Saudi Central Bank (Sama)
Sama gets new governor in Saudi reshuffle
Deputy with long experience at central bank and IMF takes over top post
Sama completes payments infrastructure upgrade
Infrastructure overhaul allows faster card payments and higher volumes
Kuwait joins hikers club in wake of Fed rate rise
Kuwait central bank looks to strengthen currency after Fed rate rise
More sharia-compliant instruments would aid liquidity management, IMF paper argues
Research notes lack of instruments forced Islamic banks to hold a lot of cash
Hungary leads host of new central bank websites
Barbados, Qatar, Saudi Arabia among others to update online presence
Sama publishes first financial stability report
Financial system weathering oil shock and geopolitical tension
Belgian central bank embraces responsive design with new website
Central bank also upgrades its statistical database
Sama governor calls for subsidy cuts
Energy and water subsidies create price distortions and waste
Sama’s Almubarak praises resilient banking system
Governor says monetary policy has buttressed economy
Riyad Bank deputy named Saudi vice-governor
Abdulaziz Saleh Al-Furaih joined Sama as second-in-command this week
Saudi inflation expected to fall below 3% in 2014
Country's cost of living index peaked at 4% last April before inflationary pressures in the transport and restaurant sectors abated during second half of the year
People: Stanley Fischer joins US think-tank; Hungarian central bank official moves to EIB
Fischer takes post at US think-tank after leaving the Bank of Israel; László Baranyay joins the European Investment Bank; sovereign wealth fund managers on the move
Central banks are getting more transparent, study finds
Study conducted by Barry Eichengreen and Nergiz Dincer finds trend towards greater transparency was not knocked off course by the financial crisis; independence, however, is more patchy
Saudi vice-governor warns of 'quantum leap' in money laundering
Abdulrahman Al-Hamidy says countries with weak defences may suffer from capital flight and higher levels of inflation
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency welcomes diversification away from oil
Annual report reveals boost to growth and falling inflation in 2011; welcomes government intent to expand non-oil sector
Saudi Arabia’s Al-Mubarak tackles money laundering
Governor of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency says preventing money laundering crimes and countering terrorism financing are high priorities for international society
Saudi Arabian reshuffle sees new governor appointed
Muhammad al-Jasser moved to government post; Fahd bin Abdullah al-Mubarak takes over as governor of the Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency
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Regulatory change features heavily
Sama's Al-Jasser on the role of SMEs
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency governor Muhammad Al-Jasser points to importance of small and medium enterprises; calls for care and development of sector
Central banks establish corporation for more liquid Islamic money markets
Malaysia chosen as base for International Islamic Liquidity Management Corporation
ECB meet signals Gulf’s common currency intent despite euro woes
Governors of Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency, the Central Bank of Kuwait and Qatar Central Bank to meet with Jean-Claude Trichet and Mario Draghi next week to discuss how best to adopt a single currency
Accounting change behind Saudi gold surge
Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency’s gold reserves more than double due to accounting adjustment; European central banks keep to agreement while Russia, Philippines buy
Italy’s Draghi welcomes Islamic finance
Bank of Italy’s Mario Draghi says sharing information crucial to the smooth integration of Islamic finance
Too early for global exit strategy - Saudi chief
Muhammad Al-Jasser, governor of Saudi Arabia’s central bank, cautions against a rushed withdrawal from expansionary measures