National Bank of Poland (NBP)
Polish parliament seeks to cap central bank salaries
Move comes in response to scandal over pay of two senior central bank staff
Polish governor faces rising political criticism over staff salaries
Governor criticised by deputy prime minister over refusal to confirm staff payment levels
Head of Polish financial regulator arrested on corruption charges
Central bank governor still has PM’s confidence after defending accused regulator – senior official
Poland delays first hike by one year
Central bank reduces its inflation forecasts for 2018 and 2019, and the zloty falls
Polish central bank uses YouTube comedy to warn of digital currency dangers
Film runs up over 500,000 views, but some local media criticise lack of transparency
ECB criticises draft Polish law on foreign-denominated loans
Draft bill could be even more expensive than previously abandoned proposal, ECB says
National Bank of Poland to release new highest value banknote
500-zloty note will enter circulation on February 10 and be the last of the new series, which was first announced in 2014
People: RBA names two new assistant governors; Barbadian deputy governor retires
Luci Ellis and Lindsay Boulton appointed assistant governors at the Reserve Bank of Australia amid reshuffle; Harold Codrington departs Barbadian central bank after 37 years of service; and more
Prospective eurozone members fail to meet convergence criteria, ECB says
Seven prospective member countries show greater convergence in their economic indicators but fail to meet requirements for their legal frameworks, ECB report says
Polish president picks Adam Glapiński to lead central bank
Board member Glapiński needs approval from parliament before succeeding Marek Belka; both Belka and the markets expect an element of continuity
Poland nominates Belka as EBRD president
Poland’s government proposes central bank governor Marek Belka as president of the EBRD and appoints his nominee to the central bank’s board
Polish central bank warns loan proposals could pose ‘significant risk’
Poland’s central bank criticises some elements of proposals for restructuring Swiss franc-denominated loans; also argues incoming banking tax will have ‘negative consequences’
Ukrainian central bank faces ‘difficult balancing act’
Ukraine’s central bank has boosted its foreign exchange reserves but faces high inflation and unemployment, a ‘weaker-than-expected’ recovery and possible currency pressure
Polish governor says inflation will rise slower than expected
Inflation will not turn positive in January 2016 as previously expected, governor Marek Belka says; monetary policy council keeps policy rate unchanged
Mandate change proposal would be unconstitutional, Polish governor says
Bank governor says giving the central bank a growth mandate would not be permissible under EU law; senior figures in governing party call for monetary easing programme
South-eastern European banking supervisors agree to co-operate with EBA
Six supervisory agencies agree to share information with European Banking Authority
EU must ‘contain divergence’ between member states, says Polish central bank head
Marek Belka says reforms will not be supported unless European Union prevents economic divergence; speakers say quality of structural reform debate must improve
Polish governor criticises five presidents’ report
Marek Belka says proposals contain ‘some good ideas’ but are ’timid and vague’ about what should be done in the longer-term; speaks alongside Ewald Nowotny at Warsaw conference
Research draws on lessons from Polish prudential policy
The implementation of loan-to-value (LTV) and debt-to-income (DTI) ratios successfully manages credit risk, but the housing loan portfolio remains a concern
Poland publishes forecasts behind ‘final’ rate cut
Economics Institute within central bank lowers forecast for inflation in 2015 to -0.5%, down from 1% in November; MPC says last week’s cut ‘concludes’ its easing cycle
Central banks in CEE take different views on inflation drop
Institutions in Romania and Hungary forecast a quick return to target, while those in Poland and the Czech Republic sound a more cautious note about the inflation outlook
Polish paper examines impact of different loan types on policy efficacy
Researchers from Polish and Norwegian central banks consider how the different characteristics of residential mortgage markets influence the workings of monetary and macro-prudential policy
Poland bucks expectations and EU trend with rate hold
National Bank of Poland holds key rate at 2.5% despite widespread expectations of a cut, stoked in part by the National Bank of Romania's easing policy yesterday
People: Poland names new vice-president; Riksbank general council appoints new chair
Anna Trzecińska returns to National Bank of Poland as vice-president; Riksbank general council elects Susanne Eberstein as chairman; and more