Christine Lagarde has said the consensus about the need for central bank independence was “coming under pressure”. In a pre-recorded speech played at the Hungarian central bank’s Lámfalussy conference today (January 27), the European Central Bank president said…
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What is your current role at the Bank of Finland? I am head of the fintech division within the payment systems department. We look at fintech broadly but, a few years ago, we recognised that…
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Central banks’ words matter for climate – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Line between EMEs speaking about greening finance and AEs being wary of climate risks are blurring, argues…
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The Deutsche Bundesbank has announced it is leaving X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. In a posting today (January 17), Germany’s central bank said its account would exist “only as an archived…
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Syria appoints new central bank chief after regime change – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Maysaa Sabreen becomes first woman to hold governor position The Central Bank of Syria…
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The Bank of England (BoE) has published a blueprint of the digital pound, which is currently in the design stage. The BoE on January 14 published a progress update on its retail central bank digital…
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IMF: $44bn loan deal to Argentina fell short of expectations – Central Banking End of drawer navigation content Skip to main content Monetary policy’s effects limited as central bank suffered heavy cashflow losses, evaluation finds…
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The facial expressions and tones of voice adopted by European Central Bank (ECB) presidents can intensify the impact of the ECB’s monetary policy decisions on the wider markets, a new study shows. Researchers at the University…
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Bank for International Settlements veteran Claudio Borio has joined the Central Banking Advisory Board. Borio, who headed the BIS’s monetary and economic department between 2013 and 2024, has long drawn important lessons from economic history alongside contemporary…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) have made a series of senior appointments in recent weeks. The RBA said in a statement on December 19 that Sarah Brown had…
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