Opinion

ECB not hamstrung by consensus decisions

According to this article published on Tuesday 3 October by Reuters, new information that the European Central Bank's Governing Council holds informal votes suggests it is not as clumsy and slow as some believed.

Lister resigns from top BMA positions

Cheryl-Ann Lister, chairwoman and chief executive of The Bermuda Monetary Authority, has announced that she will be stepping down from both posts at the end of the this year. This article from The Royal Gazette, published Monday 2 October, includes an…

An Asian currency - a bridge too far

This article published on Friday 29 September by the Asia Times Online looks at the idea of the "Asian Currency Unit" which has been touted as a possible solution to the global imbalance dilemma.

A case for inflation targets in the US and Japan

This article published by the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday 27 September says that the world's leading central banks are struggling with what is happening to prices in their respective countries, and what they should do and say about it.

Autonomous eye should watch over MFIs, banks

According to this article from The East African Standard, published Tuesday 26 September, although the Central Bank of Kenya will get new regulatory and supervisory powers under the Micro-Finance Bill, little things like this can slip through the cracks.

Kosovo revamps banking system to bolster economy

This article published by VOA on Saturday 23 September says that the move to transform the Banking and Payments Authority of Kosovo into a central bank will provide more independence and regulatory authority to Kosovo's new banking system.

Tarisa first female to head BOT?

According to this article published by The Nation on Monday 25 September, the door is wide open for a number of candidates if Bank of Thailand governor MR Pridiyathorn Devakula leaves to become Prime Minister.

Deputy must be RBA man

According to this article published on the news.com.au website on Thursday 21 September, while it is reasonable to do so it is vital the deputy comes from within the central bank.

Inflation major risk to GCC currency bid

According to this recent article published on the Trade Arabia website, petty politics and diverging inflation rates are the main risks to the Gulf's attempts to set up a monetary union by 2010.

China's mushrooming forex reserve

This article published by Asia Times Online on Tuesday 19 September says that although massive levels of foreign exchange reserves represent the strength of an economy, it brings more problems than benefits.

The hunt for Balcerowicz

According to this article published by the Warsaw Business Journal on Monday 18 September, any notion of central bank independence in Poland will soon be banished.

Afghan bank takes a gamble on success

According to this article published Wednesday 13 September on The Age's website, banking in Afghanistan is in a colourful class of its own, where entering the central bank on the wrong day can mean risking your life.

Why the world has no need for central banks

According to this article published Sunday 10 September by John Blundell, director general of the Institute of Economic Affairs in The Business, the world can well do without central banks and their mistakes.

Can the IMF avert a global meltdown?

According to this article by Kenneth Rogoff, published on Thursday 7 September by The Japan Times, it is time for international institutions to step in to avert a global financial crisis.

Deputy dogfight in the RBA corral

According to this recent article from The Sydney Morning Herald, two empty boardroom chairs at the Reserve Bank of Australia will present a rare visible sign of tensions between the central bank and Canberra.

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