Mario Draghi
ECB voices fresh concern over Central Bank of Cyprus' independence
European Central Bank says draft law on the governance of the Central Bank of Cyprus contains a number of threats to its independence; follows earlier intervention by Mario Draghi
ECB keeps SME measures ‘on the shelves’ and holds rates alongside BoE
Draghi says further unconventional measures were discussed at today’s meeting of the governing council, but are being held in reserve; ECB joins Bank of England in taking no policy action
Fischer gives high marks to Bernanke and Draghi
Outgoing Bank of Israel governor Stanley Fischer believes the world owes a great debt to Fed chairman Ben Bernanke and praises ECB president Mario Draghi; says Israel can live with side effects of QE
Draghi and Carstens step up at BIS as King retires
Mervyn King's retirement as governor of the Bank of England has created three chair positions on BIS committees that will be filled by the heads of the ECB and the Bank of Mexico
Bank of Israel’s outgoing chief, Stanley Fischer, on the challenges of central banking
Stanley Fischer believes his work as governor of the Bank of Israel is done. He tells Chris Jeffery about the reform process in Israel as well as the challenges facing the world economy and the IMF
Draghi looks to FDIC model for European single resolution mechanism
ECB President tells City of London audience that completing banking union can sever the bank-sovereign link and provide markets with certainty
ECB cuts rates and sets up ‘task force' seeking to promote SME lending
European Central Bank cuts benchmark rate from 0.75% to 0.5% by a majority decision; Mario Draghi says has set up a ‘joint task force' with the EIB to examine ways of promoting business lending
ECB annual report strikes hopeful note at end of rough year
Report highlights peak in financial market stress in mid-year, but says policy measures were effective in reducing this later in year; inflation above target and growth on downward slide
BoE lending figures add credence to FLS scepticism
Business lending continues to contract in the UK, but pressure still mounts on the ECB to take steps to address eurozone recession
Draghi faces hostile Strasbourg reception but questions track record of SME lending schemes
ECB president grilled by European Parliament over the inability of small businesses to access credit; says action is 'absolutely essential'
Cyprus president rejects Draghi concerns
Nicos Anastasiades tells ECB president that government is not interfering with central bank independence; stresses legitimacy of investigation into governor Panicos Demetriades
Eurozone problems still ‘looming large’, says Draghi
ECB president Mario Draghi says ECB’s policy not affecting all eurozone countries; central bank cannot tackle root causes of crisis and urges improved competitiveness
Draghi enters fray to defend Cyprus central bank independence
ECB president warns Cyprus government against violating the central bank’s independence by dismissing its governor; says any gold sales should benefit the central bank ‘first and foremost’
Draghi promises Cyprus bail-out is ‘no template’
Mario Draghi says an established pecking order of ‘bail-inable’ debt will avoid repeating the chaotic resolution in Cyprus; ECB and BoE both hold rates
Lagarde sets out case for ECB rate cut and wider use of OMT
IMF managing director says ECB has room to cut rates and a European recovery is constrained by a lack of demand; suggests OMT programme could help countries ‘regain market access'
Draghi hints at governing council rate split
ECB holds rates again but Draghi reveals dissent among council members; central bank staff lower growth forecast
ECB under pressure to act as eurozone unemployment hits new heights
Analysts see growing chance of rate cut as eurozone unemployment rises 10%, while it falls in the rest of the European Union
Draghi delivers sermon on trust
European Central Bank president says trust is the key to mutual support, stronger collective responsibility and a deeper economic and political union
ECB reveals Italian dominance of emergency securities purchases
Data on purchases of individual countries’ bonds under the Securities Markets Programme released for first time; annual accounts show half of €1.1 billion bond profits came from Greece
Draghi backs single resolution mechanism as banking union next step
ECB chief says single resolution authority should be set up when single supervisory mechanism is in place; suggests failure to do so would leave central supervisor toothless
Draghi tells Spanish parliament to keep struggling on
ECB chief meets with members of the Spanish parliament and says painful reform efforts are beginning to bear fruit
Draghi says markets should have final say on currency strength
ECB president re-affirms the central bank's independence; emphasises ‘accommodative' monetary policy, as governing council votes to hold rates again
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Assessing Masaaki Shirakawa’s legacy
The policies of outgoing Bank of Japan governor, Masaaki Shirakawa, have brought economic stability to Japan and are likely to be viewed favourably by future generations
Draghi optimistic as ‘darkest clouds’ in euro area subside
ECB president Mario Draghi praises the euro area’s achievements in 2012, and urges countries to be unrelenting in their pursuit of reform