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Astrid Mitchell

4 Oct. 2022

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Komori Corporation has announced that the Komori Global Parts Center has been relocated to the Tsukuba Plant site to ensure a more stable parts supply in Japan and overseas.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

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IBDA to Close its Doors

The International Banknote Designers Association (IBDA) is to be wound up, 12 years after the organisation was founded, at the first International Banknote Designers Conference in Geneva in 2010.

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Astrid Mitchell

30 Aug. 2022

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Giesecke+Devrient has pledged to replace all virgin plastic in its payment card products with recycled industrial compostable or biodegradable products by 2030 at the latest.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 Aug. 2022

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Austrian foil manufacturer Hueck Folien has erected a new 400 kWp photovoltaic Wp system on its Baumgartenberg premises, with an output equivalent to the energy consumption of 100 households.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

3 min read

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Ulster Bank, one of Northern Ireland’s three note issuing bank, has now released its new £50, the design of which focuses on the province’s industries and the achievements of women in Northern Ireland.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

2 min read

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The Governor of the Sveriges Riskbank, Stefan Ingves, will step down at the end of this year, to be replaced by the country’s chief financial regulator, Erik Thedéen.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

2 min read

CMA Picks ONE 2.1

Casa de Moneda Argentina (CMA) is in the midst of a technology transformation programme involving the recruitment and training of new staff, modernisation of both its production facilities and the acquisition of new equipment, among them the latest SPARK Flow® module for the NotaScreen. It has also invested in an upgrade of Koenig & Bauer Banknote Solutions’ ONE design software to the latest 2.1 version.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

5 min read

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Jean-Claude Brou, President of the Economic Community of West African States, has said that the community has agreed to delay the launch of the ECO to 2027.

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Astrid Mitchell

29 June 2022

1 min read

World’s Smallest ATM

27 June is World ATM Day. On this day 55 years ago, the world’s first 24/7 cash machine, or Automated Teller Machine as it was later to become known, was unveiled in London.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

2 min read

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Benjamin Diokno, Governor of the Bankgo Sentral ng Pilipinas, will join the incoming government as Finance Minister. His replacement will be Felipe Medalla.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

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The Central Bank of the Republic of Argentina Argentina has showcased the designs of its new series of banknotes, in which the images of indigenous fauna and their habitats that feature on the current series will be replaced by famous Argentineans.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 June 2022

4 min read

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The official launch ceremony for a new security document printing facility has taken place in Entebbe in Uganda. It will be owned and operated by the Uganda Security Printing Company, which was set up in 2018 as a joint venture between the state-owned Uganda Printing and Publishing Corporation and Veridos, the German provider of integrated identity solutions.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2022

5 min read

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The European Council has adopted a recommendation by the European Commission on the conversion of hryvnia banknotes into the currency of member states hosting people escaping the war in Ukraine.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 May 2022

3 min read

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The Central Bank of Tunisia has issued two new banknotes – the 5 and 50 dinars – which will co-circulate with the existing versions. The 50 dinar features the former Prime Minister, Hédi Nouira, and the 5 dinar a portrait of the engineer, agronomist and activist Slaheddine Amami.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 April 2022

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Ida Wolden Bache, currently Acting Governor of Norges Bank, has now been appointed Governor, after NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg announced he would not take on the role, his appointment having been announced in early February as the successor to Øystein Olsen.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 April 2022

2 min read

The Role of Cash in War

In Russia and in Ukraine people have turned to cash, with large queues at bank branches and ATMs. The National Bank of Ukraine enacted a temporary cash withdrawal limit of 100,000 Ukrainian hryvnia per day — the equivalent of about $3,339 – and both countries have imposed capital controls.

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Astrid Mitchell

1 April 2022

5 min read

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The Royal Mint has announced a partnership with Quintet Private Bank to introduce the use of recycled gold in an exchange-traded commodity (ETC).

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Astrid Mitchell

1 April 2022

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Ulster Bank, one of Northern Ireland’s three note issuing banks, has unveiled the design of its new vertically-orientated £50, which is inspired by the women of the province and is being printed on polymer.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 March 2022

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Former Prime Minister of Norway and NATO General Secretary Jens Stoltenberg has been appointed for a six-year term as Governor of Norges Bank, replacing Øystein Olsen who is retiring. He won’t take up the position until later in the year, when his term at NATO expires. Deputy Governor Ida Wolden Bache will act as Interim Governor in the meantime.

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Astrid Mitchell

3 March 2022

3 min read

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The Reserve Bank of Malawi has issued a new high denomination 5,000 kwacha banknote, to relieve pressure on the 2,000 kwacha, which accounts for 80% of currency in circulation. An upgraded version of the 2,000 will also be issued shortly.

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