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RBA Glossary definition for central bank
central bank – A non-commercial bank, which may or may not be independent of government, which has some or all of the following functions: conduct monetary policy; oversee the stability of the financial system; issue currency notes; act as banker to the government; supervise financial institutions and regulate payments systems.
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2.5 International Financial Cooperation
19 Oct 2023
RBA Annual Report
– October 2023
International Financial Cooperation | Reserve Bank of Australia Annual Report – October 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2023/international-financial-cooperation.html
The Central Bank's First Economist
9 Dec 2021
Bulletin
– December 2021
In 1930, when officials from the Bank of England came to Australia to assist Australian governments with their budgetary problems, they found that the original Commonwealth Bank, then Australia’s central bank, did not have an economist on its
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2021/dec/the-central-banks-first-economist.html
The Response by Central Banks in Advanced Economies to COVID-19
10 Dec 2020
Bulletin
– December 2020
Central banks in advanced economies have employed a wide range of tools to support their economies and financial systems during the COVID-19 pandemic.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/dec/the-response-by-central-banks-in-advanced-economies-to-covid-19.html
Central Bank Cooperation in the Asian Region
4 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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The newest regional central bank group isEMEAP, a less-than-memorable acronymwhich stands for Executive Meeting of EastAsia and Pacific Central Banks. ... non-member) central banks a range offinancial and investment services. In this role,it would be a
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1995/oct/pdf/bu-1095-2.pdf
Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Design Considerations, Rationales and Implications
17 Sep 2020
Bulletin
– September 2020
There has recently been increasing international focus on the possible issuance of central bank digital currencies (CBDC), or what might be considered a digital equivalent of banknotes.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2020/sep/retail-central-bank-digital-currency-design-considerations-rationales-and-implications.html
HC Coombs: Governor of Australia's Central Bank 1949–1968
8 Dec 2022
Bulletin
– December 2022
Dr HC Coombs was Governor of Australia’s central bank for nearly 20 years.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2022/dec/hc-coombs-governor-of-australias-central-bank-1949-1968.html
How Should Central Banks Respond to Asset-Price Bubbles? The ‘Lean’ versus ‘Clean’ Debate After the GFC
10 Jun 2011
Bulletin
– June 2011
A third cost is that the exit strategy for central banks from non-conventional monetary policy may be both complicated and hinder the ability of the central bank to successfully manage ... Turner P (2010), ‘Central Banks and the Financial Crisis’, in
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2011/jun/8.html
International Financial Cooperation
27 Oct 2022
RBA Annual Report
– October 2022
The Reserve Bank is one of 63 central banks and monetary authorities holding shares in the BIS. ... Under the Prospera Program, the Reserve Bank engages with Bank Indonesia on a broad range of activities undertaken by central banks.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/2022/international-financial-cooperation.html
The Bank's Services and other Activities
9 Mar 2023
RBA Annual Report
– 1989
The Bank also maintains a wide range of contacts with other central banks at an operational level. ... Relationships with central banks in Asia and the Pacific are of particular importance to the Bank.
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/annual-reports/rba/1989/banks-services.html
Central Bank Co-Operation in Asia
17 Jun 2003
Bulletin
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these repurchase agreements allow aparticipating central bank to raise fundsby selling securities held as reserve assetsto the other central banks, subject to anundertaking to repurchase the securitiesat some future date; and. • ... the repurchase
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/1996/sep/pdf/bu-0996-5.pdf