Bank of Finland
Bank of Finland – Annual Report 2009
Figures for 2009 show profits up by 5%
Finnish central bank offers pessimistic outlook for growth
Bank of Finland report forecasts anaemic growth in 2010 following continued declines in exports sector
Drop the math, Finland’s Liikanen tells economists
Bank of Finland’s Erkki Liikanen says profession will have to be more humble post
Back in the USSR?
Bank of Finland research finds that after 20 years of experimenting with private financial intermediation, Russia appears to be backtracking towards a state-run credit system.
Bank of Finland Bulletin (December 2009)
The Finnish central bank acknowledges the weakness of the economic recovery and explains why the domestic economy has been particularly affected by the crisis
Bank of Finland’s Huhtala on reserve management post-crisis
Heli Huhtala, the head of investments in the Banking Operations Department at the Bank of Finland, discusses how the crisis will change the thinking on central banks’ reserve-management strategies
Pillar 3 crucial for bank safety
Bank of Finland examines the combined effect of the Pillar 1 minimum capital requirements and Pillar 3 disclosure requirements of Basel II on bank safety
Liikanen calls for post-crisis reality check
Erkki Liikanen, governor of the Bank of Finland, says optimism must be reined in
Finland downgrades 2009 forecast
Bank of Finland says it now expects economy to shrink by 7.2% this year
Finland names new communications head
Chief dealer to take on the role from next month
Finland names head of transition unit
The Bank of Finland Institute for Economies in Transition gets a new chief
How competition influences bank failures
Bank of Finland uses evidence from Russia to investigate link between competition and failure
Productivity in Chinese provinces
Bank of Finland research goes in search of innovation-driven gains in Chinese provinces
Effects of collateral constraints on house prices unclear
Bank of Finland looks at effect of housing markets on economies
Banks’ capitalisation matters for monetary policy
Bank of Finland looks at the role of the banking sector in the monetary-policy transmission mechanism in an emerging economy with a rapidly developing financial system
Institutions key for China’s growth
Bank of Finland analyses whether institutions matter for China’s economic performance
High oil prices lift output of exporting economies
Bank of Finland research finds that for Iran, Kazakhstan, Venezuela, and Russia oil price positively affects output growth
Russia’s regional banks don’t utilise local info
Bank of Finland shows that local banks in Russia do not possess a superior ability to deal with information asymmetries
Transition economies are corruption prone
Bank of Finland research shows countries in economic transition tend to be more corrupt
Finland's Hakkarainen: retail payments not core
Central banks should not provide retail-payment services themselves, said Pentti Hakkarainen, the deputy governor of the Bank of Finland.
Bank of Finland - Annual Report 2008
The financial crisis has placed every aspect of the Bank of Finland's operational capacity under pressure, notes the central bank's latest Annual Report.
Lessons of Northern Rock
A paper from the Bank of Finland analyses the failure to stop the run on Northern Rock and considers what should be done to help prevent the recurrence of such episodes in the future.
Bank of Finland: Corruption bad for growth
Countries with low levels of corruption tend to have higher output, states an article from the Bank of Finland.
Finland's Liikanen: eurozone banks fragmented
The euro-area finance industry remains fragmented, with most banks operating only on a national level, said Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland.