Communications teams average a little over 1% of the central bank’s total workforce, according to data from the Communications Benchmarks 2024. Data provided by 35 respondents shows that communications employees average 19.1 individuals on a…
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Europe’s politicians evaluate the European Central Bank’s (ECB) mandate based on changing information rather than ideological bias, a Centre for Economic Policy Research paper finds. Federico Maria Ferrara, Donato Masciandro, Manuela Mischella and Davide Romelli…
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Spanish political parties fail to agree on new governor – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Opposition refuses to accept government’s nomination of former ECB official Escrivá Bank of Spain…
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Central bank digital currency (CBDC) can fulfil the role of cash as retail public money to help maintain a well-functioning monetary system, a paper from the Bank of Canada (BoC) argues. BoC researchers Francisco Rivadeneyra,…
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NGFS study offers three proposals to help green monetary operations – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Report highlights eight case studies, including central banks in China, Japan, the eurozone…
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Around one in five surveyed central banks’ communications departments have used artificial intelligence (AI) tools to assist their work. Seven out of 34 central banks (21%) that responded to a new question in this year’s…
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Political influence is affecting the OeNB’s independence, staff say – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Austrian central bank employees criticise gag orders, conflicts of interest and insufficient female staff…
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Two-thirds of European Central Bank (ECB) workers do not describe themselves as healthy, with 38.9% suffering from burnout, results from a survey commissioned by the ECB staff committee show. Among respondents to the survey, seen…
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Bank for International Settlements, Basel The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has appointed Véronique Sani as its new secretary-general, as well as making two senior appointments to its Innovation Hub. Sani is currently president of…
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China and Kazakhstan to co-operate on CBDC research – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content The two Asian central banks set to carry out joint research and training The People’s…
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