Central Banks
Israel’s Hizkiyahu on financial regulation architecture
Bank of Israel’s Rony Hizkiyahu says move from sectorial to functional regulation key
Federal Reserve -- Beige Book
US central bank’s first report for 2010 shows the economy continuing to improve
Greece must help itself: Trichet
Jean-Claude Trichet, the ECB’s president, says the debt-ravaged country must act firmly to save itself and cannot expect special treatment
RBA chalks up half century
Australia's central bank turns fifty
Slovakia ex-chief made OECD ambassador
Ivan Šramko, the ex-governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, named ambassador to OECD days after leaving central bank
No consensus on quantitative easing
Roundtable reveals divisions on whether Bank of England’s asset purchase programme has helped
Atlanta’s Lockhart: don’t politicise the Fed
Atlanta Federal Reserve’s Dennis Lockhart says Fed must have the capacity to make unpopular decisions
Estonia ready for euro in 2011
Bank of Estonia publishes Report on the Adoption of the Euro
Iceland -- Financial Stability Report 2009
Central bank's report shows a lack of international support for rescuing systemically important institutions
Congress forces NY Fed to reveal AIG record
Federal Reserve Bank of New York subpoenaed for records of communication with AIG
Kenya moves to automated treasury trading – Ndung’u
Kenyan governor Njuguna Ndung’u says automated trading system is an important development for treasury bonds
PNG’s kina is a commodity currency
Bank of Papua New Guinea looks at determinants of kina’s exchange rate
China heads for the exit
People’s Bank of China raises reserve requirement ratio in a move seen as confirming start of policy tightening
Euro counterfeits soar 30%
ECB statistics show 860,000 forged euro banknotes recovered in 2009
Botswana extends note exchange
Bank of Botswana gives public three months grace to exchange pula banknotes, enlists commercial banks and post offices for operation
How cash flow shocks spread: ECB paper
ECB paper finds local shocks can spread quickly through banks and non-financial firms, even without defaults
Slovakia appoints new governor
Jozef Makúch, an executive director at the Slovak central bank, gets the top job after Ivan Šramko refuses a second term
Fed posts record $46 billion profit
The Federal Reserve says it made a record profit in 2009; NY Fed is pressed to publish AIG records in spiralling political row
SNB will intervene to control franc: Hildebrand
Switzerland's Philipp Hildebrand says he will monitor the performance of the franc; gains have weakened Swiss exports
Brazil’s Meirelles joins BIS board
Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil replaces outgoing chairman and former Mexico governor, Guillermo Ortiz