Central banks use a mix of external communication channels, but press releases and conferences are the most common means among respondents to the Communications Benchmarks 2024. Press releases are used among all (100%) 34 respondents.…
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BIS profit rises as balance sheet grows – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Institution close to completing five-year strategic plan, as deposits hit record high Bank for International Settlements,…
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MAS carbon emissions rise amid shift to greener investment portfolio – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Equity and corporate bond climate exposures fall as rising air travel and data…
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The Bulgarian Commission for Combatting Corruption has found the activities of Andrey Gurov, deputy governor of the Bulgarian National Bank to be ‘incompatible’ with his role, forcing his suspension, the central bank said on June 27.…
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Banque de France and HKMA to conduct cross-border CBDC test – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content HKMA is the first non-European central bank to join the Eurosystem’s wholesale DLT…
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The European Central Bank The European Central Bank (ECB) and two supervisory agencies have published their agreement on the governance of their “data point model” (DPM). The agreement, originally signed in March, set up a joint…
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Most communications departments of central banks have a majority of female staff, data from the Communication Benchmarks 2024 shows. The average proportion of female staff is 61.5%, according to data from 32 communications teams. Male…
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Timothy Antoine addressing the ECCB 40th Anniversary global conference/Central Banking Autumn Meetings 2023 The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) announced on June 28 that it attained a record profit of EC$80.2 million (US$29.7 million) in…
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The federal council of Switzerland appointed Martin Schlegel as the new chairman of the governing board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), it announced on June 26. The council also promoted Antoine Martin to be…
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Most jurisdictions that responded to a Bank for International Settlements (BIS) survey are developing cryptocurrency regulation, though central bank uncertainty around its use remains. Some 86 central banks responded to the BIS 2023 survey on…
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