Moroccan central bank issuing new banknotes. From 15 August 2013, the Moroccan central bank - Bank Al Maghreb started to issue a new series of banknotes including notes of 200, 100, 50 and 20 dirhams to strengthen security, improve the durability of the notes and etc. Read more ...

Uzbekistan - new 5000 sum note with Latin characters On the 1 July 2013 the Uzbekistan`s government have introduced a new 5000 sum banknotes with Latin characters as a need, because their highest denomination was 1000 sum note with the value on black market less than 1 US dollar. Read more ...

Jane Austen will appear on Bank of England banknotes One of the greatest writers of England - Jane Austen will appear on a forthcoming Bank of England banknote, following Sir Winston Churchill. The Austen note will be issued as a 10 pound note, within a year of the Churchill 5 pound note, which is targeted for issue during 2016. Read more ...

Bangladesh - new commemorative banknote On the 9 July 2013 a new 100-taka note commemorating 100 Years of Bangladesh National Museum was issued. According to a press release 100,000 notes were issued into circulation with an additional 11,000 notes sold packaded in a folder as numismatic products. Read more ...

Brazilia releasing new banknotes The Central Bank of Brazil is from 29th of July 2013 gradually issuing new 2 Reais and 5 Reais banknotes. The entire "roll-out" will take quite a while as the new currency will slowly accumulate in the economy and replace the old style notes as they wear out. Read more ...

Ethiopia is planning to print its birr notes in Sudan A group of experts travelled to Sudan and visited the Sudan Currency Printing Press (a private enterprise) and its machines. SCPP`s main activity is the production of bank notes. It is the only company authorized in Sudan to print banknotes. Read more ...

Argentina - starts issuing suffix B notes of 100-peso The Banco Central de la Republica Argentina started to issue 100-peso commemorative notes bearing the face of Eva "Evita" on the 21 September 2012. These first issues have serial number suffix A. Recently the bank has begun isuing suffix B notes which are similar, but have several significant differences. Read more ...

To issue new 100 USD is still facing problems The Federal Reserve Bank has been preparing to introduce a redesigned hundred-dollar bill into circulation for the past few years. But delay has followed another delay. As now they are facing another problem, it`s called "mashing". Find out what the mashing means. Read more ...

Azerbaijan`s central bank disproves claim Among the Azerbaijan`s public have spread the information and images reflecting portraits of prominent thinker, statesmen and scientists. The Cenral Bank of Azerbaijan disproves claim and informs that these banknote pictures are unknown people`s products of imagination. The Central Bank is not planning to issue banknotes in this design. Read more ...

South Africa - new ID cards On the 18 July 2013 the first smart Identity Document cards were handed over to eminent South Africans. The Deparment of Home Affairs will issue the smart ID card to new applicants as well as they reissue current ID holders with the new card. People older than 80 - the Mandela generation - will be the first to be issued with the new cards. The new ID card has its body secure and durable, made of quality polycarbonate materials which will prevent tampering. Read more...

Kosovo and its most up-to-date smart ID cards in the world Giesecke & Devrient company was choosen by The Republic of Kosovo to manufacture and deliver its multifunctional, electronic and entirely contactless smart ID cards. These new ID cards, which the Republic of Kosovo will begin issuing to its citizens by the end of this year, are among the most up-to-date smart ID cards in use anywhere in the world. Read more...

Changes in Japan Visa for Malaysian holding Biometric Passport Malaysians Nationals holding ordinary biometric passport with embedded microchip that is compliant with ICAO standards and who want to enter into Japan, do not need to obtain a short-term visa anymore, as the Government of Japan decided. Those individuals who do not hold such passport are advised to obtain a visa to enter into Japan. Read more...

Her Majesty`s Passport Office Business Plan An interesting article regarding Her Majesty`s Passport Office and their Business Plan for 2013 - 2014. Read more...

Common tourist visas and passports for East Africa? In Burundi on the 6 July a tourism officials from five East African Community member states - Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania and Uganda have met to outline new targets and to form a task force to oversee implementation of the new protocols regarding common passports and visas. Read more...

Kosovo adapts new passport The latest passports, issued by the Republic of Kosovo, contain Infineon security chips of the SLE 78 product family with Integrity Guard, which offers the highest level of data security over the long term and are ideally suited for sovereign documents with a long period of validity. Read more ...

Biometric passport in Cameron As reported in business in Cameroon, the Cameroon has just started to issue its new biometric passport. The new passport is compliant with the technical specification from the Economic and Monetary Community of Central Africa and contains biometric information of passport holders. Read more ...

Zetes will personalized Belgian electronic passports In Brussels (Belgium) - within the framework of a call for tender process, The Federal Public Service for Foreign Affairs entrusts Zetes with the personalisation of Belgian ePassports. The contract will become effective on May 1st 2014. Read more ...