Legal framework key to keeping money’s singleness – study
Interoperable blockchain payment systems could present challenges, say NY Fed researchers
Israeli banks disburse benefits to customers affected by war
Central bank directs lenders to provide 3 billion shekels in relief over two years
Some central banks report pressure to change monetary policy
Central banks mention financial and political factors impacting independence
Ghana raises rates to 28% despite fall in inflation
Central bank also points to credit risks in banking sector
Awards
Central Banking Awards 2025: the winners in full
Awards recognise extraordinary achievements in another challenging year for central banks
Lifetime achievement award: Agustín Carstens
A driver of strategic change, respected in both emerging and developed economies
Central bank of the year: Bank of Thailand
The Thai central bank has countered government interference while fulfilling its mandate and striving to future-proof the financial sector
Governor of the year: Aleš Michl
The Czech National Bank head brought inflation down from 18% to 2%
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Fintech Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdown reveals differences in CBDC research, AI use and adoption of the cloud

Do central bank governors make good prime ministers?
Mark Carney is the latest to make the leap, but the record elsewhere has been mixed

Stop calling them ‘CBDCs’, ECB paper argues
Study says the term, and much other crypto terminology, is misleading and should be binned

CNB’s Aleš Michl on tackling inflation, Friedman’s legacy and ditching DSGE
Czech governor speaks about policy mistakes, targeting M2, diversifying into equities and gold, and ending interest on minimum reserves
Central Banking Spring Meetings 2025

Working group minutes: facing up to CBDC adoption challenges
Participants at Cape Town meeting saw drawbacks to digital currency versus other payment methods

Trump 2.0 piles pressure on reserve managers
Speakers at Central Banking Spring Meetings discuss positioning, interventions and impact of lost aid

Technology needs to keep up with crypto regulation – panel
Panellists discuss AML/CFT risks arising from virtual assets during Central Banking Spring Meetings

Conservatism in central banking ‘may not exist in 10 years’
Reserve managers at Spring Meetings 2025 share frustrations and discuss new strategies
Book reviews

Book notes: Central bank capitalism: monetary policy in times of crisis, by Joscha Wullweber

Book notes: Default: the landmark court battle over Argentina’s $100 billion debt restructuring, by Gregory Makoff

Book notes: A fly on the RBI wall: an insider’s view of the central bank, by Alpana Killawala

Book notes: The bankers’ new clothes, second edition, by Anat Admati and Martin Hellwig
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