Mario Draghi
Bond purchase frictions convinced Weber to drop out of ECB race
Bundesbank's Axel Weber says divergent views on ECB’s bond purchases meant he was no longer an acceptable candidate to succeed Trichet; stresses he was right to stick to his guns
ESRB elects sub-committee heads
European Systemic Risk Board elects Poland’s Marek Belka, Italy’s Mario Draghi, Cyprus’ Athanasios Orphanides, Germany’s Axel Weber, to steering committee
Italy’s Draghi: eurozone governments must step up
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi looks to eurozone governments to tackle fundamental issues; stresses ECB will not dabble in fiscal arena, echoing president Jean-Claude Trichet
Politics won't get in the way of Sifi plans: FSB's Draghi
Financial Stability Board chairman Mario Draghi says resolution regimes for systemically important banks operating across borders need not be bogged down in political tensions
G20 calls for bigger, better FSB to carry reform agenda
G20 leaders at Seoul summit identify areas in which further progress in needed, calling on Financial Stability Board to take the lead and drive reform; ask FSB to report on what extra resources it needs
FSB plans on Sifis win G20 approval
G20 leaders welcome reform packages to date, including fresh FSB proposal to tackle moral hazard posed by systemically important banks
I’m sticking to my guns: Buba’s Weber
Bundesbank president Axel Weber says future career prospects will not change his outspoken nature
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
Italy’s Draghi warns against protectionist measures
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi says trade relations have been set back due to financial crisis, leading to more protectionism
Draghi backs EU move on stress tests
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi sees publication of results of stress tests of Europe’s biggest banks as key to calming market jitters; EU move follows Spanish decision to publish results of its stress tests earlier this week
Weber’s defiance could help or hinder: analysts
Bundesbank president Axel Weber’s maintenance of principled objection to European Central Bank bond purchases could swing either way in his bid to succeed Jean-Claude Trichet
Ex-Sarb Governor Mboweni joins Goldman Sachs
Former South African Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni becomes the latest former official to join the investment bank
Italy’s Draghi favours “enforcement” over European Fund
Bank of Italy governor Mario Draghi says a new pact should be drawn up to enforce fiscal discipline, rather than building a continental version of the IMF
Draghi moves to clarify Greek-swap role
Bank of Italy governor not involved in under-fire Greek swap deals; moves to justify Italian transactions
FSB to probe banks’ progress on pay
Basel-based Financial Stability Board asks financial institutions to report on compensation standards
FSB’s Draghi on global regulation
Financial Stability Board chairman urges patience, stresses importance of political will
Draghi calls for unity to back “major” changes
Financial Stability Board’s Mario Draghi says regulators from across the globe must co-operate to create a world in which no bank becomes too big to fail
Italy’s Draghi welcomes Islamic finance
Bank of Italy’s Mario Draghi says sharing information crucial to the smooth integration of Islamic finance
Italy’s Draghi on tax evasion
Bank of Italy’s Mario Draghi on the importance of reducing tax evasion
Italy’s Draghi: industry must be supported
Bank of Italy’s Mario Draghi says labour and firms key in fighting Italy’s recession
Italy's Draghi on FSB initiatives
In a speech to the International Monetary and Financial Committee last month, Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy and the chairman of the Financial Stability Board (FSB), reported on the progress the board had made in the three weeks since it…
Italy's Draghi calls on banks to raise capital
Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy, has urged the country's banks to increase their capital ratios to shore up confidence in the financial sector.
FSF’s Draghi on macro-prudential supervision
Every financial institution capable of creating systemic risk will be subject to supervision, Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy and the chairman of the Financial Stability Forum, has warned.
Italy's Draghi - standardisation needed
A move towards the standardisation of financial products in the future is unavoidable, said Mario Draghi, the governor of the Bank of Italy.