Central Banks
From triumph to the brink of despair
Robert Pringle looks at the last two decades, as viewed through the pages of Central Banking
Shirakawa stresses importance of co-operation
Bank of Japan's Masaaki Shirakawa emphasises unity
Recovery from recession analysed
International Monetary Fund research posits speed of recovery from recession can be influenced by stimulus
Improving institutional governance in central banks
John Mendzela urges central banks to be leaders, not laggards, in implementing robust governance principles
Ratings agencies: regulate or downgrade?
Ludˇek Niedermayer worries that regulating ratings agencies will simply increase their influence and create the wrong incentives
Nigeria pledge on bank failures
Lamido Sanusi, Nigeria's new central bank governor, announces new measures to prevent commercial bank failure
Outlook positive for Lucky Country
Australia's CB governor positive on economy going into 2010
Depressed UAE in economic boost
Federation announces 1% cut on commercial bank interest rate facility
On the effects of FX settlement on liquidity
Research investigates impact of transactions carried out by large cross-border banks
SNB's Jordan: no need for policy move just yet
Swiss National Bank's Thomas Jordan says danger of deflation still not completely averted
Housing conditions holding up in West Virginia
Richmond Federal Reserve report shows market in West Virginia has largely remained stronger than those in the rest of the US
Reserve Bank of India – Annual Report 2008-2009
Reserve Bank of India’s latest Annual Report says monetary policy should look at asset bubbles and leverage
Early warning models doomed to fail
San Francisco Federal Reserve research is sceptical about the effectiveness of early warning systems in predicting the timing of crises
Malaysia’s Zeti: bond market key to keeping savings
Bank Negara Malaysia’s Zeti Akhtar Aziz says a robust Asian debt market is crucial for investments to remain region
Asian finance to grow despite turmoil
Hong Kong Monetary Authority says Asia’s financial systems will expand despite the impact of the global crisis
Rejkjavik settles Icesave dispute
Parliament agrees to pay out almost $6 billion to British and Dutch depositors
Bernanke victim of identity fraud
Fed chairman Ben Bernanke’s bank account hit by fraudsters after his wife’s purse is nabbed
IMF says yes to second Latvia loan
International Monetary Fund gives Latvia a second pay-out under the economic programme set up in December
Norwegian fund names new executive team
Changes end reorganisation started in early 2008