Athanasios Orphanides
Malaysia’s Zeti on the key skills needed to be a successful central banker
BNM veteran recounts career-defining lessons and how the ASB synthesises theory with practical EM realities
Cyprus ex-governor says authorities asked for false audit of failed bank
Orphanides accuses central bank and former government of “murdering” Cyprus Co-op Bank
John Williams on the neutral rate of interest and mandate change
The president of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco speaks about the plunge in the natural rate of interest, and why it means central banks should work together to review their price stability targets
Orphanides: governments should rein in ‘immense power’ of central banks
Central bank balance sheets give them power to dramatically affect the distribution of wealth, undermining democracy, former Central Bank of Cyprus governor argues
Overburdened central banks may become ‘repoliticised’, says Orphanides
Former Central Bank of Cyprus governor warns overreliance on central banks may eventually ‘diminish and compromise’ their independence, in a paper published by the Boston Fed
Orphanides lambasts European ‘blunders’
Former Central Bank of Cyprus governor attacks European authorities for mismanaging sovereign debt crisis; holds communist party responsible for Cypriot bailout
Europe must tackle financial fragmentation, says ECB’s Cœuré
Benoît Cœuré says banking union will stem financial fragmentation in European Monetary Union; integration will require flexibility in the short run
Former Cypriot governor says OMTs will not suffice
Athanasios Orphanides says ECB's bond purchase programme will not achieve long-term financial stability; says a political problem requires a political solution
ESRB encourages cooperation to fight market deterioration
European Systemic Risk Board sets out areas authorities must focus on; Ewald Nowotny announced as newest steering committee member
Demetriades to take over as Central Bank of Cyprus governor
Central Bank of Cyprus governor Athanasios Orphanides replaced by president after first five-year term; Panicos Demetriades to take top job on May 3
Cyprus governor warns country has 'lost credibility'
Athanasios Orphanides tells parliamentary committee that budget measures must be pushed through quickly to restore confidence in Cyprus; warns the country has lost credibility
New dawn of cooperation in Cyprus
Relationship between finance ministry and central bank set to be much closer after government reshuffle; working together to consolidate fiscal situation in Cyprus
Cyprus’s Orphanides on risk of activist approach to monetary policy
Central Bank of Cyprus governor Athanasios Orphanides warns use of monetary policy to attain objectives other than price stability may be harmful
ESRB elects sub-committee heads
European Systemic Risk Board elects Poland’s Marek Belka, Italy’s Mario Draghi, Cyprus’ Athanasios Orphanides, Germany’s Axel Weber, to steering committee
Cyprus's Orphanides: central banks in best position to supervise risks
Cypriot central bank governor Athanasios Orphanides says central banks are in best position to oversee macroprudential risks
Cyprus: Fed took over-simplistic approach to controlling inflation
Cypriot central bank inflation study finds Fed failed to curb price growth in 1960s, 1970s
Cyprus’s Orphanides calls for more attention to macroprudential regulation
Central Bank of Cyprus study into lessons from crisis says greater need for both micro and macroprudential regulation
Cyprus governor says 2009 GDP will shrink
Prognosis contradicts European Commission's optimism about growth
Cyprus's Orphanides on inflation targeting
Inflation targeting has had a positive influence on policy even among central banks that have chosen not to adopt it, Athanasios Orphanides, the governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus, has said.
ECB steps up recession fight
The European Central Bank (ECB) on Thursday announced a raft of measures, including outright purchases of corporate debt, to embolden its response to the eurozone recession.
Trichet says shush on possible new tools
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has said that the Governing Council's omerta on interest rates a week before meetings must be extended to include possible additional tools that may be announced next Thursday.