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Journalists and politicians are main critics of central banks

Journalists and politicians are the main groups that publicly criticise central banks – both constructively and otherwise – and communications teams employ a range of responses, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2025 shows. The benchmarks…

‘Refresh’ continues as RBNZ appoints new board chair

‘Refresh’ continues as RBNZ appoints new board chair – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Acting chair Rodger Finlay steps into position permanently ahead of new governor taking office Two…

Sarb finds ‘no compelling need’ for a retail CBDC

The South African Reserve Bank headquarters, Pretoria The South African Reserve Bank (Sarb) has said it will not be pursuing a retail central bank digital currency, and will instead focus its efforts on fast payments…

Larger comms teams involved earlier in policy decisions

Most communications teams become involved in key policy decisions after conclusions are made, but larger teams more often participate during policy meetings, the Communications Benchmarks 2025 find. Overall, only 28.2% of communications teams take part…

People: Saudi governor elected to BIS board

People: Saudi governor elected to BIS board – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Plus senior appointments in Asia, the Middle East and Europe Ayman Al-Sayari Ayman Al-Sayari, the governor…

Central banks universally communicate internally via email

Email is central banks’ most widely-used method of communicating within their organisation, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2025 shows. All 40 respondents to the question say their central banks utilise email for internal communications. Email…