Winners of the Central Banking Awards 2026
For immediate release: March 23, 2026
Central Banking is pleased to announce the winners of the Central Banking Awards 2026, its 13th annual industry awards recognising excellence in the central banking community. Winners include those for the Lifetime achievement award, Governor of the year, Central bank of the year, Reserve manager, Digital transformation, Risk manager, Currency manager, Initiative of the year, Communications initiative, Transparency, Economics in central banking, Financial
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