Economics
Bernanke, Kohn grim on outlook
Ben Bernanke and Don Kohn, the two top officials at the Federal Reserve, have forecast a gloomy outlook for the American economy.
Tokyo finally nominates deputy
The Japanese government has nominated Hirohide Yamaguchi for the role of deputy governor at the central bank, a position left vacant since March.
Italy's Draghi: World Bank should reach out
The World Bank needs to reach out to all its member countries, said Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy.
Bank's monetary-policy roundtable
The Bank of England has published a note summarising its first monetary policy roundtable, run jointly with the Centre for Economic Policy Research.
A better approach to prediction
The Philadelphia Federal Reserve has developed what it believes to be a superior approach to forecasting a range of macroeconomic variables.
Bank of Estonia - Annual Report 2007
In 2007, Estonia started, after several years of exceptionally strong growth, moving towards a more stable and sustainable level of expansion, said Andres Lipstok, the governor of the Bank of Estonia, the latest Annual Report.
Crisis has spared India: deputy Mohan
India has by-and-large been spared of the consequences of the fallout from the US subprime crisis, Rakesh Mohan, a deputy governor at the Reserve Bank of India, said.
Islamic finance - the new Silk Road
As Islamic finance continues to internationalise with expanding scale, there will be greater financial intermediation linkages among the East Asian, West Asian, and the Middle East regions - creating the 'New Silk Road', said Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the…
On to the euro: Romania's Annual Report
The National Bank of Romania's Annual Report for 2007 marked the end of one era as the country joined the European Union and the start of a new one as the country prepares to join the euro.
Loan surveys predict well future investment
The Bank of Canada's senior loan officer survey results provide useful information about future investment and the availability of business credit, finds a new research paper from the central bank.
Schumpeter superior to Smith
Schumpeter's creative destruction is better for understanding the nature of the US economy than Smith's invisible hand and perfect competition, according to new research from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.
ECB - eurozone economy weakening
Under pressure from high commodity prices, lower consumer confidence and demand, as well as dampened investment growth, the euro-area economy is weakening, says the European Central Bank (ECB) in its September Monthly Bulletin.
Slovakia's Sramko: euro brings development
Accepting the euro as the national currency will allow Slovakia to stabilise its economic development, said Ivan Sramko, the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia.
Brazil's Meirelles: corporate governance challenge
Setting high standards of corporate governance is trickier in Brazil than in more mature economies, said Henrique Meirelles, the governor of the Central Bank of Brazil.
Regulation of public services in Italy
A paper from the Bank of Italy outlines the evolution of the regulatory framework for the supply of local public utilities, social and health services in Italy since the early 1990s.
Sri Lanka's Cabraal: improve services
Sri Lanka needs to focus more on the services sector, said Ajith Nivard Cabraal, the governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka.
Financial instability hurts corporate
Financial stability is connected to corporate investment and deterioration in the health of the financial sector can restrain macroeconomic performance, finds a new study from the Federal Reserve.
Benefits of remittances overstated
The economy-wide benefits of remittances may be overstated, finds a new paper from the International Monetary Fund.
Wages and prices determined by shocks
New research from the Bank of Portugal finds that import-price and unemployment shocks lead to wage and price rises in the Portuguese economy.
Riksbank deputy to step down
Irma Rosenberg, the first deputy governor at the Riksbank, will leave the institution at the end of the year.
Why large firms pay more
A new paper from the Bank of Canada analyses wage differentials between small and large firms.
Malaysia's Zeti to head BIS's Asia Council
Zeti Akhtar Aziz, the governor of Bank Negara Malaysia, is to chair the Bank for International Settlements' (BIS) Asian Consultative Council.
Central Bank of Jordan - Annual Report 2007
Jordan's foreign currency reserves reached all-time record high of $6.9 billion last year, the country's central bank says in its latest Annual Report.
Investing in beautification pays off
A beautiful city will attract more highly-educated individuals and experience faster house-price growth, finds a new paper from the Philadelphia Federal Reserve.