Joasia E. Popowicz
Associate editor, Central Banking
Joasia E. Popowicz is associate editor (commercial) and fintech subject specialist at Central Banking, having earlier worked as a data journalist on the Central Banking Benchmarking Service. Previously, Joasia was a data journalism fellow at the Brown Institute for Media Innovation and Enigma, a fintech in New York.
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Articles by Joasia E. Popowicz
Yellen calls for new stablecoin regulation amid algorithmic crash
Terra, a leading stablecoin, lost its dollar peg as several crypto-assets fell
Digital shekel must avoid arbitrage, public says
Israeli digital currency should comply with global information security standards
BoE raises rate to 1% as recession risks mount
Inflation expected to climb above 10% and GDP growth to drop to around zero
PBoC focusing on grain and energy to stem inflation
Price stability in grain production and energy supply key to growth, says governor
Gas investments important for energy security, UK’s Sunak tells BoE
Chancellor of the Exchequer urges officials to support government’s energy security policy
Riksbank reports on e-krona pilot’s performance
Pilot CBDC can integrate into payments systems, but met potential AML and performance problems
China expands e-yuan pilot
Beijing to trail use of central bank digital currency outside of Olympic Games centres
Project Ellipse: real-time data and the ‘art of the possible’
BIS’s Andrew McCormack and MAS’s Kenneth Gay talk about phase two of the suptech project, which combines real-time news with regulatory data
BoE partners with MIT on CBDC
Bank of Canada and the Boston Fed have also teamed up with MIT on research projects
Project Dunbar raises ‘more questions than answers’
BIS’s multi-CBDC project focused on qualitative benefits and trialled small-scale cross-border transfers
Bank of Thailand and finance ministry delay PayPal suspension
PayPal Thailand must comply with KYC regulations by end of year, central bank says
Fintech Benchmarks 2022 report – facing the tech test
Intelligence on internal fintech challenges at central banks as they contend with the fast-paced industry
Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 report – assuming new responsibilities
Insights on risk priorities among central banks, the response to the pandemic, changes in organisational structures and the importance of climate change risk
Economics Benchmarks 2021 report – making sense of the modern economy
Covid-19 coloured central banks’ views on the governance of their economics function in the past year, from research topics to forecasting, data, publications and more
Currency Benchmarks 2021 report – ensuring confidence in the cash cycle
Perspectives on staffing, circulation, forecasting, substrate choice and security features, outsourcing, access to cash and climate risk
Reserve Benchmarks 2021 report – in search of liquidity
Insights on portfolio management during the Covid-19 shock, staff and technology adaptation during the crisis, and the rise of green bonds as a reserve asset
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2021 report – keeping the sector secure
Benchmark exercise presents responses on AML/CFT, cyber, macro-prudential and other risks
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2021 report – seeking a strong anchor
Insights into the organisation and resourcing of monetary policy, decision-making, tools, transparency and market operations
Payments Benchmarks 2021 report – looking forward to a digital future
Benchmarking data offer insights on mandates, staffing structure, oversight of payment services, and RTGS design and management
Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – making connections
Data offers insights into staffing and salaries, communications channels, social media, new technology and strategies
Central bank profits under pressure
The structure of a central bank’s portfolio and its relationship with shareholders can affect shock-absorbing capital and the amount of profit distributed
Governance Benchmarks 2021 report – the frameworks that rule central banks
How are central banks governed? Benchmarking data offers insights on appointments, legal structures, powers, decision-making bodies, independence and more
Greening the central banks
What are members of the NGFS doing to ‘green’ their own operations? Officials from the central banks of Belgium, Canada and Morocco highlight some of their initiatives