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Swiss National Bank’s profits down in 2025

Swiss National Bank’s profits down in 2025

The Swiss National Bank (SNB) made a Sfr26.1 billion ($33.66 billion) profit in 2025, a significant reduction on the Sfr67.3 billion profit it posted last year. The bank’s annual results, released yesterday (March 2), detailed a…

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ECB posted €1.3bn loss in 2025

ECB posted €1.3bn loss in 2025

The European Central Bank’s annual accounts report, published today (February 26), show that it made a €1.3 billion ($1.53 billion) loss in 2025. This was the third consecutive year in which the ECB posted a…

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Suspended Bulgarian deputy appointed as caretaker PM

Suspended Bulgarian deputy appointed as caretaker PM

Bulgaria’s president, Iliana Iotova, has picked Andrey Gurov, the suspended deputy governor of the country’s central bank, to form a caretaker government. In accepting the nomination today (February 12), Gurov described Bulgaria’s political environment as…

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Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs

Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs

Ex-ECB official: central banks need to vouch more for CBDCs – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Monetary authorities have been cornered by banking industry, argues Ulrich Bindseil Ulrich Bindseil…

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Lagarde downplays odds of early exit

Lagarde downplays odds of early exit

Lagarde downplays odds of early exit – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content ECB president uses interviews to say she is on a ‘mission’ with a ‘baseline’ of serving out…

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Hybrid teams widely employ social media for two-way communications

Hybrid teams widely employ social media for two-way communications

Central banks with hybrid structures are more likely to use social media for two-way communications than counterparts with other arrangements, data from the Communications Benchmarks 2025 reveals. Eight (80%) of the 10 communications teams with…

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Romanian governor targeted by new deepfake

Romanian governor targeted by new deepfake

Romanian governor targeted by new deepfake – Central Banking Skip to main content End of drawer navigation content Fake advertisements push financial investments using Mugur Isărescu’s imagery National Bank of Romania The governor of the…

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India launches CBDC pilot using 24/7 grain ATMs

India launches CBDC pilot using 24/7 grain ATMs

Gujarat in western India has launched a central bank digital currency pilot in which grain is dispensed from 24/7 automated teller machines (ATMs) as part of the state’s public welfare programme. At the launch on…

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Regtech and suptech in central banks 2026 case studies: Part one – research and investment priorities

Regtech and suptech in central banks 2026 case studies: Part one – research and investment priorities

Central Banking’s regtech and suptech interviews are an in-depth exploration of the pioneering work at central banks and supervisory authorities following on from the 2024 survey. This year, Central Banking spoke with teams at the…

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ECB to offer repo line access to almost all central banks

ECB to offer repo line access to almost all central banks

The European Central Bank The European Central Bank is improving its repurchase lines with other monetary institutions. In an announcement on February 14, the ECB said it was effectively updating the Eurosystem repo facility for…

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