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BCRA ex-governor Caputo will be Argentina’s economy minister

BCRA ex-governor Caputo will be Argentina’s economy minister

Central Bank of Argentina Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, will appoint former central bank governor Luis Caputo to be his economy minister. Milei announced his choice in radio interviews on November 29. “Luis Caputo will be…

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RBNZ’s Orr backs use of indigenous language

RBNZ’s Orr backs use of indigenous language

Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Wellington New Zealand central bank governor Adrian Orr has defended its use of the Māori language in its communications. He made the comments on November 29 as a new coalition…

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Argentina’s Milei struggles to find central bank governor

Argentina’s Milei struggles to find central bank governor

Argentina’s president-elect, Javier Milei, is struggling to find a new governor for the Central Bank of Argentina. Emilio Ocampo, professor of economic history and former investment banker, was expected to take the helm of the…

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Korea plans to run a CBDC pilot next year

Korea plans to run a CBDC pilot next year

Korea plans to pilot a central bank digital currency prototype involving 100,000 citizens in the fourth quarter of next year. The Bank of Korea (BoK), Financial Services Commission and Financial Supervisory Services will jointly operate…

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Two dozen Vietnamese central bankers accused of bribery

Two dozen Vietnamese central bankers accused of bribery

Vietnamese police have accused 24 former and current central bank officials of accepting bribes from Saigon Joint Stock Commercial Bank (SCB) to overlook financial problems at the bank. Seventeen officials from the State Bank of…

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Portuguese governor under ethics review

Portuguese governor under ethics review

Bank of Portugal governor Mário Centeno faces an ethics review, after outgoing prime António Costa proposed him as his successor. Costa resigned on November 7 after prosecutors issued arrest warrants for members of his cabinet…

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Visa and Mastercard power Kazakhstan’s CBDC debit cards

Visa and Mastercard power Kazakhstan’s CBDC debit cards

The National Bank of Kazakhstan launched its central bank digital currency (CBDC), the digital tenge, on November 15 in Almaty. The first CBDC transactions were executed using bank cards powered by Mastercard and Visa. Digital…

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Israeli PM offers Yaron second term as governor

Israeli PM offers Yaron second term as governor

Amir Yaron is likely to remain as the Bank of Israel’s governor after prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu offered him a second term today (November 20). In a statement posted on social media, Netanyahu and finance…

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IMF launches CBDC handbook – Central Banking

IMF launches CBDC handbook – Central Banking

The International Monetary Fund launched its central bank digital currency (CBDC) virtual handbook on November 15, aimed at ministries of finance and central bankers, to guide their work on the new form of money. “We…

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Bank of Portugal’s ethics committee clears Centeno

Bank of Portugal’s ethics committee clears Centeno

The Bank of Portugal’s ethics committee cleared governor Mário Centeno of any wrongdoing today (November 15). The central bank asked the committee on November 13 to assess whether Centeno had incurred conflicts of interest after…

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