Central Banking Journal - Volume XXX Number 3
Articles in this issue
Inflation targets back in the spotlight
Monetary policy can do little to offset impact of Covid-19
Ghana’s Addison on banking reform, innovation and the future of the eco
Bank of Ghana governor says Ghana is unlikely to join eco anytime soon
Do low rates spur investment?
Former IMF head writes there is little hard evidence that low interest rates spur investment
Interview: Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva
BIS deputy general manager talks about the obstacles central banks face with regard to climate change
Paul Volcker, 1927–2019
Fed chair made his name battling inflation, and left his mark on independence and post-crisis financial regulations
Why Bulgaria needs to deepen its currency board
Bulgaria’s currency board rules should be extended to transaction deposits at commercial banks
Central Banking Awards 2020: the winners
All the winners in the 2020 Central Banking Awards
Central banks and banks: a changed relationship
Development of large, complex international capital markets has reshaped relationship between central and commercial banks
FedNow: the advantage of going last
The Fed is late in developing instant payments, but US can learn from others
Yngve Slyngstad: contrarian person, brilliant investor
Knut Kjær reflects on the character of the man that has led Norway’s $1.1 trillion SWF
Stability versus solvency
There is still far too much regulatory forbearance on troubled bank debt
Bulgaria: long live the currency board
Bulgaria should reject the euro and extend its currency board to cover bank deposits
Book notes: The power of money, by Robert Pringle
Economists would benefit from reading this “remarkable” book about money’s historical and social roles
Book notes: The long journey of central bank communication, by Otmar Issing
This book is a “masterly exposition on central bank communication, its evolution and continuing challenges”
Book notes: After the crash, by Sharyn O’Halloran and Thomas Groll
Book seeks to identify seeds of next crisis, and overriding impression is a plea for more regulation
Book notes: The art of economic catch-up, by Keun Lee
Rather than merely catch-up, book offers countries advice in making sea change in economic statuses