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Argentina inches towards repaying debt

Argentina inches towards repaying debt

Argentina starting to repay debt with deal stuck with two creditors Two of the creditors involved in Argentina’s debt saga have settled after the Latin American government submitted a proposal to the US federal court…

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Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – executive summary

Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – executive summary

Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – executive summary – Central Banking Insights into staffing and salaries, channels, social media, new technology and strategies The field of central banking has come a long way since former Bank…

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BoE admits errors over audio leak

BoE admits errors over audio leak

The Bank of England has admitted to a number of failures that allowed for the leak of a backup audio feed of its press conferences in 2019.   The BoE failed to investigate a warning…

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A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69

A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69

A spotlight on IPSAS Draft 69 – Central Banking Proposed guidance for specific instruments by PSASB may have significant implications Central banks face a small set of material challenges when adopting internationally generally accepted accounting…

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ECB taking further steps to address gender imbalance – Isabel Schnabel

ECB taking further steps to address gender imbalance – Isabel Schnabel

Fresh measures taken by the European Central Bank to tackle gender imbalances will also contribute to better policies, a top official says. “Creating a culture in which diverse points of view and a wide range…

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GFXC names SNB’s Maechler as new chair

GFXC names SNB’s Maechler as new chair

Andrea Maechler: two-year term with GFXC The Global Foreign Exchange Committee (GFXC) has appointed Andrea Maechler, a governing member of the Swiss National Bank (SNB), as its new chair for a two-year term. She replaces…

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How to solve the payments privacy paradox

How to solve the payments privacy paradox

It seems to me that the average person wants anonymity for their own payments because they are not crooks. On the other hand, the average person (not to mention the average policeman) doesn’t want anonymity…

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DLT and financial markets governance – Mutual dependency and the role of supervisors

DLT and financial markets governance – Mutual dependency and the role of supervisors

Maciej Piechocki, Moritz Plenk and Aaron Janowski of BearingPoint examine the need for regulatory authorities to develop a clear strategy on how to become part of distributed ledger technology platforms, take advantage of the resulting enhanced data…

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Major central banks ready to respond to coronavirus

Major central banks ready to respond to coronavirus

Jerome Powell: acknowledged the coronavirus poses evolving risks to economic activity The US Federal Reserve, European Central Bank and the Bank of Japan (BoJ) have all signalled their readiness to counteract the impact of the…

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Denmark focuses on long-dated issuance amid low rates

Denmark focuses on long-dated issuance amid low rates

The National Bank of Denmark The National Bank of Denmark is focusing on maintaining the long duration of the country’s debt, it says in a document outlining its 2016 debt management strategy, published on February…

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