Regulation
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.
Top Polish officials pay frozen for next two years
POLAND - Poland's lower house Wednesday passed a bill freezing top government officials' pay for the next two years and also opening the way for reductions in the wages paid to central bank chairmen and deputy chairmen.
The brighter lights of regulation
ARTICLE - The grouse farmer was said to have confidently reassured his shooting friend that the authorities did not bother chasing "small" illicit share deals.
Oman c bank say anti-laundering law in final stage
OMAN - Oman's central bank chief said on Friday the Gulf country was close to issuing a law against money laundering, the official Oman News Agency reported.
UK FSA warned against using show of strength
UK - The financial watchdog has been warned that any attempt to get a high-profile City scalp purely to demonstrate its new powers could break its own rules.
Derivatives and Public Debt Management - Report
REPORT - Derivatives and Public Debt Management is again available from the International Securities Market Association following its withdrawal pending the consideration of issues raised in relation to the document, 13 November.
Speech by Michael Moskow, President, Chicago Fed
SPEECH - Speech by Michael H. Moskow, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago at the Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade, 11th Annual Conference on International Trade and Finance, Hotel InterContinental, Chicago, Illinois, 25 October.
ECB seeks bigger role in oversight of banks
GERMANY - The European Central Bank is aiming to reshape bank oversight in the European Union by giving itself a more prominent role.
Australia's res bank updates banks on terror links
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia Friday updated financial institutions on the people identified by the United Nations and the U.S. as linked to terrorism.
Swiss regulator orders audit for Israeli bank unit
SWITZERLAND - The Swiss Federal Banking Commission said Tuesday it has concluded its investigations related to the country's money laundering case against Peru's former spy chief Vladimiro Montesinos and has ordered a special audit of Bank Leumi Le…