Spain
The ECB, the lockdown and the monetary financing lock
Eurozone’s central bank may need to break its prohibition on monetary financing to fight pandemic
Pricing the lives saved by coronavirus policies
How does the effort to reduce risks to human life compare with the economic losses?
Lagarde misstep overshadows ‘bold’ measures, analysts say
ECB president seemed to have hampered governments’ debt financing at a critical juncture
People: Panama’s sovereign wealth fund elects first female president
Bank of Spain elects new financial stability head; Liberian governor to head West African group
Bank of Spain unveils first strategic plan
Hernández de Cos’s priorities include better macro-prudential policies and increased trust
Spanish governor calls for consolidation and reforms to preserve growth
Hernández de Cos highlights Spain’s stronger export sector after financial crisis
Andorra seeks to join International Monetary Fund
Tiny principality would bring IMF members to a total of 190
Female Spanish entrepreneurs face unconscious bias by lenders – research
Double standards suggest credit allocation among start-ups is not efficient
Paper looks at pro-cyclical consumption in Spain
Households reacted strongly to fears of job losses during economic crisis, Bank of Spain says
The challenges facing Christine Lagarde
New ECB chief needs to lead a successful review of the ECB’s monetary and communications policy
Loan-to-value analysis may be incomplete as macro-pru tool – research
Loan to purchase price, and loan service to income may be more robust analytical alternatives
BIS launches green bond fund for central banks
Institution aims to use fund’s clout to influence development of green investment standards
Cyprus central bank adopts Maps treasury management system
The system was built by Calypso and has been used by the Bank of Spain and Banque de France since 2016
Venezuela uses Bank of Spain to carry out international transfers
Maduro regime faces sanctions to prevent it accessing US financial system
Bank of Spain study looks at growing rental market
Stagnant incomes, regional disparities and falling loan-to-value levels are pushing growth in renting
Local policy impact can be dispersed in currency unions – Bank of Spain research
Study analyses effect of large post-crisis fiscal stimulus implemented in Spain
The twilight of banking supervision
Supervision of banks in Europe has deteriorated
ECB needs liquidity powers for bank resolution – Spanish governor
De Cos stresses mechanism must include guarantees to repay public money
Population ageing could reduce inflationary pressures – Bank of Spain deputy
Older populations in advanced economies likely to increase saving and reduce investment – Delgado
Carstens warns fading regulatory momentum strengthens ‘vested interests’
BIS chief says complacency could set in as regulators move from implementation to evaluation
Bank of Spain calls for reform of pensions system
Governor sees need for national consensus to secure sustainability of current system
Bank of Spain warns stressed assets remain above pre-crisis levels
Deputy governor says mergers are clear alternative to boost profitability and efficiency
People: EBRD appoints new chief economist
Slovakia and Sweden reappoint board members; Spain names new director-general of services
Spain creates macro-prudential committee
New body will be chaired by economy minister, with central bank governor as deputy