Europe
Households ‘open’ to digital euro regardless of holding limit – ECB
Customers would only allocate €500 of €10,000 gift into digital euro, study finds
European Central Bank holds rates
Updated forecast includes higher inflation and growth figures
BdF to green its corporate bond holdings by end of 2026
Governor calls for fight against climate denial on 10th anniversary of Paris Agreement
Serbia vows to ‘prevent unjustified pressure’ on FX market
Central bank says it will fight for stability as crisis prompts citizens to swap dinars for euros
Payment fraud rose to €4.2bn in 2024, say ECB and EBA
Users, not providers, took ‘substantial’ share of related losses, report finds
Austrian authorities to co-operate on cyber security
Central bank signs accord with ministry and financial regulator to strengthen collaboration
Russia’s Euroclear lawsuit ‘an empty gesture, but not meaningless’
Central bank will use Moscow courts to bolster claims for compensation in international forums, say experts
ECB looks to simplify bank regs, supervision and reporting
Recommendations include merged buffers, lesser reporting burdens and an easier life for smaller banks
European lenders are making polluters pay – ECB study
Firms looking to fund projects near ‘biodiversity-sensitive’ areas face worse borrowing conditions
Swiss central bank keeps rates at zero
SNB says developments in global economy still pose ‘main risk’ to domestic economic outlook
Ireland publishes roadmap for streamlining regulation
Central bank governor insists it is not about lowering standards but improving framework’s quality
Supervision must be evidence-based, says ECB’s Buch
Hasty changes could risk loosening oversight and harm financial resilience, supervisory chief warns
Eurozone bank uncompetitiveness a ‘myth’ – Schnabel
Regulations have made lenders better, says ECB board member
Bank of Russia to scrap some FX transfer limits
Institution to lift restrictions four months early for citizens and foreigners from “friendly countries”
Digital euro could reopen e-krona debate for Riksbank – Bunge
Swedish central bank to fully move to eurozone settlement system by 2030
NBFIs could dent transmission – Bundesbank board member
Growing non-bank activity could diminish banking channel’s importance, says Köhler-Geib
People: Former DNB chief Knot joins Systemic Risk Council
Plus appointments at BIS Innovation Hub and Turkish central bank
Central banks’ social media share ticks up
Social-traditional media split for communications roughly the same across different regions
ECB reminds Italian lawmaker: monetary financing by gold is illegal
European Central Bank says budget amendment’s purpose is “not clear”
Insurers make disasters worse for eurozone governments – ECB study
Resulting sell-offs of short-term debt push up sovereign borrowing costs, research finds
Local languages widely used in central bank communications
African central banks use more English in communications than counterparts in other regions