Articles by Central Banking staff
Number of dedicated strategic planning units rises
Larger central banks more likely to have dedicated units
Instant payments gaining volumes from RTGS – BoE study
Move may be driven by demand for rapidly available funds and lower payment fees, say authors
Intranet and events are main strategy comms tools
Central banks widely use dedicated web page for external communications
Libya launches $1bn cash sale to citizens
Central bank attempts to reduce demand for US currency in parallel economy and stabilise dinar
Few central banks involve third parties in strategic plan development
Standard operational budgets remain leading source of funding
Disclosure and supervision are top ESG strategy objectives
Emissions monitoring broadly in focus for central banks with narrower plans
Strategic planning frameworks widely draw on Swot analysis
European central banks’ strategies tend to favour Pestel analysis
Narrower strategic planners use more pillars than broader planners
Secondary objectives average 15 in central banks’ strategic plans
Third of central banks set strategic plans on five-year horizons
Just one respondent implements planning on ad hoc basis
AI surges as focus for strategic planning
But digital transformation is still the most widespread goal of planners
Working group minutes: cyber and quantum strategies
Central banks are upgrading their own systems and pushing financial firms to think strategically
Governance Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Benchmarks data explores many legal issues, including scope of central bank law, independence and legal protections for governor
