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Governance Benchmarks 2024 report – central banks’ core processes
The Governance Benchmarks 2024 report presents original data on the ways central banks ensure they can meet their mandates. The report covers governance structures, including staffing; governors, including their appointment and salaries; the role played by boards; independence and accountability mechanisms; and central banks’ own financing.
Governance Benchmarks 2024 – executive summary
Data sheds light on governance structures, staffing, policy independence and profits
Central banks reveal top staffing constraints
Career progression limits, skills gaps and red tape identified as challenges
Benchmarking
Most high income central banks lack formal recapitalisation agreements
Seven respondents report launching recapitalisation in past year
Central banks’ profit distribution widely agreed with governments
Few institutions have arrangements with other parties or private shareholders
Model banks analysis – Fintech 2024
Explore key differences between central banks across economy groups
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Cyber still in focus
Cyber security remains the number one concern for risk managers in 2024, unchanged from the 2023 and 2022 benchmarks. Market risk comes a distant second, followed by operational risk.
Environmental risk brings up the rear. Some central banks have established climate risk units, and many have staff working on the issue. But it still clearly remains a secondary concern.
For the full breakdown, use the benchmarking service’s interactive charts to explore the data.
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Governance Benchmarks 2024 report – central banks’ core processes
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Benchmarks
Communications
Currency
Economics
Financial Stability
Fintech
Governance
Monetary Policy
Payments
Reserves
Risk Management
Two-thirds of central banks report profit in last fiscal year
Few institutions seek recapitalisation and technological advancement for operational goals
Fintech Benchmarks 2024 – model banks analysis
Data reveals how advanced and emerging economy central banks structure their fintech functions
Fintech Benchmarks 2024 report – the promise and threat of AI
Data reveals how central banks are developing CBDC, tapping into AI tools and using cloud services
Board non-execs more likely to be appointed by governments
Middle income central banks tend to have more government officials on board