Cash
Austria boosts rural access to cash with 120 new ATMs
Central bank provides cash machines to communities with at least 500 inhabitants
Boris Vujčić on Croatia’s economic journey, the digital euro and the Governing Council
The Croatian National Bank (HNB) governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about managing financial risks, the pros and cons of euro adoption, payment system reform and the use of real-time data
The future of money
Central banks may require more flexible inflation targets and facilitate wider payments interoperability to maintain trust and the ‘singleness’ of money. By Sethaput Suthiwartnarueput
Ex-OCC chief Michael Hsu on the impact of an America-first agenda
The former acting comptroller of the currency speaks with Christopher Jeffery about the future of the US Treasury market, Fed independence, financial de-regulation, the Genius Act and international co-operation
Should the Fed mandate collateral pre-positioning at the discount window?
Supervisor wants lenders to be ready to access central bank facilities, but formalising pre-positioning has some drawbacks
Working group minutes: central banks seek cash cycle efficiencies
Some EME institutions are restructuring operations and promoting digital payment methods
Croatia and Montenegro to begin cash swap programme
Central banks sign MoU to exchange damaged euro notes from Montenegro for undamaged ones from Croatia
European central banks taking more active role in cash cycle
Roundtable hears how fears over moral hazard are being set against need to preserve cash infrastructure
Riksbank: everyone should be able to pay in cash
Bank welcomes government report calling for payments in physical currency to be facilitated
UK government ‘must act against decline in cash acceptance’
Parliamentary committee suggests firms could be made to accept cash to protect those who rely on it
Tracking the changing cash cycle: a global analysis
Antti Heinonen highlights sharp declines in note-return frequency and destruction rates
Rewriting the monetary balance sheet
Biagio Bossone and Massimo Costa write that a new accounting approach is needed for central banks and commercial money in the digital age
Iran’s central bank increases daily cash withdrawal limits
Move anticipates increased consumer spending over Persian New Year, despite ongoing economic crisis
The interest rate dilemma in an uncertain world: a balancing act
Biagio Bossone makes the case for a holistic policy approach that includes extending IT tolerance bands, smart fiscal policies, supply-side reform and financial safeguards
Eurosystem sees small rise in counterfeiting over 2024
€20 and €50 notes remain the most popular denominations to replicate
Nigerian central bank to cap fees for ATM withdrawals
Move meant to curb rising costs of withdrawals
Libya to issue new banknotes
Central bank announces plan for five, 10 and 20 dinar bills amid continued cash shortage
Finland’s fintech head on retail CBDCs versus instant payments
Payments unit leader Aleksi Grym discusses overlaps and synergies for retail CBDCs and instant payment systems in Finland and the eurozone
Accounting for banknotes
Three leading experts on central bank finances debate the appropriate treatment of currency
CNB’s Aleš Michl on tackling inflation, Friedman’s legacy and ditching DSGE
The Czech governor speaks about policy mistakes, targeting M2, diversifying into equities and gold, building new models and ending interest payments on minimum reserves
Majority have privacy concerns over CBDC – RBNZ survey
Findings show access to physical cash still important; private sector not meeting payment needs
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Bank of England to review UK clearing rules
Broader collateral set and greater margin transparency could be adopted from Emir 3.0, but not active accounts requirement
Currency Benchmarks 2024 – model banks analysis
Data highlights differences in cash management between central banks