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Court ruling sows confusion over crypto’s status in South Africa
Judge’s decision that bitcoin ‘is money’ directly contradicts verdict in ruling last year
How to deal with geopolitical risks, central banking-style
Managing the fastest-rising risk category requires a combination of old and new thinking
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?
Podcast: AI accountability in central banks
Transparency and explainability thresholds rise with risk and impact
Serbian central bank reprimands artist for ‘defacing’ banknotes
Andrej Josifovski printed anti-government symbols on dinars ahead of student protests
Bolivia’s central bank rejects claim of plot to loot its assets
Mining union leader made allegation amid widening anti-government unrest
Euroclear rejects $254bn payment order in Bank of Russia case
Moscow court’s ruling in favour of central bank ‘completely without merit’, says Belgian firm
Helder Lopes on Timor-Leste’s transformation now the oil has run out
The Central Bank of Timor-Leste (BCTL) governor speaks to Chris Jeffery and Jono Thomson about dollarisation amid US policy unpredictability, managing legacy Petroleum Fund investments, Asean membership, digitalisation and financial deepening, and a long…
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Data reveals shifting focus of strategic plans, plus data use and AI adoption
RBA study finds no need for wider access to central bank money
Central bank says there is no ‘compelling case’ in report on wholesale tokenisation and settlement
The challenges facing Fed chair Kevin Warsh
New chair has pledged sweeping change, but can he keep Trump – and the FOMC – onside?
BoT advocated targeted fiscal support, minutes show
Record of April meeting published after government approves billions in borrowing for cost-of-living relief
Working group minutes: guarding financial independence
Dynamic capital may help but tailoring accounting frameworks to central banks is still challenging
US Senate advances Fed chair nomination for Warsh
Separate vote confirming appointment expected later this week
Bulgarian lessons from entering the eurozone
Sofia’s uneasy membership in the currency bloc, five months in
Inside the BoK’s homegrown AI system, Boki
Sovereign platform will reshape staffing needs and pay for itself within five years, digital innovation chief Jungphil Park tells Jono Thomson
Book notes: Everybody loves our dollars, by Oliver Bullough
The author poses serious questions about whether central banks’ activities are helping kleptocrats
Podcast: The potential risks of the Genius Act
How the focus on issuers and reserve assets ignores the wider ecosystem
FOMC holds as Powell decides to stay on as Fed governor
Outgoing chair to remain on board, citing uncertainty over further potential criminal probes
Can US regulators keep Collins happy with one capital stack?
Legal experts say Basel III endgame redraft retains spirit if not letter of the floor
Former MNB chief accuses central bank of historical ‘blackmail’
Simor says lender was threatened with closer supervision because of his position on its board