Currency
New coins to launch in Philippines in 2017, says deputy governor
Series will integrate new security features akin to those used in banknotes
Bank of England unveils Jane Austen £10
New banknote will be the first to include tactile features for the visually impaired
Madagascar launches high-denomination banknote
New series will use number of substrates with improved security features
Armenia dropping high-denomination note in new hybrid series
Central bank says note worth $200 will not be included in new series
Zimbabwe’s bond notes are ‘exacerbating’ economic fragility, IMF says
Fund urges Zim authorities to restore credibility to currency regime as financial crisis shows no sign of abating
It is too early to disregard cash – Croatia’s Vujčić
European governors wary of what the future of fintech will hold for both digital and hard cash
Syria’s new high-denomination banknote to feature President Assad
President to adorn new 2,000 Syrian pound banknote, worth around $4
BoE economist sees monetary policy benefits to demonetisation
Removal of high-denomination notes could help central bankers cope with the zero lower bound
Panellists divided on merits of central bank digital currency
Sweden and Singapore unsure whether digital currencies will supersede cash in the near future
New US dollar bills will not be polymer – Fed official
US plans to launch new family of banknotes with additional intaglio printing
Cash industry should tweak models in new environment, says BoE’s Cleland
Chief cashier says players should be prepared to “flex” their models
Kazakh central bank to roll out blockchain-based savings
Central bank plans to allow public to directly trade short-term notes
Bahamian banknotes will feature three different substrates
Caribbean nation to issue highest denominations of new series on paper/polymer hybrid
Trinidad and Tobago scraps 1 cent coin
New coin composition and withdrawal of small denomination expected to save millions