Spain
Minister nominated as Bank of Spain governor
Opposition says appointment of José Luis Escrivá would throw bank’s independence into question
Bank of Spain imposes capital buffers on Portugal-exposed lenders
Move follows Bank of Portugal’s November decision over possible risks in housing market
New study finds uneven impact of changing energy costs
Energy prices more likely to affect product prices than wage increases
Local banks key to mitigating climate-related risks – BDE paper
Study finds “outsider” banks less responsive to needs of companies affected by wildfires
Machine learning pushes frontier of forecasting
AI techniques are starting to transform central banks’ statistical modelling. They could soon revolutionise structural models as well
Weather affects eurozone inflation, ECB paper finds
Bloc’s four biggest economies respond differently to changes in temperature and variability
Bank of Spain board member quits hours after appointment
Cabrales had signed letters expressing support for Catalan pro-independence politicians
Inflation in Baltics set to remain highest in euro area
Charts highlight divergence between eurozone members
Carstens wins major Spanish economics prize
King of Spain award praises BIS president’s work in Mexico and globally
Social media: an essential tool for central bank communication
Strategies to secure popularity, comprehensibility and reputation as new media takes centre stage
Old people hit hardest by inflation, research finds
Authors find income effects and “Fisher channel” have the biggest impact on Spanish households
Cash, not trash: the second lives of substrate
Central banks and their banknote providers are taking a range of approaches to recycling cash
Nagel lays out conditions for ECB anti-fragmentation instrument
Bundesbank president says it should be temporary and only used in “exceptional circumstances”
Sovereign green bonds: the reserve portfolio’s panacea?
German, Swedish, Danish and UK debt managers speak to Victor Mendez-Barreira about ‘twin bonds’ and other efforts to solve green bond liquidity concerns
ECB supervision and the state of the eurozone’s banks
ECB banking supervision has passed the first stage of the Covid-19 test. But many challenges remain, including banks’ internal governance and data processing, excessive leveraged lending in some segments, and a lack of progress towards a more competitive…
People: RBNZ completes leadership reshuffle
RBNZ sources assistant governor from private sector; Basel Committee names-secretary general; and more
People: ECB appoints new head of macro-pru
BIS names Innovation Hub directors; Bundesbank sends representative to Madrid; and more
People: ECB appoints director-general for international relations
Vansteenkiste replaces veteran Klöckers; head of IMF’s capacity development institute retires
Is the ECB’s strategy review enough?
The reformed framework may allow greater stimulus to tackle weak inflation expectations, but the Governing Council is already divided on what to do next
Spain’s interior vulnerable to loss of cash access – Bank of Spain
Rural areas have older populations and rely more on cash, but banks are closing branches
Three ways to bolster flawed AML/CFT in the EU
The EU needs to significantly improve the structure and resourcing of its AML/CFT oversight if it really wants to combat illicit money flows, write Panicos Demetriades and Radosveta Vassileva