Benchmark landing page

Leading data service for central banks

Sourcing data from over 130 central banks, the Benchmarking Service is the only resource enabling users to identify trends, conduct peer comparison and learn from global best practice. Covering ten essential areas, benchmarking provides more than just numbers. It delves deeper, producing data-driven intelligence that central bankers need to improve performance.

The Benchmarking Service is exclusively available to Central Banking Institute (CBI) members.

About

Central Banking Institute (CBI)

The Central Banking Institute is open to the world’s central banks on a membership basis. It brings together Central Banking’s insight, benchmarking, and training in one bespoke service.

Methodology

The Benchmarking Service surveys central banks every year, across 10 key areas: Communications, Currency, Economics, Financial stability, Fintech, Governance, Monetary policy, Payments, Reserves and Risk management. Survey findings are anonymised and benchmarks are presented in data-driven analysis, interactive charts, and video presentations.

Contact

For a demo of the Benchmarking Service – request here.

To contribute to a survey – take part here.

To contact the CBI team – [email protected].

User guide

Latest

Share of central banks screening ESG risks declines slightly

Central banks in Europe in top slot for including ESG criteria on their benchmarks

22 Sep 2022

Communication

Social media: an essential tool for central bank communication

Strategies to secure popularity, comprehensibility and reputation as new media takes centre stage

19 Sep 2022

Financial Stability

Financial Stability Benchmarks 2022 report – confronting instability

Central banks answer questions on banking regulation, macro-prudential policy and financial crime

01 Sep 2022

Reserves

Central banks divided on how Russia sanctions will hit reserve currencies

21 Sep 2022

Economics

How to run a world-class economics department

30 Aug 2022

Governance

Taking a cue from the top: governor turnover and independence

22 Aug 2022

Reserves

Most central banks will not alter diversification due to high inflation

20 Sep 2022

Reports

Financial Stability Benchmarks 2022 report – confronting instability

Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2022 report – a pandemic legacy

Payments Benchmarks 2022 report – on the shores of a digital future

Communications Benchmarks 2022 – opening new channels

Governance Benchmarks 2022 – central banks’ essential frameworks

Fintech Benchmarks 2022 report – facing the tech test

Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 report – assuming new responsibilities

Economics Benchmarks 2021 report – making sense of the modern economy

Currency Benchmarks 2021 report – ensuring confidence in the cash cycle

Reserve Benchmarks 2021 report – in search of liquidity

Financial Stability Benchmarks 2021 report – keeping the sector secure

Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2021 report – seeking a strong anchor

Payments Benchmarks 2021 report – looking forward to a digital future

Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – making connections

Governance Benchmarks 2021 report – the frameworks that rule central banks

Fintech & IT Benchmarks 2021 report – detailing the evolution of technology

Corporate Services Benchmarks 2021 report – trends in financial reporting and administration

Economics Benchmarks 2020 report – new insights on research, policy and statistics

Currency Benchmarks 2020 report – the data behind the cash cycle

Reserve Benchmarks 2020 report – charting new data frontiers

Governing Member Presentations
CBI’s subject matter specialists present the key benchmark findings

Governance

Governance Benchmarks 2022 – governing members presentation

29 Jun 2022

Fintech

Fintech Benchmarks 2022 – governing members presentation

16 Jun 2022

Risk Management

Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 – governing members presentation

10 May 2022

Economics

Economics Benchmarks 2021 – governing members presentation

29 Mar 2022

Communications

Communications Benchmarks 2022 – governing members presentation

Central Banking’s economics subject matter specialist Daniel Hinge on communications governance, social media, media monitoring and more

10 Aug 2022

Ahead of the Curve

Does your central bank have a legal mandate to issue a CBDC?

Central banks laws set out its structure, what it should achieve, and by what means. An important component related to legality is the definition of a CBDC and its design. A minority of central banks participating in Central Banking’s Fintech Benchmarks 2022 reported they have a legal mandate to issue a CBDC. It may be possible to amend central bank laws to include CBDCs as a form of money, but CBDCs may not meet criteria to be considered currency under monetary laws.

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