Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
First CSDs sign T2S Framework Agreement
Senior European Central Bank officials commend first nine European central securities depositories to sign Framework Agreement for T2S central settlement project
Malawi devalues kwacha to boost economy
Malawi ends peg to dollar; hopes to speed government’s efforts to restart International Monetary Fund aid programme
Lagarde calls for ‘gradual’ austerity moves
Lagarde calls for gradual and country-specific approach to austerity; says supply-side measures needed to achieve sustainable growth
Estonia issues 50 million new coins
Bank of Estonia announces increased stock of 1- and 2-cent coins; also discusses new role in producing euro banknotes
Canada's Murray dispels 'popular misconceptions' about monetary policy
Bank of Canada deputy governor discusses ‘popular misconceptions’ concerning monetary policy formation
IMF research discusses bank capitalisation as a signal
International Monetary Fund working paper discusses bank capitalisation levels as market signals and the role of supervisory authorities
Research calls for reduction in trade barriers between Asia and Latin America
Joint research by Asian Development Bank and Inter-American Development Bank calls for barriers to trade to be reduced between regions
Zeti outlines key factors in ensuring sustainable growth in Asia
Zeti Akhtar Aziz discusses factors important in ensuring sustainable growth and stability in Asia
BoE’s Tucker calls for international co-operation on bank resolution
Deputy governor of the Bank of England highlights challenges for policy-makers in setting up international resolution regimes and calls for cross-border vetting of resolution mechanisms
Banque de France research examines links between inflation and monetary policy
Banque de France working paper examines link between inflation expectations, monetary policy and the eventual rate of actual inflation in the US economy
Bank of Lithuania names Rūta Rodzko director of economics and financial stability
Restructuring at Bank of Lithuania sees Rūta Rodzko appointed to lead new economics and financial stability service
Asian central banks urged to keep interest rates on hold
Chief economist of the Asian Development Bank urges caution from policy-makers regarding interest rates; says impact of eurozone bank deleveraging already incorporated into ADB’s growth forecasts
ADB’s Kuroda says governance and supervision reform needed in Asia
Haruhiko Kuroda believes improvements in governance and regulatory reform are needed to enhance Asia’s future growth prospects
Bank of Korea minutes highlight inflation fears
Latest Bank of Korea financial council meeting minutes indicate inflation viewed as a concern while growth remains at 'sound' levels
Indonesia finance minister asks for more help for emerging economies
Indonesia finance minister calls for Asian Development Bank to do more to meet the financing requirements of emerging market economies
Draghi calls for growth to top the agenda for eurozone
ECB president Mario Draghi calls for 'growth compact' to complement fiscal compact in eurozone; says individual countries need to meet responsibilities on fiscal consolidation
Reserve Bank of New Zealand’s Spencer outlines macro-prudential initiatives
New Zealand central bank deputy governor outlines macro-prudential policy initiatives and says the reserve bank expects to take the lead on implementation
Dombret calls for faster EU action on regulation of Sifis
Deutsche Bundesbank's Andreas Dombret calls for EU to act faster on regulation of Sifis; says individual countries implementing their own frameworks creates ‘problems for the future'
Riksbank minutes show MPC split on rate hold
Swedish central bank minutes reveal two members of monetary policy committee wanted a rate cut; low growth forecast and high unemployment cited as reasons
Qatar central bank to launch interbank rate
Qatar Central Bank to launch interbank rate; first entry into market for gulf state, which will offer fixings across eight categories
IMF research highlights benefits of dynamic loan-loss provisioning
International Monetary Fund working paper advocates dynamic approach to loan-loss provisioning to smooth costs over the credit cycle
Dallas Fed chief calls for taxes on 'too-big-to-fail' financial institutions
Dallas Fed's Richard Fisher calls for more action on 'too-big-to-fail' entities; says new taxes should be introduced to encourage institutions to shrink balance sheets
Fed’s Tarullo laments delays in shadow-banking reform
Federal Reserve’s Daniel Tarullo hits out at slow speed of money market and repo market reform; urges debate on functions that ‘shadow banks’ should perform
IMF research examines correlation between structural reforms and economic convergence
International Monetary Fund working paper finds that specific economic reforms can help improve the speed at which regional convergence is achieved