National Bank of Belgium governor Pierre Wunsch The Belgian central bank’s governing body has temporarily extended the governor’s time in office while the government decides whether it will renew his term. The National Bank…
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Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo Jasmina Selimović took office as the new governor of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina (CBBH) on January 3, marking the end of a long period…
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Chinese authorities have appointed veteran banker Zhu Hexin as the party chief of the State Administration of Foreign Exchange, the country’s foreign exchange regulator. Zhu will take over Pan Gongsheng’s role as Safe’s party chief,…
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On October 26, the Bank for International Settlements released a design guide for using central bank digital currencies (CBDC) in retail payments offline, as part of its ongoing Project Polaris. The guidelines were designed with…
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A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months by : Source link
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China’s digital yuan was used to settle a cross-border crude oil transaction for the first time, according to the Shanghai Petroleum and Natural Gas Exchange (SHPGX). State-owned Petro China International Corporation bought an undisclosed amount…
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Egypt: President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has extended the term of acting central bank governor Hassan Abdalla for another year, according to Egyptian media reports. Sisi also extended the terms of the two deputy governors –…
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The European Central Bank The European Central Bank invited expressions of interest from financial market stakeholders in its wholesale central bank digital currency (CBDC) trials, on December 13. It invited market participants with access to…
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Irena Radović has been appointed governor of the Central Bank of Montenegro in a 58–13 parliamentary vote, making her the first woman to hold the role. The appointment of Radović, a former central bank official…
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The Central Bank of Solomon Islands (CBSI) has launched a proof-of-concept for a central bank digital currency (CBDC) called Bokolo Cash, with the support of Japanese fintech firm Soramitsu and the Japanese government. The CBSI…
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