Lithuania
Bank of Lithuania steps up AML/CFT measures for crypto
Bank to co-operate with financial crime investigators to oversee ballooning digital assets sector
Podcast: Bank of Lithuania on becoming a ‘data-centric’ organisation
Officials from the Bank of Lithuania provide an update on their Data Management Maturity Program, Damama
People: Bank of Canada appoints deputy governor
Sharon Kozicki promoted to deputy role; new BEAC director in Chad; Lithuania appoints board member; and more
Lithuania’s central bank bolsters cash services
Central bank signs agreement with banking sector to maintain minimum level of cash provision
The winners of the 2021 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Fourth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the firms they work with
Lithuania cancels firm’s licence over alleged Wirecard money laundering
Fintech business committed “severe infringements” in dealings with collapsed German firm – central bank
Lithuanian parliament approves new governor
Gediminas Šimkus caps long career at Bank of Lithuania
Nordic and Baltic countries ask IMF for money laundering report
Move follows string of scandals over massive AML breaches in Baltic and Nordic banks
Bank of Lithuania paper explores spillovers of US policy uncertainty
Authors find “significant recessionary and deflationary effect” and synchronous response worldwide
The changing data landscape: Part 1
Central Banking speaks to Eyal Rozen, Ramūnas Baravykas and Wanpracha Chaovalitwongse about whether there is a need to change underlying infrastructure to bolster data-driven policy-making
The long-term impact of Covid-19 on banknote demand
The coronavirus pandemic has challenged cash usage assumptions at a time when central banks make only limited use of longer-term forecasts
Baltic central banks aim for joint commercial paper market
Estonian, Latvian and Lithuanian central banks to work with EBRD on creating short-term debt market
People: IMF appoints strategy head
Pazarbasioglu moves back to IMF; Lithuanian president appoints central bank board member
Lithuanian central bank welcomes anti-money laundering centre
Inter-agency centre will involve finance ministry, tax authority, banks and law enforcement
Major bank hid money-laundering evidence – Swedish regulator
Swedish FSA fines Swedbank record $386m over failures as Estonian prosecutors continue AML probe
Bulgaria: long live the currency board
Bulgaria should reject the euro and extend its currency board to cover bank deposits
ECB warns Lithuanian government over bank tax plans
Plan to tax banks’ assets could harm financial stability, particularly for weaker lenders, ECB says
People: BIS picks Lamfalussy fellow; Iceland appoints research director
BIS names 2020 fellow; Icelandic central bank promotes economist; Jekaterina Govina becomes director of supervision in Lithuania
Central banks should collaborate on multicurrency CBDC – research
Lithuania’s central bank notes national CBDC projects will not solve global payment inefficiencies
Three EU central banks hail success of Belarus project
Capacity-building project was first such EU mission in country noted for strong Russian links
Baltic and Nordic regulators form anti-money laundering group
Move follows wave of scandals over handling of alleged money laundering