Economics
Major reforms in view for IMF
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed a resolution that would achieve a major change in the representation of many emerging countries as well as allowing poorer countries a bigger say in the way the Fund is run.
Watanagase upbeat on Thai economy
Tarisa Watanagase, the governor of the Bank of Thailand, says the strong performance of the country's economy "under significant downside risks" is testament to its resilience.
Governors discuss African market development
The South African Reserve Bank has published a series of papers from a roundtable of governors, where discussions focused on the theme "Financial market developments in Africa: new challenges for central banks?"
Economy not policy accounts for differences: King
The marked contrast in the responses of the Federal Reserve, the Bank of England and the European Central Bank to the credit crunch is down to divergences in the economic conditions facing each central bank rather than policy stances, Mervyn King, the…
Estonia's Ross urges fiscal caution
Tallinn must pursue a frugal fiscal policy to ensure it meets the Maastricht criteria for euro adoption, said Marten Ross, a deputy governor at the Bank of Estonia.
Sri Lanka's Cabraal on emerging-market growth
Recent trends show that the world economy is no longer overwhelmingly reliant on the advanced economies, noted Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, in a speech at a recent conference in Karachi.
Research deputy to replace Poole at St Louis Fed
James Bullard, the deputy director of research for monetary analysis at the St Louis Federal Reserve, will replace William Poole as the president of the central bank.
Money matters in the US and euro area
A new paper from the Bank of Spain provides structural estimates for money and the natural rate of interest for the United States and the euro area.
Mauritius' Bheenick on bond-market growth
The Bank of Mauritius is considering a proposal from the World Bank for the government to allow them to issue Mauritian-rupee denominated or linked bonds, explained Rundheersing Bheenick, the governor of the central bank, at a workshop on local currency…
Weaknesses prevail: Philadelphia Fed survey
The latest edition of the Philadelphia Federal Reserve's influential Business Outlook Survey shows that the region's manufacturing sector is continuing to experience weaknesses.
Latin America to escape worst of subprime hit
Latin America is likely to emerge from the current bout of global market turmoil relatively unscathed, said Anoop Singh, the director of the Western Hemisphere Department at the International Monetary Fund.
Masaaki Shirakawa for governor?
Masaaki Shirakawa, newly-appointed acting governor of the Bank of Japan, is in the frame for promotion to the top job. He certainly would make the ideal candidate for the position.
Japan without a governor as Fukui steps down
Political squabbling has left the Bank of Japan leaderless at a time of heightened global uncertainty.
How history will judge Fukui
Fukui's term at the helm of the Bank of Japan should be seen as a success but the departing governor failed to fulfil his early promise, says Colin Asher, a senior economist at Nomura, an investment bank.
Yilmaz on the causes of Turkey's economic rise
The strong performance of the Turkish economy over the past six years can be attributed to the country's ambitious structural reform agenda, stated Durmus Yilmaz, the governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey.
Japanese opposition likely to reject nominee
As Toshihiko Fukui prepares to step down on Wednesday 19 March, a rudderless Bank of Japan looked a near certainty after the Democratic Party of Japan, the country's main opposition party, indicated it would veto the government's latest choice for…
Private-sector wellbeing impacted by job cuts
Public servants are less sensitive to rises in unemployment than workers in the private sector, research published by the Boston Federal Reserve finds.
Beijing reappoints Zhou
After months of deliberation, the Chinese authorities on Monday approved the reappointment of Zhou Xiaochuan as governor of the People's Bank of China.
DSK praises central banks
The European Central Bank (ECB) and the US Federal Reserve received plaudits from Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, on Monday 17 March.
Research looks at the secrets of long-term growth
New research by the International Monetary Fund has uncovered several factors which influence the sustainability of growth.
Bank of Canada - Annual Report 2007
For Canada, 2007 was marked by sharply increased volatility in financial and foreign-exchange markets, and a widening of credit spreads.
Exporters create more jobs
Firms participating in international markets have higher employment growth rates than purely domestic companies, research published by the National Bank of Belgium finds.
Bank of England - Quarterly Bulletin
Though sterling interbank markets showed some signs of improvement in December and early January, conditions deteriorated again during February, the Bank of England states in its latest Quarterly Bulletin.
Sex and education affect inflation perceptions
Inflation perceptions are significantly related to consumers' socio-demographic characteristics, research published by the Bank of Italy finds.