Central Banks
Homogeneous regulations could contribute to risk, says former Brazil central bank chief
Arminio Fraga warns about the use of globally standardised methodologies for regulatory capital, as well as the dangers of multiple central counterparties
Bank of Mexico to publish minutes of rate-setting meetings
Release of monetary policy minutes will boost transparency says central bank; rate-setters’ votes not to be disclosed, however
Basel III could have softened crisis: BIS's Caruana
Bank for International Settlements general manager Jaime Caruana says crisis could have been very different had Basel III framework been in place
Iceland’s Sighvatsson calls for gradual removal of capital controls
Central Bank of Iceland deputy governor Arnór Sighvatsson says removal of capital controls in Iceland depends on investment in export sectors
Bank’s Bean points to problems in measuring spare capacity
Bank of England deputy governor Charles Bean says difficulty in measuring spare capacity creates imprecise data
Bank to increase £5 notes in circulation
Bank of England will increase number of smallest banknotes in circulation; will also increase number of automated tellers dispensing the note
I’m sticking to my guns: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says future career prospects will not change his outspoken nature
EPC chairman 'shocked' at Brussels' 'competing' Sepa schemes
European Payments Council chair slams European Commission's willingness to allow operation of multiple, national Sepa schemes; says plan would thwart aims of Sepa
Thailand’s Bandid on macroprudential policy
Bank of Thailand deputy governor Bandid Nijathaworn stresses need to distinguish macroprudential policy from capital controls; points to difficulty in identifying triggers
Uganda’s Tumusiime-Mutebile on driving investment growth
Bank of Uganda governor Emmanuel Tumusiime-Mutebile says capital market deepening and responsive regulation key to expanding country’s investment potential
Avoid too many rules on CoCo bonds: BoJ research
Bank of Japan paper says design of contingent capital instruments should not be overregulated; issuance should be encouraged owing to positive externalities
Bank of England – Asset Purchase Facility Quarterly Report (Q3 2010)
Bank of England quarterly report on $316 billion facility finds growing stability in corporate funding commercial paper markets
Islamic liquidity facility set to open in first half of 2011
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz says she hopes International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation will open for business by June
Global payment volumes grow 9%
Payments withstand financial crisis, spurred by surge in non-cash payments in some developing countries
Fed and Equens open transatlantic payment channel
Federal Reserve-operated ACH and Dutch-German payments processor connect US to 22 countries in Europe for low-value payments in dollars, euros and sterling
G20 agrees historic IMF power shift
G20 governors and finance ministers agree to boost quotas, voting power of leading emerging market economies; Fund managing director Dominique Strauss-Kahn heralds end of legitimacy debate
Bank’s King proposes radical regulatory measures
Bank of England governor Mervyn King assesses policies to reduce banking sector’s dependence on public support
Bank finds signs of green shoots in business lending
Bank of England Trends in Lending report for October shows brief rise in net flow of lending to businesses in August
IMF: international business cycles are US-led
Fund study finds US financial shocks drive international business cycles
RBA’s Stevens: Australia must show greater interest in Asian policy
Reserve Bank of Australia governor Glenn Stevens says Australia must appreciate regional partners
National Bank of Cambodia - Annual Report 2009
National Bank of Cambodia’s Annual Report for 2009 says southeast Asian economy expected to return to growth this year
Central banks establish corporation for more liquid Islamic money markets
Malaysia chosen as base for International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation
DMOs to Basel Committee: leave our bonds out of your buffers
New rules mean banks will have to load-up on government debt, but one apparent beneficiary - debt management offices - are against the idea