Economy

Bank of Israel holds key interest rate despite war

Despite the war-shaken economy, the Central Bank of Israel has held its key interest rate at 4.75%.

23/10/2023

Economy

Argentina's central bank hikes key interest rate to 133%

Argentina's inflation was 138% in September compared to the previous year.

13/10/2023

Economy

Indians have just a few days to return billions in banknotes

The country's highest-value banknote will be withdrawn by the end of September - $3 billion worth of which is still in circulation.

25/09/2023

Economy

Central Bank of Denmark urges caution over economic future

Denmark's Nationalbank has called for economic caution with regard to future policy making, also predicting hovering inflation to come.

20/09/2023

Business

Eurozone returns to growth in the second quarter as inflation falls

Activity grew by 0.3% between April and June, while prices rose by 5.3% in July.

31/07/2023

Europe News

Slovakia's central bank chief fined for bribery and faces trial

Peter Kazimir, who is also on the European Central Bank's governing council, was declared guilty of bribery in Slovakia.

13/04/2023

Switzerland

Central banks move to prevent crisis after UBS buys Credit Suisse

The deal serves as a buffer to ease tensions in global funding markets

20/03/2023

Nature

Finance industry is making ‘zero progress’ on COP26 pledges

On finance day at COP27, Global Witness reveals that one of COP26’s biggest financial commitments is being dangerously undermined.

10/11/2022

United Kingdom

Highest interest rates rise since 1989 despite 'looming recession'

UK finance minister Jeremy Hunt said Thursday's 0.75% hike by the Bank of England would be "very tough" for families with mortgages and businesses with loans.

03/11/2022

Money

France, Switzerland and Singapore test cross-border CBDC payments

Their central banks are trialling DeFi protocols to automate foreign exchange markets. Should the crypto industry worry?

03/11/2022

Money

Norway’s digital currency experiment: What is it and how does it work?

Norway’s central bank tells Euronews Next more about its experiment with a national digital currency.

04/10/2022

Earth News

Europe's central bank to use climate scores when buying bonds

Purchases from those lagging behind on climate action under new rankings will be limited, the ECB says.

20/09/2022

Money

Inflation: What are governments doing to ease the financial pain?

As record inflation bleeds the pockets of people dry with rising living costs, can your government do anything to help? This is what some are doing.

09/08/2022

Money

Inflation explained: Your guide to what it is and how to deal with it

What is inflation, where does it come from and how to handle its fluctuation? Here’s everything you need to know about it.

08/08/2022