Jörg Asmussen
Czech central bank opposed to joining banking union
Vice-governor says Czech National Bank will recommend staying out of SSM; ECB's Asmussen calls on non-eurozone countries to decide by July
IMF calls for unconventional measures to tackle eurozone fragmentation
David Lipton says ECB will probably have to use unconventional measures to overcome credit crunch in peripheral eurozone members
ECB says ‘difficult to do more’ as pressure mounts for more action
Further deterioration in eurozone data leads some to predict ECB rate cut at May meeting and possible SME ‘support package’; ECB executives signal action still unlikely
ECB’s Asmussen deflects criticism over lack of monetary policy action
ECB executive board member says quantitative easing would not work well applied to Europe; stresses continued political commitment to banking union
ECB’s Asmussen warns G-20 works poorly until disaster looms
Executive board member highlights G-20’s fatal flaw – it only works well during crises, and therefore struggles to prevent them; calls for reforms to strengthen the group
Asmussen stresses importance of institutions for EMU
Member of the Executive Board Jörg Asmussen says genuine financial union and a stronger economic union are key priorities for 2013
Asmussen trumpets progress on European debt stabilisation
ECB board member Jörg Asmussen says eurozone’s progress on debt stabilisation is ahead of other developed economies, but more work needs to be done