Central Banking
Estonia ready for euro in 2011
Bank of Estonia publishes Report on the Adoption of the Euro
Iceland -- Financial Stability Report 2009
Central bank's report shows a lack of international support for rescuing systemically important institutions
Congress forces NY Fed to reveal AIG record
Federal Reserve Bank of New York subpoenaed for records of communication with AIG
Kenya moves to automated treasury trading – Ndung’u
Kenyan governor Njuguna Ndung’u says automated trading system is an important development for treasury bonds
PNG’s kina is a commodity currency
Bank of Papua New Guinea looks at determinants of kina’s exchange rate
China heads for the exit
People’s Bank of China raises reserve requirement ratio in a move seen as confirming start of policy tightening
Euro counterfeits soar 30%
ECB statistics show 860,000 forged euro banknotes recovered in 2009
Botswana extends note exchange
Bank of Botswana gives public three months grace to exchange pula banknotes, enlists commercial banks and post offices for operation
How cash flow shocks spread: ECB paper
ECB paper finds local shocks can spread quickly through banks and non-financial firms, even without defaults
Slovakia appoints new governor
Jozef Makúch, an executive director at the Slovak central bank, gets the top job after Ivan Šramko refuses a second term
Fed posts record $46 billion profit
The Federal Reserve says it made a record profit in 2009; NY Fed is pressed to publish AIG records in spiralling political row
SNB will intervene to control franc: Hildebrand
Switzerland's Philipp Hildebrand says he will monitor the performance of the franc; gains have weakened Swiss exports
Brazil’s Meirelles joins BIS board
Governor of the Central Bank of Brazil replaces outgoing chairman and former Mexico governor, Guillermo Ortiz
Corporate debt supports macro liquidity
Bank of Canada looks at corporations’ debt-issuance strategies
Sri Lanka’s Cabraal: bond market deepening in focus
Ajith Cabraal, the governor of the Sri Lankan central bank, outlines the 2010 roadmap for the country’s capital markets
Recovery in French industry and services
Banque de France's December survey shows a small improvement is likely in the next few months
Canada's Wolf on housing sector
David Wolf, an adviser at the Bank of Canada, says housing is disproportionately important in the country
Redrado reinstated
Argentine central bank governor is back at work after a federal judge rules presidential decree unconstitutional
Fed appeals to withhold bailout names
Federal Reserve goes to a US appeals court to overturn ruling forcing it to reveal the institutions rescued to the tune of $2 trillion at the height of the financial crisis
Reserve Bank of Australia Bulletin (December 2009)
The December installment of the RBA's monthly bulletin contains articles on regulation and domestic economic developments
Systemic risk ebbing away: ECB's Papademos
ECB vice-president says financial system support measures have worked
Inflation costs: Philadephia Fed working paper
Philadelphia Fed paper examines cost of inflation in a DSGE model
Asset fire sales spread shock to emerging markets
A paper from the Centre for Economic Policy Research shows that financial shocks spread from developed to emerging economies through portfolio reallocations in the crisis
FSB to probe banks’ progress on pay
Basel-based Financial Stability Board asks financial institutions to report on compensation standards