Banknotes
Ireland's Hurley to stay on after term ends
The governor of Ireland's central bank, John Hurley, has agreed to stay on beyond the official end of his first seven-year term in March.
Tanzania looks into new notes
The Bank of Tanzania is looking into printing new banknotes barely five years after the previous series was introduced.
Optimising cash supply
Central banks need to take a business minded approach to their cash-supply function, argues Brian Lang
Banknote Watch SA launched
A new organisation, called Banknote Watch SA, has been launch in South Africa to prevent cash-related crime in the run-up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in the country.
Papua New Guinea's Kamit praises polymer
The benefits of polymer banknotes are their cost-effectiveness, durability and greater ability to withstand counterfeiting, said Wilson Kamit, the governor of the Papua New Guinea.
Czech banknote wins prize
The International Association of Currency Affairs, an industry body, has announced that the Czech National Bank (CNB) was the runner-up in its Banknote of the Year award for the 1000-krone banknote, issued in April this year.
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.