Economics
Nigeria's Soludo to depart?
Charles Soludo, the governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria, is to leave after one term, reports suggest.
BoJ notes signs of improvement
The Bank of Japan on Friday was relatively upbeat by recent standards about the country's economic prospects.
Fed's Rosengren bets on slow recovery
The unusual features of the current recession point to a slow recovery, Eric Rosengren, the president of the Boston Federal Reserve, has said.
HKMA's new chief to face a pay cut?
The new head of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), which is to be Norman Chan, will have to take a substantial pay cut, sources said on Friday.
Reasons for sluggish Japanese wages uncovered
Research published by the International Monetary Fund suggests that there are two reasons why Japanese wages have risen at a slower rate than remuneration in other rich countries.
Central Bank of Iran - Annual Report 2007/08
High inflation over the course of the 2007/08 fiscal year failed to derail medium-term growth trends in Iran, the country's central bank said in its latest Annual Report.
Bank of Latvia - Annual Report 2008
For the Latvian economy, 2008 was a year of radical change, said Ilmars Rimsevics, the governor of the country's central bank in its latest Annual Report.
Fed wants to stay silent on borrower details
The Federal Reserve will continue to resist calls by lawmakers to name and shame the recipients of central bank aid, Federal Open Market Committee minutes suggest.
Interview: William White
Claire Jones speaks to William White about the lessons from history in getting out of the current crisis and the need for thinking more long term about the consequences of policymaking
Interview: Rasheed Al Maraj
The governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain tells Malan Rietveld that the country’s conservative approach to finance, regulation and construction is paying dividends in a time of crisis
Firms must adapt to low growth: Bahrain's Al Maraj
Rasheed Al Maraj, the governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain, has said businesses and government will need to adjust to the reality of slower economic growth.
HKMA's Yam confirms retirement
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA), is to step down in October, it emerged on Tuesday.
Minneapolis Fed puts downturn in perspective
The Minneapolis Federal Reserve has produced a series of charts comparing the current recession with other downturns in the United States in the post-war period.
Are Libor spreads near the new normal?
A decline in interbank spreads shows confidence is returning. But, the margins at which spreads settle are likely to reveal much about how the crisis has changed the face of finance for years to come, Claire Jones, the editor of CentralBanking.com, says.
BoJ's Hayami passes away
Masaru Hayami, the governor of the Bank of Japan who presided over the institution's introduction of quantitative easing, has died. He was 84.
IFI programmes unsuitable
The model used by international financial institutions and donors in providing support for budgetary improvement programs is inappropriate and has limited effectiveness, research from the International Monetary Fund posits.
Boediono named as running mate, set to resign
Reports emerged on Friday that Boediono, the governor of Bank Indonesia, was tendering his resignation after he was named as the president's choice for running mate.
Changing patterns of wealth and income in the US
The Federal Reserve has produced a paper examining the distribution of wealth and income and their joint properties, based on data from the 1989-2007 Surveys of Consumer Finance.
Riskbank's Ingves on why the crisis happened
Stefan Ingves, the governor of the Riksbank, has explained why the global crisis occurred.
The rule of law reduces terrorism
Research from the St. Louis Federal Reserve finds that countries with authoritarian regimes or mature democratic systems experience less terrorism.
Fiscal-policy models are flimsy
A paper by four academics from universities and institutions in the US and Europe including Stanford's John Taylor notes that renewed interest in fiscal policy has increased the use of quantitative models to evaluate policy, but cautions that these…
Bank Indonesia - Annual Report 2008
In Indonesia, the fallout from the global financial crisis began to take hold towards the end of 2008, the latest Annual Report from the country's central bank states.
The three epochs of oil
Research by two prominent economists using the longest oil-price series available has uncovered significant trends in the price of crude.