Netherlands
Comment: Dutch banks lose on payments
A recent report by McKinsey, a consulting firm, finds that Dutch banks are losing money on processing payments. Moreover, the report suggests that margins will be under even greater pressure as banks have to implement a plethora of new regulations.
The Dutch block of the ESCB multi-country model
This ECB Working Paper, published June 2006, presents the Dutch country block of the ESCB Multi-Country Model (MCM) for the euro area.
Nout Wellink to chair Basel Committee
The Group of Ten (G10) central bank governors and heads of banking supervision said Friday 19 May that they have appointed Nout Wellink, President of the Netherlands Bank, as the new Chairman of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.
Schilder on banks and the compliance challenge
In the speech 'Banks and the compliance challenge' given on 16 March Professor Arnold Schilder of the BCBS Accounting Task Force said compliance risk is becoming one of the major risks banks are facing.
ECB's Issing on the euro
In the speech 'The euro - a currency without a state' given on 24 March Otmar Issing of the ECB said the application of the revised EU stability pact rules to Germany will be the key test of whether the new pact is being applied rigorously.
Bank of the Netherlands Antilles - Ann Report 2004
According to the Bank of the Netherlands Antilles Annual Report 2004, the economy of the Netherlands Antilles continued to grow in 2004 albeit at a slower pace than in 2003.
Monetary policy by committee: Why and how?
In this De Nederlandsche Bank Working Paper, published February 2006, Alan Blinder discusses two questions: Why have so many central banks switched from individual to group decision making, and how?
Wellink on regulators and the pension industry
In the speech 'How regulators contribute to a sustainable pension industry' given on 15 February Nout Wellink of the Netherlands Bank said the Dutch central bank has set up a working group looking at ways of making the country an attractive domicile for…
ECB's Wellink sees 2% eurozone growth
Dutch central bank governor Nout Wellink told an audience in Toronto Monday that he was "mildly optimistic" for Europe's future and saw growth in the euro area in the next two years of about 2 per cent.
Report says CB gold sales won't meet quota
HSBC analyst Alan Williamson told Dow Jones on Friday 27 January that European central banks are highly unlikely to sell the total 2,500 tons of gold allowed under the current agreement.
Netherlands' Zalm warns on ECB rate comments
Dutch finance minister Gerrit Zalm has warned euro group finance ministers not to make public comments on the European Central Bank's monetary policy.
Wellink says growth pickup may see rates higher
European Central Bank council member Nout Wellink said Monday 9 January a pickup in economic growth raises the chances of further increases in interest rates.
The costs of increasing transparency
This Working Paper from De Nederlandsche Bank, published January 2006, sets up as an explicit interactive game between the Central Bank, the objectives of which is modelled explicitly, and the private sector. The authors show that in the absence of costs…
Wellink on China's rise, impact on Western economy
In the speech 'China's rise and its impact on Western economies' given on 3 October Nout Wellink of the Netherlands Bank said the world economy is increasingly integrated. Therefore, China's rise transmits shock waves to Western economies as that country…
Wellink sees increased inflation concern for ECB
European Central Bank council member Nout Wellink said in an interview that the bank is ``increasingly concerned about inflation,'' echoing comments by other ECB officials.
Wellink warns against protectionism over China
Dutch central bank President and ECB Governing Council member Nout Wellink said Monday 3 September that European countries shouldn't resort to protectionism as a response to increased competition from China.
Atlanta Fed on the origins of central banking
This Working Paper from the Atlanta Fed outlines a model of the first true central bank, the Bank of Amsterdam, founded in 1609. It describes how it was able to control inflation in seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Netherlands.
The Netherlands Bank - Annual Report 2004
The Netherlands Bank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2004. The world economy performed splendidly in 2004, growing by around 5%, the annual report said.
DNB's Wellink on Duisenberg's legacy
In a speech at Wim Duisenberg's memorial service given on 6 August Nout Wellink of the DNB said his open manner of communicating was enhanced by another quality: his ability to delegate and bestow trust, even on very young employees.
Wim Duisenberg
This obituary for former European Central Bank president Wim Duisenberg, who died on Sunday 31 July, contrasts his rough ride at the ECB with the high reputation he had enjoyed among fellow central bankers during his tenure as governor of the…
ECB's Issing doesn't rule out rate cut
In an interview with German weekly magazine Der Spiegel, ECB chief economist Otmar Issing said he did not think the recent "no" votes in France and the Netherlands were adversely affecting the currency.
EU's referendum failure leaves ECB as scapegoat
EU politicians in need of a scapegoat after the rejection of the proposed constitution may be tempted to cast the European Central Bank in that role, says this article. And recent comments from ECB policymakers suggest its defences may be about to crack,…
Wellink calls euro debate a 'non-discussion'
The Dutch central bank has slashed its forecast for economic growth this year to 0.4 pct from 1.7 pct, president Nout Wellink said in an interview with de Volkskrant.
Dutch Paper on ECB support for the euro
The De Nederlandsche Bank Working Paper "Were verbal efforts to support the euro effective? A high-frequency analysis of ECB statements" published in April 2005 studies the effects of verbal interventions by European central bankers on high-frequency…