Central Bank of Iceland
People: BIS picks Lamfalussy fellow; Iceland appoints research director
BIS names 2020 fellow; Icelandic central bank promotes economist; Jekaterina Govina becomes director of supervision in Lithuania
People: Governors reappointed; Fed gets new CIO
Reappointments in Egypt and Palestine; Fed picks chief information officer; new financial stability head in Iceland
People: Banque de France deputy nominated to EU Commission
Turkey fills two vacant deputy posts; Fed appoints head for new FedNow payments service; Iceland looks for director of financial stability replacement; FSB appoints Norman Chan’s replacement
Iceland cuts rates again
Decision follows rate reductions in May and June, placing key rate at 3.5%
Iceland’s government appoints new central bank governor
Economics professor and former banking executive takes over as central bank warns of recession
Iceland cuts rates on weaker growth forecasts
A reduction in key tourism sector may be worse than previously thought
Iceland’s central bank cuts rates by 50 basis points
Growth estimates cut sharply after blows to fishing and tourism
Iceland central bank holds first meeting of payment council
New body aims to ensure security and efficiency in payments and financial infrastructure
Podcast: Iceland removes gender bias from wages
Katrín Ólafsdóttir, MPC member at the Central Bank of Iceland, says equal pay certification will encourage women to enter the economics profession
Iceland’s central bank removes nude paintings from walls
Employees complained about talking in front of paintings of naked women, reports say
Icelandic central bank questions reform proposals
Publishing rate paths may not work as intended, external MPC members warn
Iceland keeps rates unchanged despite above-target inflation
Rate-setters see higher inflation expectations as a short-term phenomenon
Cyber resilience hinges on collaboration, Nordic central bankers say
A decline in cash usage means Nordic economies cannot rely on it as a backstop when systems fail; preventative measures must be cost effective, says Norwegian deputy
IMF concerned over Iceland’s inflation metrics
Inflation excluding housing near 60-year low for 2017, IMF reports
Iceland hikes rates for first time since 2016
Central bank tightens rates as inflation continues to rise above target
People: San Fran Fed appoints head of research
Sylvain Leduc becomes head of research at San Fran Fed; Shonubi approved as deputy in Nigeria; two front-runners to lead FSB; Iceland appoints head of new IT division
Iceland to merge central bank and regulator
Reforms aim to boost trust in institutions by reforming monetary and macro-prudential policy
Icelandic central bank seeks to improve financial position
Bank cuts payments to commercial banks on deposits and may seek capital injection
Iceland is ready to drop final capital controls – Guðmundsson
Icelandic governor says economy is sturdy enough to allow the removal of the remaining controls
People: Slovakia appoints new deputy governor
Iceland reappoints MPC member; FDIC names new director of minority and women inclusion, and more
Nordic and Baltic states reinforce regional financial co-ordination
Banks operating across the region require common macro-prudential measures
Payments and market infrastructure provider of the year: Perago
The software company is helping central banks around the world implement reliable and highly adaptable RTGS and retail payments systems
Weak inflation in Nordic countries likely to keep rates on hold
Sveriges Riksbank and Norges Bank set to prolong their dovish stances in last policy meeting of 2017; Iceland holds rates
Irish central bank renews Brexit warnings
Rapid house price rise fuelled by scarcity, Central Bank of Ireland says