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Central Banking Awards 2026: third group of winners
Awards unveiled for Central bank of the year, AI initiative, PMI development retail and wholesale, Initiative and more
Australia hikes rates to combat inflation
RBA says price rises are result of capacity pressures, and persistent oil rally may worsen situation
Central bank of the year: Central Bank of Nigeria
A return to policy orthodoxy under new leadership at the African central bank helped to bring Nigeria’s economy back from the brink
Initiative of the year: Reserve Bank of India
By mandating a domain name for the country’s lenders, the RBI has struck a blow against cyber fraud
Financial markets infrastructure services – wholesale: Bloomberg
Tech firm helped Nigeria and Sri Lanka’s central banks to build essential FX market infrastructure, and Portugal and Ukraine’s treasuries to optimise debt auctions
Payments and market infrastructure development – retail: Central Bank of Colombia’s Bre-B
Colombia’s new federated payments system achieved success due to thoughtful planning, proactive regulation and successful onboarding
HKMA deputy says credit risks to remain ‘complex’ in 2026
Yuen notes continued pressure on Hong Kong’s commercial real estate market
External events are harming Vietnam’s economy, says SBV
Deputy director for monetary policy cites Iran conflict and other central banks’ ‘unpredictable’ paths
NBU tells banks to avoid Hungary after cash and gold heist
Hungarian government official explicitly ties asset seizure to dispute over stricken oil pipeline
RBI buys bonds as Iran war threatens economic outlook
Economists expect central bank to stay on hold, despite risk of higher inflation and lower growth
Central Banking Awards 2026: second group of winners
Awards recognise economic research, transparency, communications, financial stability and more
Central Banking Awards 2026: first winners announced
Awards go to governor of the year, reserve manager, risk manager and more
Reserve manager: Central Bank of the Philippines
New risk management approaches, forward-looking SAA tranching, internal capacity building and a redesigned external fund management framework set the BSP apart
Risk manager: Central Bank of the UAE
The new integrated risk management approach is identifying control gaps and enhancing efficiency
Why Trump’s latest Truth should make TradFi twitchy
Wall Street is becoming the villain in US president’s crypto movie
PBoC plans more market-based monetary policy formulation
Analysts expect Middle East conflict to have little impact on policy in China
Single and dual mandates often result in same policy – Schnabel
AI productivity boom yet to show up in eurozone data, ECB board member adds
State support for Asian firms should be scaled back, says Rhee
BoK governor believes structural reforms are also needed if region’s success is to be sustained
Malaysia holds policy with an eye on conflict uncertainty
BNM also notes upside potential of tech, lower tariffs and pro-growth measures globally
Asian central banks prepare for conflict-induced energy shock
IMF’s Georgieva says Iran war creates energy and confidence risks for most of region
Japan to trial blockchain-based central bank money settlement
BoJ’s Ueda says sandbox underway for ‘wide range of settlements’
BoJ’s path to normalisation less certain with Iran conflict
Ueda suggests rate hikes will continue, but analysts point to a range of possible scenarios
How will Europe’s central banks react to the Middle East crisis?
ECB unlikely to veer from rate path as it had expected to undershoot during 2026
RBA governor says conflict may require monetary policy response
Bullock says board considering potential supply shocks amid already high levels of inflation