Banknotes
Central Bank of Oman's Hamood Sangour Al Zadjali on the dollar, financial stability and Islamic finance
The Central Bank of Oman remains committed to the dollar as it moves to improve governance, liquidity management and Islamic finance in the sultanate, its executive president tells Chris Jeffery
ECB unveils new €10 note
Yves Mersch presents the design of the new €10 banknote in Frankfurt; equipped with new security features to help keep rising counterfeit rates in check
Singapore intensifies efforts to cut banknote waste
Monetary Authority of Singapore unveils a social networking campaign that encourages the public to refrain from giving brand new banknotes to each other at Chinese New Year
Bank of England promises diversity on new polymer banknotes
Public consultation revealed 87% of Brits in favour of switching to polymer banknotes; Bank of England also unveils a new system for selecting historical characters to feature on its notes
Design of Norwegian banknotes charts new waters
Norges Bank reveals upcoming banknote series will share a maritime theme, reflecting the country's 83,000km coastline; notes will not feature human portraiture
Nigeria could ditch polymer banknotes after six-year pilot
The Central Bank of Nigeria is considering reverting back to paper banknotes after using polymer for the past six years; spokesperson says it has ‘not had a good experience’ with the plastic notes
ECB prepares ground for new €10 banknote next year
New €10 note will be the second in the Europa series after the launch of the €5 note this May; Partnership Programme launched today will seek to smooth its introduction among stakeholders
Dominican Republic seeks damages after printer loses 8,500 banknotes
Defective banknotes worth an estimated 17 million Dominican pesos disappeared from French contractor in July; detected in the Caribbean country earlier this month, central bank says
Canadian astronaut launches polymer banknotes
Former commander of the International Space Station marks the new $5 and $10 banknotes entering into circulation; senior deputy governor Tiff Macklem insists there is 'no chance' they will melt
De La Rue launches post-grad scholarship with Central Bank of Barbados
One year's funding worth $17,300 on offer for a Barbadian student pursuing post-graduate studies in economics or finance mimics similar programmes elsewhere in the Caribbean
Banknotes worth $2m stolen from Swiss printer
Investigation under way into theft of incomplete Sfr1,000 notes that subsequently entered circulation as counterfeits
Central banks struggle to publicise new banknotes
Netherlands Bank finds that two-thirds of the Dutch population do not check the authenticity of their banknotes, which adds to the difficulty of communicating changes in their security features
Bank of England considers move to polymer banknotes
UK could get polymer banknotes as soon as 2016; Bank of England launches a public consultation in a bid to win approval for the change
Bulgarian prosecutors probe printing press privatisation
Central bank strikes deal with French banknote producer to expand printing operations; investigation launched amid accusations of privatisation by stealth
Dutch study uses neuroscience to dissect consumers’ payment choices
The Netherlands Bank uses an MRI scanner to examine what is going on in consumers’ minds as they choose whether to pay by cash or card
BoE bows to persuasion as Austen proves banknotes not just a man’s field
English author will replace Charles Darwin on UK £10 note in 2017; campaign against central bank also yields review into the criteria used for character selection
BoE publishes code of conduct for ‘local recycling' of cash
Code sets out banknote authentication standards for businesses that self-fill their ATMs or self-service check-outs using banknotes tended by members of the public
Counterfeit banknotes up in Eurosystem
ECB reveals 317,000 counterfeits discovered in first half of 2013; says this remains a ‘very low’ proportion of overall notes in circulation
Banknote counterfeit threat carries significant social costs, paper finds
Bank of Canada working paper shows central banks are right to ‘actively respond' to the threat of counterfeiting despite the small incidence of fraud, due to the social costs of the perceived threat
Carney prioritises 'women on banknotes' issue
New Bank of England governor says issue of present and future female representation on banknotes is under discussion; pledges further public announcement by end of July
Bank Negara Malaysia seeks to limit superfluous supply of banknotes
Central bank prints 500 million new banknotes for celebrations at the end of Ramadan each year; urges public to accept high-quality recycled notes in their stead
Austrian deputy resigns amid ongoing bribery case
Wolfgang Duchatczek quits National Bank of Austria; stands accused of bribery in relation to banknote printing deals with Syria and Azerbaijan
Jane Austen ‘quietly waiting in wings’ to feature on UK banknote
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says Jane Austen is a likely candidate to feature on next £10 note; fails to appease concerns over all-male banknote roster
National Bank of Austria vice-governor faces bribery charges
Wolfgang Duchatczek and eight others charged with bribery in connection with note-printing deals with Syria and Azerbaijan