Kosovo’s parliament votes for new governor
The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo Kosovo’s parliament voted to nominate a new central bank governor on July 14, after four months in which the job was held by an acting candidate. Ahmet…
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The Central Bank of the Republic of Kosovo Kosovo’s parliament voted to nominate a new central bank governor on July 14, after four months in which the job was held by an acting candidate. Ahmet…
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Most central banks in the world are working on their own digital currencies, but the Bank for International Settlements has found gaps in cyber threat modelling that pose a risk to trust in the new…
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In contrast to the US Federal Reserve, the Bank of England, Sveriges Riksbank and the Bank of Mexico, the European Central Bank does not disclose the direction of individual governing council votes in the accounts…
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Luis Rosa, O Governador, D.Quixote, November 2022, 372 pages After a tumultuous decade, the Portuguese economy finally entered a period of stable and rapid growth in 1985, with accession to the European Communities. As advanced…
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Georgia: The National Bank of Georgia’s (NBG) board has elected Natia Turnava as first vice-governor. The appointment means Turnava takes over as acting governor – the first woman to perform the governor’s duties. “Georgia managed…
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The Federal Reserve Bank of New York has conducted proof-of-concept experiments into the digital dollar for wholesale domestic and cross-border payments, exploring a global, near-real time, 24/7 payment system. Participants in the central bank digital…
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Central banks from emerging market economies (EMEs) tend to favour social media for disseminating information to the public, while advanced economy institutions still prefer traditional channels, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2023 suggests. On average,…
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Singapore’s central bank posted a record annual loss in the 2022–23 financial year, mainly due to a stronger Singapore dollar and increased interest expenses. The Monetary Authority of Singapore recorded a net loss of S$30.8…
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The World Economic Forum (WEF) published principles for central bank digital currency (CBD) interoperability on June 29, warning of a possible split along geopolitical lines. Drawing on the WEF’s CBDC governance consortium meetings, the report…
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The top priorities of central banks’ communications teams for next year are to boost their social media presence and improving their websites, the Communications Benchmarks 2023 found. Of 39 institutions that responded to the question,…
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