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Currency Benchmarks 2020 report – the data behind the cash cycle
Currency managers face a complex and shifting environment regarding the cash cycle: as consumers demand more digital ways to pay, transactional cash usage has declined in many nations; and yet, demand for cash has not weakened. This makes it difficult to forecast future demand. The Covid-19 pandemic has only exacerbated this. Central Banking’s debut Currency Benchmark report, with data contributed from 34 central banks, offers new perspectives about the decisions being made by currency managers. It aims to provide an insight into global trends and facilitate comparison against international peers.
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Currency Benchmarks 2020: governing members presentation
Currency subject specialist Rachael King speaks about the future of cash and its sustainability
The long-term impact of Covid-19 on banknote demand
Cash usage assumptions challenged at a time when central banks make limited use of longer-term forecasts
Currency Benchmark report 2020 – executive summary
A snapshot on staffing, circulation, fraud, substrates, outsourcing and climate risk
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