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Singapore leaves monetary policy unchanged
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Central Banking Summer Meetings 2024
How the Czech National Bank brought inflation down from 18% to 2% in two years
Governor Aleš Michl on the road to 2% inflation and future profitability
Ukraine’s central bank is reforming during wartime, governor says
NBU is strengthening insurance and investment, Pyshnyy tells Summer Meetings
Central banks continue climate action despite political pressure
Reserve managers are expanding green investments, as some incorporate “double materiality”
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
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Payments Benchmarks 2024 report – towards tokenisation
Benchmarks highlight optimism on tokenisation, hostility to crypto and efforts to upgrade RTGS
Masaaki Shirakawa on his ‘unease’ about 2% inflation targets and lessons from Japan
Former BoJ head speaks about the need to understand banking, make contingency plans and current policy constraints
Non-banks in RTGSs: greater efficiency or more risk?
Policy-makers and practitioners from central banks in Brazil, Hungary, Israel, Romania, Rwanda and the US share their perspectives
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Quarter of central banks use tiered reserves remuneration
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Geostrategic shifts make the case for a narrow price target less compelling
Awards
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
Central bank of the year: Central Bank of Brazil
The Latam central bank has pursued its mandate in an exemplary fashion, despite external pressures
Lifetime achievement: Masaaki Shirakawa
The veteran BoJ central banker called out the limits of monetary policy
Governor of the year: Andriy Pyshnyy
Pyshnyy kept Ukraine’s wartime economy stable and won vital foreign support under huge pressure
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Masaaki Shirakawa on his ‘unease’ about 2% inflation targets and lessons from Japan
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Book reviews
Book notes: How a ledger became a central bank: a monetary history of the Bank of Amsterdam, by Stephen Quinn and William Roberds
Book notes: Bucking the buck: US financial sanctions and the international backlash against the dollar, by Daniel McDowell
Book notes: The wealth of a nation, by George Hodgson
Book notes: Balance of power: central banks and the fate of democracies, by Éric Monnet and translated by Steven Rendall
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