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Uruguay appoints new central bank president

Uruguay appoints new central bank president

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

Bahamas’ central bank will tell lenders to make CBDC available

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 banks face a capital framework imbalance – should we care?

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

Head of Malta’s central bank resists calls to resign

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

Kazakhstan’s CBDC pilot enters second phase

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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Trump says he would probably let Powell continue on Fed board

Trump says he would probably let Powell continue on Fed board

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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Iran and Russia connect payments systems, governor says

Iran and Russia connect payments systems, governor says

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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Comms teams average less than 2% of central bank workforce

Comms teams average less than 2% of central bank workforce

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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Politicians not ‘blindly’ ideological when judging ECB – research

Politicians not ‘blindly’ ideological when judging ECB – research

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

Spanish political parties fail to agree on new governor

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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