Dan Hardie
Staff writer, Central Banking
Dan Hardie is a staff writer for Central Banking, based in London. He has a degree from Oxford University and served in Afghanistan with the British army.
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Lebanon aid depends on reform – IMF
Georgieva sets banking bail-in and further audit of central bank as conditions for emergency aid
More changes at top of NBU as donors watch closely
Council approves new deputy governor as NBU confirms strategy director has left
Lebanese central bank orders interest-free loans after explosion
Move comes despite banking sector lacking dollars and reports of massive capital shortfalls
IMF agrees aid for small Southern African countries
IMF says Eswatini and Lesotho face major challenges from pandemic and structural problems
Fears over political pressure as senior Ukrainian officials resign
Deputy governor and communications head leave NBU as controversy continues
Ukraine appoints new governor after IMF warns on independence
IMF and other donors want evidence that government is supporting central bank, insiders say
Ukrainian security warns Gontareva over ‘Central Banking’ article
IMF representative voices support for central bank as ex-governor Smolii reports threats
Ukrainian ex-governor says council chairman sabotaged him
Accusations raise stakes as president reportedly mulls appointing Danylyshyn as next governor
IMF must defend reform in Ukraine – Gontareva
Lawmakers accept Smolii’s resignation as former governor says president has “fooled” IMF
Ukrainian governor resigns in protest
Smolii says he has been the target of “sustained political pressure” aimed at stopping him doing his duty
Liberian government puts five central bank officials back on trial
Prosecutor alleges former governor and deputy governor carried out “economic sabotage”
Afghan officials allege new governor ‘illegally’ suspended them
Governor alleges corruption by officials but former IMF official condemns “shocking” move
Lebanon’s powerful central bank chief and its slide into crisis
Governor Salameh created unsustainable banking sector, former minister alleges in an interview
ECB warns Slovenia over new loan law
Yves Mersch says ECB should have been consulted over law and warns of financial stability effects
Bafin says it did not supervise scandal-hit Wirecard
Official tells Central Banking he is “not aware” of any agency supervising firm implicated in fraud
German regulator faces questions after Wirecard admits huge possible fraud
Bafin brought criminal complaint against journalists who alleged wrongdoing at German company
Syrian central bank devalues currency as new sanctions bite
Black market value of currency reportedly tumbles as civil war continues and new US sanctions begin
Yemeni militia seizes government central bank’s currency
Reports say armed men took notes worth $20 million as civil war factions struggle for power
ECB expands coronavirus response
Lagarde says ECB will reinvest profits from pandemic response purchases
Bangladeshi governor’s term extended amid pandemic crisis
IMF approves aid worth 50% of Bangladesh’s quota and says country faces major challenges
IMF agrees Ukraine aid after government backs banking reform
Move is major setback for billionaire accused of harassment campaign against central bank
Iranian central bank announces takeover of militia-owned banks
Five banks owned by Revolutionary Guards to be taken over by country’s largest lender
Lebanese central bank official arrested over currency allegations
Currency crisis deepens as prime minister and central bank trade accusations
The ECB, the lockdown and the monetary financing lock
The eurozone’s central bank may need to break its prohibition on monetary financing to fight the pandemic