Ireland
Sovereign troubles will drag banks down: Moody's
Ratings agency says sovereign downgrades in the southern eurozone could lead to decline in banking sector, further spending cuts will exacerbate problem
Ireland sets pace with governance reform proposals
The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland release proposals to end poor practices at financial institutions
Elderfield: bank recapitalisation costs manageable
Central Bank of Ireland head regulator suppresses fears over banking costs
Greece’s $40 billion bailout an improvement, but issues remain
Markets soothed as firm details of Greek rescue plan are announced, eurozone will provide €30 billion at discounted 5% rate for year forward, analysts less convinced
Ireland’s bad bank worse than expected
Details of the National Asset Management Agency spook markets as commentators worry over whether the agency is structurally sound, Anglo Irish bailout under spotlight
Ireland’s Elderfield: Consumer comes first
Matthew Elderfield discusses the lessons learnt from the financial crisis, and how new regulations will place the consumer interests before the banks
Central Bank of Ireland – Developments in Private Sector Credit
Irish central bank’s note shows private sector credit continued to shrink, and lending both to banks and non-banks dropped in the final quarter of 2009
Investors confident in Ireland’s budget cuts: Honohan
Irish central bank governor Patrick Honohan says the proof of investor confidence in the country’s plans for fiscal consolidation is in the interest rates on government paper
Ireland wrongly accused over funding family trips
Spending watchdog admits error over claims central bank paid for 52 spouses to travel on single visit, but Honohan bans future junkets
Merger has begun confirms Irish CB
Ireland’s central bank says preparations for full integration with regulator have started as proposed legislation gathers steam
Irish regulator’s pay “rubs salt in the wounds”
Half of Ireland’s central bank to strike over pension levy; staff treated “obscenely” as executive’s pay jumps €150,000
Ireland needs clearer macroprudential mandate: OECD
OECD calls for the development of more effective macroprudential instruments
Ireland hints at IMF intervention in bid to slash costs
Irish health minister Mary Harney suggests IMF will make drastic cuts if the government cannot rein expenditure in
Ireland’s Honohan: restore, not reinvent
Governor uses first speech to hark back to 2000 as benchmark for Irish economy
Ireland to spend €77 billion on bad banks
Ireland’s finance minister Brian Lenihan says funds will be split between five institutions
New governor for Ireland
Dublin breaks with tradition of appointing within the civil service by giving role to highly regarded academic
Ireland releases “bad bank” proposals
Finance minister Lenihan says plans are not a bail out for banks
Central Bank of Ireland – Annual Report 2008
Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland's John Hurley on Irish banks' balance sheets
Ireland's John Hurley to step down
Ireland’s central bank governor, John Hurley, will step down in September
Dublin outlines plans for new regulator
The Irish finance ministry on Thursday published its plans for a new financial regulator, titled the Central Bank of Ireland Commission.
Ireland's Hurley covets stability role
John Hurley, the governor of the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland, said that he would strongly support full integration and coordination within the Irish central bank of responsibilities for both financial stability and micro…
Ireland's rating downgraded for the second time
Ireland's sovereign credit rating with Standard & Poor's has dropped another notch on concerns connected to the rescue of the Irish banking system.
Guyana set to take on insurance role
The Bank of Guyana's regulatory ambit may expand to include the state's insurance industry if legislation tabled by the government on Thursday is passed.
Irish economy to shrink by 7%: central bank
The Irish economy is set for an even worse year than previously thought, according to the latest forecast by the country's central bank.