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Treasury hopes sandbox pilot will “catalyse” adoption of DLT across UK financial markets
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BoE to assess eligibility of digital gilts in monetary operations - Central Banking
UK set to become first G7 country to issue sovereign bonds on DLT
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February 12, 2026 at 5:30 PM
Treasury hopes sandbox pilot will “catalyse” adoption of DLT across UK financial markets
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Bulgaria appoints suspended deputy governor as caretaker prime minister www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Suspended Bulgarian deputy appointed as caretaker PM - Central Banking
Country’s president says Gurov is only candidate not tainted by association with outgoing government
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February 12, 2026 at 4:46 PM
Bulgaria appoints suspended deputy governor as caretaker prime minister www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Nigeria begins to allow bureaux de change to access the official foreign exchange market www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Nigeria opens up official dollar market to bureaux de change - Central Banking
Move aims to strengthen retail FX liquidity and close spreads with exchange rate in informal economy
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February 12, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Nigeria begins to allow bureaux de change to access the official foreign exchange market www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
RBNZ welcomes independent review into its monetary policy during the pandemic www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
RBNZ welcomes external probe into Covid-era monetary policy - Central Banking
Finance minister says bank’s easing and asset purchases caused ‘decades-high inflation’
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February 12, 2026 at 11:40 AM
RBNZ welcomes independent review into its monetary policy during the pandemic www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Central Bank of the UAE joins Hong Kong bond clearing scheme www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
UAE central bank joins Hong Kong’s bond clearing scheme - Central Banking
Monetary authorities say move will provide Gulf state with direct access to renminbi debt market
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February 12, 2026 at 11:01 AM
Central Bank of the UAE joins Hong Kong bond clearing scheme www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
European Parliament votes to approve both versions of ECB’s digital euro www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7975...
European parliament votes for online and offline digital euro - Central Banking
MEP's stance on CBDC is now closer to that of EU heads of government
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February 11, 2026 at 3:47 PM
European Parliament votes to approve both versions of ECB’s digital euro www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7975...
BNM selects participants for tokenisation and stablecoin projects www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
BNM selects firms for tokenisation and stablecoin pilots - Central Banking
Malaysian institutions to test wholesale payments and tokenised asset settlement
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February 11, 2026 at 10:26 AM
BNM selects participants for tokenisation and stablecoin projects www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Government of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region launches platform for digital government payments www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7974...
Iraq’s KRG launches payment system for government bills - Central Banking
Central bank-approved platform forms part of digitisation efforts in autonomous Kurdistan Region
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February 10, 2026 at 4:47 PM
Government of Iraq’s Kurdistan Region launches platform for digital government payments www.centralbanking.com/fintech/7974...
Brazil’s Pix is becoming a more popular option for smaller businesses, says report www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Brazil’s Pix gaining prominence in B2B transactions – report - Central Banking
Small businesses increasingly using platform for procurement, study from fintech company finds
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February 10, 2026 at 1:55 PM
Brazil’s Pix is becoming a more popular option for smaller businesses, says report www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Developing Islamic and sustainable finance to be key areas of focus over the next five years, says Brunei central bank www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Brunei to focus on Islamic and sustainable finance - Central Banking
Central bank says it has no plans to introduce a CBDC or stablecoin regulations
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February 10, 2026 at 10:50 AM
Developing Islamic and sustainable finance to be key areas of focus over the next five years, says Brunei central bank www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
The US dollar will remain central to the global monetary system because of its strong market liquidity and robust legal framework, says Saudi governor www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Dollar will remain core to global finance – Saudi governor - Central Banking
US currency maintains strong liquidity and robust legal framework despite “hiccups”, says Sayari
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February 9, 2026 at 4:11 PM
The US dollar will remain central to the global monetary system because of its strong market liquidity and robust legal framework, says Saudi governor www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Real-world asset tokenisation illegal under existing regulations, say Chinese authorities www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
China says tokenisation illegal under existing framework - Central Banking
PBoC and agencies update 2021 crypto guidelines to place restrictions on real world assets
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February 9, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Real-world asset tokenisation illegal under existing regulations, say Chinese authorities www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Nexus appoints Singaporean and Malaysian operators to design and operate network www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Nexus picks operators to build and run ‘network of networks’ - Central Banking
