Articles by Dan Hardie
Ukraine’s governor on central banking as war endures
The NBU’s Andriy Pyshnyy speaks about the need for investment and reform amid labour shortages, securing war-risk insurance and Ukrainian funding from Russia’s frozen assets
Central Banking Awards 2024 ceremony honours best in field
Shirakawa receives lifetime award and Brazil is named central bank of the year
Ukraine’s central bank is reforming during wartime, governor says
NBU is strengthening insurance and investment, Pyshnyy tells summer meetings
Maltese prosecutor charges central bank governor with fraud
Scicluna previously denied all wrongdoing while serving as finance minister
Bank of Russia holds rates
Nabiullina hints at significant fiscal change and says “inflationary pressure” remains
Governance Benchmarks 2024 report – central banks’ core processes
The benchmarks shed light on central bank profitability and distributions, independence and more
New Zimbabwe governor introduces ‘gold-backed’ currency
Adoption of sixth new currency in 18 years is “chaotic”, media reports
Nigerian prosecutors bring new charges against Emefiele
Authorities allege that ex-governor illegally allocated $2.1 billion in FX
Polish MPC splits over legal process against governor
Three MPC members call for Glapiński to account for prediction of large NBP surplus
Ukrainian central bank cuts rates
Pyshnyy welcomes falling inflation, foreign exchange stability and prospect of renewed aid
ECB official apologises for ‘reprogramming’ remarks
Elderson tells staff he believes in open debate on environmental matters after outcry
ECB holds rates again, cuts inflation projections
Lagarde hints that any cut is likelier in June than April, says bank is watching wage data
ECB warns Hungarian law could harm central bank’s independence
Bid to expand executive board powers comes amid growing rift between governor and prime minister
Nigerian president nominates seven MPC members
Central bank tightens currency restrictions as inflation continues to rise and dollar shortages continue
EU isolates frozen Russian central bank interest
European leaders are divided over using Bank of Russia assets to fund Ukraine’s defence
Turkish central bank raises rates but hints tightening is over
Governor denies accusations against her family as inflation continues to rise
ECB holds rates as Lagarde expresses optimism
Several observers think rate cut before June is more likely as ECB says policy is working
Over half of ECB staff think Lagarde’s work is poor, union claims
ECB rejects survey as flawed and says its own figures show high levels of pride among staff
Nigerian central bank says it has cleared some lenders’ FX liabilities
Move comes one week after CBN replaces management of three banks for alleged law-breaking
Bank of Russia raises rates again
Nabiullina warns of “pro-inflationary risks” from increased government spending on war
Likely Polish prime minister repeats vow to remove governor
Central bank uses billboard to set out message as Tusk says parliament may impeach Glapiński
Nigerian central bank again postpones policy meeting
CBN has not held policy meeting since May despite 10 months of rising inflation
Somalia’s Abdullahi on the challenges of re-integration with the international system
The Central Bank of Somalia governor speaks about capacity building, reintroducing the shilling, securing donor support and climate change
Polish central bank cuts rates again
Glapiński again denounces critics, as inflation falls below 10% but remains above target