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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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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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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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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The Eastern Caribbean Central Bank (ECCB) is preparing for a full “commercial deployment” of DCash, the central bank digital currency (CBDC) it has been piloting since March 2021. Governor Timothy Antoine said the ECCB “intends…
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Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said the UK’s financial infrastructure is a “global public good”, requiring international standards and co-operation to maintain. Bailey, speaking at a conference in Dublin on November 8, warned…
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The Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) in Dakar, Senegal The Niger country director for the Central Bank of West African States (BCEAO) was arrested on October 31, according to a Radio France International…
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Central bank digital currencies could “challenge the foundations of monetary economics”, said the Bank for International Settlements’ chief Americas official. CBDC “issuance requires substantial efforts, and depending on their design they could challenge the foundations…
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Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem has warned fiscal and monetary policy are working at cross-purposes. “It would be helpful if monetary and fiscal policy was rowing…
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Sierra Leone: Ibrahim Stevens has become governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone, according to government and media sources. Stevens has been first deputy governor since July 2014. Stevens succeeds Kelfala Kallon, who had been…
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