Currency
Banknote provider De La Rue mulls full takeover offer
Edi Truell-backed companies drop bid for 40% stake and go all-in instead
PBoC to issue record amount of bills in Hong Kong
Central bank to auction 60 billion yuan of bills in territory amid weakening renminbi
Japan and Philippines renew swap agreement
China also renews 15 billion yuan currency swap line with Nigeria
Accounting for banknotes
Three leading experts on central bank finances debate the appropriate treatment of currency
Bank of Portugal warns against fake news of ‘Ronaldo coin’
Central bank denies speculation about commemorative coin featuring famous footballer
Bulgaria ‘ready for euro’ in January – central bank governor
Radev says decision to join currency is now in hands of politicians
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Currency Benchmarks 2024 – model banks analysis
Data highlights differences in cash management between central banks
Philippines launches new interest rate swap market
Central bank says platform could boost trading and liquidity in domestic bonds
Currency Benchmarks 2024 – executive summary
Data sheds light on banknote design features, access to cash policies and cash cycle management
Central bankers share lessons on FX interventions
Officials highlight benefits of transparent operations, clear frameworks at Autumn Meetings
Currency Benchmarks 2024 report – securing cash payments
As transactional cash use falls, many central banks are adopting policies to safeguard cash access
E-krona adviser on offline trials, legislative changes and rollouts of CBDCs
Sveriges Riksbank’s Johan Schmalholz speaks about latest CBDC developments on sidelines of Central Banking’s Windsor training series
Most central banks forecast cash demand over one to three years
Median central bank expects 5% increase in cash in circulation in 2024
G+D dominates central bank note sorting
Giesecke+Devriant’s BPS M7 machine is very widely used among central banks
Nearly half of central banks have access to cash policy
High income countries slightly more likely to maintain access to cash policies
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
Smaller banknote denominations have shorter lifespan
High income central banks produce longer-lasting cash
BCRA show sounds death knell for notes, hails birth of crypto
Governor opens show on AI and decentralised monetary and financial systems
Middle income central banks see largest volume of counterfeit notes
Foil remains least used security feature for banknote production
Majority of central banks have emergency cash inventory
But few respondents say they have alternative strategies in place
Half of central banks recycle banknotes as sustainability measure
Most currency operations lack climate strategy, but a few plan to launch one
SNB to launch new banknote series
Bank to “pay homage to the country’s unique topography” on new bills
Minority of central banks keep whole cash cycle in-house
Banknote printing remains central banks’ most outsourced function