Currency Benchmarks 2026 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns reveal patterns in currency issuance, security features and staffing
The Currency Benchmarks 2026 model banks analysis highlights how different subgroups in the data organise their cash management functions.
Emerging markets and developing economies (EMDEs) tend to have larger cash departments, though this is predominantly driven by larger central banks, those with over 801 staff, which are also more likely to operate their own printworks, a factor closely associated with total staffing.
Almost all of the subgroups tend to share the cost of cash distribution
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