB president stresses completing capital markets union is essential to deal with deglobalization, ageing and climate change
The predicament of bloated central bank balance sheets
Swollen balance sheets carry significant risks for combating inflation, ensuring financial stability and preserving central bank credibility, independence and effectiveness. How can central banks reduce them?
EU data protection bodies raise concerns about digital euro
EDPB and EDPS request central bank explain how it will process and protect data
Book notes: Economists in the cold war, by Alan Bollard
A geographically balanced review of key economists that shaped the world economy
ECB launches digital euro preparation phase
Phase includes CBDC rulebook and selection of providers, as well as testing
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
A ‘unified ledger’ and the future of money
Blueprint set out by the BIS staff raises plenty of questions about the 'singleness of money'
When £1 is not £1
Gabriel Stein examines the risks from introducing a CBDC should its value diverge from that of physical currency and bank deposits
The financial sanctions maze
Anyone affected by Russia-related sanctions knows patience and caution are strongly advised, writes Richard Heckinger
Climate change: a new financial risk for central banks
Overcoming ‘analysis paralysis’ and the lessons in capturing climate-related financial risks on the Deutsche Bundesbank’s balance sheet
Bulgarian MPs re-elect Radev as governor
Governor had served two years past end of first term amid prolonged political crisis
Book notes: O Governador, by Luis Rosa
Documents Carlos Costa’s clashes with Portugal’s elite during the eurozone sovereign debt and banking crisis
Senad Softić on governance, currency boards and EU convergence challenges
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina governor speaks about improving governance in a political vacuum, managing a currency board amid rip-sawing euro rates, resolving Gazprom’s local units, modernising payments and meeting EU convergence criteria
EC proposes legal tender status for digital euro
Legislation envisages digital wallet available on- and offline, while safeguarding cash
Two major lenders tighten limits on Russian transactions
Raiffeisen stops euro payments to Russia, and Bank of China stops yuan payments from Russia