Czech Republic
Czech Republic holds off euro entry
Czech Republic will not join single currency until at least 2015 after central bank and finance ministry urge government not to enter Exchange Rate Mechanism II next year
Czech prime minister wary of central bank losing independence
Petr Nečas does not want selection method of top central bank officials to change; warns Senate-agreed choices could lead to the politicising of the board
Asymmetry of monetary policy in new EU member states tested: Czech National Bank
A working paper from the Czech National Bank investigates asymmetry of monetary policy in new EU member states
National Bank of Hungary paper assesses input distortions in CEE countries
National Bank of Hungary identifies labour and capital market distortions in central and eastern European countries
Eurozone authorities are losing credibility – CNB’s Singer
Credibility is key in crisis resolution and European authorities are failing to achieve, warns Miroslav Singer, the governor of the Czech National bank
CNB to investigate energy company over early data release
Czech National Bank says it will look into premature release of annual results by Czech energy company ČEZ
Czech National Bank - Inflation Report (Q1 2011)
Czech National Bank Inflation Report for January forecasts growth to slow in 2011 due to fiscal retrenchment
Czech President names new rate-setter
Czech economist Lubomír Lízal to replace Robert Holman on Czech National Bank rate-setting committee; bank board member Pavel Řežábek reappointed for second term
Former CNB governor fails in bid to become mayor
Former Czech National Bank governor Zdenek Tůma loses out in race to become Prague’s next mayor
CNB creates stability wing in bid to beef up systemic oversight
Czech National Bank separates financial stability and economic research department; says independent department move will enhance financial stability mandate
Czech rate-setter Tomšik promoted to vice governor
Czech National Bank chief executive director Vladimír Tomšik named second vice governor; economist Kamil Janáček gets Tomšik’s vacated director role, completing rate-setting board
CNB deputy Singer favourite to succeed Tůma as governor
Czech National Bank vice governor Miroslav Singer will take over from Zdeněk Tůma when he resigns as governor in June, say commentators
CNB’s Tůma ends term seven months early
Czech National Bank governor to step down in June to stagger terms of board members
CEE more vulnerable to exchange-rate shocks
National Bank of Hungary looks at the transmission of monetary policy in Central and Eastern Europe
Czech’s Tuma accuses IMF, EBRD over CEE comments
Czech National Bank governor says multilateral organisations failed to differentiate between central and eastern European countries at the height of the crisis
Czech National Bank – November Inflation Report
Monetary policy relevant inflation will be below headline inflation, which is expected to reach just above 2% towards the end of next year
Czechs don’t need to import monetary policy – Tuma
Czech National Bank’s Zdenek Tuma says euro adoption is a purely political not economic decision
Czech’s Tuma: links with stats office key
Czech National Bank’s Zdenek Tuma says central banks and national statistical offices must maintain good cooperative relations
Flexible exchange rate better for welfare
Bundesbank investigates the welfare ranking of exchange rate regimes
Czech National Bank – Inflation Report
Czech National Bank says inflation will fall further but remain positive this year
Rating agencies: regulate or downgrade?
In the aftermath of the financial crisis, the actions of ratings agencies cannot remain unchecked, argues Ludek Niedermayer, a former vice governor at the Czech National Bank
Lobbying blamed for supervisory inaction in EU
The failure of some European supervisors to act in the years building up to the crisis was due to fragmentation, a lack of independence and pressure from the private sector, Miroslav Singer, a vice governor of the Czech National Bank, has claimed.
Czech National Bank - Annual Report 2008
The Czech banking sector was not hit directly by the global financial crisis, says Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the country's central bank, in the latest Annual Report.