Finland
Researchers propose new method of measuring Chinese inflation
Bank of Finland paper says many current measures under-weight food and energy prices
Finnish lawmakers nominate Olli Rehn to be next governor
Likely candidate is former European commissioner and economic affairs minister
Denmark selects Oberthur Fiduciaire as banknote supplier
The agreement will last four years, and the first notes printed by the firm are set to enter circulation in 2020
‘Substantial’ accommodation still needed in euro area – Liikanen
Bank of Finland's governor says improved growth and investment prospects have failed to affect inflation; underused capacity expected to be taken up “gradually”
Bank of Finland paper deems bitcoin ‘revolutionary’
Bitcoin cannot be regulated, say economists, who give the volatile cryptocurrency a glowing review
People: IMF appoints new strategy head; ECB promotes directors
IMF promotes Lagarde’s chief of staff; Finland appoints research director
Europe must learn right lessons from crisis – Olli Rehn
Moral hazard should not dominate policymaking, Finnish board member says
ESRB warns on housing market in 11 European countries
UK and Netherlands among countries with “unaddressed vulnerabilities”
Bank of Finland publishes China and Russia forecasts
Chinese targets “encourage data manipulation”; Russia stalls on structural reforms
Be careful of using swaps to track inflation expectations, analyst says
Be careful of using swaps to track inflation expectations, analyst says
People: Finland sets out new board responsibilities
Two new members have been appointed to the Czech central bank’s board; new counsellor to Draghi replaces Smets at the ECB
People: Finland appoints two central bank board members; Atlanta Fed promotes senior managers
Former European Commissioner Rehn joins Finnish board; Atlanta Fed makes four promotions; Switzerland changes regional delegate
Bank of Finland looking to streamline and upgrade payments simulator
Economist sheds light on the bank’s plans for adding new features, improving efficiency and integrating agent-based modelling
ECB bulletin says institutional reform important for increasing resilience
Governing institutions in eurozone countries need reform, the ECB says; Finland’s institutions are among very best in OECD but those of Greece and Italy are close to worst
Liikanen calls for more macroprudential tools in Finland
Bank of Finland governor says new tools should be provided before there is a need to use them; warns of risks associated with growing debt-to-income ratios alongside weaker long-term growth
Denmark outsources coin minting to Finland
Mint of Finland wins tender to produce krone coins, as National Bank of Denmark seeks to cut costs by closing down its coin and banknote operations
Liikanen anticipates more changes to come from digitisation
Many new actors in the payments system in recent years have still made use of existing instruments, Bank of Finland governor says – although this could change in the future
External review recommends Bank of Finland expand its research unit
The Bank of Finland should increase the size of its research unit and revise its rankings of research journals, an external evaluation says
People: Finland names new head of statistics; RBI appoints executive director
Bank of Finland promotes head of macro-prudential analysis division to head of financial stability and statistics department; RBI gets new executive director; and more
Liikanen discusses logic behind publishing ‘accounts’
Bank of Finland governor says it is important central banks exhibit a ‘high degree’ of transparency, noting the ECB decided to begin publishing accounts as policy became more unconventional
Finland governor donates month’s pay to help refugees
Erkki Liikanen will donate €10,000 to the Red Cross to help refugees; Mario Draghi says any European should be ‘horrified by the tragic loss of life happening on our doorstep’
Finnish deputy: international competition will change mortgage lending
Bank of Finland deputy argues conditions for international competition in mortgage lending are ‘improving’ and there is the potential for a ‘substantial impact’ in the eurozone
Liikanen sees potential for payments revolution
Bank of Finland governor says we are yet to witness the emergence of a ‘true future payment system’ but it nonetheless feels like ‘something fundamental has changed’
Bank of Finland launches second website with fresh design
Content from flagship publications will be published in a new format on a dedicated website, with a focus on the simple and clean presentation of text and graphs