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Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2026 – executive summary
Data reveals shifting focus of strategic plans, plus data use and AI adoption
PBoC expected to remain on hold following healthy PPI rise
China’s producer price inflation climbed out of long decline to 45-month high in April
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European central banks opt to hold
Albania, Czech Republic, Poland, Serbia and Sweden keep rates constant
Three-fifths of central banks use strategic progress monitoring tools
Respondents with wider set of objectives report highest usage of tools
Philippines inflation surges to 7.2%
BSP pledges response as economists say large rate hikes may be on the table
Central banks increasingly use KPIs for strategic planning
Practice more widespread in jurisdictions that link annual reviews to all staff
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Strategic control processes often data driven
Processing is implemented quarterly or bi-annually across jurisdictions
The Fed’s six-trillion-dollar balance sheet question
Kevin Warsh’s drive to shrink the US central bank’s ledger is unlikely to be a simple task
Annual reviews usually linked to strategic plans for some staff only
Remuneration commonly not linked with progress on strategic goals
Team leaders increasingly involved in strategic plan implementation
Respondents commonly review plans and re-align objectives after strategic cycles
Number of dedicated strategic planning units rises
Larger central banks more likely to have dedicated units
Intranet and events are main strategy comms tools
Central banks widely use dedicated web page for external communications
BoJ holds rates and halves growth forecast
Three dissenting votes mark largest split under Ueda, who points to ‘significantly’ higher inflation
Few central banks involve third parties in strategic plan development
Standard operational budgets remain leading source of funding
Dark corners: the renewed push for risk-based monetary policy
Central banks are still struggling to perfect models, scenario analysis and risk communication
Disclosure and supervision are top ESG strategy objectives
Emissions monitoring broadly in focus for central banks with narrower plans
BSP tightens to fight inflation caused by Middle East conflict
Governor says easing cycle is over as bank forecasts price rises of 6.1% this year and 4.1% in 2027
Strategic planning frameworks widely draw on Swot analysis
European central banks’ strategies tend to favour Pestel analysis