Czech Republic
Czech National Bank holds rates
Board votes to keep policy rate at 3.75%, citing assessment phase
Switzerland and Norway hold, Czech Republic and Moldova hike
SNB says inflation uptick is temporary, while CNB and Norges Bank highlight wage pressures
Behind the scenes of the Bundesbank’s capacity-building programme
A multi-year effort has helped shore up expertise at West Balkan central banks. Will African and former-CIS institutions be equally responsive to Eurosystem technical assistance?
Bulgarian lessons from entering the eurozone
Sofia’s uneasy membership in the currency bloc, five months in
European central banks opt to hold
Albania, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia and Sweden keep rates constant
Czech Republic, Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine all hold
Riksbank also lowers rate for supplementary liquidity facility as liquidity starts to dry up
Counterfeit notes continued to decline in Europe in 2025
ECB records ‘one of the lowest levels’, though Belgium, Cyprus and Czech Republic see uptick
Czech National Bank holds rates
Sub-2% inflation does not warrant policy loosening, central bank says
People: Turkey appoints new deputy governors
Plus high-level restructurings in Thailand and Italy
Czech National Bank restructures monetary department
Bank abolishes external economic relations division, launches ‘international organisations unit’
National central banks hold rates across Europe
Albania, Czech Republic, Hungary, Norway and Sweden all leave policy unchanged
Kazakhstan establishes crypto portfolio in reserves
Central bank says it could spend “up to” $300m from gold and FX income
CNB digital asset portfolio is about real learning, says Michl
Governor says bank is not looking to simulate reality but ‘touch it’ with experimental bitcoin holding
Czech Republic, Moldova and Norway hold rates
CNB says services inflation is still high, Moldova is recovering and Norway says it is in no hurry
CNB joins Europe’s bank regulators to warn of crypto risks
Consumer interest driven partly by ‘aggressive’ promotion on social media, say authorities
Central Europe’s central banks hold rates
Switzerland, Czech Republic and Hungary keep policy steady
Central banks purchasing less gold, says WGC
July figures show a slowdown in net purchases of the precious metal
Czech Republic holds rates again and upgrades growth outlook
CNB says economy running hot on all fronts warrants restrictiveness in monetary stance
Czech National Bank adds crypto exchange stocks to portfolio
Purchase of Coinbase shares takes bank’s equity holdings to $12.8 billion, SEC filing reveals
Czech central bank holds rates in unanimous decision
CNB takes wait-and-see approach despite strong economic growth
People: April to June 2025
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months