Articles by Levente Koroes
Montenegro to give out €2,000 for each baby born this week
‘Savings week’ sees central bank team up with lenders to offer parents financial rewards
AWS outage barely affected Europe’s central banks
Monetary authorities say robust risk mitigation frameworks helped them to largely avoid fallout
ECB holds rates for third consecutive time
Lagarde celebrates ‘fading risks’ to eurozone growth thanks to trade deals and Gaza ceasefire
ECB enters new phase for digital euro, with issuance set for 2029
CBDC’s next phase to focus on technical readiness, market engagement and legislative support
San Marino blocks bank sale, looks to quell instability
Central bank says financial system is “solid and resilient”
ECB staff union sues central bank over gag orders
Union alleges that ECB leadership sought to block representative from speaking
Top officials weigh impact of trade war and AI
ECB president says impact of US tariffs has been “exact opposite” of expectations
MNB files embezzlement charges against building developer
Ballooning building renovation costs prompted inquiry into friend of ex-governor’s son
Norges Bank introduces new tool to reduce excess liquidity
‘Central bank certificates’ to supplement quotas, F-loans and F-deposits from 2026
ECB disputes PwC estimate of digital euro implementation costs
Lenders will need to spend around the same as they did implementing PSD2, central bank argues
ECB says digital euro would not disrupt financial stability
Lenders remain healthy under modelled crisis scenario, regardless of CBDC’s holding limits
ECB picks digital euro service providers
Bank names six private companies, along with backup options, for CBDC project
Reserve Benchmarks 2025 report – tariff realignment?
Benchmarks show how some central banks are cutting US dollar exposure and raising duration
ECB’s Evelien Witlox on design choices for the digital euro
The digital euro’s program director speaks about holding limits, waterfall arrangements, programmability, blockchain usage and offline ‘secure elements’ for cash-like exchanges
ECB sheds light on uses for a digital euro
‘Sandbox’ participants speak of largely positive experiences with prototype CBDC
Book notes: Bankers’ trust, by Aditi Sahasrabuddhe
A novel investigation into how trust among central bankers – or lack thereof – helped and worsened crises of the past
Merz backs using Bank of Russia funds to help Ukraine
Frozen central bank assets could collateralise €140bn interest-free loan, says German chancellor