The central banks of Iceland and Switzerland have both cut rates by 25 basis points, while Sweden’s has held rates and ...

March 20, 2025Central Banking is pleased to announce the winners of the Central Banking Awards 2025, its 12th annual industry awards ...

The National Bank of Belgium has signalled that politicians should not think about selling any of its 227 tonnes of gold to pay for increased defence spending.

The People’s Bank of China has left its key lending rates unchanged for the fifth consecutive month. The central bank said ...

The Central Bank of Brazil (BCB) on March 19 raised its policy rate by 100 basis points to 14.25% in a unanimous decision, as ...

The Bank of England announced today (March 20) that it was holding interest rates at 4.5%.

Most central bank governors have no legal immunity from prosecution during their service term, the Governance Benchmarks 2025 ...

The last group of winners of the Central Banking Awards 2025 were unveiled today (March 20), with Aleš Michl recognised as governor of the year and Agustín Carstens receiving the award for lifetime ...

March 20, 2025Central Banking is pleased to announce the fourth tranche of winners of the Central Banking Awards 2025, its 12th ...

Aleš Michl is not the most traditional central bank governor. He is prone to speak his mind, sometimes without consulting with key staff at the Czech National Bank. He holds ‘unorthodox’ views ...

Central banks from emerging markets often need to meet payments obligations in foreign currencies. These can come in the form ...

For Koenig & Bauer, which produces printing machines involved in the production of most of the world’s banknotes, banknote ...