Articles by Dan Hardie
European auditors ask lawmakers for increased access to ECB documents
ECB has failed to provide sufficient information in three major audits, official body says
Polish governor faces rising political criticism over staff salaries
Governor criticised by deputy prime minister over refusal to confirm staff payment levels
Romanian central bank governor says bank tax law is ‘nonsense’
Mugur Isărescu attacks “incomprehensible bomb” in latest dispute with government
EU legal officer says Latvian government wrongly barred governor
Authorities provided no evidence to back claims governor acted corruptly, advocate general says
Slovenian lawmakers appoint new governor
New appointee inherits acrimonious dispute between central bank and government over bail-in
Ukrainian central bank sues oligarch in Swiss courts for $200 million
NBU demands money from former bank owner it has accused of massive fraud
Slovenian government struggles to appoint new governor
Lawmakers due to vote on nominee after governor retired citing threats and pressure over bail-in
Indian governor resigns after conflict with government
Patel quits after threatening to resign over BJP’s attempts to use reserves
Cyprus governor says 2015 police raid stopped her investigating politicians’ debts
Governor Georghadji offers to re-start investigation into loans to “politically exposed persons”
Bank of Russia deputy governor accused of mafia and spy links steps down
Putin ally Aleksandr Torshin alleged to have meddled in Spanish money-laundering and US elections
Head of Polish financial regulator arrested on corruption charges
Central bank governor still has PM’s confidence after defending accused regulator – senior official
Moldovan finance minister becomes central bank governor
Ex-governor worked closely with new appointee in handling aftermath of massive bank theft
Greek central bank suggests switching €7.5 billion in bad assets to new entity
Uncertainty over whether government or European Union will accept suggestion
Esma acts to give UK-based CCPs EU access if ‘hard Brexit’ occurs
Banque de France governor says equivalence must last “no more than a year or so”
Cyprus’s finance minister blocked reform of failed bank – governor
Georghadji says collapse of Co-op Bank cost Cyprus government around €5 billion
The EU tries to rethink its faltering AML regime
The European Union plans to centralise its anti-money laundering efforts following a series of scandals this year. Dan Hardie looks at the options available and the multitude of challenges that remain
Cyprus ex-governor says government errors helped bring bank down
Demetriades rejects attacks claims made by CBC predecessor Orphanides
Cyprus inquiry into failed bank hears conflicting allegations
Inquiry told of strong political influence over Co-op Bank
Cyprus ex-governor says authorities asked for false audit of failed bank
Orphanides accuses central bank and former government of “murdering” Cyprus Co-op Bank
Hungarian central bank increases gold reserve tenfold
Governor Matolcsy says prime minister asked MNB to reconsider gold policy
ECB narrows down choices for next supervisory head
Donnery, Enria and Ophele will appear before European Parliament
ECB official calls for European action on money-laundering
Corrected: Commission said to be considering enhanced role for EBA after recent scandals
Turkish deputy governor resigns to join development bank
Erkan Kilimci was appointed to role in May 2016 and held MPC seat
Nigerian central bank demands repatriation of $8 billion
CBN says South African firm and local banks illegally transferred funds outside country