Financial inclusion
IMF supports Cabo Verde’s reforms with new programme
IMF supports monetary policy reform and says the central bank must improve supervision and comms
BoE’s education programme taking off in UK schools, Broadbent says
More than a third of UK secondary schools have signed up to BoE’s education programme
IMF: some central banks ‘on the verge’ of piloting CBDCs
IMF survey also highlights need for greater co-operation on fintech regulation
Mobile financial services bring firms into formal economy - BdF paper
New technologies cuts size of ‘informal’ economy in developing world, researchers find
Facebook unveils new ‘currency’
Social media group says it plans to “reinvent money” with payment system backed by liquid reserves
Fed banks collaborate on economic education
“We have a ‘power-in-numbers’ approach,” says officer at the San Francisco Fed
RBI waives RTGS fees in bid to boost digital payments
Banks expected to pass the cost savings on to their customers
Kenyan president reappoints Njoroge as governor
Governor has been a fierce defender of Central Bank of Kenya’s independence
Can central bankers turn finance green?
The Network for Greening the Financial System aims to bring about fundamental change. The central bankers who created it made a strong start but face serious challenges.
New data reveals 20% drop in correspondent banking
CPMI data reveals ongoing decline; FSB unveils latest work to reverse trend
Book notes: The third pillar, by Raghuram Rajan
Rajan sets out an ambitious – but deliberately non-radical – manifesto for reform at the local level
El Salvador central bank launches statistics app
Central bank says app designed to improve accessibility of economic data
Haldane outlines vision of locally-modelled economies
BoE chief economist backs Raghuram Rajan’s idea of a revival of communities
The BoE’s education outreach programme
The Bank of England launched econoME last year to bring a practical understanding of economics to the classroom. Its aim is to make policy-making more effective in the future. It plans to extend its offering to schools by designing materials for younger…
Zambia deputy governor emphasises importance of female financial inclusion
Survey data reveals extent of gender disparity in market
Bank of Zambia urges country to embrace financial technology
Zambian payments app becomes integrated with Visa and MasterCard
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
Argentina launches digital platform to foster financial literacy
Central bank will use platform to promote use of bank accounts and electronic payments
BIS chief sees technology as crucial to financial inclusion
Big data and technology are key to overcoming financial exclusion, says Agustín Carstens
The IFF China Report 2019: Financial deepening, fintech development and green financing
The past 40 years have seen China transform from a recipient of global aid to a major economic centre in its own right. China is now seeking to deepen its markets, gradually open its borders to global financial flows, and promote new and innovative forms…
Fintech and the future – Improving financial literacy
Li Dongrong, president of the National Internet Finance Association of China and former deputy governor of the People’s Bank of China, explains how financial technology can aid sustainable growth, transform the structure of financial markets and promote…
The IFF China Report 2019: The Belt and Road Initiative
Over the past five years, China has invested more than $70 billion in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, of which there are now in excess of 100. Leading Chinese and international policy-makers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section…
The Belt and Road Initiative 2019 Survey – A new driver for globalisation?
The second Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) Survey of 28 central banks reveals that they view the BRI as a major driver of globalisation, with a high percentage of respondents expecting the initiative to provide a significant boost to GDP. So far,…
St Louis Fed creates educational ‘multiplier effect’
Head of economic education at the St Louis Fed talks to Central Banking about its approach to financial inclusion