Ewald Nowotny
New Austrian governor says ECB should tighten policy
Robert Holzmann is distinguished pensions specialist and supporter of hard-right political party
People: Former Malawian governor dies
Mathews Chikaonda served as governor in the 1990s; new senior appointments made at the BIS; and more
Austrian banks should invest for the future – OeNB
Commercial banks are boosting profits by cutting risk provisioning, says central bank
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
Austrian central bank will shut NY office in savings drive
National Bank of Austria expects to cut expenses by €96 million in the next five years as part of ‘optimisation’ project; New York office and branches in Graz and Linz will close by 2018
Nowotny considers ‘human costs’ of structural reform
National Bank of Austria governor challenges economists to think about the quality of economic growth, suggesting this could have implications for the pursuit of structural reforms
Nowotny sees ‘strange irony’ in Austrian success
Central bank governor argues policy-makers made Austria economically successful by acting contrary to the libertarian approach favoured by the Austrian School of economics
Nowotny calls on IMF to help address global spillovers
IMF surveillance function should be further developed to help overcome negative spillovers in an increasingly inter-connected world, Austria governor says
National Bank of Hungary honours Austrian governor
Ewald Nowotny receives Lamfalussy Award for ‘exceptional international efforts’; associated conference in Budapest features comments from a host of European central bankers
G-20 inflation measure paves way for co-ordinating policy
New statistic aims to fill ‘data gap' identified in wake of the global financial crisis; follows growing calls for globally coordinated monetary policy as countries fret over effects of QE
Austria’s Nowotny cautious on single supervisor
National Bank of Austria governor says there are valid reasons for central banks to play a greater role in banking supervision, but voices concerns regarding the single supervisory mechanism
National Bank of Austria reshuffles governing board
Governor Ewald Nowotny reappointed for second term; executive director Peter Zöllner departs for BIS, and two new executive directors are chosen
Austria’s Nowotny advocates new growth strategy for emerging Europe
Ewald Nowotny says explosive, capital-driven growth model has been discredited in the wake of the financial crisis; suggests more sustainable model is needed
ESRB encourages cooperation to fight market deterioration
European Systemic Risk Board sets out areas authorities must focus on; Ewald Nowotny announced as newest steering committee member
EFSF withholds funds as pressure increases on Greece
EFSF withholds €1 billion of emergency payout to Greece as voters revolt against austerity measures; ECB’s Nowotny warns time is running out
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Austria's Nowotny under scrutiny in banknote bribery case
Governor Ewald Nowotny and members of the central bank’s supervisory board under investigation; accused of having knowledge of bribery of foreign officials in race to win banknote printing contracts
Austria’s Nowotny fears delay in ratification of EFSF
National Bank of Austria president Ewald Nowotny expresses concern that new European Financial Stability Facility powers will not be phased in by October
ECB in about-turn on collateral rules
Move reflects concern over Greece; Trichet says graded haircut system set to be introduced
Weber signals ECB could relax debt rules
Comments come after Austrian governor deemed power of rating agencies unacceptable; paves way for ECB to accept Greek debt even if downgraded
Austria’s Nowotny: power of rating agencies unacceptable
National Bank of Austria’s Ewald Nowotny says agencies’ role in fate of Greece too great