Banknotes
RBA plans to sell scandal-hit Securency
Reserve Bank of Australia plans joint sale of polymer subsidiary following alleged bribery scandal
SNB: immigrants reduce seigniorage
Swiss National Bank study shows increase in immigration reduces seigniorage for banknotes
Bank to increase £5 notes in circulation
Bank of England will increase number of smallest banknotes in circulation; will also increase number of automated tellers dispensing the note
Czech National Bank withdraws smallest banknote
Czech National Bank says Kc50 note will be replaced with coin in April; cites cost of replacing notes and change in value
UK arrests two in Securency raids
Officials take two men into custody in Securency graft probe as coordinated raids unfold in Australia, Britain and Spain
Paper problems delay release of new $100 note
Federal Reserve says sporadic creasing of paper on new banknote will setback release of new $100 bill
More than half of Hong Kong banknotes held outside territory
Hong Kong Monetary Authority research cites increased integration with mainland and popularity of Macao as factors
Bank of Israel: Currency Department Annual Review (2009)
Bank of Israel currency department’s report for 2009 reviews new cash payments system policy
De La Rue says staff falsified banknote tests
Banknote printer says investigation into printing irregularities has revealed staff at Hampshire plant deliberately falsified paper specification tests
Indian officials to probe De La Rue plant
Reserve Bank of India says government officials due to visit De La Rue plant; trip follows paper fault which forced De La Rue chief executive to quit
Nepal to end circulation of banknotes featuring ousted king
Nepal Rastra Bank says it will phase out old notes depicting former monarch
De La Rue chief quits over printing errors
De La Rue’s chief executive James Hussey resigns after taking blame for faulty banknotes; shares plunge nearly 10%
Mauritania’s central bank releases new note
Central Bank of Mauritania note to be highest denomination in circulation
New Turkish notes spark spike in printing costs
Central Bank of Turkey’s Annual Report shows improved lira notes caused banknote manufacture costs to leap by more than half; governor Durmuş Yılmaz praises inflation targeting framework
Faulty paper halts note production at De La Rue
Banknote printer De La Rue suspends production at its Hampshire plant owing to paper fault; shares plummet on company statement that 2010 production and sales will be affected
HKMA unveils design of two new banknotes
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority says improved security features on new banknotes will reduce counterfeits in circulation
Venezuela drawn into Securency scandal: report
Australian newspaper alleges that RBA offshoot paid for Vietnamese government officials to win business from Central Bank of Venezuela
RBA offshoot used prostitutes and bribes to win contracts: police witness alleges
Former employee of Securency, a Reserve Bank of Australia offshoot, alleges firm used bribes and prostitutes to win contracts to supply polymer substrate to foreign central banks
Uganda gives banknotes a facelift
Bank of Uganda introduces a new denomination and upgrades five existing bills with new security feature, Tumusiime-Mutebile emphasises that the issue is not politically motivated
RBA offshoot let standards slip in bribery scandal: report
Independent auditor says Australian central bank’s polymer subsidiary Securency failed to uphold its standards in dealing with its foreign business agents
Canada to switch to polymer
Bank of Canada to issue plastic notes in 2011
Bank begins consultation on note circulation
Bank of England in talks with commercial cash industry on proposal to better distribute lowest denomination note
Switzerland delays new banknote series
Swiss National Bank says move made on back of security concerns
Euro counterfeits soar 30%
ECB statistics show 860,000 forged euro banknotes recovered in 2009