Interview
Smee on speedier payments
The chief executive of APACS discusses the UK’s first National Payments Plan and the impact of the new Faster Payments service
Ortiz on governance, risk and Mexico's progress
The Bank of Mexico governor and BIS chairman discusses central bank governance, monitoring systemic risk and why Mexico has managed to avoid a financial meltdown despite being hard hit by the crisis
Thorpe on setting up a single regulatory authority in Qatar
Justin Keay speaks with the head of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority about Qatar’s move to a single regulatory authority and the plans to roll western-style regulation across the whole country
Wheatley on where regulation is heading in Hong Kong
Justin Keay speaks with the CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission about regulatory priorities in the wake of the credit crunch and the future of regulation in Hong Kong and mainland China
Basel Committee's Praet on the crisis
Justin Keay spoke with the executive director of the National Bank of Belgium (responsible for international cooperation and stability) about the regulatory implications of the current financial crisis
Liquidity risk revisited
Ib Hansen, head of the markets division at the Denmark’s National Bank, explains how reserve management policies will change as a result of the crisis, notably in the management of counterparty risk
Brazil goes for diversification
Isabela Damaso, who manages the strategic risk function, and Márcio Ayrosa, head of the front office, explain how reserve management is changing at the central bank as a result of the unprecedented growth in reserves during 2007.
Bahrain's Al Maraj on pros of conservatism
The governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain tells Malan Rietveld that the country’s conservative approach to finance, regulation and construction is paying dividends in a time of crisis.
US's Moran on sovereign wealth
Malan Rietveld talks to Jim Moran, a Democratic member of the Unites States House of Representatives and co-chair of the Congressional Task Force on Sovereign Wealth Funds.
Interview: Zdeneˇk Tu°ma
Martina Horáková speaks to the Czech governor about the crisis, calls for cross-border supervision and the process for adopting the euro
Interview: William White
Claire Jones speaks to William White about the lessons from history in getting out of the current crisis and the need for thinking more long term about the consequences of policymaking
Interview: Nasser Al Shaali
The chief executive of the Dubai International Financial Centre Authority tells Malan Rietveld that the emirate will bounce back strongly
Interview: Rasheed Al Maraj
The governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain tells Malan Rietveld that the country’s conservative approach to finance, regulation and construction is paying dividends in a time of crisis
CNB's Tuma calls for cross-border supervision
Zdenek Tuma discusses the future of financial regulation and the prospects for joining the euro
Eddie George on independence and supervision
In 2000, Sir Eddie George, the former governor of the Bank of England who died at the weekend, spoke on the Bank's then new-found independence and the loss of its supervisory function
Goodfriend: Fed's fiscal statement does not go far enough
The Federal Reserve's attempt to clarify its stability role is a move in the right direction, but must be improved upon
Basel Committee's Praet on the future of regulation
Peter Praet, an executive director at the National Bank of Belgium and a member of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, offers some pointers on how global leaders should formulate their regulatory response to the crisis.
Stiglitz laments US's "bogus" bailouts
Joseph Stiglitz, the 2001 Nobel Laureate, tells CentralBanking.com why the US administration must set up its own lender and stop pandering to the banks if it is to fix the economy.
PMA's Alwazir: reform agenda continues
The recent escalation of the conflict with Israel wreaked havoc on Gaza's banking sector. But the Palestine Monetary Authority (PMA) has ploughed on with its reform efforts
Morgan Stanley's Roach on central bank independence
The chairman of Morgan Stanley Asia, a bank, argues that central banks have not made the most of their new-found independence
Crockett on lessons from history
Sir Andrew Crockett, a former general manager of the Bank for International Settlements now at JPMorgan, a bank, warns that officials must acknowledge the benefits of innovation and the inconsistencies between macro- and micro-level fixes.
Interview: Kenneth Rogoff
The former chief economist of the IMF tells Malan Rietveld that central banks know how to generate inflation if needed and that there are bigger problems than deflation to be worried about
Interview: Paul De Grauwe
The major central banks have responded differently to the global financial and economic crisis, threatening a return to beggar-thyneighbour policies, Paul De Grauwe tells Malan Rietveld