Financial Stability
Interview: Raghuram Rajan
Claire Jones spoke to the former chief economist at the International Monetary Fund about the policy response to the crisis, particularly the role of the Fund
Interview: Joseph Yam
In this interview the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority discusses the global policy response to crisis, Hong Kong’s relationship with China and the reserve management in Asia. Malan Rietveld spoke to Joseph Yam
Interview: Masaaki Shirakawa
The governor of the Bank of Japan speaks to Robert Pringle about the lessons from Toyko’s fight against deflation to policymakers around the world today
A chronology of the crisis
A month-by-month account of the greatest banking crisis since the Great Depression
Crisis traverses financial system: HKMA's Yam
The boundaries of the global credit crunch go beyond the markets, with the falls in house prices sparking significant slumps in aggregate demand, said Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority.
Banknote Watch SA launched
A new organisation, called Banknote Watch SA, has been launch in South Africa to prevent cash-related crime in the run-up to the FIFA 2010 World Cup in the country.
Uganda's finance sector strong - Mutebile
Uganda's financial system is robust, healthy and its exposure to the crisis-related credit is very limited, said Emmanuel Mutebile, the governor of the Bank of Uganda.
A banker's take on the year to come
The financial crisis is set to escalate in the New Year and it is difficult to see a way out, Matt King, a credit strategist at Citi, a bank, has said.
Bernanke signals shift to quantitative easing
Ben Bernanke, the chairman of the Federal Reserve, has hinted that the central bank will turn increasingly to its armoury of quantitative easing tools with its stock of rate cuts almost spent.
British PM denies UK close to joining euro
Gordon Brown, the British prime minister, has denied the UK plans to join the eurozone after the European Commission president said Britain was "closer than ever before" to adopting the single currency.
Brazil's Meirelles: Bretton Woods needs a rethink
Both the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank need to address their legitimacy as part of the policy debate on a Bretton Woods II, said Henrique Meirelles, the governor of the Central Bank of Brazil.
UK "closer than ever" to euro adoption: EU head
Jose Manuel Barroso, the president of the European Commission, has said Britain is as near as it has ever been to joining the eurozone.
Why Canada avoided the worst of the crunch
Canada avoided the worst effects of the turmoil due to conservative lending practices of the country's banks, said Pierre Duguay, a deputy governor of the Bank of Canada.
ECB evaluates banks' liquidity stress tests
European Union banks' liquidity stress testing techniques are highly diverse, finds a new report from the European Central Bank.
Euro not the key to stability: CNB's Tomsik
Adopting the euro will do little to enhance macroeconomic stability, said Vladimir Tomsik, a member of the Czech National Bank's rate-setting board.
Korea dips into Fed facility
The Bank of Korea is to tap the Federal Reserve for $4 billion as part of its $30 billion swap arrangement agreed at the end of last month.
Kings of cash to get a new chief
James Hussey, a managing director at De La Rue, the world's biggest banknote printer, will take the helm at the firm in the new year.
Icelandic governor on the defensive
David Oddsson, the chairman of the Central Bank of Iceland, has defended the institution's role in the island's economic meltdown, saying that critics had forgotten that banking supervision was transferred out of the central bank to the new Financial…
History doesn't repeat itself, warns BoE's Tucker
Paul Tucker, the executive director responsible for markets at the Bank of England, has warned against spending the coming decade debating special-purpose vehicles, credit-default swaps and monolines.
Emerging markets' capital inflows
A new paper from the Bank of England examines the supply of international capital flows to emerging-market economies.
Ex-Fed's Volcker to head economic recovery group
Paul Volcker, a former chairman of the Federal Reserve, will head a new committee to foster growth and financial stability.
Fed looks to boost lending by financing loans
The Federal Reserve on Tuesday looked to bolster bank lending by pledging to lend up to $200 billion against highly-rated securities backed by new consumer and business loans.