Erkki Liikanen
Euro area must stand ready to bail out banks, says Liikanen
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says euro area governments must be prepared to inject capital into banks if they are unable to raise their funds in market
Finland’s Liikanen discusses weaknesses in Europe
Erkki Liikanen wants progress in fiscal correction, bank capitalisation and economic governance; reminds Greece of its responsibility for itself
Regaining confidence essential to euro crisis solution: Finland’s Liikanen
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says implementation of European Financial Stability Facility good first step to restoring credibility
Finland’s Liikanen calls for rethink of open market operations
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says Eurosystem central banks should make distinction between assets eligible for open market operations and liquidity requirements
Finland’s growth to dampen: Liikanen
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says central bank forecasts economic recovery to slow next year
Liikanen gets nod for second term at Bank of Finland
Finnish President Tarja Halonen reappoints Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen for second term; Liikanen seen as still in race for European Central Bank presidency
Wellink throws hat into ring as ECB race continues
Netherlands Bank president Nout Wellink signals interest in top European Central Bank role; stresses anti-inflation stance, opposition to E-bonds
A compromise candidate for the ECB?
Commentators divided on the viability of a compromise candidate for the European Central Bank presidency
Bank of Finland shuffles board members’ remits
Bank of Finland distributes Sinikka Salo’s responsibilities; parliamentary overseer wants board to run with three members
Finland’s Liikanen demands greater economic coordination in eurozone
Bank of Finland governor Erkki Liikanen says better public finance governance serves common interest in Europe
Drop the math, Finland’s Liikanen tells economists
Bank of Finland’s Erkki Liikanen says profession will have to be more humble post
Liikanen calls for post-crisis reality check
Erkki Liikanen, governor of the Bank of Finland, says optimism must be reined in
Finland's Liikanen: eurozone banks fragmented
The euro-area finance industry remains fragmented, with most banks operating only on a national level, said Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland.
Finland's Liikanen: euro brought price stability
The European monetary union has fulfilled and even exceed expectations in terms of monetary and price stability, said Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland.
Payments industry lacks competition
If we want to speed up the development in payment services, we need to increase competition in the market, said Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland.
Anchoring inflation key - Finland's Liikanen
The anchoring of inflation expectations in line with price stability is of prime importance, said Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland. Rising commodity prices should not be allowed to generate second round effects on euro area inflation.
ECB in a quandary as inflation rises sharply
The European Union's statistics office said on Monday 31 March that consumer price inflation accelerated to 3.5% this month from 3.2% in February, the biggest rise since June 1992, further exacerbating the European Central Bank's (ECB) monetary policy…
Finland's new board member to head research group
Seppo Honkapohja, the latest addition to the Bank of Finland's board, is taking charge of the central bank's research activities.
Finland's Liikanen warns of dual threat
Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland, said on Monday that the downside risks to growth have risen and inflation was set to accelerate.
Finland's Liikanen: uncertainty and globalisation
Erkki Liikanen, the governor of the Bank of Finland, said that although "There has been a broad-based decline in many measurable risks...one could argue that uncertainty may in fact have increased."
Liikanen on the growth of Finland
In the speech 'The growth of Finland - from a small, underdeveloped country to one of the world's high tech elite' given on March 26 Erkki Liikanen of the Bank of Finland said there are significant risks and policy challenges in the horizon for the…
Liikanen on the cash single shared platform
In the speech 'CashSSP - the cash single shared platform' given on 16 March Erkki Liikanen of the Bank of Finland said we expect that all Eurosystem central banks can and will participate in the emerging division of labour on the basis of reasonable…
Liikanen on regional economic integration
In the speech 'Regional economic integration and monetary cooperation' given on 1 February Erkki Liikanen of the Bank of Finland said the role of monetary integration has been of decisive importance in the European context.
ECB's Liikanen sees inflation risks
European Central Bank Governing Council member, Erkki Liikanen, said there were still upside risks to inflation in the eurozone, Finnish national broadcaster YLE reported on Tuesday 2 January.