The Swiss National Bank’s (SNB) head Thomas Jordan announced he will step down from his role at the end of September. As chairman of the SNB’s three-member governing board, Jordan has effectively been the central…
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The Reserve Bank of Australia The Reserve Bank of Australia has named Susan Woods as the central bank’s first chief operating officer (COO). Woods, current assistant governor of corporate services at the central bank, will…
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Members of the South East Asian Central Banks (Seacen) alliance are developing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) in tandem, with almost immediate updates. In a speech on February 15, deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of…
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Ekaterina Pravilova, The ruble: a political history, Oxford University Press, 2023, 560 pages One of the most persistent stereotypes about Russia presents its past as a series of attempts to build an anti-capitalist utopia, whether under…
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Dili, capital of Timor-Leste Helder Lopes started his six-year term as Timor-Leste’s new central bank governor today (September 13). The new governor highlighted the need to boost the country’s lending activity and private investment. Lopes…
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Turkey’s digital lira will use “programmable payments” that will be dependent on the services provided by intermediaries, the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey (CBRT) has said. The central bank released an English language…
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The Central Bank of Nigeria The Nigerian president’s nominee for central bank governor has been confirmed in the role after the acting head and his deputies all resigned. On September 22, the Central Bank of…
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Bahrain’s financial district Khalid Ibrahim Humaidan has been appointed the next governor of the central bank in a decree issued by the King of Bahrain on October 5. Humaidan’s term as governor will begin on…
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The Haitian government appointed Ronald Gabriel governor of the central bank on October 8 as part of what appears to be a wider overhaul of its leadership. Prime minister Ariel Henry’s government also named three…
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The Bank of Russia has signed agreements with another 17 Russian lenders to join its trials for a central bank digital currency (CBDC), bringing the total to 30. In a press statement on January 31,…
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