Bank of Spain
Spanish government nominates new central bank governor
Opposition demands reforms to give parliament a greater say in nomination process
Credit constraints hits smaller eurozone firms’ investment – Spanish paper
Researcher finds credit constraints have less impact on working capital and growth
People: Caruana nominated for Spanish commercial bank’s board
Qatar appoints deputy governor and Ukraine announces new onsite inspection head
European authorities warn of dangers in cryptocurrency markets
Spanish and Dutch central banks warn of “misleading” data and unregulated markets
ECB’s corporate bond-buying had positive effect in Spain, research says
Stimulus reduced yields for non-financial firms and increased credit to smaller companies
Spanish paper analyses determinants of private saving
Fiscal, demographic, financial and income effects are key, researchers find
Paper looks at EU attempt to increase capital supply to SMEs
Measure introduced in CRR has benefited medium but not small businesses, researchers say
Globally active banks have made 'major changes' to funding mix – Spanish paper
Banks used funding from cross-border subsidiaries more after 2007, researchers say
Bank of Spain inspector denounces supervision interference
Supervisors consider essential the creation of a body to safeguard their independence
Bank of Spain warns Catalan crisis may cut growth by 60%
Uncertainty could imperil Spain’s recovery and reduce growth by 2.5% of GDP until late 2019
IMF recommends Spain take a tougher approach on NPLs
Fund advises central bank to set up a group to oversee public asset management company Sareb
China’s deleveraging efforts pose global financial risks, research says
A sudden financial shock may imperil demand, trade and commodity prices
Spanish ex-governor will not face charges over Bankia case
Former IMF managing director will face charges over collapse of Spanish commercial bank
Bank of Spain was one of toughest pre-crisis regulators, report argues
But counter-cyclical provisions were not high enough to cope with crises, Bank of Spain says
Public spending shocks work better when households are confident- paper
Government spending stimulus reduces household confidence as it confirms pessimism regarding the economy, paper argues
Spanish paper looks at sectoral comovement and monetary policy
Monetary policy shocks have greater effects when industries experience comovement - researchers say
Spanish paper looks at business cycle’s effects on industry
Industries are not moving uniformly to cohesion with the business cycle, says paper
Paper’s forecasting technique using Markov-switching models
Results outperform Fed’s survey of professional forecasters, says Bank of Spain paper
Jaime Caruana defends pre-crisis record as Bank of Spain governor
Former governor says ultimate responsibility was on the “deficient” management of the regional savings banks, which relaxed their lending standards
The ECB must reform Target2 to make it sustainable
Target2 has emerged as the eurozone’s financing entity for ballooning structural balance-of-payments gaps. The present system is unsustainable and needs reform, says Philip Turner
Spanish draft law would undermine financial reform, ECB says
Proposals on housing loan settlement would weaken “key pillar” of reform
Paper examines effects of concentration of exports
Bank of Spain researchers examine 12 eurozone countries
Spanish court drops charges against central bank staff
Ex-governor and three senior regulators will not face charges over ‘Bankia affair’
Spanish central bank reorganises directorates
New associate director-general for banking supervision appointed