Banknotes
Bulgaria becomes 21st member of the eurozone
Joining currency bloc is a “sign of belonging”, says governor Radev, as peers offer welcome
Richard Doornbosch on central banking in a tempestuous climate
The president of the Central Bank of Curaçao and Sint Maarten speaks to Christopher Jeffery about addressing legacy financial scandals, transition to a Caribbean guilder, tapping gold holdings and managing a currency peg at a time of US policy uncertainty
Fiji launches first all-polymer banknote series
Crane Currency supplies five denominations that will enter circulation in January
ECB’s Evelien Witlox on design choices for the digital euro
The digital euro’s program director speaks about holding limits, waterfall arrangements, programmability, blockchain usage and offline ‘secure elements’ for cash-like exchanges
ECB’s Cipollone reveals plans for digital euro infrastructure
Mobile app to enable “basic functionality”, with transactions processed in three different regions
Bank notes: July to September 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
SNB opens poll on altitude-themed banknotes
Central bank asks public for views on designs based on Switzerland's ‘unique topography’
ECB opens second round of banknote design competition
Artists invited to submit ideas related to culture and the natural world
Working group minutes: central banks seek cash cycle efficiencies
Some EME institutions are restructuring operations and promoting digital payment methods
Bank notes: April to June 2025
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Why making cents no longer makes sense
Experts praise US Treasury’s decision to stop minting pennies, but question policy’s implementation
Bangladesh to introduce new banknotes
Series to appear ahead of Eid al-Adha festival
Syria’s change of printing press reflects wider shift – expert
Reported move of note production from Russia points to an increased willingness to open up to West
Central banks must rethink their accounting treatment of money
Biagio Bossone and Massimo Costa call for money to be accounted for as equity for the issuer and as a public asset for the economy
Riksbank: everyone should be able to pay in cash
Bank welcomes government report calling for payments in physical currency to be facilitated
Iran to remove four zeroes from its currency
Central bank says measure will come into force later this year as country battles high inflation
Bank of Burundi issues ‘world’s largest banknote’
Commemorative bill measures 400mm by 288mm and is on sale at €2,200 apiece
SNB to hand out cash earmarked for exchange of defunct notes
Up to $1.07bn, previously reserved for bills that were never exchanged, will go to government and aid
De La Rue completes sale of authentication division
Banknote maker to focus exclusively on currency business
Lebanon to introduce new banknotes
Parliament authorises issuance in response to high inflation and long-term depreciation of pound
The implications of IFRS 18 for central banks
The new accounting rule on presentation and disclosure in financial statements may require changes in reporting practices and systems, complicating consistency and materiality considerations