Regulation
Interview with Ernst Welteke
Ernst Welteke, president of the Deutsche Bundesbank, talks with the editor of the Quarterly Journal of Central Banking, Robert Pringle, about the forthcoming restructuring of the Bundesbank, the euro, the ECB and the need for greater political…
Husain wants banking consolidation in Pakistan
Pakistan's central bank governor Ishrat Husain has said that he wants fewer, but stronger financial institutions in Pakistan which can mobilise and allocate resources in a cost effective and efficient manner.
Slow integration of European equity markets
Sir Eddie George, Governor of the Bank of England, said to UK parliamentarians that European equity market integration will take time.
Bahrain develops Islamic banking regulatory regime
The Bahrain Monetary Agency said it has developed a regulatory system for Islamic banking in the island state, and the framework was being considered by banks.
Market approach to maintaining systemic stability
An article by David Mayes at the Bank of Finland examines a more market based approach to maintaining systemic stability.