Governance
Yam has secured his place in history
As Joseph Yam prepares to depart, Tony Latter, a former deputy at the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, assesses the chief executive’s time at the helm of the territory’s financial authorities
Fed’s Evans states case for independence
Chicago Federal Reserve’s Charles Evans warns Congress risks fuelling inflation if limits placed on Fed independence
New governor for Ireland
Dublin breaks with tradition of appointing within the civil service by giving role to highly regarded academic
Sanusi’s crackdown should be applauded
Central Bank of Nigeria governor Lamido Sanusi’s rescue of five undercapitalised Nigerian banks was the right move, argues Razia Khan, the head of research for Africa at Standard Chartered, a bank
Nigerian governor under parliamentary fire
Governor Sanusi taken to task for bank bailout
New Japan government pledges to let central bank alone
No interference in Bank of Japan's monetary policy
From triumph to the brink of despair
Robert Pringle looks at the last two decades, as viewed through the pages of Central Banking
Improving institutional governance in central banks
John Mendzela urges central banks to be leaders, not laggards, in implementing robust governance principles
Ratings agencies: regulate or downgrade?
Ludˇek Niedermayer worries that regulating ratings agencies will simply increase their influence and create the wrong incentives
Rejkjavik settles Icesave dispute
Parliament agrees to pay out almost $6 billion to British and Dutch depositors
Norwegian fund names new executive team
Changes end reorganisation started in early 2008
Fed wants delay on release of loan details
Federal Reserve says naming loan recipients would hinder its ability to manage current and future crises
Bulgaria’s Iskrov reappointed
Palaver over after lawmakers overwhelmingly back Bulgarian National Bank governor’s nomination for a second term
Bernanke nominated for second term
President Obama wants Bernanke to serve second four-year term after staving off a financial meltdown
Union boss named New York Fed chair
Denis Hughes gets the nod to head board of governors, Lee Bollinger named deputy
Bulgaria’s Iskrov re-nominated hours after resignation
Ruling party renominates Bulgarian National Bank governor for reappointment after declaring second term agreed in May illegal
Iskrov quits – for now
Ivan Iskrov, the governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, resigns following political spat over his position, but may soon be reappointed for a second time to serve a second term
Ghana appoints former finance deputy to replace Acquah
Bank of Ghana’s governor Paul Acquah to step down in September
Nigeria names and shames debtors
Central Bank of Nigeria list names some of the country’s richest people
Italy’s Draghi on tax evasion
Bank of Italy’s Mario Draghi on the importance of reducing tax evasion
Weber and Sanio fight back on HRE rescue
Bundesbank’s Axel Weber and BaFin’s Jochen Sanio say they did not mislead the public in the rescue of Hypo Real Estate
Zambia’s Fundanga: media key in monetary policy
Bank of Zambia’s Caleb Fundanga says media critical in the successful execution of monetary policy
Rodrik: Fed needs paradigm shift
Harvard economists argues the new Fed chairman has to be less in awe of Wall Street