New developments

This section presents reports (newspaper articles, press releases, newsflashes) on how polymer bank notes are being discussed in countries that are currently using paper bank notes. These reports should provide an additional indication of how polymer bank notes are viewed around the world and which are the countries that could convert to polymer bank note technology. You can also check the home page for the new developments in polymer notes (latest issues and expected issues sections).

Canada

Bank of Canada: Annual Report 1998 / Currency (1998)

The Currency section of the Bank of Canada 1998 Annual Report mentions polymer bank notes.

Newspaper article: The Bank of Canada (2002)

Newspaper article: Why plastic money is gaining currency (2002)

Colombia

Newspaper article: Paper or plastic, what size, please? (2005)

Newspaper article: 1,000 Peso bank note resizing (2005)

Denmark

Research paper: Counterfeit bank notes (2004)

Egypt

Newspaper article: Egypt mint considers a switch to plastic (2001)

European Union

Newspaper article: Euro sans frontieres (2000)

Newspaper article: ECB considering plastic notes (2002)

India

Newspaper article: RBI urged to switchover from paper to plastic currency notes (2000)

Newspaper article: Money matters—life in plastic, it's fantastic (2001)

Newspaper article: Plastic Rs500 notes coming soon (2002)

Newspaper article: Govt to mint plastic notes to check swindle (2002)

Press release: No plan to introduce polymer/plastic notes: RBI (2002)

Newspaper article: Polymer notes not now: RBI (2002)

Speech: Australia & India: Doing business together (2003)

Newspaper article: RBI wants polymer notes, FinMin doesn't (2003)

Newspaper article: The RBI's clean sweep (2003)

Newspaper article: Govt plans to try out real plastic money (2007)

Newspaper article: Polymer experiment for currency (2007)

Kenya

Newspaper article: The burning of money (2005)

Newspaper article: Currency printing tender: the facts (2005)

Press release: Press release (2005)

Pakistan

Newspaper article: Polymer bank notes: A bailout for conventional fibrous currency (2003)

Turkey

Newspaper article: New Turkish Lira (2005)

United Kingdom

Newspaper article: The plastic fiver ... (2005)

Venezuela

Venezuelan Bolivar fuerte bank notes could be plastic (2007)

USA

Newspaper articles: Aussies aim to sell U.S. on plastic money (1997)

Newspaper article: Paying with plastic (1998)

Newspaper article: Plastic tested for currency (1998)

Newspaper article: Paper or plastic for your money? (2003)

Newspaper article: Paper or plastic? (2005)

Newspaper article: A durable idea (2005)

Newspaper article: Global glimpse (2005)

Newspaper article: Paying with plastic (2005)