News
Banknotes: April to June 2026
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
BoE asks public to vote for their favourite animals
Bank opens consultation on which creatures should feature on its next set of notes
Indonesia amends law to expand BI’s growth focus
Rupiah hits new low as lawmakers are given greater oversight over central bank
Powell lauded for independence fight
Economists discuss former Fed chief’s performance on monetary policy and communications
Orbán ordered Ukrainian gold and cash seizure – report
Investigation suggests Hungary’s ex-premier sought to use bank assets as bargaining chip for oil
MAS backs removing aliases from Singapore’s payments app
Central bank says change is to prevent scams, not increase traceability of payments
Euro ‘more appealing’ for both invoicing and reserves, ECB finds
Bank’s annual report on currency’s use draws on findings from Central Banking’s benchmarking
Stablecoins’ systemic risks must be monitored, says Kashkari
Providers incentivised to invest in risky assets as they search for yield, Minneapolis Fed chief says
Opinions split on BoJ bond tapering, minutes show
Experts say adjustments to JGB purchases more likely, given divergence of views
Don’t kill stablecoins by over-regulating them – Fed’s Waller
Digital assets will foster competition in payments and broaden US monetary sovereignty, governor says
Austria launches initiatives to combat online payment scams
OeNB to work with federal police to combat phishing and raise awareness about fraud
RBNZ to receive money from tax on New Zealand banks
Finance minister says levy to ensure costs borne by market players, not taxpayers
BoK holds as Shin signals rate hikes to come
Governor says tech growth to outweigh drag of Middle East conflict
Canada joins central banks’ multi-currency blockchain project
Work advances on Project Agorá but ledger governance questions unanswered
Uruguay holds interest rates steady at 5.75%
BCU says balance of risks to inflation are tilted “slightly upwards”
RBNZ governor’s tiebreaking vote keeps rates on hold
New Zealand central bank says rate increases likely at future meetings
ECB board members begin priming markets for rate hike
Schnabel “does not expect” TPI to be needed as bond selloff was driven by “inflation compensation”
National Bank of Georgia to launch stablecoin with Tether
Governor Turnava welcomes investment at regulatory framework launch
Sri Lanka surprises with 100bp policy hike
Central bank says tightening needed to combat inflation and rupee’s slide amid Iran war
IMF approves $1bn disbursement to Argentina
Board releases funds following agreement in April
Serbian central bank reprimands artist for ‘defacing’ banknotes
Andrej Josifovski printed anti-government symbols on dinars ahead of student protests