Over the recent years, it has increasingly been acknowledged that macro prudential policies are not only considered to be “a missing ingredient from the current policy framework”, but that there has also been “too huge a gap between macro economic policy and the regulation of individual...

This paper considers developments which have necessitated greater involvement and a greater role for the central bank in financial regulation and supervision. The aftermath of the 2007/08 financial crisis has witnessed the enactment of legislation such as the Banking Act of 2009 which has not...

The implications of COVID developments for monetary policy will certainly extend beyond the increased use of digital platforms and payments. The current environment is also focused on smart green techniques and green initiatives aimed at promoting a transition to a net zero based carbon...

What roles exist for public and private partnerships within the context of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), in an increasingly digitalized global system? Do central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) serve as public goods rather than tools which should primarily remain within the realm and...

What roles exist for public and private partnerships within the context of central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), in an increasingly digitalized global system? Do central bank digital currencies (CBDCs) serve as public goods rather than tools which should primarily remain within the realm and...

In accentuating the role of central banks in the future and current payments system, this presentation aims to highlights why central banks do not only serve as channels through which risks attributed to the growing popularity and use of crypto asset platforms can be mitigated, but also why they...

Even though unregulated and decentralized platforms such as crypto assets are considered to have the potential to provide low-income earners with cheap banking alternative and “perhaps put pressure on banks to lower fees” (WSJ, 2019), its volatile nature, lack of consensual standards as...