Dan Hardie
Staff writer, Central Banking
Dan Hardie previously worked as a journalist for Central Banking, as a staff writer and later news editor. He has a degree from Oxford University and served in Afghanistan with the British army.
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Former Ukrainian governor says she was targeted in attack
Central bank says police must protect officials after Gontareva reveals she fears for her safety
Lagarde tells lawmakers eurozone must reform
Candidate for ECB president hints at possible greater openness to civil society groups
ECB’s Mersch attacks Facebook over ‘cartel-like’ libra structure
Senior ECB official accuses currency project of “treacherous promises”
New Austrian governor says ECB should tighten policy
Robert Holzmann is distinguished pensions specialist and supporter of hard-right political party
Greek authorities drop corruption probe into governor
Stournaras says “character assassination” was a plot against him
Liberian central bank officials plead not guilty in court
Court sets very high bail level for senior officials as “fired” governor remains in office
Brazilian central bank to take charge of anti-money laundering unit
Central bank says it will appoint AML organisation’s head and change its governance
Slovenian central bank reports good stress test results
Central bank has had long-running dispute with government over bank bail-ins
IMF warns Zambia over risks
Country must act fast over rising debt to prevent “disorderly” fiscal adjustment, IMF board says
Irish officials increase criticism of incoming governor
Media reports that former governors and ECB all raised concerns over Makhlouf’s appointment
Bank of Italy and state mint set up new company
Joint venture aims to become “centre of excellence” for printing documents with security features
Draghi sounds alarm over eurozone inflation outlook
ECB will look at new methods for boosting inflation as Draghi toughens language
Politicians and courts put pressure on Ukrainian central bank
National Bank of Ukraine alleges “coercion” by courts as former owner of failed lender returns
ECB warns Slovene government over draft law on loans
New measure could expose central bank to political risk and harm commercial lenders, ECB says
Bankers join Liberian central bank board after Senate U-turn
Lawmakers reverse decision and accept candidates in secret session as concerns mount
Three EU central banks hail success of Belarus project
Capacity-building project was first such EU mission in country noted for strong Russian links
New Turkish governor accused of plagiarism
Turkish writers accuse new governor of having plagiarised master’s thesis from three papers
World’s longest-serving governor given further term
Mugur Isărescu, in office since 1990, will serve again after overcoming political hostility
New Zealand watchdog criticises next Irish governor
But Ireland’s finance minister says Gabriel Makhlouf will still take up role in September
Italy’s central bank plans could break EU law – ECB
The ECB is challenging the Italian coalition’s plans to take control of gold reserves and central bank shares
Bosnian central bank board members sacked by president
Reasons for move are unclear but may have political repercussions
Ukrainian court bars central bank deputy governor from carrying out duties
Central bank says court ruling breaks law, as legal battle over nationalised lender continues
Afghan governor resigns, citing health reasons
Central bank faces major challenges in war-torn country, but IMF recently praised progress
Latvian state changes top regulators over AML
Law had to be passed to meet international concern over money-laundering, prime minister says