Banque de France (BdF)
BdF ‘not involved’ with French government’s move to Linux
Initiative aims to ‘reduce dependence’ on IT systems from outside Europe
Governor of the year: Jerome Powell
The Fed chair has shown high levels of integrity and resolve in upholding his public duty in the pursuit of price stability and maximum employment
ECB has ‘no reason’ to hike as ‘2026 is not 2022’ – BdF head
Villeroy de Galhau first eurozone governor to speak about war’s potential impact on inflation
BdF buys stake in Austrian and Portuguese note-printing facilities
Bank says move aims to consolidate existing co-operation between three monetary authorities
Changing of Lagarde: who might take over at the ECB?
De Cos and Knot among contenders, following reports that president may be stepping down early
Banque de France governor unexpectedly steps down early
Villeroy de Galhau to take on new role at non-profit foundation
US stock crash would be ‘felt across the world’ – BdF deputy
Current account imbalances cannot be solved unilaterally, argues Bénassy-Quéré
EU should ‘roll up its sleeves’ against China and US – BdF head
Villeroy de Galhau says Europe has ‘many cards to play’ in geopolitical game
Trade fragmentation still favours west over east – BdF study
Authors says US-led bloc better placed to win over neutral states than China-aligned grouping
Central bank governors express ‘full solidarity’ with Powell
Lagarde and Bailey among signatories of statement in wake of Department of Justice investigation
Villeroy de Galhau warns of ‘Americanisation’ of money
Tokenisation and geopolitics are new disruptive forces, BdF governor says
Bulgaria becomes 21st member of the eurozone
Joining currency bloc is a “sign of belonging”, says governor Radev, as peers offer welcome
2025: The year in central banking
A look back at the biggest and most popular stories of the year
Book notes: Money in crisis, by Ignazio Angeloni and Daniel Gros
This book should be essential reading for policy-makers at a time of uncertainty and technological change
BdF to green its corporate bond holdings by end of 2026
Governor calls for fight against climate denial on 10th anniversary of Paris Agreement
BIS tests tokenised FX settlement in instant cross-border payments
Minimal tech upgrades proposed to link central bank money on DLT across Europe and Asia
Eurozone bank uncompetitiveness a ‘myth’ – Schnabel
Regulations have made lenders better, says ECB board member
France could lose 7% of GDP from climate-linked event – BdF deputy
Bénassy-Quéré says even ‘the most ardent’ sceptics will have to accept reality of global warming
AWS outage barely affected Europe’s central banks
Monetary authorities say robust risk mitigation frameworks helped them to largely avoid fallout
‘Opaque’ AI poses supervisory challenge, says BdF’s Beau
Deputy governor says focus should be on data required for ‘new elements’ of EU’s AI act
France faces ‘gradual suffocation’ by debt, BdF governor says
Villeroy de Galhau finds notion of being under IMF tutelage 'insulting'