Report
Payments Benchmarks 2022 report – on the shores of a digital future
Benchmarking data offer insights on mandates, staffing structure, oversight of payment services, RTGS design and management, and CBDC development
Communications Benchmarks 2022 – opening new channels
Data sheds light on the continued shift to new channels and tools of communication
Governance Benchmarks 2022 – central banks’ essential frameworks
A data-informed look at governing structures and the challenges they face
Fintech Benchmarks 2022 report – facing the tech test
Intelligence on internal fintech challenges at central banks as they contend with the fast-paced industry
Risk Management Benchmarks 2022 report – assuming new responsibilities
Insights on risk priorities among central banks, the response to the pandemic, changes in organisational structures and the importance of climate change risk
Economics Benchmarks 2021 report – making sense of the modern economy
Covid-19 coloured central banks’ views on the governance of their economics function in the past year, from research topics to forecasting, data, publications and more
Currency Benchmarks 2021 report – ensuring confidence in the cash cycle
Perspectives on staffing, circulation, forecasting, substrate choice and security features, outsourcing, access to cash and climate risk
Reserve Benchmarks 2021 report – in search of liquidity
Insights on portfolio management during the Covid-19 shock, staff and technology adaptation during the crisis, and the rise of green bonds as a reserve asset
Financial Stability Benchmarks 2021 report – keeping the sector secure
Benchmark exercise presents responses on AML/CFT, cyber, macro-prudential and other risks
Monetary Policy Benchmarks 2021 report – seeking a strong anchor
Insights into the organisation and resourcing of monetary policy, decision-making, tools, transparency and market operations
Payments Benchmarks 2021 report – looking forward to a digital future
Benchmarking data offer insights on mandates, staffing structure, oversight of payment services, and RTGS design and management
Communications Benchmarks 2021 report – making connections
Data offers insights into staffing and salaries, communications channels, social media, new technology and strategies
Governance Benchmarks 2021 report – the frameworks that rule central banks
How are central banks governed? Benchmarking data offers insights on appointments, legal structures, powers, decision-making bodies, independence and more
Fintech & IT Benchmarks 2021 report – detailing the evolution of technology
Benchmarking data sheds light on staffing trends, priority areas of research and uptake of new technology, cyber security challenges and central bank digital currencies
Big data in central banks 2020–21 report: shifting to centre stage
The Covid-19 shock made big data a key input into policy at a time when data governance appears to be improving and central banks are embracing cloud technology
Corporate Services Benchmarks 2021 report – trends in financial reporting and administration
Insights on staffing and salaries, technological automation, data security, rule compliance, gender equality and green office spaces in accounting, audit, HR and administration
Economics Benchmarks 2020 report – new insights on research, policy and statistics
Benchmarking data sheds light on governance, salaries, forecasting, research, publications and more
Currency Benchmarks 2020 report – the data behind the cash cycle
Perspectives on staffing, circulation, forecasting, fraud, substrate choice, outsourcing and climate risk
Reserve Benchmarks 2020 report – charting new data frontiers
Perspectives on staffing and salaries, reserve coverage, portfolio construction, benchmarking, use of external parties and risk management