Australian indigenous nation advances with digital currency – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Birri Gubba dollar to be pegged to AUD and backed by assets including carbon credits An…
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The Taliban regime in Afghanistan has changed its central bank governor, it announced on July 6, promoting a man under international sanctions. Noor Ahmad Agha will now lead Da Afghanistan Bank after being its first…
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Issuing a central bank digital currency (CBDC) should not decrease seigniorage, panellists at the Central Banking Summer Meetings said on June 13. Seigniorage – the revenue a central bank makes from printing notes, an important source of…
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Uruguay appoints new central bank president – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Vice-president promoted as outgoing chief resigns Central Bank of Uruguay boardroom Uruguay’s government appointed Washington Ribeiro as…
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Bahamas’ central bank will tell lenders to make CBDC available – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Governor says central bank will introduce measures over next two years amid low…
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Central banks face a capital framework imbalance – should we care? – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Most economists say clear recapitalisation frameworks are important. But many central banks…
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Head of Malta’s central bank resists calls to resign – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Prime minister removes embattled governor from board of financial services authority Edward Scicluna Edward…
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Kazakhstan’s CBDC pilot enters second phase – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Central bank to examine how digital tenge could be used to reduce corruption in public spending The…
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Former US president Donald Trump said he would likely allow Jerome Powell to serve out his term as chair of the Federal Reserve Board until 2028, if Trump is elected again. “I’ve had my own…
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Russia and Iran have connected their payment systems, allowing the US-sanctioned nations use of their currencies for commercial transactions. Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran governor Mohammad Reza Farzin announced on July 6 that…
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