Regulation
Australian reserve bank hawks prime office space
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) is to lease out 6,000sq m of office space at its Martin Place, Sydney office.
EC concern over independence of Czech c bank
CZECH REPUBLIC - The European Commission (EC) is worried about continued threats to the independence of the Czech National Bank (CNB), including the independence of the bank's board members, according to this year's annual assessment report.
Repse hands in resignation to go into politics
LATVIA - The president of the Bank of Latvia, Einars Repse, handed in a resignation to the Latvian Parliament Speaker Janis Straume 30 November, so that he could draw attention to forming his new would-be political party already named Jaunais Laiks, or…
Thai bank supports action against ex-chief
THAILAND - Thailand's central bank has apparently endorsed plans to take punitive legal action against Rerngchai Marakanond, the institution's former governor, for exhausting the country's foreign exchange reserves to defend the baht against currency…
Singapore finalising licences for foreign banks
MALAYSIA - Singapore will announce the winners of the Qualifying Full Bank (QFB) and wholesale bank licences in the next few weeks, in a further move to open the domestic financial sector to foreign players, according to a report.
President appoints new Bank of Finland member
FINLAND - Finnish President Tarja Halonen on Friday appointed a surprise candidate to the Bank of Finland's board after an embarrassed government dropped the nominations of two veteran politicians.
BOJ to cut annual salary for executives by 0.4%
JAPAN - The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said Friday it will cut the annual salary of its executives for this fiscal year by 0.4% from the previous year.
Brazil faces tough task on reform
BRAZIL - Time is running out on the Brazilian government's efforts to garner support for key reforms as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso starts his final year in office.
Father of Latvian currency to resign
LATVIA - The father of Latvia's national currency will resign as head of the central bank on 30 November, but analysts and officials expect him to leave a legacy of stability and a well-run Bank of Latvia.
Egyptian draft law for independent c bank approved
EGYPT - Egypt's cabinet approved Tuesday a draft law to make the Central Bank of Egypt independent from the now-defunct economy ministry, according to a cabinet official.
Irish government hold on c bank gov post must end
ARTICLE - It is likely the Government will appoint a new governor for the Central Bank of Ireland within the next few months. Although the incumbent, Mr Maurice O'Connell, was appointed to a second term earlier this year, it is understood that he will…
London Club offer 'unacceptable' to Dinkic
Yugoslav officials appear in no rush to reach a conclusion over a $2.2bn ( £1.6bn) debt rescheduling in negotiations with the London club of private creditors.
Delay in naming new c bank dep gov in Indonesia
INDONESIA - The House of Representatives is expected to delay the appointment of three new Bank Indonesia deputy governors because of a month-long recess starting Wednesday, the Jakarta Post reports.
Verdict is delayed in Indonesian bank scandal
INDONESIA - An Indonesian court Wednesday postponed announcing its verdict on a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal allegedly involving the head of Indonesia's central bank.
New audit won't affect criminal process, Indonesia
INDONESIA - Finance Minister Boediono guaranteed on Tuesday that a new audit on the abuse of US$13 billion of Bank Indonesia emergency loans would not put an end to criminal investigations.
Finnish minister objects to one central bank pick
FINLAND - A senior Finnish minister on Wednesday proposed an alternative candidate to fill one of the vacant board positions at the Bank of Finland, setting up a possible showdown with the central bank's supervisors.
Speech by David Carse of the HKMA
SPEECH - Speech by David Carse, Deputy Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority, 28 November.
French strike threat to euro launch
FRANCE - A leading trade union from the French banking sector is planning to call a strike from 2 January.
German regulator may follow US
GERMANY - The integration of European capital markets means Germany's securities regulator will need to model itself increasingly on the US Securities and Exchange Commission, according to Georg Wittich, the German authority's chairman.
Thailand may sue ex-central bank chief
THAILAND - Thailand's public prosecutor has recommended suing Rerngchai Marakanond, former central bank governor, for $1.6m ( £1.1m) for exhausting the country's foreign currency reserves in a failed defence of the baht, the trigger for the 1997 Asian…
Bank of England Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - Does it pay to be transparent? International evidence from central bank forecasts by Georgios Chortareas, David Stasavage and Gabriel Stern of the Bank of England.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, President of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank, at the Frankfurt European Banking Congress, at the Alte Oper in Frankfurt, 23 November.
Bangladesh appoints new central bank governor
BANGLADESH - Fakhruddin Ahmed has been appointed as the governor of Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank, an official statement said on Thursday.
Nucic proposed to stay as Slovenian c bank dep gov
SLOVENIA - The governor of the Slovenian central bank, Mitja Gaspari, has proposed to the Slovenian Parliament to reappoint Samo Nucic, 44, as deputy governor of the bank for another six-year term of office.