Organisation
The evolving ‘strategy function’ in central banks
Study shows central banks still struggle to fully utilise strategy units
Black people in finance face ‘insidious’ racism – FCA official
Sheldon Mills says only 10% of senior figures at UK’s FTSE 100 firms are from ethnic minorities
BoE to close cash distribution centre in 2023
Cash operations will continue at Debden site while BoE reviews geographical footprint
Central Bank of Barbados closes office after volcano erupts
Ash cloud from neighbouring island causes central bank to suspend in-person operations
Central Bank of the UAE prepares to gain insurance powers
Insurance Authority is being merged into CBUAE as part of bid to become “top 10” central bank
RBI’s training college for supervisors goes fully operational
Governor aims to build class of professional supervisors, as Indian banking sector remains fragile
Central bank social media usage continues to evolve
Those that use social media are seeing growing subscriber bases and an increase in engagement
Fed joining NGFS would be a ‘game changer’ – Després
NGFS to increase study of monetary policy’s climate implications, head of secretariat says
Belize’s central bank must improve cyber regulation – IMF staff
IMF staff warns central bank must upgrade physical resilience in face of hurricane threat
ECB taking further steps to address gender imbalance - Isabel Schnabel
Efforts to foster greater inclusion of women help tackle “groupthink”, says board member
World Economic Forum postponed due to Covid-19
Health experts advised meeting would not be safe to take place in early 2021, spokesman says
Computing platforms for big data and AI
Rafael Schmidt and Bruno Tissot offer insights on developing a comprehensive information strategy
Minutes highlight scale of BoE’s Covid-19 redeployment
Some staff were overwhelmed with work while others had little to do
Book notes: Central banking before 1800, by Ulrich Bindseil
A new standard reference point for the history of central banking
RBNZ’s Sam Allen on embracing the cloud
Central bank took a calculated risk in moving financial markets group to cloud platform
BoE moves to renewable energy
Bank of England says it has already beaten its 2016 target for carbon dioxide reduction
UK government struggled to attract female applicants for BoE governorship
Letter reveals only two of 23 applicants for Carney’s job were women
BoE seeks partner to build public cloud environment
Central bank prepares for “step change” in IT infrastructure
Proportion of women working in central banks dips
On average, women make up 45% of central bank workforce
Central Bank of Iceland completes merger with regulator
Governor Ásgeir Jónsson to retain overall responsibility; two new deputy positions created
BoE should improve governance around research, review finds
Research has improved but some issues remain, Independent Evaluation Office says
Overhaul of RBA archive sees a third of records digitalised
Externally-facing archive will give public greater insight into central bank’s history – review
IMF issues warning on Kazakh supervisory overhaul
Authorities should be careful not to undermine the supervisory capacity, staff say
Central banks report sharp improvement in data governance
Progress comes as many central banks complete projects to improve governance