Bank of Lithuania
People: IMF appoints strategy head
Pazarbasioglu moves back to IMF; Lithuanian president appoints central bank board member
Lithuanian central bank welcomes anti-money laundering centre
Inter-agency centre will involve finance ministry, tax authority, banks and law enforcement
Bulgaria: long live the currency board
Bulgaria should reject the euro and extend its currency board to cover bank deposits
People: BIS picks Lamfalussy fellow; Iceland appoints research director
BIS names 2020 fellow; Icelandic central bank promotes economist; Jekaterina Govina becomes director of supervision in Lithuania
Central banks should collaborate on multicurrency CBDC – research
Lithuania’s central bank notes national CBDC projects will not solve global payment inefficiencies
Three EU central banks hail success of Belarus project
Capacity-building project was first such EU mission in country noted for strong Russian links
People: Brazil likely to replace deputy with San Francisco Fed economist
Fernanda Nechio nominated for Brazilian central bank board; two appointments in Lithuania; and more
Baltic and Nordic regulators form anti-money laundering group
Move follows wave of scandals over handling of alleged money laundering
Lithuania adopts maximum diversification as defensive strategy
Risk parity protects portfolio from lower bond prices and lower-for-longer yield environment
Estonian and Danish authorities trade accusations as further AML scandal breaks
Swedish, Estonian and Lithuanian authorities announce joint investigation into Swedish bank
Nordic-Baltic crisis simulation seeks to reinforce collective response
Nordic-Baltic Stability Group carried out first region-wide crisis scenario in January
Regulation could stabilise crypto asset market, experts argue
Uncertainty remains over what regulatory approach to take, but collaboration appears key
The battle for cyber resilience
Are global central banks ready to change their approach to cyber security and refocus on contingency planning?
Bank of Lithuania lures fintech firms with e-licensing tool
Portal promises to streamline approval process as country seeks to become fintech hub
Bank of Lithuania to regulate ICOs that mimic securities
Where coin offerings have properties of securities, the central bank will have oversight
Central Banking Awards 2018: Gallery
See winners from the big night, including leading figures from across the industry who came to pick up their awards
Bank of Lithuania improves data accessibility in new website
Redesign offers videos and infographics to explain key policies; audience has increased by 10%
Lithuania to launch ‘digital’ commemorative coin
Central bank will host a “hackathon” to decide on technology to underpin the digital asset
The winners of the 2018 Central Banking Awards
Bank of Canada, Lesetja Kganyago and Perng Fai-nan among those that stood out
Nordic and Baltic states reinforce regional financial co-ordination
Banks operating across the region require common macro-prudential measures
Central Banking Awards: Ireland recognised for transparency
Central Bank of Ireland, Bank of Lithuania and BlackRock win awards
Website of the year: Bank of Lithuania
For making most relevant information as accessible as possible for all its audience
Asset manager of the year: BlackRock
BlackRock delivered innovative new products and highly regarded training scheme