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Ueda outlines central bank role in AI and blockchain finance
Bank of Japan Governor Kazuo Ueda addressed the FIN/SUM 2026, discussing the evolving financial ecosystem shaped by AI and blockchain.
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Scotti launches third phase for Western Balkans central bank integration
Chiara Scotti, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Italy, launched the third EU-financed technical cooperation programme for Western Balkan central banks.
Himino assesses Japan's economy, cautious on 2% inflation
Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino discussed Japan's economic activity, prices, and monetary policy in Wakayama.
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Kozicki highlights BoC framework's flexibility amid supply shocks
Bank of Canada Deputy Governor Sharon Kozicki outlined the central bank's monetary policy framework, emphasizing its need for flexibility in navigating supply-driven trade-offs.
Beau highlights euro area resilience and downside inflation risks
Denis Beau, First Deputy Governor of the BIS, stated that the euro area and French economies have shown remarkable resilience despite global shocks.
Multinational firms' internal borrowing impacts domestic bank loans and stability
A new Oesterreichische Nationalbank working paper analyzes how multinational firms' internal capital markets transmit productivity and credit supply shocks across borders.
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Optimal forecast accuracy achieved with 5-10 economists
A new working paper examines the benefits of diversifying macroeconomic survey forecasts.
Blockchain decentralization fragments monetary landscape, undermining network effects
Public permissionless blockchains, by their decentralized nature, undermine the network effects crucial for money's coordination function, leading to a fragmented monetary landscape.
GHOS welcomes Basel III progress, endorses cryptoasset and G-SIB reviews
The Group of Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision (GHOS) met on March 9, 2026, welcoming progress on Basel III implementation.
Research papers invited on inflation heterogeneity and policy
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is organizing a conference on inflation heterogeneity and its macroeconomic impact.
Robot adoption and ICT investment show context-dependent employment effects
A new Bank for International Settlements working paper finds that robot adoption and ICT investment jointly shape sectoral employment across 20 EU countries from 1995 to 2020.
Study compares post-pandemic inflation drivers in Japan and U.S.
A Bank of Japan working paper compares post-pandemic inflation dynamics in Japan and the U.S. using a structural vector autoregression model.