Analysis
Are we sleepwalking into a cashless society?
Cash could be crowded out of the payment landscape if current trends continue, but should central banks be responsible for ensuring its survival?
Swift bullish on future of cross-border payments
Tests of GPI system show faster, more transparent cross-border payments, Swift says
Central Banking’s ‘Leaders’ for custody, banking and gold
Central banks want integrated custody platforms and real-time data from custodians as the low-yield environment drives demand for banking services and increases the relative attractiveness of gold
Technology in reserve management: Outlook for 2019
Reserve managers look to cloud for solutions, but security issues remain
Zimbabwe’s government hunts for dollar alternative
Continuing with dollarised economy could mean return to hyperinflation, economist says
Asset management: outlook for 2019
Monetary policy divergence, fears over protectionism and ESG are shaping reserve managers’ approach to 2019
Central bank cyber security: a weak link in the financial system?
Disgruntled hackers are targeting central banks, whose cyber defences may not be up to the test
Experts warn Mexico’s peso defence could be costly
Risks on the horizon prompt concerns around the Bank of Mexico’s approach to forex volatility
Race to replace Agustín Carstens enters final stages
With less than a month to go before Bank of Mexico governor Carstens retires, analysts review potential candidates
Zimbabwe central bank actions like ‘putting lipstick on a frog’
Economic crisis is reminiscent of meltdown preceding dollarisation in 2008, but authorities have fewer options this time