Mark Carney
Do central bank governors make good prime ministers?
Mark Carney is the latest to make the leap, but the record elsewhere has been mixed
Managing reserves amid climate change and home-shoring
Central banks can still make asset allocations with solid climate outcomes, despite slippage in the net-zero timetable, writes Gary Smith
Public trust: the role of the private sector in exploring digital currency
Digital currencies that effectively protect financial privacy in lawful transactions will garner enduring confidence in the highly integrated networks of the future, argue J Christopher Giancarlo and Daniel Gorfine
Mark Carney endorses UK Labour party’s finance spokeswoman
Former BoE governor says it is “beyond time” to put Rachel Reeves’s ideas into action
Carney to co-chair World Bank investment panel
“Investment Lab” tasked with overcoming barriers to investment, including in climate finance
World has ‘very little space’ for policy, says Georgieva
Carney, Georgieva, Donohoe and El-Erian agree room is limited and mistakes are punished harshly
2021: The year in review
The year has seen central banks switch from recovery mode to battling inflation. Central Banking looks back at the stories that made the biggest impact in 2021
Carney says over $130 trillion of capital now pledged to net zero
But rich countries admit they have fallen short of net zero financing goals
Centralised climate change teams crucial, central bankers say
As COP26 begins, central banks are focusing on improving governance of their climate actions
Interoperability of stablecoins
Central bank reserves could be a better option for backing stablecoins than Treasuries, say Manmohan Singh, Caitlin Long and Charles Kahn
CBDC may be ‘necessary’ to safeguard competition – BoC paper
Authors make case for “public digital payments” as tool to boost competition and innovation
Carney warns CBDC delays play into hands of big tech
Failure to launch CBDC risks entrenching power of tech firms, former BoE governor says
Mandatory climate disclosures needed now – senior central bankers
Greening monetary policy operations should also be a priority, policy-makers say
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation
BIS Innovation Hub chief voices concerns about the timing of stablecoin and CBDC roll-outs, fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy, and details development plans for eight innovation locations
Chief economist Haldane to leave BoE
Influential thinker on regulation and monetary policy leaves UK central bank to lead think-tank
Major asset managers commit to support net-zero carbon transition
Tackling climate change is “one of the greatest commercial opportunities of our time”, says Mark Carney
BoE unveils plan to ‘transform’ data collection
Decade-long effort to overhaul data standards and methods of reporting
Carney takes job on Stripe board
Former BoE governor adds role at fintech firm to growing portfolio of positions
Book notes: The currency cold war, by David Birch
Pleasant and interesting read on whether digital money will jeopardise the US dollar’s dominant role in global trade and finance
2020: The year in review
The past 12 months have been marked by crisis-fighting and losses, but also innovation
A ‘love-hate’ relationship with ESG screens
ESG screens seen as a first step in adopting sustainable investment practices, so why do so few central banks use them?