Articles by Central Banking Newsdesk
RBI’s Chakrabarty sets out ten commandments for IT
Reserve Bank of India deputy governor outlines ten best practices to enhance the value of IT security in the banking sector
Bank of Japan: financial integration stronger in developed markets
Bank of Japan paper finds financial integration more advantageous to developed countries
Bank of Italy: debt-saddled Italian firms struggle to compete in Europe
Bank of Italy paper puts low productivity of non-financial firms in Italy to inherently high indebtedness in the country
IMF’s Shinohara warns EME dominance may lead to imbalance in growth
IMF deputy director Shinohara indicates global imbalances may result from an uneven distribution of growth
Trichet to rally German support for Greek bailout
European Central Bank president Jean-Claude Trichet expected to urge German lawmakers to stop dragging their feet over the Greek bailout, markets suffer as uncertainty persists
Fed advice cited in Senate vote against reform bill
Regulatory reform bill falls short of votes required for debate, Republican senator cites message from Fed staff criticising last-minute derivatives provisions
Ireland sets pace with governance reform proposals
The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland release proposals to end poor practices at financial institutions
Subbarao moots Tobin tax to curb capital inflows
Reserve Bank of India governor Duvvuri Subbarao says all options on the table as it attempts to act on investment influx
Portuguese rating takes double-notch beating
Standard & Poor’s downgrades long-term rating to A- and short-term rating to A-2 on concerns over deteriorating macroeconomic environment, credit default spreads stretch further
Developing countries gain more leverage in World Bank restructuring
Historic package gives developing countries more say in international policy
IMF: dollarisation minimises central bank functions
IMF paper offers guidance on dollarisation of currency using past experiences
Bank reports on impact of quantitative easing
Bank of England asset purchase report shows bank held gilts purchase steady in early 2010 despite marginal sale in corporate bonds
Buba’s Weber: global talks on finance framework essential
Bundesbank President Axel Weber seeks international solution to financial reform using G20 meetings as platform
Central Bank of Iran – Annual Report 2008/09
Oil price declines dominate Iranian report
China must choose either stable prices or currency: PBoC adviser
Newly-appointed Chinese central bank adviser Zhou Qiren says the central bank cannot have a dual mandate of price and exchange-rate stability
Ex-Sarb Governor Mboweni joins Goldman Sachs
Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni becomes the latest former official to join the investment bank
IMF: Russian housing market vulnerable to external shocks
IMF paper shows house prices in former Soviet countries are vulnerable to foreign capital inflows in open economy model
RBA’s Stevens: Australia’s recovery investment led
Reserve Bank of Australia’s governor also flags the role of intra-region exports
Bank of Canada: Monetary Policy Report April 2009
Bank maintains its benchmark interest rate steady, but report signals plans to begin to lessen the degree of monetary stimulus as the need for extraordinary policy passes
Shirakawa slams inflation-targeting 'fixation'
Bank of Japan governor blames single-minded use of inflation targets for the growth of credit bubbles, says price levels alone do not show health of the economy
US Senate finds rating agencies influenced by banks
Inquiry says conflict of interest between agencies and their customers did influence ratings of mortgage-backed securities
ECB boosts transparency with new rules on ABS data
European Central Bank kick-starts work to implement enhanced data requirements for asset-backed securities, market participants overwhelmingly in favour of move
Abandon your ‘furious’ lobbying: Obama to banks
Obama warns banks’ lobbyists off descending on the Hill; laments Republican attacks
Cross-border lending extends slump: BIS
Bank for International Settlements says international lending fell by $385 billion in last three months of 2009, figures reveal fifth consecutive quarterly drop