Financial Stability
Integration raises solvency risks
More financial integration and innovation increases the risk of market and liquidity stress resulting in insolvency, a new paper from the International Monetary Fund finds.
Banking system fundamentally sound: RBNZ
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on Thursday moved to assuage fears that the country's financial system is unstable.
IMF is adapting to its members' needs
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has focused its efforts to adapt to a changing world, said Saleh Nsouli, the director for the Fund's offices in Europe.
Israel sends fresh batch of banknotes to Gaza
The Bank of Israel has delivered a new supply of banknotes to the Gaza Strip to avert a cash shortage, say local media reports.
Big US bank to go bust soon: Rogoff
Kenneth Rogoff, a former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund (IMF), has warned a big American bank is likely to collapse before the end of the year.
Azerbaijan revokes money-transfer ban
The National Bank of Azerbaijan has repealed a ban on remittances made through two of the money-transfer industry's biggest names.
China: credit information crucial
Credit information is a key priority for the People's Bank of China, said Su Ning, a deputy governor of the central bank.
China moves to counter Olympic frauds
The People's Bank of China is introducing measures to avoid an upsurge in fraud during the Olympics.
RBA's Lowe on financial cycles
Proposals for banks to accumulate capital buffers in the good times might help smooth out the swings in the credit cycle, said Philip Lowe, an assistant governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia.
Central bank action removed liquidity threat: BoE
Senior Bank of England officials on Wednesday said liquidity tensions in global credit markets had diminished on the back of central banks' efforts.
Asia's reserves lower borrowing costs
Asian economies benefit from reduced spreads on their privately-held external debt because of their large holdings of foreign-exchange reserves, according to new research from the International Monetary Fund.
Fed carrying out covert liquidity tests - report
The Federal Reserve is subjecting the biggest investment banks to stringent liquidity tests, say reports.
Fiji: use electronic payments system more
Bank customers need to use Fijiclear, Fiji's electronic payments system, more, said Sada Reddy, the deputy governor of the country's Reserve Bank.
SWFs do not distort asset prices
Investments by sovereign wealth funds that are not economically motivated will not distort asset prices, finds new research from the European Central Bank.
RBI to introduce currency futures
The Reserve Bank of India is set to introduce currency futures after finalising rules to sell the instruments on Thursday.
We've got money to burn: Hungary
The National Bank of Hungary is offering bricks made up of its cancelled banknotes for charities to burn for fuel.
Serbia's Jelasic: more e-payments competition
The National Bank of Serbia wants to strengthen competition in payment transactions by supporting non-bank institutions, such as mobile operators, said Radovan Jelasic, the governor of the central bank.
The transmission of liquidity shocks during the crisis
The latest research suggests the emergence of new channels through which liquidity shocks were transmitted
RBI: financial inclusion crucial
Financial inclusion is the biggest challenge facing India's banking industry and the Reserve Bank of India, said Vittaldas Leeladhar, a deputy governor at the central bank.
Asset shortages lead to bubbles
High asset-price volatility may be a natural consequence of asset shortages, finds a new paper from the Bank of Spain.
Rock's Bank loan to be transferred to Treasury
British mortgage lender Northern Rock's £17.5 billion-worth ($34.2 billion) of Bank of England debt will be passed on to the Treasury, it emerged Tuesday.
Towards a new financial system
Dino Kos identifies the likely changes to the global financial system in light of the credit crunch
Bagehot revisited
The credit crisis has underlined the limited effectiveness of central banks’ lender-of-last-resort function, argues Bruce White
Why the American economy needs fiscal assistance
For all its activism, the Fed cannot address the persistent imbalances in the American economy on its own, says John Balder