Banknotes
De La Rue's cash-systems arm renamed Talaris
Banknote printer De La Rue's cash-systems operations will be renamed Talaris following completion of the sale of the division to Carlyle, a private equity group.
Iran issues high-value notes, hints at reform
The Central Bank of Iran is swapping high-denomination paper notes for private banks' promissory notes in a bid to exert tighter control over the country's money supply as it plans broader currency reforms.
Berlin calls off note-printer auction
The German government has abandoned plans to sell its federal printing works.
Olympic banknotes spark queues in Hong Kong
The release of special banknotes to mark the Beijing Olympics has prompted queues outside the Bank of China's Hong Kong branches.
De La Rue sells cash systems business to Carlyle
Carlyle Group, a private equity firm, looks set to buy the cash systems business of De La Rue, the biggest private printer of banknotes, for £360m ($704m).
De La Rue could sell cash systems division
De La Rue, the biggest private printer of banknotes, is considering the sale of some of its cash systems division.
UK counterfeit seizures fall for 3rd straight year
The number of counterfeit banknotes in circulation confiscated by the British authorities plummeted by almost a quarter last year. The total face value of counterfeit notes found also fell by a similar degree.
Papua New Guinea issues new notes for anniversary
The Bank of Papua New Guinea has introduced two new polymer banknotes to commemorate 33 years of the Kina and Toea currencies.
Israel puts plastic notes into circulation
The Bank of Israel on Sunday introduced its first polymer banknote.
Who signs the banknotes?
Most banknotes bear signatures, but who are the signatories? Åke Lönnberg explains
Number of euro counterfeits rise
The number of counterfeited euro banknotes in the second half of 2007 shows an increase when compared to the two preceding half-year periods.
Coin misuse trouble Bank of Korea
Korean ten-won coins have recently found favour as decorative pendants - a development that has the Bank of Korea worried.
Central banks get cheaper cash from companies
Private-sector involvement in the printing of banknotes substantially lowers costs, research published by Colombia's Banco de la Republica finds.
Decision supports ECB on counterfeit check
The European Central Bank (ECB) won backing from a French court on Wednesday for the right to use a method to detect fake notes.
Gono explains decision to renege on note change
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, has blamed the weather for backtracking on plans to take the Z$200,000 ($6.67) note out of circulation.
Euro makes rapid progress in Cyprus and Malta
Euro banknotes already account for 50% of the total in circulation in both Malta and Cyprus, the two Mediterranean islands that adopted the single currency on Tuesday.
Chavez takes control of Venezuelan Central Bank
The Venezuelan government has regained control of the central bank following a parliamentary vote on Wednesday.
Israel to print plastic notes
The Bank of Israel said its next issue of 20 sheqel notes will be on polypropylene, a type of plastic.
Fed unveils new $5 bill
The Federal Reserve, the American central bank, today unveiled a new, more secure design for the $5 banknote that will be issued and enter circulation in early 2008. A new $100 bill will follow.
Venezuela set to publicise new currency
The Venezuelan Central Bank will launch a nationwide campaign to familiarise consumers with its new notes and coins, which will come into circulation at the start of next year.
Korea plans new high-denomination banknotes
The Bank of Korea has drawn up a pool of ten historic figures for the design of its new 50,000 and 100,000 won banknotes, scheduled to debut in early 2009.
Yam on Hong Kong's new polymer note
In his weekly column, the HKMA's chief executive, Joseph Yam, lists the reasons why the central bank is trialing a $10 polymer note and what results it is looking for.
Holograms keep currency real
A special report by the US National Research Council entitled "A Path to the Next Generation of US Banknotes: Keeping them Real," suggests that holograms have a definitive role in combating banknote counterfeiting.
BoE's governor blames banks for £5 note shortage
Mervyn King, governor of the Bank of England, criticised the short supply of "fivers" in his annual Mansion House speech on 20 June.