Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
Shirakawa calls for stronger trans-Pacific links
Masaaki Shirakawa delivers speech encouraging countries to strengthen economic ties across the Pacific; describes stronger links as a “win-win” situation
IMF paper develops model of systemic risk
Working paper studies asymmetric financial system response to shocks in individual institutions; finds negative bias towards shocks grows significantly with firm size
BoE’s Tucker discusses credit market lessons
Bank of England deputy governor Paul Tucker considers lessons learned from credit boom and bust; urges careful assessment of policies by monetary authorities
MAS survey shows optimism about economy
Forecasting survey highlights positive views on economy in Singapore; GDP growth expected to strengthen over coming year
Bank of Korea governor on adaptation to global environment
Choongsoo Kim delivers speech arguing that central bank must adapt to global economic environment; highlights importance of growing policy interdependence
RBA ends 'excessive' card surcharges
Australian central bank publishes final reforms for surcharging standards for payments by credit and debit card in the country; allows “reasonable” charges to continue
Irish deputy assesses Solvency II implementation in Bermuda
Matthew Elderfield examines application of Solvency II regulations to Bermudan insurance market; says Bermuda is making “extremely good progress” towards compliance
Central Bank of Chile paper examines transmission of shocks
Working paper studies reaction of investors and fund managers to shocks; finds behaviour amplifies crises and transmits shocks
Sarb governor discusses response to economic risks
Gill Marcus examines economic risks facing South African economy; says employment target should not be included in bank’s mandate
Japanese prime minister nominates new rate-setters
Two new board members put forward by Yoshihiko Noda; nominations need approval by both houses of the Japanese parliament
Bank of Spain deputy governor resigns
Francisco Javier Aríztegui resigns as Bank of Spain deputy governor; Fernando Restoy Lozano named as replacement
Posen calls on BoE to go beyond gilt purchases
External MPC member urges purchase of assets other than government bonds; suggests creation of a Fannie Mae-type entity in the UK
Maltese governor involved in ‘minor incident’ in Libya
Governor of the Central Bank of Malta pays visit to Central Bank of Libya; involved in a “minor incident” while travelling from the airport into Tripoli
PBoC hires banker as deputy governor
Top executive leaves Agricultural Bank of China to become deputy governor at the People’s Bank of China; brings total number of deputy governors to four
IMF paper compares Islamic and conventional finance
Working paper examines returns on Islamic and conventional finance; finds differences in returns are not statistically significant
BoJ paper explains central bank’s money market operations
Paper examines Bank of Japan money market operations in fiscal 2011; says bank’s provision of funds maintained market confidence throughout year
RBA governor positive about Australian economy
Glenn Stevens optimistic about Australian economy; warns however against attempts to “engineer a return to the boom”
Central Bank of Colombia paper models transparency incentives
Working paper evaluates central bank incentives to misrepresent private information; finds central banks cannot credibly commit to truth-telling
Bundesbank raises 2012 growth prediction
German central bank records marginally more positive growth expectation for the economy this year; still harbours significant concerns on key issues such as unemployment
FSB proposes future legal entity identifier system
Financial Stability Board releases report on implementing a global legal entity identifier system for the financial sector; wants system to be independently functional by March 2013
Riksbank reveals details of new currency series release
Release dates for updated banknotes and coins revealed by Riksbank; first new banknotes will enter circulation in October 2015
Estonia begins Sepa migration work
Estonian Payment Environment Forum holds meeting; attendees affirm commitment to ensuring a smooth transition to Sepa-compliant payments and settlements in Estonia
Albanian governor discusses monetary policy decision
Bank of Albania governor Ardian Fullani describes mixed economic outlook; central bank keeps rates unchanged at 4.25%
IMF paper develops model of world economy
Paper builds structural macroeconomic model of world economy; says such models are “prerequisite” to IMF surveillance