Central Banking

Estonian central bank finds public retaining kroons as memento

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:50:48 GMT

Bank of Estonia study finds 81% of respondents are holding on to some kroon cash; not using it for savings shows confidence in the euro, says head of cash and security department

Malaysian and Thai central banks agree deeper cooperation

Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:04:24 GMT

Central Banking

Bank Negara Malaysia and the Bank of Thailand sign agreement to facilitate a cross-border collateral arrangement for eligible financial institutions in the countries

Bahrain completes transition to Iban

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Commercial banks in Bahrain will now use international bank account numbers as preferred method for international and domestic payments

Basel guidance on settlement risk delayed until June

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 14:09:00 GMT

Central Banking

Updated guidance on FX settlement risk from Basel Committee and CPSS was originally due by end of 2011, but now has an expanded remit

BoE’s Salmon expects tighter regulation of payment operations

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:55:48 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of England executive director of banking services says authorities will pay more attention to network of payment operations and question the internal organisation of firms’ operations

Finland commemorates the end of the markka

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

New book describes the history of Finnish banknotes and museum exhibition displays competition entries for past currency design contests

Tajikistan announces enhanced payments systems

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

National Bank of Tajikistan launches national processing centre' striving to bring banking services up to date

Tajikistan and Lao announce enhanced payments systems

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

National Bank of Tajikistan launches national processing centre, joins Lao in striving to bring banking services up to date

Zambia raises capital ratio for banks and rebases currency

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 15:55:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Zambia reveals government decision to hike capital requirements for banks operating in the country; three zeros also to be slashed from value of banknotes

ECB in talks with dealers on buying inflation-linked bonds

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Dealers will present their case as to why the ECB should buy linkers as well as nominal bonds in a conference call today

Interview: Gerard Hartsink

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 16:26:25 GMT

Central Banking

European Payments Council chairman Gerard Hartsink tells Yusuf Yassin he welcomes the decision to set end-dates for Sepa migration, but says concerns about the regulation, raised in October, remain

ECB report urges progress on Sepa card payments migration

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 17:39:28 GMT

Central Banking

European Central Bank study says considerable effort is still needed to achieve an integrated European market for card payments

Libya begins phasing out old banknotes

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 16:30:00 GMT

Central Banking

Banknotes depicting the late colonel Muammar Gaddafi being removed from circulation; new currency series on the way

Euro counterfeit banknote figure creeps up

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Number of known fake euro banknotes hit 310,000 during in the second half of 2011, up 5% on the first half of the year

Euro counterfeit figure creeps up

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Number of fake euro banknotes discovered reaches 310,000; slight increase on figure from July 2011

Pakistan forges ahead with mobile banking promotion

Mon, 16 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

State Bank of Pakistan signs agreement with national telecommunication authority to further the development of mobile banking in the country

Gold and currency earnings secure profit for SNB

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

The Swiss National Bank expects to see annual profit of SFr13 billion ($13.6 billion); able to make the regular distribution to Cantons

Japan nervous of implications of Volcker rule

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 16:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Japan releases letter sent to US officials outlining impact of changes to speculative trading controls; fears Japanese government bond market will be hit

Japan warns on implications of Volcker rule

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 15:21:06 GMT

Central Banking

Bank of Japan releases letter sent to US officials outlining impact of changes to speculative trading controls; fears Japanese government bond market will be hit

RBI’s Padmanabhan flags issues with pricing of payment products

Thu, 12 Jan 2012 13:22:28 GMT

Central Banking

Reserve Bank of India executive director G Padmanabhan says recent intervention in pricing of electronic products in India was warranted

Bank of Lithuania sells majority share in CSD

Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Finnish company buys 60% share in CSD; central bank hopes new investor will progress the depository’s offerings and promote the Lithuanian capital market

Chinese government and central bank identify targets for progress

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 17:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

People’s Bank of China publishes outcome of government planning meeting; document reveals aims for variety of areas including monetary policy and systemic risk management

Malaysia announces new coins’ circulation date

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 14:51:00 GMT

Central Banking

Bank Negara Malaysia announces new coins to enter circulation this month; new banknotes will not be released until the end of 2012

Belgium’s Coene believes in commitment of eurozone countries

Mon, 09 Jan 2012 14:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Governor of National Bank of Belgium says even if Greece were to leave single currency, other member states would draw together to "protect the system"

Commemorative euro coin launched

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:00:00 GMT

Central Banking

Eurozone countries issue new €2 coin to commemorate 10 years of the currency; few central banks announce the move