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Central Banking Awards 2026: fourth winners announced
Fourth group of awards includes digital transformation, currency manager and more
ECB holds rates, predicts 2.6% inflation for 2026
Lagarde presents gloomy outlook for eurozone inflation and growth as energy prices spike
Bank of England holds rates and hints at hikes
MPC member says UK economy ‘damaged’ by energy shock as war triggers first unanimous vote since 2021
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.
Brazil starts easing with cautious rate cut amid oil shock
BCB says Middle East conflict has intensified domestic inflation risks
SNB holds rates, vows to fight franc appreciation
Bank says short-term inflation pressures are high but will remain ‘virtually unchanged’ in medium term
Governors of smaller central banks earn slightly below global average
But governors’ salaries remain above $200,000 a year
BoJ holds as Middle East conflict threatens higher inflation
Ueda says Japanese firms could pass on costs ‘more aggressively’ than after start of Ukraine war
Digital currency initiative: eCurrency
eCurrency translates cultural context into CBDC design, informed by global experience
Currency manager: Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten
The central bank overcame a nine-year hiatus to launch the Caribbean guilder
Digital transformation award: Bank of Mexico
Banxico has replaced critical systems with ‘living’, adaptive, decentralised architecture
Financial market infrastructure – retail: ACI Worldwide
The payments company’s digital central infrastructure has played a key role in Colombia’s Bre-B roll-out as well as elsewhere
Financial services: Citi
The US bank has striven to provide clients with high-level advice as well as service breadth, technical expertise and execution
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
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