Articles by Yusuf Yassin
Microfinance pioneer laments crisis as missed opportunity
Grameen Bank founder Muhammad Yunus says governments passed up chance to change financial model in a way that would have better served the needs of society
China sought safety in US Treasuries as eurozone markets unsettled investors
Treasury data out on Monday show China and Japan heavily increased their holdings in US Treasuries in March
BoK bristles at government presence during rate-setting vote
Bank of Korea governor Kim Choong Soo calls for change in government involvement in monetary-policy meetings; tensions threaten to escalate into full-blown row
King throws weight behind new government's cuts
Bank of England governor Mervyn King says incoming coalition government's plans to cut UK expenditure by $9 billion in 2010 have eased downside risks to growth
Alamsyah claims deputy spot at Bank Indonesia
Former research director Halim Alamsyah wins close vote to replace Siti Fadjriah as deputy governor at Bank Indonesia
ECB breaks equal-treatment pledge and accepts Greek junk bonds
European Central Bank suspends minimum credit rating on Greek government debt, breaking its commitment to universal collateral rules
Justice department begins criminal investigation into Goldman fraud: reports
SEC refers Goldman Sachs fraud case to the to US Justice Department as criminal investigations begin
S&P’s Greek downgrade puts collateral issue back on agenda at ECB
Standard & Poor’s downgrades Greece’s debt to junk, the implications mean collateral would be ineligible at the European Central Bank if Moody’s and Fitch followed suit
Poland succumbs to political pressure and pays more into state coffers
National Bank of Poland could pay almost twice the amount originally offered
Skrzypek warns Poland against adopting the euro in final remarks
An article written by late president of the National Bank of Poland Slawomir Skrzypek warns against a premature euro entry, his death on Saturday may have implications on the central bank's stance on the single currency
Poland’s search to find new governor on hold for now
Warsaw remains in mourning over the death of 96 members of its political elite following a plane crash on Saturday morning, in which both President Lech Kaczynski and central bank governor Slawomir Skrzypek were killed
BoJ dissenters deemed measures "inappropriate"
Minutes show disagreements in Bank of Japan's top ranks as country returns to growth despite deep-seated problems
Richmond Fed appoints new head of supervision
Jennifer Burns succeeds Malcom Alfriend as senior vice-president at Richmond Fed
Property woes will force more bank bailouts: economist
Officials right to flag risks posed by commercial real estate but Washington must also present a clear message on how to deal with the issue
Likely euro adoption puts Estonia on positive watch
Fitch Ratings predicts Estonia will join Euro after Tallinn publishes debt figures
Three academics join China’s Monetary Policy Committee
The People’s Bank of China calls on three scholars to join rate-setting board
Gold could play solid stability role
World Gold Council's George Milling-Stanley pushes for Basel III and SDR to be gold plated
Norges Bank director pushes for better pricing of risk
Norges Bank director Arlid Lund discusses how to prevent the next crisis and where the risks lie
Portugal suffers downgrade
Sovereign debt marked down a notch by Fitch; move eaxcerbates eurozone tensions
IMF calls for Zimbabwe to scrap governing board
Fund acknowledges success of multi-currency regime at close of Article IV consultation
Euro should not covet reserve role
Panellists in CentralBanking.com web seminar say becoming a reserve currency would hamper recovery
Merkel and central bankers clash over Greek fix
Bundesbank shows reluctance to back Merkel; ECB president Trichet pushes for European rescue fund to aid beleaguered eurozone members
SNB’s Danthine denies franc float claims
Swiss National Bank governing board member Jean-Pierre Danthine denies his remarks hint at plans to float the Swiss franc
Top-level Swiss committee to fix "too big to fail"
Liquidity and "too big to fail" will dominate agenda for Steering Committee bridging central bank and regulator’s boards, says FINMA’s Zuberbühler