Banknotes
Austria boosts rural access to cash with 120 new ATMs
Central bank provides cash machines to communities with at least 500 inhabitants
Syria’s change of printing press reflects wider shift – expert
Reported move of note production from Russia points to an increased willingness to open up to West
SNB to hand out cash earmarked for exchange of defunct notes
Up to $1.07bn, previously reserved for bills that were never exchanged, will go to government and aid
De La Rue completes sale of authentication division
Banknote maker to focus exclusively on currency business
De La Rue agrees to £263m takeover by US group
Banknote maker rejects last-minute counterbid in favour of cash offer
Bank of Spain denies it is withdrawing €50 bills
Central bank says UK tabloid stories are the result of fake news rather than fake notes
Banknotes: January to March 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Iran releases 2 million rial banknotes
New series of high-value notes introduced as value of currency continues to fall
Eurosystem sees small rise in counterfeiting over 2024
€20 and €50 notes remain the most popular denominations to replicate
Rivers, birds and cultural spaces to feature on new euro notes
Design contest to start in 2025, though introduction “several years” away
Banknote provider De La Rue mulls full takeover offer
Edi Truell-backed companies drop bid for 40% stake and go all-in instead
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Portraits on banknotes: a study of the gender gap
Only Australia’s currency has gender parity; overall, less than 10% of portraited banknotes – excluding Elizabeth II – feature female images
SNB to launch new banknote series
Bank to “pay homage to the country’s unique topography” on new bills
ECB ‘did not approve’ production of €8,000 note
Central bank denies claims by issuing company that souvenir bill was created with its consent
Demand for cash: a global update
Antti Heinonen explores recent data on banknote demand and analyses its impact on cash infrastructure
Banknotes: July to September 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Central Bank of Kenya cuts rates by 25bp
First reduction in more than four years comes as inflation declines and CBK issues new banknotes
Japan issues first new banknotes in 20 years
New notes are fitted with 3D holograms
Banknotes: April to June 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Danish central bank asks citizens to vote on new banknote designs
Suggested figures for back of note include polar explorer and Hans Christian Andersen