Central Banking awards
Central Banking Awards 2021: first winners unveiled
First tranche of awards announced for governor, reserves management, green finance and more
Green initiative: Bank of England
UK central bank breaks path for others by disclosing climate-related risk across all operations
Reserve manager of the year: Bank Indonesia
Asian central bank stabilised rupiah’s fall during Covid-19 pandemic in large part due to new macro-factor strategic asset allocation framework
Governor of the year: Alejandro Díaz de León
Díaz de León has upheld the integrity and independence of Banxico against significant pressures
Innovation in reserve management: World Bank Treasury/ANZ Bank
Pair developed Swift-based messaging app to manage faster and safer cash operations
Asset manager: BNP Paribas Asset Management
Firm has leveraged its focus on official institutions, expertise in MBS, training, reporting and ESG compliance
Climate portfolio services: RepRisk
Swiss firm’s ML tool offers central banks and SWFs early warnings on climate-related risks
Climate initiative: HSBC
UK bank is working closely with central banks and other official institutions to support transition towards greener global system
The Central Banking Awards 2020 virtual ceremony
View the trophy presentations and acceptance comments from all the winners
Central Banking’s strategic changes for a new era
New institute, benchmarks, virtual training and online event weeks launched
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
Central Banking Awards 2020: final winners announced
Awards include lifetime achievement, transparency, communications and website
Lifetime achievement award: Otmar Issing
Architect of euro’s framework still playing important role in shaping debate on monetary policy
Specialised lending initiative: BNP Paribas
New ‘global’ setup helped secure US dollar-denominated assets from a Eurosystem central bank
Transparency: Reserve Bank of New Zealand
Publication of new MPC handbook and minutes increases RBNZ’s openness
Communications initiative: Bank of Jamaica
Bank of Jamaica has done more than just lift the economic literacy of its society
Collateral management services: National Bank of Georgia/Montran
Duo developed Georgia’s fully automated new collateral framework
Global markets award: HSBC
The bank is a leader in green finance and helped clients navigate the low-rate environment
Website of the year: Central Bank of Brazil
New bilingual site offers enhanced communications to full range of stakeholders
Central Banking Awards 2020: third group launched
Awards unveiled for currency manager, initiative, economics, currency services, advisory and data
Initiative of the year: Bank of Thailand
Thai central bank used two-way communications to support delivery of major initiatives
Currency manager: Bank of Mexico
Central bank invested in new printing plant to address capacity and concentration risks
Data services: Swift
Better data is making global payment chains safer and more efficient
Economics in central banking: Matteo Maggiori, Brent Neiman and Jesse Schreger
Global Capital Allocation Project has helped pick apart tangled network of cross-border capital flows