Central banks around the world are increasingly using visual tools to explain monetary policy decisions to the public. The European Central Bank (ECB) highlighted this trend in a blog that traces examples from Africa, Asia, Oceania, and the Americas. In Uganda and Namibia, banks publish graphic summaries and presentations that accompany policy statements, often in local languages. Japan’s Bank of Japan offers visual plain‑language companions to its quarterly outlook, while the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas provides “MPR Snapshots” in four languages. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand and the Bank of England also use icons and interactive charts to break down complex information. The ECB, following a 2021 modernization push, has released a layered, visual monetary policy statement available in all 24 EU languages, reaching thousands of users on its website and social media.
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Summary derived from the ECB website (https://www.ecb.europa.eu ).
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2026/html/ecb.blog.20260106~e9084517a2.en.html
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