National Bank of Belgium
Lagarde sees slower pass-through after bond sell-off
Higher yields will limit knock-on effects from energy shock, ECB president tells IMF meeting
People moves: Adrian to step down from IMF
Plus senior appointments in Belgium and Botswana
Behind the scenes of the Bundesbank’s capacity-building programme
A multi-year effort has helped shore up expertise at West Balkan central banks. Will African and former-CIS institutions be equally responsive to Eurosystem technical assistance?
Counterfeit notes continued to decline in Europe in 2025
ECB records ‘one of the lowest levels’, though Belgium, Cyprus and Czech Republic see uptick
Bulgaria becomes 21st member of the eurozone
Joining currency bloc is a “sign of belonging”, says governor Radev, as peers offer welcome
Advanced economies’ debts are ‘unsustainable’ – research
US, Japan and European nations need to get their fiscal act together, says study by Belgian central bank
Belgium simplifies capital buffers, increases CCyB by 25bp
Mortgage-specific measure to be folded into single, general buffer
Book notes: Unexpected revolutionaries: how central banks made and unmade economic orthodoxy, by Manuela Moschella
This book delves into the political science perspective of central banking since the 1970s but lacks nuance and depth
Hands off our gold, says National Bank of Belgium
Central bank rejects politicians’ calls to use bullion to pay for defence
Eurosystem sees small rise in counterfeiting over 2024
€20 and €50 notes remain the most popular denominations to replicate
People: New faces on IMF exec board
Plus, appointments at Deutsche Bundesbank and Czech central bank
China poses ‘risk of economic coercion’ – Belgian paper
National Bank of Belgium says trade with EU has shifted to more “strategic” goods
State-supplied firms in Belgium are less profitable – study
Research by central bank shows financially troubled firms sustained by government orders
Paper finds link between housing costs and inflation expectations
Housing inflation expectations exceed other measures – National Bank of Belgium research
People: January to March 2024
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Belgian governor calls for rethink of EU climate policy
Transition to lower-carbon economy will create losers as well as winners, Wunsch says
Belgian governor gets temporary extension to time in office
Central bank council “deeply regrets” government’s failure to agree on reappointing Wunsch
Financial regulators: one, two, maybe a few?
As Jamaica moves to introduce the ‘twin peaks’ approach to financial oversight, Ben Margulies assesses some of the pros and cons
Wanted: radical ideas for inflation modelling
Hedge funds echo Mervyn King’s calls for a new approach to inflation modelling post-2022 crisis
2022: The year in review
The invasion of Ukraine left central banks facing yet another exceptional set of challenges. Central Banking looks back at the stories that made the biggest impact this year
Wunsch sceptical on forward guidance
Belgian governor says tool may be effective in a stable environment of below-target inflation