France
France’s Noyer welcomes Islamic finance
Banque de France governor argues that principles of Islamic finance create stability, adding that there is demand for it
Interventions helped creditors not shareholders
Bank for International Settlements reviews market reaction to bank rescue packages during the crisis
Towards a better measure of wealth
Report seeks to highlight the limitations of GDP as a measure of economic and social well-being, particularly problems in its measurement
Triple A ratings safe for now
Moody’s says Aaa countries have stable outlooks
Call for "binding" pay rules on banks
Brown, Sarkozy and Merkel say G20 must act on pay, speculation
France and Germany out of recession
Analysts taken by surprise as data show eurozone’s two largest economies returned to growth in the second quarter
France blames 80s monetary policy for poor growth
Banque de France asks whether permanent and gradual shifts in monetary policy were responsible for a protracted period of depressed activity in the euro area over the past decades
France explains Sepa delay
The French National Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) Committee has justified its decision to delay the implementation of Sepa Direct Debit until November 2010, a year after the first available start date.
France bails on Sepa Direct Debit
The French National Single Euro Payments Area (Sepa) Committee, set up and chaired by the Banque de France and the French Banking Federation, has opted to delay the implementation of Sepa direct debit by a year to November 2010.
BIS stats highlight extent of capital flight
Data posted from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) on Wednesday provided fresh evidence for the doom-mongers on central and eastern Europe, and went some way to explaining recent movements in exchange rates.
ECB's policy rule does not fit all
Euro policy rates best fit the largest eurozone members, research from the Bank of Finland posits.
Monetary policy can affect fiscal spillover
Interventions by central banks can impact the magnitude and nature of a spillover from regional fiscal policy, a new paper from Banque de France posits.
France's Noyer: keep your supervisors close
This crisis has showed the merits of having the banking supervisors close to the central bank, said Christian Noyer, the governor of Banque de France.
Banks and liquidity: a theoretical view
A model analysing the interbank market and liquidity crises indicates that banks need to be more liquid.
France's Noyer: sound risk management crucial
Financial regulation is not a substitute for financial institutions' sound and efficient management framework, said Christian Noyer, the governor of the Banque de France.
France's Noyer calls for exchange-rate flexibility
The unwinding of global imbalances requires greater flexibility from countries with large current account surpluses and fixed exchange rates, said Christian Noyer, the governor of Banque de France.
Valuation at the heart of crisis: Banque de France
Valuation issues lie at the heart of the financial turmoil, Banque de France stated in its latest Financial Stability Review.
European authorities rescue Dexia
The Belgian and Luxembourg authorities on Tuesday presided over their second bank bailout in as many days, rescuing Dexia, the world's largest lender to local government, along with their French counterpart.
Iranian central bank not aiding terrorism: Tehran
The Iranian authorities have hit out at allegations that the country's central bank is aiding terrorists.
Stock prices count in bank lending
Stock markets play a key role in the lending decisions of European banks, finds a new paper from Banque de France.
Research suggests Sarkozy's ECB ire unjustified
Though it is unlikely to placate Nicolas Sarkozy, France's president, new research has found the European Central Bank (ECB) is more transparent than the national central banks of the eurozone members were before the introduction of the euro.
New insights on stock returns
A paper by Banque de France aims to give new insights about short- and long-run dependencies in stock returns.
Sarkozy in SWF U-turn
Nicolas Sarkozy, the French president, is having second thoughts about sovereign wealth funds. So much so that he is even suggesting that France should have one.
Noyer's gloomy outlook for policymakers
Central bankers are likely to face a tough challenge in balancing the risks to financial and price stability in the coming years, Christian Noyer, the governor of the Banque de France, said.