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Fed holds amid uncertainty over oil shock and tariffs
Powell pledges to stay on as interim chair if Warsh’s nomination is not confirmed in Senate
CBN governor calls on EBRD to act locally in Nigeria
Cardoso points to alignment of interests between private sector and country’s subnational authorities
Canada holds rates amid potential energy shock and jobs downturn
Governor Macklem says sustained higher prices would warrant monetary response
Regtech and suptech in central banks 2026 case studies: Part one – research and investment priorities
Supervisory team leaders talk about their investment and research priorities and how these are evolving
Next-generation reserve management and monetary operations
Central bank modernisation is essential to ensure institutions can execute mission-critical operations and prepare for future opportunities.
Iceland hikes rates by 25bp
Inflation continues to rise as central bank aims to pre-empt effects of energy shock
UAE launches support programme for country’s banks
Central bank releases capital buffers and provides capital rule relief to help lenders during conflict
European governors serve longest average term length
Central bank governors rarely appointed for one term or 3+ terms
G+D’s Tanja Heßdörfer on the challenges of CBDC
The German company’s head of digital currency advisory discusses the key challenges surrounding digital central bank money
Indonesia holds rates and adjusts FX rules to stabilise rupiah
BI says Middle East conflict provides greater reason for fiscal-monetary policy co-ordination
Central Banking Awards 2026: third group of winners
Awards unveiled for Central bank of the year, AI initiative, PMI development retail and wholesale, Initiative and more
Winners of the Central Banking Awards 2026 – Third Announcement
For immediate release: 10:00, March 17, 2026Central Banking is pleased to announce the third tranche of winners of the Central Banking Awards 2026, its 13th annual industry awards recognising excellence in the central banking community. Winners include…
Australia hikes rates to combat inflation
RBA says price rises are result of capacity pressures, and persistent oil rally may worsen situation
One-fifth of central banks say governing laws are inappropriate
Government still sets salaries at one-tenth of jurisdictions
Financial markets infrastructure services – wholesale: Bloomberg
Tech firm helped Nigeria and Sri Lanka’s central banks to build essential FX market infrastructure, and Portugal and Ukraine’s treasuries to optimise debt auctions
Initiative of the year: Reserve Bank of India
By mandating a domain name for the country’s lenders, the RBI has struck a blow against cyber fraud
Artificial intelligence initiative: Bank of Namibia
A concerted effort to implement AI has delivered efficiency gains within and across the financial sector
Central bank of the year: Central Bank of Nigeria
A return to policy orthodoxy under new leadership at the African central bank helped to bring Nigeria’s economy back from the brink
Payments and market infrastructure development – retail: Central Bank of Colombia’s Bre-B
Colombia’s new federated payments system achieved success due to thoughtful planning, proactive regulation and successful onboarding
Payments and market infrastructure development – wholesale: National Bank of Ethiopia
The East African central bank has implemented a major overhaul of Ethiopia’s core financial infrastructure
Reserve management initiative: World Bank Group Treasury’s uninvested cash view dashboard
The multilateral body has harnessed customer data to provide central banks with insights about potential lost earnings linked to parked cash and overdrafts
Payment services: CMA Small Systems
The Swedish technology company has played a critical role in supporting payment upgrades
Fed watchers welcome court ruling on Powell
However, expert says DoJ’s appeal against decision could thwart Warsh’s confirmation as Fed chair
BIS urges central banks to look through energy price surge
Oil and gas prices up 40% and 60% respectively since Middle East conflict began
ECB says AI risk monitoring should not be a one-way street
Bank wants to exchange information on lenders’ AI model risks with market surveillance supervisors
Hélène Rey to head BIS monetary and economic department
Scholar of international monetary system will replace Hyun Song Shin later this year