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Former ECB banknotes director describes 'arduous path' to Europa launch
Antti Heinonen details the challenges and occasional mishaps in delivering a ‘quantum leap’ in eurozone banknote designs, with the latest new note to be issued later this year
Coins and notes with same value to circulate in Angola
Angola’s central bank will issue two new coins in November, of 50 and 100 kwanzas, which will circulate with equal denomination banknotes
National Bank of Belgium to close half its remaining branches
Belgian central bank reveals plans to close its branches in Mons and Hasselt in 2016, which are predominantly involved in processing cash
Reserve Bank of India to trial ‘plastic banknotes’
Annual report details plans to run a ‘field trial’ of plastic banknotes by 2015, in addition to several other initiatives aimed at improving the central bank’s cash management
Bulgarian National Bank selling 64 tonnes of scrap coins
Bulgarian central bank set to sell 64 tonnes of defunct old coins to the highest bidder, who will melt them down for scrap
Central Bank of Oman's Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali on the dollar, financial stability and Islamic finance
The Central Bank of Oman remains committed to the dollar as it moves to improve governance, liquidity management and Islamic finance in the sultanate, its executive president tells Chris Jeffery
Dutch study uses neuroscience to dissect consumers’ payment choices
The Netherlands Bank uses an MRI scanner to examine what is going on in consumers’ minds as they choose whether to pay by cash or card
Kenyan coin shortage is a public misperception, says central bank
Central Bank of Kenya says “perceived shortage” can be eradicated if members of the public raid their piggy banks
Kenyan coin shortage denied by central bank
Central Bank of Kenya insists there are sufficient coins in circulation; urges public to accept coins ‘without reservation’
Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina reports drop in counterfeits
Figures show 76% drop in counterfeits recovered in Bosnia and Herzegovina; new banknotes with improved security features hailed for large reduction in fake currency seized compared to last year
Bank Indonesia prepares payment systems for Eid
Indonesian central bank mounts campaign to get enough cash into the system prior to Eid celebrations; confident payment demands will be met
Democratic Republic of Congo fights dollarisation
Central Bank of the Democratic Republic of Congo releases new high-denomination banknotes; move signifies efforts to limit dollarisation in the country but also poses inflation risk
Denmark releases annual report and appoints new directors
National Bank of Denmark annual report covers decision to relocate Royal Danish Mint and reveals profit fell last year; Jørgen Strandgaard and Kjeld Johannesen chosen as new directors
Q&A: Central Bank of Colombia governor José Darío Uribe
The governor of the Central Bank of Colombia talks to Christopher Jeffery about the challenges the bank faced during the global financial crisis and its objectives for the future in a changing regulatory environment
Estonian central bank finds public retaining kroons as memento
Bank of Estonia study finds 81% of respondents are holding on to some kroon cash; not using it for savings shows confidence in the euro, says head of cash and security department
Cash holding on the rise
Notes and coins in circulation were on average 1.1% higher than December, new data from the Bank of England show.
Optimising cash supply
Central banks need to take a business minded approach to their cash-supply function, argues Brian Lang
Who signs the banknotes?
Most banknotes bear signatures, but who are the signatories? Åke Lönnberg explains
Euro makes rapid progress in Cyprus and Malta
Euro banknotes already account for 50% of the total in circulation in both Malta and Cyprus, the two Mediterranean islands that adopted the single currency on Tuesday.
The rise of the polymer
Nick Carver looks on the development of a viable alternative to paper banknotes
How India manages its vast banknote circulation
Prabir Biswas explains how the Reserve Bank of India has stepped up risk management in the provision and distribution of cash
Interview: Jean-Pierre Roth
The chairman of the Swiss National Bank discusses the central banks profits, monetary policy and independence as it approaches its 100th year
RBNZ releases Explaining Currency booklet
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Monday 3 July released a third edition of its popular Explaining Currency booklet. The booklet takes readers through the history of New Zealand's currency, describes the banknote and coin designs, and how banknotes and…
Rising from the ashes: the Central Bank of Iraq
Robert Pringle and Nick Carver trace the remarkable story of the resurrection of the war-torn country’s central bank.