Articles by Central Banking staff
Bank notes: October to December 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: October to December 2025
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Central banks’ social media share ticks up
Social-traditional media split for communications roughly the same across different regions
Local languages widely used in central bank communications
African central banks use more English in communications than counterparts in other regions
Journalists and politicians are main critics of central banks
Benchmark respondents comment on their efforts to engage constructively with stakeholders
Communications Benchmarks 2025 Charts
Take a deep dive into the Communications Benchmarks charts, which have just been released for 2025.
Comms teams see dis/misinformation on social media as key risk
Criticism from government ranks as smallest risk
Website upgrades are comms teams’ top priorities for next year
Commitments differ somewhat by departmental structure
Larger comms teams involved earlier in policy decisions
Most departments become involved in duty after decisions are taken
Hybrid teams widely employ social media for two-way communications
Most respondents use strategies to address crises and disinformation
Communications teams use AI mainly for drafting
But use cases vary according to team structures
LinkedIn, Facebook and YouTube are top comms platforms
Over a third of communication teams adopted new platforms in the past year