Czech Republic
Czechs hit out at financial disclosure reports
The Czech National Bank has warned that publication of senior employees' financial positions is illegal after press reports emerged detailing the expenditures of senior staff members.
Education a good investment: CNB's Tuma
Investment in education is by no means an empty slogan, said Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank.
Czech deputy queries Slovak rules to fix prices
A deputy governor at the Czech National Bank has questioned Slovakia's measures to limit inflation in the run-up to its adoption of the euro.
CNB's Tuma suggests approaches to euro adoption
Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, has outlined two possible strategies for euro adoption.
Czech National Bank - Annual Report 2007
Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, has described the past year as an economic success in the institution's latest annual report.
Don't stall on euro decision: ex-CNB deputy
Ludek Niedermayer, a former deputy governor at the Czech National Bank, has warned the government against pursuing a wait-and-see strategy on joining the eurozone, describing such behaviour as "a little bit cowardly".
Stop the press: ex-CNB deputy joins Czech weekly
Ludek Niedermayer, a former deputy governor at the Czech National Bank, is to work with Respekt, a weekly newspaper.
Prague backs CNB on move to halt koruna's rise
The Czech government will divert its foreign exchange income from currency markets, on the advice of the country's central bank, which is keen to temper the appreciation of the koruna.
Czech Board's March minutes
The minutes of the March meeting of the Czech National Bank's board show that six of the seven members voted to keep the two-week repo rate unchanged at 3.75%.
Czech challenges in monetary policy
A new paper published by the International Monetary Fund concludes that Czech National Bank will have to raise rates if the proposed reduction of the inflation target in 2010 is not fully incorporated into public-sector behaviour and inflation is above…
Czech capital markets: growth and regulation
This presentation from Vladimir Tomsik, a board member of the Czech National Bank, sets out how the Czech capital markets have grown and how the regulatory environment has changed over the last 20 years.
Czech's Tuma predicts currency depreciation
Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, has said that he expects recent gains in the koruna to be corrected.
Former Hungarian governor joins race for EBRD job
Budapest has nominated Gyorgy Suranyi, a former governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to succeed Jean Lemierre as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
Why do central banks make losses?
Financial losses can be very damaging to the reputation and independence of a central bank. Franziska Schobert examines why losses occur.
Czech deputy counters interference claims
Miroslav Singer, a vice-governor at the Czech National Bank (CNB), has rebuffed claims that the Vaclav Klaus, the country's president, is compromising the institution's independence.
Czech's Tomsik on short-term outlook
The Czech National Bank has forecast GDP growth to slow during this year but to pick up in the first quarter of 2009.
Ex-minister questions Czech independence
Jan Mladek, a Czech member of parliament and former government minister, has claimed that Vaclav Klaus, the president of the Czech Republic, is abusing his power to appoint senior members of the Czech National Bank's staff.
London calling for Czech governor Tuma?
The Czech government has nominated Zdenek Tuma, the governor of the Czech National Bank, to become the next president of the London-based European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).
New Czech vice governor appointed
Mojmir Hampl, a board member of the Czech National Bank, has been named as vice-governor of the central bank.
Czechs move a step closer to readying new act
The Czech National Bank has made further progress on its new central bank law.
Euro expectations stabilise currencies
Relatively stable market expectations for euro-locking rates have fixed the exchange rates of three central European currencies, research published by the National Bank of Hungary finds.
Czech Republic raises rates as inflation surges
The Czech National Bank's rate-setting board voted to raise its benchmark rate to 3.75%.
Czech president approves potential replacements
Vaclav Klaus, the president of the Czech Republic, has said that two names suggested in the media as potential replacements for outgoing central bank deputy, Ludek Niedermayer, would be suitable candidates.
Czech deputy Niedermayer says economy set to slow
The pace of economic expansion in the Czech Republic will decline in 2008, Ludek Niedermayer, a deputy governor at the Czech National Bank, warned on Wednesday.