Central Bank of Iceland
Central Bank of Iceland raises rates again
Above-target inflation and higher GDP growth justify second rate hike since May, MPC says
People: Bank of Canada appoints top payments regulator
Iceland’s central bank appoints new CEO and World Bank names country directors
BIS opens Nordic innovation hub
Stockholm office is fifth in hub programme and involves four of the region’s central banks
Icelandic central bank hikes rate as inflation climbs
Central bank faces trade-off as unemployment remains high
Nordic and Baltic countries ask IMF for money laundering report
Move follows string of scandals over massive AML breaches in Baltic and Nordic banks
Federal Reserve joins NGFS
Seven other organisations join as Trump defeat frees Fed to join green network
Icelandic Central Bank’s female employees earn slightly more than men
Central bank says figures indicate there is no unexplained pay gap
Iceland cuts rates to new record low of 0.75%
Central bank revises down 2020 GDP forecasts by more than one percentage point to -8.5%
People: Iceland’s central bank makes senior appointments
New legal head at Bank of Finland, and Bank of Israel appoints spokesperson and IT chief
Iceland prepares new interbank payment system for launch
Combined netting and high-value settlement system set to go live this week
BIS expands innovation hub network
Several new locations unveiled in Europe and North America
Book notes: In the combat zone of finance, by Svein Harald Øygard
A fascinating and readable book for those charged with maintaining financial stability and interested in a new perspective on institutional efficiency
Riksbank to buy covered bonds; Iceland enters secondary market
Central banks unveil new forms of unconventional purchases
Iceland cuts rates to 2.25%
Rate cut and changes to reserve requirements designed to offset virus shock
Iceland resumes easing cycle on weaker growth forecasts
Central bank cuts key interest rate by 25 basis points to 2.75%
Iceland boosts reserves despite volatility in 2019
Central bank carried out forex interventions to offset the “abrupt weakening” of the króna
Central Bank of Iceland completes merger with regulator
Governor Ásgeir Jónsson to retain overall responsibility; two new deputy positions created
People: BIS picks Lamfalussy fellow; Iceland appoints research director
BIS names 2020 fellow; Icelandic central bank promotes economist; Jekaterina Govina becomes director of supervision in Lithuania
People: Governors reappointed; Fed gets new CIO
Reappointments in Egypt and Palestine; Fed picks chief information officer; new financial stability head in Iceland
People: Banque de France deputy nominated to EU Commission
Turkey fills two vacant deputy posts; Fed appoints head for new FedNow payments service; Iceland looks for director of financial stability replacement; FSB appoints Norman Chan’s replacement
Iceland cuts rates again
Decision follows rate reductions in May and June, placing key rate at 3.5%
Iceland’s government appoints new central bank governor
Economics professor and former banking executive takes over as central bank warns of recession
Iceland cuts rates on weaker growth forecasts
A reduction in key tourism sector may be worse than previously thought
Iceland’s central bank cuts rates by 50 basis points
Growth estimates cut sharply after blows to fishing and tourism