Europe
RBI’s Sharma urges euro area rebalance
Reserve Bank of India executive director says current account imbalances are ‘inherently unsustainable’; periphery countries must pursue greater productivity and competitiveness
Noyer trumpets Eurosystem response to crisis
Banque de France governor Christian Noyer believes the monetary policy adopted in the Eurosystem is a source of ‘immediate confidence and stability’
ECB lowers growth and inflation forecasts
ECB and BoE hold benchmark interest rates; Mario Draghi warns economic weakness will continue into next year, while inflation is likely to fall below its 2% target
ECB paper models heterogeneous shock transmissions
Working paper examines macroeconomic and financial linkages between countries; finds significant but heterogeneous transmission of shocks
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
EBA reveals criteria for assessing good governance
European Banking Authority sets out process, criteria and minimum requirements for assessing suitability of top management of credit institutions
European fiscal stimulus assessed by Fed paper
Economic Recovery Plan had a sizeable but short-lived impact on GDP
IMF paper dissects bond yield determinants
Fund research distinguishes between long- and short-run elements in bond yields, finding European periphery yields overstated actual fundamentals
Europe more fiscally balanced than US, Japan and UK, says Draghi
ECB president says euro area has made ‘amazing’ progress with fiscal consolidation
Greek mythology character to adorn new euro notes
New ‘Europa’ series of bank notes unveiled by ECB with five-euro note bearing the image of a Greek mythological princess first to be introduced in May 2013
Fed study shows US banks still wary of lending to European peers
US banks are continuing to tighten lending standards to their European counterparts with some winning additional business as a result of reduced competition from European banks, Fed study finds
Italy’s Visco promotes ‘deeper’ Europe
Bank of Italy governor says long-term solution to crisis is a more fully constructed Europe, although not all central bank tasks should be centralised
CEE countries in a good position, says Mexican deputy
Manuel Sánchez says Central and Eastern European countries outside the eurozone are in a good situation as they can move towards integration slowly without taking on immediate risks
Europeans round on IMF as rescue plan takes shape
European policy-makers take on critics at the IMF saying the Fund’s view that matters now are worse in Europe compared with six months ago is flawed; set out a roadmap to eurozone stability
Asmussen trumpets progress on European debt stabilisation
ECB board member Jörg Asmussen says eurozone’s progress on debt stabilisation is ahead of other developed economies, but more work needs to be done
Albanian governor seeks regional integration
Ardian Fullani says the south-east of Europe is being held back by a lack of integration; proposes a number of areas where coordination could improve competitiveness
ECB chief views speed of reform as critical for success
ECB chief Mario Draghi calls for the fast implementation of single supervisory mechanism despite many details remaining unclear; others say reform needs to be more ‘thought out’
Draghi says no backstop after OMTs; praises Spanish progress
ECB president Mario Draghi discusses OMTs, and the success of reforms in Spain and Portugal as ECB holds rates at 0.75%
IMF paper examines eurozone current account imbalances
IMF study investigates causes of current account deficits in some eurozone countries; weighs up internal and external factors
Banks could cut bail-in risk, says BoI capital head
Banks could issue more subordinated debt to protect senior creditors from the threat of a bail-in – in theory. But Bank of Ireland capital head says market is too thin
Bulgarian governor against accession to banking union
Ivan Iskrov expresses opposition to the idea of Bulgaria joining the proposed EU banking union; discusses protecting domestic economic interests
IMF paper warns fiscal policy is not sufficient to counter capital surges
Working paper finds countercyclical fiscal policy would not have been able to fully counter large capital inflows into many countries in emerging Europe before the financial crisis
Bank of Finland appoints new head of legal affairs
Maritta Nieminen becomes first woman to be selected to lead the legal department; predecessor is retiring
UK banks reveal size of eurozone funding gaps
Banks reduce cross-border funding of peripheral eurozone assets in an attempt to mitigate redenomination risk - but funding gap still tops £10 billion for Spain