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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.
Interest rate gap too large, says France
Christine Lagarde, the French minister of finance, has issued a guarded warning to the European Central Bank (ECB) not to raise rates.
Banque de France posts record profit
The Banque de France's profit surged to a record high of €2.32 billion ($3.69 billion) last year.
ECB comments push euro to fresh high
The euro surpassed the $1.60 mark for the first time in its history after European Central Bank (ECB) officials said they would act to contain rising inflation.
Eurozone must avoid price spiral: France's Noyer
Christian Noyer, the governor of Banque de France, warned policymakers that the current wave of above-target inflation must not lead to a price and wage spiral.
No need to change disclosure rules
Disclosure practices may be enhanced without amending existing rules, a survey conducted by leading global regulators has found.
France's Noyer: we will beat inflation
"Is inflation set for a comeback?" asked Christian Noyer, the governor of the Banque de France, in a speech in Paris. It might look that way, but central banks can still save the day was his answer.
Global warming to exacerbate price pressures
Christian Noyer, the governor of the Banque de France has warned that climate change is set to compound inflationary pressures.
Good times are over, says France's Noyer
Christian Noyer, the governor of the Bank of France, has warned that globalisation's impact on inflation will no longer be a positive one.
Rapid deterioration led Fed to go it alone: Kohn
The deterioration in money markets was so rapid that the Federal Reserve last Friday did not have time to coordinate a joint announcement of liquidity measures with other central banks in the same way as last December and which had such a favourable…
Trichet notes exchange-rate instability fears
Jean-Claude Trichet, the president of the European Central Bank (ECB), has acknowledged that he is concerned about exchange rate volatility given the current value of the euro.
Strauss-Kahn complains of "overly powerful" ECB
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, has said that the lack of a political counterweight for the European Central Bank (ECB) has made the institution too powerful.
Former Hungarian governor joins race for EBRD job
Budapest has nominated Gyorgy Suranyi, a former governor of the National Bank of Hungary, to succeed Jean Lemierre as president of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).