Banknotes
Zambia raises capital ratio for banks and rebases currency
Bank of Zambia reveals government decision to hike capital requirements for banks operating in the country; three zeros also to be slashed from value of banknotes
Libya begins phasing out old banknotes
Banknotes depicting the late colonel Muammar Gaddafi being removed from circulation; new currency series on the way
Euro counterfeit banknote figure creeps up
Number of known fake euro banknotes hit 310,000 during in the second half of 2011, up 5% on the first half of the year
Malaysia announces new coins’ circulation date
Bank Negara Malaysia announces new coins to enter circulation this month; new banknotes will not be released until the end of 2012
Nigeria rolls out ‘cash-less’ Lagos project
Central Bank of Nigeria issues clarifications as cash-less society is introduced in Lagos; reassures public that cash transactions have not been eliminated altogether
Malaysia launches new banknote series
Bank Negara Malaysia reveals designs and security features of five denominations in new currency series
Zambian president sparks ‘fake’ money panic
Zambian president refers to 'fake' money in circulation; finance minister accuses central bank of shirking legalities in awarding latest banknote printing tender to German company
Management of South African Mint Company suspended
South African Reserve Bank announces mystery 'technical issues' uncovered; top management suspended with immediate effect
Austria's Nowotny under scrutiny in banknote bribery case
Governor Ewald Nowotny and members of the central bank’s supervisory board under investigation; accused of having knowledge of bribery of foreign officials in race to win banknote printing contracts
Swaziland trains Revenue Authority cash collectors
Officers shown security features of banknotes introduced last year; participants travelled from all over the country to attend the training
Greek reversion to drachma easier than euro conversion, say analysts
If Greece were to leave the eurozone it would have to establish a new currency in record time; analysts explain how the process would be simpler today due to technological advances
Bank of Canada launches first polymer banknote
Bank of Canada issues first new polymer C$100 banknote into circulation; governor Mark Carney says new bills are at the frontier of banknote technology
BoE’s Salmon discusses latest banknote security features
Bank of England banking services executive director Chris Salmon explains use of motion thread in new £50 banknote
Developing country scoops currency award
Ugandan shilling wins 2011 Best Series Award from International Association of Currency Affairs
Lithuanian central bank assists in counterfeit banknote investigation
Bank of Lithuania says it will help police in investigation to uncover source of recent rise in counterfeit banknotes
Riksbank narrows banknote design contest
Swedish central bank selects eight finalists out of 46 entrants to go on to final stage of krona banknote design competition; winner to be announced next April
EU considers deeper sanctions against Syrian central bank
European Union considers further financial sanctions against Syria amid continued repression of Syrian people; EU foreign affairs committee to discuss on Monday
Finland announces markka conversion deadline
Finns have until February 29 to change markka banknotes and coins to euro; currency outstanding valued at $386 million
UK reveals design of new banknote
Bank of England to release new £50 banknote in November; design features British businessmen Matthew Boulton and James Watt
Bank of Lithuania opens its doors to the public
Bank of Lithuania invites the general public to see inside the bank as part of the joint birthday celebration of the central bank and the national currency
Fears over Libyan central bank money realised: reports
Multi-vehicle convoy arrives in Niger carrying central bank cash and gold
Buba paper on circulation of German euro banknotes
Bundesbank study estimates two-thirds of Germany-issued euro banknotes are in circulation outside Germany
Spain learns from the past; working paper
Analysis of monetary system in the 1800s shows contraction in the money supply had a milder effect on the economy than expected
UK jets deliver currency to Libya
Royal Air Force flies banknotes to Central Bank of Libya in Benghazi