National Bank of Poland (NBP)
Polish MPs confirm Glapiński for second term
Governor wins narrow vote despite double-digit inflation and harsh criticism
Polish central bank hikes rates 75bp
Inflation at highest levels for 24 years as governor faces opposition over second term
National Bank of Poland speeds up tightening
Central bank increases interest rates by 100bp, warning Ukraine invasion is driving inflation higher
Reserve managers weigh risks amid Ukraine crisis
Greater investment in commodity and energy-linked assets could be wise, some experts say
ECB opens €10 billion swap line with National Bank of Poland
Central bank extends repo lines with non-eurozone counterparts until January 2023
Polish central bank hikes main rate as it battles zloty weakness
Currency has fallen sharply since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, adding to fears over high inflation
Polish MPC carries out fifth consecutive rate rise
Committee says inflation will moderate in time and praises government policy on tax cuts
Polish president nominates governor for second term
Opposition politicians criticise Glapiński over rising inflation and claims of bias
Currency Benchmarks 2021 – presentation
Central Banking’s currency subject matter specialist Rachael King speaks with Chris Jeffery about circulation, impact of Covid-19, forecasting, costs and resourcing, security and design, sustainability, and more
ECB criticises Polish law on cash use
Frank Elderson says law “may not be in public interest” and says government failed to consult ECB
Poland continues tightening in new year
Central bank adds 50bp to rates, the fourth increase in a row amid high inflation
Polish central bank hikes rates again
NBP says it will continue to act to push inflation back to target
Romania continues monetary tightening
Central bank lifts interest rates by 25 basis points as inflation continues to bite
Poland raises policy rate by 75 basis points
National Bank cites high inflation, which it expects to linger through 2022
ECB calls for change to proposed Polish central bank law
Proposal on loans to bank guarantee fund would break prohibition on monetary financing, ECB says
Central banks remained net gold buyers in Q1
Rate of gold buying down on first quarter of 2020, as Hungary leads purchases
The eurozone’s eastern conundrum
Bulgaria and Croatia expect a net positive effect as they take final steps to join the euro, while the Czech Republic, Hungary and Poland remain reluctant
National Bank of Poland cuts rates again but predicts recovery
“Significant fall” in activity likely to reverse in latter part of the year, policy-makers say
National Bank of Poland cuts rates to record low of 0.5%
Central bank includes state-guaranteed bonds in its asset purchase programme
Central bank research may be too focused on narrow topics – paper
Network analysis finds many central banks are limited in the scope of their research
Strong global forces pushing some central banks to buy gold – analysts
Poland’s move and others pushed by negative rates, political uncertainty and changing monetary system, experts say
Poland keeps rates unchanged on lower global growth
Solid growth and strong demand push inflation slightly over target
30 years of forecasting: have central banks learned anything?
Forecasting models are constantly being upgraded, but forecast errors are still persistent. What more can central banks do?
Three EU central banks hail success of Belarus project
Capacity-building project was first such EU mission in country noted for strong Russian links