Strategic planning
Advancing sustainability post-COP29
The Central Bank of Azerbaijan is striving to assist the domestic and international transition to a greener economy, writes its governor, Taleh Kazimov
Fragmentation could lead to deflation in eurozone – panellist
Chinese and European exports are converging, firms need to decide between resilience and efficiency
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2025 – model banks analysis
Data breakdowns reveal differences in strategic goals, department structure and salaries
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2025 – executive summary
The first strategic planning benchmark reveals strategic priorities, frameworks and KPIs
Strategic Planning Benchmarks 2025 report – charting a path
The first strategic planning benchmark sheds light on department structure, control methods and KPIs
Most central banks gauge strategic plans with KPIs
Respondents reveal KPI use cases in operations and compliance with mandate
Strategic control often operates on quarterly cycle
Banks with centralised strategic planning also tend to centralise strategic control
Strategic plans tend to be built around six key pillars
Central banks split on whether planning is broad or narrow
Most central banks fund strategic plan delivery with standard budgets
Only two-fifths of jurisdictions have dedicated budget for strategic objectives
BIS profit rises as balance sheet grows
Institution close to completing five-year strategic plan, as deposits hit record high
Central banking against a full-scale war
National Bank of Ukraine governor Andriy Pyshnyy shares seven statements about ‘antifragility’ and the ability to function under uncertainty – and succeed
To govern well, manage ‘enterprise’ risk
Effective risk management should be governance-oriented and top-down; not operationally oriented and bottom-up, writes John Mendzela
UAE plans to launch CBDC by 2026
Fintech strategy aims for cashless society through digital transformation
RBI strategy targets global rupee use
Central bank aims for wider use of Indian payment technology and spread of national currency
Morocco’s Jouahri on inflation, forex reform, digitalisation and sustainability
The Central Bank of Morocco governor speaks with Christopher Jeffery about Covid-19 policies, Fed tightening, BIS membership, regional co-operation and financial inclusion
Filipe Dinis on Bank of Canada’s cyber strategy and tackling cyber risks
The Canadian central bank’s chief operating officer calls for heightened vigilance, more collaboration, info sharing and tabletop exercises, and less reliance on similar, siloed systems
Powell: ‘nothing’ in the way of a 50bp rate hike
Fed chair is hoping to even out supply and demand imbalances in the labour market
Few central banks cover environmental risk
Central banks list environmental risk as a minor source of risk
Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – making connections
Data offers insights into staffing and salaries, communications channels, social media, new technology and strategies