Central Banks
Cyprus's Orphanides: central banks in best position to supervise risks
Cypriot central bank governor Athanasios Orphanides says central banks are in best position to oversee macroprudential risks
Bank of Finland Bulletin (2010/1)
Bank of Finland's bi-annual Bulletin shows Finnish economy was more sluggish than euro area as a whole during last six months
National Bank of Belgium - Financial Stability Review (2010)
National Bank of Belgium's financial stability review outlines shortcomings of government law passed on banking recovery measures
Singer named new Czech National Bank governor
Vice governor Miroslav Singer appointed CNB governor for six-year term
Al-Qaeda claims responsibility for fatal central bank attack
Al-Qaeda group says it orchestrated bombings aimed at the Central Bank of Iraq which killed at least 18 people; militants say they targeted central bank to choke off funds to United States
Draghi backs EU move on stress tests
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi sees publication of results of stress tests of Europe’s biggest banks as key to calming market jitters; EU move follows Spanish decision to publish results of its stress tests earlier this week
Four candidates vie to head Bank of Thailand
Bangkok set to present finance ministry with shortlist narrowed down from four applicants including deputy governor Bandid Nijathaworn; incumbent Tarisa Watanagase will leave in October
Sri Lanka's Cabraal gets second term
Sri Lankan central bank governor Ajith Nivard Cabraal gets a further six years at the helm; credited with bringing inflation back under control
‘Moment of truth’ for the euro, says former BoE deputy governor
John Gieve says eurozone countries are showing the political will to ensure the currency block stays intact and expresses his support for the UK's new 'twin peaks' regulatory framework
Former Bank staff sceptical on FSA split
Ex-Bank of England officials view cultural factors as barrier to success of UK government's plan to return prudential regulation to Bank
CNB deputy Singer favourite to succeed Tůma as governor
Czech National Bank vice governor Miroslav Singer will take over from Zdeněk Tůma when he resigns as governor in June, say commentators
ECB's Bini Smaghi says executive pay inefficient
European Central Bank executive board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi says executive salaries don't reflect performance, calling for broader international solution
Swiss banks return to profit: SNB
Swiss National Bank report finds banks in Switzerland recorded moderate profits last year following heavy losses in 2008
PBoC’s Du promoted to deputy governor: reports
People’s Bank of China has promoted assistant governor Du Jinfu to deputy, according to news reports; Du replaces Su Ning, who is past official retirement age
Central Bank of Peru - Annual Report (2009)
Peruvian central bank's 2009 Annual Report shows country recorded modest growth
China bubble unlikely to derail recovery: St Louis Fed's Bullard
St Louis Federal Reserve president James Bullard says concerns over bubble in China are over exaggerated
Ireland's Honohan outlines central bank's failures
Irish central bank governor Patrick Honohan cites failures in bank management for poor response to crisis in central bank review
CentralBanking.com panel: ECB’s response to Greek crisis too slow
Mike Williams, Paul Mortimer-Lee, and Phil Davis say the ECB should have moved more swiftly to tackle the fiscal problems in Greece