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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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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
Discussion of News and Interest Rate Expectations: A Study of Six Central Banks
27 Nov 2006
Conferences
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RBA Conference Volume 2004
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/confs/2004/pdf/connolly-kohler-disc.pdf
Climate Change and Central Banks
31 Aug 2023
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Speech - 2023
https://www.rba.gov.au/speeches/2023/pdf/sp-dg-2023-08-29.pdf
Central Bank Market Operations
17 Sep 2007
Bulletin
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Address by Mr R Battellino, Deputy Governor, to Retail Financial Services Forum, Sydney, 28 August 2007
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/sep/pdf/bu-0907-4.pdf
Non-Banks in the Payments System: A Central Bank Perspective
11 May 2007
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Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin May 2007
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/may/pdf/bu-0507-3.pdf
Central Bank Communication
12 Dec 2007
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Address by Mr Glenn Stevens, Governor, to The Sydney Institute, Sydney, 11 December 2007
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2007/dec/pdf/bu-1207-3.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
Risk Measurement - A Central Bank Perspective
18 Sep 2006
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Address by Dr Philip Lowe, Assistant Governor (Financial System), to 59th International Banking Summer School, Melbourne, 5 September 2006
https://www.rba.gov.au/publications/bulletin/2006/sep/pdf/bu-0906-4.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
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