Central Banks
IMF calls for ‘modified pari passu clauses’ in new international sovereign bonds
Executive board supports contractual reforms that would make restructuring ‘more orderly’
Ekholm leaves Riksbank for post in finance ministry
Deputy quits term early to become state secretary to new finance minister
Basel Committee finds banks’ op risk frameworks lacking
Review identifies shortcomings at systemic banks
Polish paper explores market perception of sovereign credit risk
Study covers CDS spreads in the eurozone during financial crisis
Central Bank of Ireland proposes lending restrictions
Irish central bank proposes three ‘speed limits’ on banks’ mortgage lending
Rates: BoJ maintains pace of asset purchases; RBA holds steady
Monetary policy held firm in Japan and Australia
RBI deputy targets ‘more vibrant’ FX market
Harun Khan says Indian foreign exchange market has ‘come a long way’
BIS paper investigates factors behind birth and death of benchmarks
China and Brazil in stong position to develop futures markets
IMF's Blanchard warns macro-prudential tools ‘may not be up to the task'
Chief economist sees benefits in debt-financed infrastructure projects in eurozone
Significance of Swedish debt levels for Riksbank policy ‘exaggerated', says deputy
Per Jansson says expansive policy helped Sweden manage crisis better
Bank of Lithuania invests $100 million into Chinese capital markets
Central bank one of the first in Europe to invest in China
BoE unveils draft rules for ring-fencing UK banks
Rules aim to protect core operation in event of crisis
Polish paper examines impact of foreign currency loans
Macro-prudential measures relatively unaffected
Swift resists ‘political pressure' to disconnect Russian and Israeli banks
Cooperative says calls for exclusion undermines ‘systemic global character' of its services
RBA’s Stevens lauds ‘substantial’ progress towards real-time payments
Australia targeting 'close to immediate' payments
Kganyago picked to succeed Marcus as Sarb governor
President Jacob Zuma appoints deputy governor to role
Bank of Portugal intensifies central bank cooperation programme
Central bank increases ‘cooperation actions’ by 44% in 2014
People: Swedish first deputy joins Danish FSA board; Bank of Russia names national payments head
Kerstin af Jochnick is handed a two-year term on the Danish FSA board
Central bank independence key focus of Brazilian elections
The autonomy of the institution has become a political campaign weapon
Czech economy generating ‘noticeable inflationary pressures’
Minutes released from Czech National Bank board’s September meeting