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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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Universidad De Chile Conference on Central Bank Independence, Mandates and Policies
22 Oct 2021
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To be clear, inflation control is, and always needsto be, core to what a central bank does. ... touch on fourother aspects of the relationship between the central bank and the government.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/pdf/sp-gov-2021-10-22.pdf
Central Bank Independence in Retrospect
28 Sep 2017
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Thepolitical business cycle was one of the primary motivations for central bank independence. ... Another important distinction, in my view, between the Delphic Oracle and central banks is that theaccountability is confined to the goals given to the
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2017/pdf/sp-dg-2017-09-28.pdf
The Economics of a Central Bank Digital Currency in Australia
7 Dec 2022
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Speech - 2022
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2022/pdf/sp-ag-2022-12-08.pdf
Retail Central Bank Digital Currency: Design Considerations and Rationales
15 Oct 2020
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possibility of central banks issuing a new digital form of cash, known ascentral bank digital currency or CBDC. ... Bank of Canada (2020), ‘Contingency Planning for a Central Bank Digital Currency’, February.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2020/pdf/sp-so-2020-10-14.pdf
Climate Change and Central Banks
31 Aug 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-dg-2023-08-29.pdf
The Future of Payments: Cryptocurrencies, Stablecoins or Central Bank Digital Currencies?
26 Nov 2021
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There is considerable focus globally on CBDCs, with surveys from the Bank for InternationalSettlements indicating that essentially all central banks are doing work in this area. ... So there could be potential benefits arising from central banks issuing
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2021/pdf/sp-so-2021-11-18.pdf
Bagehot and the Lender of Last Resort – 150 Years On
18 Dec 2023
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https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-ag-2023-12-14.pdf
Security Printing: A Central Banker's Perspective – Welcome Address to High Security Printing Asia
4 Dec 2017
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a liability of the central bank, which gives people confidence in the value oftheir exchange. ... A slightly largernumber of central banks – 23 – are underway with or have recently completed upgrading theirprinting and/or banknote processing centres.
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2017/pdf/sp-ag-2017-12-05.pdf
Opening Statement to the House of Representatives Standing Committee on Economics
8 Feb 2024
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Speech - 2024
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2024/pdf/sp-gov-2024-02-09.pdf
Reserve Bank Review
20 Apr 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-gov-2023-04-20.pdf