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Tax relief for debt finance helps banks and non-banks, IMF paper finds
There is no significant difference in corporate tax bias towards debt finance between banks and non-banks, according to IMF working paper; Size and leverage levels of firms matter
Poland's business cycle largely a function of EU developments
According to IMF paper, eurozone developments explain 50% of Poland's output and interest rate business cycle variance, but only 25% of changes in headline inflation
IMF's Lipton says Germany faces grave risks from global 'mismanagement'
Fund's first deputy managing director pleads with European powerhouse to 'lift its sights to the global horizon as well' as it carries on the work of the European project
Norges Bank governor heralds countercyclical capital buffer
Øystein Olsen says 'primary purpose' of prudential tool is increasing banks' resilience as systemic risk increases; buffer will vary between zero and 2.5% of risk-weighted assets
Leading central banks make emergency swap lines permanent
Six leading central banks are leaving bilateral swap agreements introduced during the financial crisis in place until further notice; US dollar liquidity-providing operations will continue as normal
Researchers compare South African capital markets with international counterparts
South African Reserve Bank working paper examines how the country’s equity, currency, bond and derivatives markets in South Africa have developed and how they compare with others
Portugal governor: banks are stronger now than pre-crisis
Bank of Portugal's Carlos da Silva Costa argues stringent capital requirements 'well above the EU 8% benchmark' are starting to pay off; banks' average loan-to-deposit ratio was 123% in June
Central bankers divided over quota for female staff
Participants in a CentralBanking.com poll say that central banks should make efforts to increase the proportion of women in senior positions; split over whether this should be achieved through quota
Bank of Spain's Linde touts comeback of local banks
Governor says lenders' solvency position has improved noticeably from a year ago; highlights 'drastic reduction' in toxic assets on banks' balance sheet
Bank of Canada deputy takes on 'elusive' potential output
Agathe Côté says measuring potential output is a 'formidable' task; notes Canadian output gap is 'sizeable' and potential growth rate likely to remain at 2% in coming years
Hungarian easing shows no sign of abating
Central Bank of Hungary reduces its key policy rate for the fifteenth time in as many months, and says ‘further cautious easing’ could follow
RBI paper finds Indian banks were not spared by financial crisis
Working paper says that despite the global financial crisis being concentrated in advanced economies, weaker Indian banks saw their margins ‘impaired significantly’
SNB paper tests shock response on individual sectors
Researchers apply dynamic factor model to Swiss economy to examine impact of monetary policy, exchange rates and external demand on different sectors
Flug calls for inclusive Israeli labour market
Next Bank of Israel governor Karnit Flug says integrating Arab population into Israeli economy will counteract expected decline in working age population and subsequent drop in growth rates
IMF director delivers verdict on Abenomics one year on
Anoop Singh says Japanese prime minister’s stimulus plan has helped put Japan ‘at the centre of the global economic map’; tells Japan not to squander the opportunity
RBA's Stevens says exchange rate disconnected from fundamentals
RBA governor Glenn Stevens says Australia's current exchange rate is not supported by the country's relative levels of costs and productivity
ECB's Cœuré urges eurozone to take lessons from Asia
Executive board member says governments' response to the Asian financial crisis, including overhaul of domestic financial sectors, made for painful adjustment but swift recovery
Riksbank reveals location of gold holdings
Three-quarters of the Swedish central bank's gold reserves are held in the UK and Canada; disclosure follows discussions with other central banks on confidentiality
Gunmen steal $53m from Central Bank of Libya
Armed men overpower guards and steal millions of dollars from cash truck en route to central bank in Sirte
Curaçao governor ‘baffled’ by bond market reluctance
Emsley Tromp extols the value of innovation in monetary policy, and expresses his bemusement at the region’s apprehension over the creation of a corporate bond market
BoJ’s Iwata draws lessons from ‘Takahashi economic policy’
Current Bank of Japan deputy examines former governor and finance minister’s success in lifting Japan out of deflation in the 1930s; underlines importance of expectations, both past and present
Banque de France backs efforts to circumvent ratings agencies
Central bank gives scathing assessment of credit ratings agencies and supports Esma proposals to reduce reliance on ratings; Moody’s and S&P critical of the plans
Canadian research finds drop in uncertainty following policy changes
Bank of Canada working paper presents evidence that uncertainty over interest rates in Canada fell after recent changes to monetary policy including forward guidance
ECB’s Asmussen backs ‘allocative’ fiscal union
Board member ‘sees a role’ for a European fiscal union in ensuring resources are allocated efficiently; suggests other forms of centralised budgeting are less useful