Interview
Kohn worried about weight of expectations on Federal Reserve
The weight of expectations on the US Fed may be too high; the US is not as well placed as the UK to tackle another major crisis, says the former Fed vice-chair
Former Fed vice-chair Kohn on populism, top central bankers
Donald Kohn speaks to Christopher Jeffery about his fears for the Fed amid mounting populism, why he has few policy regrets and his experiences working with some of the world’s top central bankers
Croatia’s Vujčić on tackling NPLs and home-host supervision
Croatian National Bank governor Boris Vujčić explains why dealing firmly with NPLs via a ‘provisioning clock’ does not choke growth while detailing the benefits of ‘home-host’ dialogues, such as the Vienna Initiative
Ukraine’s Gontareva on one of the toughest jobs in central banking
The outgoing National Bank of Ukraine governor speaks about transforming the central bank while engaging in wartime deficit funding and overhauling the banking sector
Lars Rohde on negative rates, pegs, productivity and resolution
The National Bank of Denmark governor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about the productivity paradox, defending currency pegs, unexpected limits for negative rates and addressing too-big-to-fail
Ignazio Visco on Italian banks and why the ECB should not be made a ‘scapegoat’ for EMU fatigue
The Bank of Italy governor speaks to Chris Jeffery about resolving Italy’s NPLs, Europe’s bail-in framework, the importance of QE and why the ECB needs to stop being made a ‘scapegoat’ for EMU fatigue
Harnessing growing data volumes: The St Louis Fed
Huge demand for macroeconomic data that is easily accessible, international and granular is driving the rise of this global data hub. Daniel Hinge meets the Fred team
Otmar Issing on why the euro ‘house of cards’ is set to collapse
Euro architect tells Chris Jeffery that muddling from one crisis to another cannot go on endlessly. Politicians need to admit “there is no likelihood” of political union to give EMU rules a chance
Mervyn King on Brexit, crisis supervision, economic rebalancing and reforming the IMF
The former Bank of England governor discusses Brexit, radical regulatory reform, the difficulties rebalancing the European and global economies and an overhaul of the International Monetary Fund
Swift's Gottfried Leibbrandt on restoring trust in global payments after $81m Bangladesh fraud
Swift CEO Gottfried Leibbrandt speaks to Christopher Jeffery about how to restore trust in the international payments architecture following the $81 million cyber theft from Bangladesh Bank
Bank of Thailand's Veerathai on the Thai economy, governance and payment reform
Bank of Thailand's governor speaks to Christopher Jeffery about the resilience of the Thai economy, governance and payments infrastructure reforms, plus why he does not agree with the IMF
Gu Shengzu on unleashing innovation to support Chinese growth
Vice-chairman of the Financial and Economic Affairs Committee of the National People’s Congress Gu Shengzu discusses five key elements in China’s economic transformation
Progress and prospects of China’s pilot Free Trade Zones
Pei Changhong, director of the Institute of Economics, China Academy of Social Sciences, on the progress of reforms in China’s pilot Free Trade Zones
Lin Jianhai: The state of the global economy
Secretary general of the IMF Lin Jianhai offers his views on global challenges and China’s economic transition
Han Seung-soo: financial opening and the renminbi
former prime minister of the Republic of Korea Han Seung-soo explains why the time is right for a rethink on the current international financial system as well as China’s role in a proposed new system
Stanford's John Taylor on the global monetary system and central bank co-operation
The Stanford University professor talks to Daniel Hinge about how central banks can co-ordinate policy to break free from a downward spiral in interest rates
Zeti Akhtar Aziz on crisis management, mandates and capacity building
Bank Negara Malaysia governor Zeti Akhtar Aziz speaks to Christopher Jeffery about her three-and-a-half decades spent tackling crisis management, capacity building and governance
Sarb’s Lesetja Kganyago on divergent monetary policies and new supervision
The governor of the South African Reserve Bank talks to Christopher Jeffery about navigating divergent monetary policies, South Africa’s new supervisory regime and nurturing new talent
Paraguay’s governor on the ‘new normal’ and inflation targeting
Central Bank of Paraguay governor Carlos Fernández Valdovinos explains why the global economy must adapt to the 'new normal' and how Paraguay is coping with falling commodity prices
Christopher Pissarides on QE, the eurozone and economics
The Nobel economist tells Chris Jeffery why events in Europe have undermined neoclassical beliefs, QE is an optimal policy tool and Cyprus should not have joined the euro
CNB’s Miroslav Singer on transparency, China and Basel III
The governor of the Czech National Bank speaks to Christopher Jeffery about transparency challenges, lifting exchange controls, China's slowdown and flaws in Basel III.
Nobel economist Sims on fiscal stimulus, Eurozone loss sharing and role of central banks
The Nobel laureate speaks with Christopher Jeffery about his scepticism regarding secular stagnation, the eurozone’s failings and the need for inflationary fiscal stimulus at the zero lower bound
BIS’s Shin on international co-operation, inflation targeting and integrating finance into economics
BIS head of research talks to Daniel Hinge about opportunities for international co-operation, integrating finance and macroeconomics, and whether anyone is listening to the institution’s advice.
Zhu Guangyao on global financial governance, divergent monetary policy and IMF reform
China's vice-minister of finance Zhu Guangyao speaks about the state of the global economy, deflation, and China's role in finance reform and the international monetary system