Netherlands
Pay cut for next Dutch central bank chief
Nout Wellink to leave in July; successor to receive 23% less pay
Fitch ups Iceland default rating outlook to stable
Rating agency Fitch affirms Iceland rating; revises outlooks to stable from negative
Wellink clarifies position on Greece restructuring
Media reports suggest Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink is open to a debt restructuring for Greece; central bank spokesperson denies suggestions, says president’s views remain in line with European Central Bank
Italy's Draghi seals Sarkozy's support for ECB job
French president Nicolas Sarkozy backs Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet as head of the European Central Bank
Iceland in talks to avoid downgrade following 'no' vote
Governor Már Guðmundsson talks to rating agencies after Icelanders reject second Icesave deal
Wellink challenges ECB bond purchase programme
Netherlands Bank governor Nout Wellink calls for reduction of European Central Bank support in bond markets
Screening distant borrowers presents challenges: Netherlands Bank paper
Netherlands Bank study examines effectiveness of lending to distant borrowers during crises
Wellink calls on Africa to address sifis
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink calls on African region to take action against financial institutions that pose systemic threats
Public expectations of banking supervision unrealistic: Netherlands Bank study
The Netherlands Bank study says high public expectations of banking supervision can adversely impact financial stability
Debt management poses greater refinancing risks: Netherlands Bank
The Netherlands Bank study says greater reliance on short-term debt requires better coordination between debt managers and central banks
Fiat money, central banking and the Bank of Amsterdam: Atlanta Fed research
Atlanta Federal Reserve paper uses Bank of Amsterdam example to explore effects of fiat money on central bank functions
Netherlands' Berndsen to build unified model of financial infrastructure
Netherlands Bank's head of oversight Ron Berndsen to construct complete financial infrastructure model as part of professorial appointment
Netherlands Bank paper: Basel III could disrupt monetary transmission
Dutch central bank research warns new Basel III rules could lead to greater demand for long-term assets, leading to steeper yield curve which could disrupt monetary policy channel
Executive director Hoogduin tipped as Wellink’s successor
Netherlands Bank executive director Lex Hoogduin frontrunner to take over as president when Nout Wellink’s term expires
Potential limit on terms could lead to Wellink’s departure
Dutch finance minister proposes a 14-year limit on the tenure of central bank presidents; proposal could bring Nout Wellink’s reign as president of the Netherlands Bank to an end next year
Trichet on World Cup: I don't mind who wins
Jean-Claude Trichet refuses to declare favourite as two eurozone members vie to scoop soccer's top prize
Netherlands’ Wellink survives resignation calls
Calls for Netherlands Bank governor to quit followed damning report into the central bank’s handling of failure of DSB
Interview: Peter Praet
Fortis’s collapse all too well illustrated the difficulties in saving cross-border European banks. But the ideal solution, a European crisis resolution authority, remains a distant dream. However, there is an existing, yet perhaps unusual, candidate from…
Icesave casts pall over Iceland’s credit outlook
Ratings agency Moody’s kicks its outlook on Iceland down to negative on intractable Icesave dispute, change leaves Icelandic bonds hovering just above junk status
Gudmundsson confident of Icesave deal despite country’s ‘no’ vote
Icelandic central bank governor Már Gudmundsson says a resolution will be reached with British and Dutch governments soon despite massive wave of public opposition to the plan
Iceland’s government knew banks were in trouble: Wellink
Dutch central bank president Nout Wellink says his Icelandic counterparts had informed the government that the country’s banking sector was in trouble
Curaçao and Sint Maarten should dollarise – Tromp
Bank of the Netherlands Antilles’s Emsley Tromp says formal dollarisation would improve the islands’ macroeconomic stability
Interventions helped creditors not shareholders
Bank for International Settlements reviews market reaction to bank rescue packages during the crisis
The Nederlands Bank - Annual Report 2008
In the years ahead, banks will reduce their dependence on short-term funding in the wholesale markets and focus more on serving domestic customers, says Nout Wellink, the president of the Dutch central bank in its latest Annual Report.