CEO expects global scalability following launch of multi-country fast payments linkage
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February 9, 2026 at 11:20 AM
Nexus appoints Singaporean and Malaysian operators to design and operate network www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Bank of Japan unlikely to have to intervene in the country’s sovereign debt markets, experts say www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
This is not quite Japan’s ‘Truss moment’ – ex-BoJ board member - Central Banking
Experts add that central bank is unlikely to have to intervene directly in sovereign bond market
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February 6, 2026 at 1:00 PM
Bank of Japan unlikely to have to intervene in the country’s sovereign debt markets, experts say www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Internal technical problems caused RBA outages, says Bullock www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Tech issue caused RBA systems outage, says Bullock - Central Banking
Australian governor apologises and says payments failures were ‘not acceptable’
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February 6, 2026 at 11:28 AM
Internal technical problems caused RBA outages, says Bullock www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
ECB holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
ECB holds rates again, despite below-target inflation - Central Banking
Lagarde says bank will not be forced into precipitate easing by January’s 1.7% figure
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February 5, 2026 at 5:05 PM
ECB holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
A full evaluation of quantitative easing as a monetary policy tool is “yet to be written”, says Klaas Knot www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Full ‘postmortem’ on QE yet to be written – Klaas Knot - Central Banking
Former DNB governor expects Fed to continue international monetary diplomacy under Warsh
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February 5, 2026 at 4:28 PM
A full evaluation of quantitative easing as a monetary policy tool is “yet to be written”, says Klaas Knot www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Bank of England holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
BoE holds rates at 3.75% in yet another close decision - Central Banking
Good progress on disinflation and weak labour market open door for cut in March
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February 5, 2026 at 3:42 PM
Bank of England holds rates www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
South Korea and Indonesia’s cross-border QR code-based payments link to come online in three months, say central banks www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
BoK and BI’s QR payments link to come online in April - Central Banking
South Korea and Indonesia also renew $7.3bn currency swap agreement for five years
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February 5, 2026 at 12:52 PM
South Korea and Indonesia’s cross-border QR code-based payments link to come online in three months, say central banks www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Our support for IMF’s anti-poverty work aids stability, says MAS www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
MAS says support for IMF’s anti-poverty work aids stability - Central Banking
Central bank to provide $36.9m to aid fund’s work in Sudan and other underdeveloped countries
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February 5, 2026 at 11:16 AM
Our support for IMF’s anti-poverty work aids stability, says MAS www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Stephen Miran quits Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Miran resigns from Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors - Central Banking
Departure from White House role comes after senators on banking committee called for his resignation
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February 4, 2026 at 4:25 PM
Stephen Miran quits Trump’s Council of Economic Advisors www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Primož Dolenc confirmed as governor of Bank of Slovenia www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Slovenia’s politicians agree to appoint Dolenc as governor - Central Banking
Acting head given full tenure more than a year after parliament rejected president’s initial choice
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February 4, 2026 at 4:13 PM
Primož Dolenc confirmed as governor of Bank of Slovenia www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Most non-centrally cleared government bond repurchase agreements operate with zero haircuts and therefore pose significant risks, warns FSB www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Most non-centrally cleared repos have zero haircuts, FSB warns - Central Banking
New report provides sweeping view of $16 trillion market and suggests ways to close data gaps
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February 4, 2026 at 12:54 PM
Most non-centrally cleared government bond repurchase agreements operate with zero haircuts and therefore pose significant risks, warns FSB www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
HKMA releases “tactical” fintech blueprint www.centralbanking.com/fintech/regt...
HKMA wants lenders to accelerate post-quantum planning - Central Banking
De facto central bank to unveil preparedness index, among other future-proofing tech initiatives
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February 4, 2026 at 12:36 PM
HKMA releases “tactical” fintech blueprint www.centralbanking.com/fintech/regt...
Official tells Israeli parliament that Bank of Israel considered investing in gold, but ultimately decided not to www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...
Bank of Israel pushes back against politicians’ calls to buy gold - Central Banking
Head of markets says bank has done enough sanction-proofing with its portfolio, but refuses to elaborate
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February 3, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Official tells Israeli parliament that Bank of Israel considered investing in gold, but ultimately decided not to www.centralbanking.com/central-bank...