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IMF paper on growing threat of moral hazard
Fund study calls for further incentives and rules to stem threat posed by large systemically important financial institutions
Bank of England - Credit Conditions Survey (Q1 2011)
Bank of England 2011 Q1 Credit Conditions Survey reports little change in credit to households and firms
Renminbi revaluation effects on India: RBI paper
Reserve Bank of India study says revaluation of renminbi will impact India’s exports sector
Ireland announces stress test results
Central Bank of Ireland reveals €24 billion gap in funding for the country’s banks
Rejected Maiden Lane II offer baffles AIG
New York Federal Reserve declines AIG bid for Maiden Lane II assets; insurer says decision was unanticipated, expresses disappointment with Fed
Australia investigates options for updating payments system
Assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia reveals insights into the review being conducted of the country’s payments system
BoE's Fisher considers zero corridor monetary operation
Bank of England executive director of markets Paul Fisher investigates alternative monetary operation frameworks
Bini Smaghi on growth benefits of larger bank capital
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says higher capital buffers essential to growth objective
Forecasting under uncertainty: Bank's Weale
Bank of England external Monetary Policy Committee member Martin Weale examines difficulty of forecasting during uncertainty
IMF paper on debt dilution
Fund study says commitment to reduce debt levels can eliminate risk of debt dilution
IMF paper urges policymakers to address sovereign rating spillovers
Policymakers must account for risks posed by spillover effects of sovereign rating downgrades; contingency plan recommended to deal with possible instability
Greenspan launches blistering attack on US financial regulations
Former chairman of the Fed claims the Dodd-Frank legislation does not meet “the test of our times”
HSBC chair expresses concern over new rules on global Sifis
HSBC chair Douglas Flint says additional loss absorbency for global systematically important financial institutions should apply to greater number of firms
Beijing official renews call to move away from “dollar trap"
Report by think-tank economist claims the international monetary system lacks stability and fairness as a result of dollar dominance
HKMA - Monetary and Financial Stability Report (March 2011)
Hong Kong Monetary Authority March 2011 Monetary and Financial Stability Report calls for stringent bank underwriting standards to ease property bubble
RBI’s Gokarn on financial inclusion strategies
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor Subir Gokarn says banks should consider inclusion-oriented products and services as part of strategy
Chile’s De Gregorio denies currency war claims
Central Bank of Chile governor José De Gregorio dismisses speculation of a currency war between advanced and emerging countries
BoJ paper on Fed’s communication strategy
Bank of Japan study says change in Federal Reserve’s communication strategy in 1990s helped it better manage expectations
Zambia’s Fundanga on effects of illegal cross-border trade on monetary policy
Bank of Zambia governor Caleb Fundanga says small-scale cross-border trade could interrupt monetary policymaking
Atlanta Fed paper on evolution of US mobile payments
Atlanta Federal Reserve study says unique set of rules necessary for mobile payments industry to evolve in United States
Central Bank of Colombia paper on too-connected-to-fail
Central Bank of Colombia study calls for too-connected-to-fail rather than traditional too-big-to-fail approach
Canada’s Boivin on global competitiveness
Bank of Canada deputy governor Jean Boivin urges Canada’s exporters to regain global competitiveness
Former Obama adviser Romer urges Fed to consider price-level targeting
Former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers Christina Romer says adoption of price-level targets at Federal Reserve would aid communication with public over policy
Change at the top for Lithuania
Vitas Vasiliauskas to succeed Šarkinas at the helm of the Bank of Lithuania