Bank of Finland
People: World Bank appoints new vice-president for integrity
BIS appoints new deputy head of banking, and Bank of Finland recruits sustainability specialist
Amplifying the soundwaves: the evolution of social media communications
Central bank social media usage is on the rise, with choice of platform is shifting towards the visual
China will suffer recession, say Bank of Finland experts
Economic policy response has been fragmented and banks may not respond to PBoC incentives – research
Chinese banks probably concealing NPLs – Finnish paper
“Hidden NPLs” particularly common in large and well-capitalised banks, researcher argues
Chinese spillovers may push global prices down- Finnish paper
Researchers find that Chinese economy has significant influence on global prices
Podcast: Bank of Finland’s Aleksi Grym on a 1990s’ digital currency
Avant was launched to establish a new payments network but failed due to competition from ATMs
Finnish paper looks at Chinese currency swap agreements
Bilateral swap agreements increase settlement of trade transactions in renminbi – researchers
Bank of Finland paper studies impact of China’s credit channel
Monetary policy’s effects on credit have significant impacts on economic activity, researchers say
People: Sarb deputy governor retires after 10-year term
China appoints vice-finance minister to MPC; senior Bank of Finland official joins IMF executive board.
Finnish researchers propose new crisis indicator
Bank of Finland paper compares short term credit-to-GDP ratio to "Basel gap"
Finnish central bank needs more macro-prudential tools – deputy governor
Increased presence of international investors may increase housing market’s volatility – Nykänen
Tone of PBoC moves markets, says Bank of Finland paper
Markets are effectively using PBoC speeches as ‘monetary policy instrument’, says researcher
BoE evaluating ‘utility’ cash distribution model
Model has helped streamline operations in countries where cash usage is on the decline
Lack of accurate data poses challenges for cash forecasting
Anonymity of cash makes it hard to track as a payment instrument, panel agrees
Nordic-Baltic crisis simulation seeks to reinforce collective response
Nordic-Baltic Stability Group carried out first region-wide crisis scenario in January
Interview: Jussi Kangas on the future of cash
Bank of Finland adviser says it’s challenging to keep the cash cycle efficient as usage falls
People: Kenyan and Samoan governors named to UN digital task force
Kenya’s Njoroge and Samoa’s Ainuu-Enari to investigate digital impact on financial inclusion
Finnish regulators need more macro-pru, deputy governor says
Current toolkit is not sufficient to deal with rising levels of household indebtedness
Cyber resilience hinges on collaboration, Nordic central bankers say
Central banks must ensure preventative measures are cost effective
Balance sheet adjustments needed to combat climate change, says Finland’s Rehn
Finnish governor urges central banks to do more around the issue
People: Sri Lanka’s central bank promotes two new deputy governors
Attygalle and Karunarantne promoted to deputy governor, Kilponen to succeed Välimäki at Bank of Finland, and more
Eurozone wage rigidity largely persisted in great recession – Finnish paper
Frequency of wage changes fell in recession in many countries, researchers find
US regulatory sanctions lead to banks cutting credit costs – Finnish paper
Sanctioned banks cut loan costs by 22bp on average, researchers find
Financial regulation reform must not stop, Olli Rehn tells IMF
Foreign-denominated lending may threaten emerging markets, Finnish governor warns