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Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

2 min read

Bulgaria Gets Set to become 21st Eurozone Member

Bulgaria will meet the requirements to join the eurozone by January, leaving the final decision to Bulgarian politicians, according to the Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB).

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Astrid Mitchell

23 Dec. 2024

4 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In this month’s round-up covering cash information in central bank annual reports, we look at Russia, in the throes of its ‘special military operation’, and its neighbour Ukraine, the target of that operation.

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Astrid Mitchell

27 Nov. 2024

5 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In this periodic series of articles covering cash information in central bank annual reports, this month we take a look Down Under, with a review of the reports from Australia and New Zealand.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Aug. 2024

2 min read

BSP’s Coin Deposit Programme and 2024 Outstanding Partners

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) has so far collected almost PHP 888.7 million from the coin deposit machines introduced last year. The number of transactions reached 214,475 as of the middle of August, with 236 million coins having been deposited and exchanged for e-wallet credits or shopping vouchers.

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Chander S Jeena

1 Aug. 2024

5 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In this periodic series of articles covering cash information in central bank annual reports, we turn out attention this month to Canada, the ECCB, India, Ireland, and Spain.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 April 2024

3 min read

Central Banking Awards Recognise Currency Management and Initiative

Central Banking Publications runs an award scheme each year, with 18 different categories, two of which relate specifically to currency.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Feb. 2024

2 min read

Increase in Notes (and Coins) for US Federal Reserve

The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has confirmed the order for banknotes for 2024, which will be in the range of 5.3-6.9 billion notes, valued at $180.5-204.4 billion.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Feb. 2024

10 min read

Ancient and Modern – Using Kazakhstan’s Unique Cultural Heritage to Create Pioneering New Banknote Series

Last November, the National Bank of Kazakhstan (NBK) issued a commemorative 10,000 tenge banknote to celebrate the 30th anniversary of the national currency, followed in December by the issue of the first banknote in a new note series, the 5,000 tenge.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 Feb. 2024

3 min read

Germany Launches the National Cash Forum to Stabilise the Cash Cycle

The Bundesbank (BBk) has established a National Cash Forum to allow cash cycle stakeholders to exchange information on cash issues. The BBk wants the Forum to increase cooperation and pool interests for stakeholders in order to prepare initiatives to improve and stabilise the cash cycle. In itself, the creation of the Forum signals that the BBk and stakeholders support cash.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 July 2023

4 min read

How to Do Demonetisation Well – the Kenyan Experience

Demonetisation has had something of a bad press in recent years, the disruption caused by the removal of the 500 and 1,000 rupees in India of 2016 and, more recently, Nigeria’s naira redesign being cases in point.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2023

2 min read

A Good Year for South Africa’s Producers

In its annual report for 2022-23, the South African Reserve Bank (SARB) has provided details of the financial performance of its minting and banknote printing subsidiaries South African Mint (SAM) and South African Bank Note (SABN).

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Astrid Mitchell

2 July 2023

8 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In this, the latest in our monthly summary of central bank annual reports, we look at Thailand, India, Peru, Tunisia, Timor-Leste, Ukraine and Hong Kong.

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Astrid Mitchell

31 May 2023

8 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In a continuation of our new series in Currency News providing a summary of the latest central bank annual reports to be released, this month is the turn of the Bahamas, Canada, Jamaica, Mauritius, Nepal and the UAE.

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Astrid Mitchell

23 April 2023

5 min read

Central Banks and Cash Round-Up

In the start of a new series in Currency News, we will be providing a summary of each month of central bank annual reports, and in particular developments regarding cash – be it circulation, management or counterfeiting.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

3 min read

Hungary Regulates Minimum Currency Infrastructure Requirements

Hungary is the latest country to intervene in the cash cycle to ensure ongoing access to cash for its citizens in light of declining usage, with a new regulation from Magyar Nemzeti Bank (MNB) governing minimum requirements for the number of ATMs operated by commercial banks.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

2 min read

Bahamas Recognised with 2023 Public First Award

The Central Bank of The Bahamas was awarded the 2023 Public First Award during the event’s Appreciation Dinner on 14 March, in a ceremony at the Xara Lodge, Rabat, Malta.

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Astrid Mitchell

2 April 2023

2 min read

Winners of Central Banking Awards 2023

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), National Bank of Poland (NBP) and Note Printing Australia (NPA) were winners in three of the 25 Central Banking Awards 2023, which were announced recently.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

2 min read

Poland Commemorates Copernicus

Narodowy Bank Polski (NBP) has released a new 20 zloty commemorative banknote dedicated to the famous Polish astronomer, economist and mathematician Nicolaus Copernicus, marking the 550th anniversary of his birth, and the 480th anniversary of his death.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

2 min read

Ukraine Commemorative Notes and Coins

The National Bank of Ukraine (NBU) has unveiled a commemorative banknote to mark the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 March 2023

4 min read

The Challenge of Sustainability in Procurement

Annemieke de Gooijer from the Dutch National Bank (DNB) presented in November at the Cash & Payments Sustainability Forum™ in Edinburgh on the Dutch experience of including sustainability in its procurement processes.

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