Dan Hardie
Staff writer, Central Banking
Dan Hardie is a staff writer for Central Banking, based in London. He has a degree from Oxford University and served in Afghanistan with the British army.
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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
Afghanistan must reform banks further, IMF says
Banking sector still shows weakness despite good work on economic reforms – IMF executive board
ECB queries changes to Austrian central bank law
But collapse of government puts future of draft law and identity of next governor in doubt
New Zealand opens formal inquiry into next Irish governor
Irish finance ministry makes no comment as former deputy says Donnery should have been appointed
ECB again criticises Slovene attempt to change central bank law
Politicians’ latest attempt to compensate bailed-in shareholders would break EU law, ECB says
Liberian president fires central bank leadership and board
Weah alleges major “irregularities” by central bank as former governor’s trial continues
Book notes: Currency, credit and crisis, by Patrick Honohan
Honohan brings an analytical eye to the measures taken to avert a deep crisis in Ireland