central bank

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Launched in 2020, PIX has revolutionized payments in Brazil and surpassed the use of credit and debit cards, with seven billion transactions in January alone, according to the central bank.

From Barron's • May 6, 2026

The state's debt deepened, while the central bank estimated that just four of her welfare schemes for women consumed nearly a quarter of its own-source revenue.

From BBC • May 5, 2026

That could become a serious risk for equity investors, if the central bank does start to signal that it is considering raising interest rates.

From MarketWatch • May 4, 2026

In last week’s rate-policy decision, officials said they expected little change in the level of rates so long as the economy unfolded as the central bank expected.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 4, 2026

And they recommended that the NIH establish a reference collection of cells: a central bank where all cultures would be tested, cataloged, and stored under maximum security, using state-of-the-art sterile techniques.

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot