Interview
Interview: Seung Park
The governor of the Bank of Korea discusses reserve management, central bank independence and closer cooperation in East Asia in conversation with Robert Pringle.
Interview: Alexander Swoboda
Governments, not central banks, hold the future of the world economy in their hands. Without action, preferably coordinated, on both sides of the Atlantic and in Asia, the outlook is grim says Alexander Swoboda.
Interview: Ronald McKinnon
Much of the world is on a de facto dollar standard. Ronald McKinnon of Stanford University explains how it works and why policymakers need to understand it better.
Interview: Jacques de Larosière
Europe must stick with its fiscal rules says the former managing director of the IMF and governor of the Banque de France. Interview by Robert Pringle.
Interview: Ochirbat Chuluunbat
In this interview the Bank of Mongolia’s governor explains how the central bank has laid the foundations for a dynamic and competitive economy.
Interview: Christian de Boissieu
Professor de Boissieu is head of the economic advisory council attached to the French prime minister’s office. In this exclusive interview he explains how Europe’s economic rules should be rewritten. Interview by Robert Pringle.
Interview: Y.V. Reddy
The governor of India’s central bank explains his watchful approach to economic development and reveals how a financial crisis was averted after May’s general election. Interview by Nick Carver.
Interview: Kenneth Rogoff
In this wide-ranging interview, the former chief economist of the IMF discusses the likely fallout from the unsustainable US deficits, the dollar's hegemony, the Fund's failings, the weak spots in the global economy and the future of central banks.
Interview: Leszek Balcerowicz
In conversation with the editor, the president of the National Bank of Poland explains why he believes in taking the shortest route possible to the euro.
The Three Baltic states
President Kraft of the Bank of Estonia, Governor Rimsevics of the Bank of Latvia and Governor Sarkinas of the Bank of Lithuania, outline their countries preparations for joining the euro.
Interview: Christodoulos Christodoulou
Cyprus is ready to be one of the first accession countries to join the euro, says governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus.
Interview: Otmar Issing
As the board member responsible for economics and research, Otmar Issing has been a principal architect of the ECB's monetary policy. Here he discusses many of the key issues facing the ECB today and explains the rationale for some of its more…
Interview with Zdenek Tuma
With accession on the horizon, the governor of the Czech National Bank evaluates the progress of economic transition and discusses his concerns over joining the euro.
Interview: Michael Bonello
Having successfully defended its peg for 30 years, Malta appears well placed to join ERM II. The governor of the Central Bank of Malta outlines the path to the eurozone and the pitfalls along the way.
Interview: Lars Svensson
Lars E.O. Svensson, professor of economics at Princeton University since 2001, is among the most prominent academic advocates of inflation targetting. He is an adviser to the Sveriges Riksbank and a member of the Economic Advisory Panel of the Federal…
Interview: Martin Feldstein
In conversation, Professor Feldstein discusses his worries for the European Central Bank's future, who is to blame for the bubble, the US payments deficit and the international monetary system.
Interview: Malcolm Knight
Malcolm Knight, the new head of the Bank for International Settlements, calls for much deeper understanding of the way globalised financial markets actually function. As a global institution, the BIS is well placed to supply such analysis and to draw the…
Interview: Rene Smits
A recent little-noticed ruling by the European Court of Justice could have far-reaching implications for the European Central Bank. The former legal counsel at the Netherlands Bank discusses the consequences of this for ECB finances and governance, and…
Interview: Fatih Özatay
The vice-governor of the Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey explains how the war in Iraq has affected the central bank and discusses its approach to inflation targetting.
Interview: Irakli Managadze
Georgia, despite its economic burdens, has made striking progress towards ensuring monetary stability. The central bank governor, Irakli Managadze, describe how he has tackled the job.
Interview: Grigori Marchenko
In conversation with Benedict Mander, the chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan discusses reserve management policy, the importance of oil, and the difficulties in retaining staff at the central bank.
Interview: Manfred J.M. Neumann
In conversation with the editor, Manfred J.M. Neumann explains why the ECB should keep its first pillar (a prominent role for money growth), but alter potentially divisive voting proposals. Manfred J.M. Neumann is a professor of economics at the…
Interview: Mladjan Dinkic
Yugoslavia’s speedy economic recovery from the Milosevic era has been achieved with a programme of radical reforms by a governor prepared to take risks. The governor discusses the implications of the creation of the new state union of Serbia and…
The art of central banking
An undergraduate wanting to know what central banking is all about would do far better talking with somebody like Ian Plenderleith than reading any economic textbook. Plenderleith gave the interview to Central Banking on retirement from the Bank of…