Central Banking
Ian Macfarlane – a proud record
The former governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia recalls his decade in charge which cemented inflation targeting
How Hong Kong handled the crisis
Joseph Yam, the chief executive of the Hong Kong Monetary Authority discusses the global policy response to crisis, Hong Kong’s relationship with China and reserve management in Asia.
Smee on speedier payments
The chief executive of APACS discusses the UK’s first National Payments Plan and the impact of the new Faster Payments service
Weaker CBs must work harder in face of shock
Central banks with less credibility must work harder to combat a cost shock
Transparency and disclosure limit contagion
Cutting back on information asymmetries can reduce contagion
Bank’s second monetary-policy roundtable
Bank of England summarises its monetary-policy roundtable
Fed's Yellen: rates may stay low for years
Janet Yellen, the president of the San Francisco Federal Reserve and a respected senior US policymaker, has given a bleak assessment of the US economy’s prospects
Fed's Bullard: bailouts could prompt independence backlash
Regional president warns Fed actions could impact independence
National Bank of Ethiopia – Annual Report 2007/08
National Bank of Ethiopia’s latest Annual Report says country doesn’t have enough banks
Mexico's Ortiz - crisis shows how far we've come
Ability to cope with turmoil is a sign of success of monetary-policy reform, says Bank of Mexico governor
Bank names special resolution czar
Bank of England's chief cashier to head unit
FSA's Turner moots role for ring-fencing
The head of Britain's banking regulator suggests separating overseas operations ay be necessary for cross-border banks
New Zealand publishes liquidity guidelines
Reserve Bank releases prudential rules
Eurozone inflation negative for the first time
Euro-area inflation has headed below zero
Ortiz on governance, risk and Mexico's progress
The Bank of Mexico governor and BIS chairman discusses central bank governance, monitoring systemic risk and why Mexico has managed to avoid a financial meltdown despite being hard hit by the crisis
Thorpe on setting up a single regulatory authority in Qatar
Justin Keay speaks with the head of the Qatar Financial Centre Regulatory Authority about Qatar’s move to a single regulatory authority and the plans to roll western-style regulation across the whole country
Wheatley on where regulation is heading in Hong Kong
Justin Keay speaks with the CEO of the Hong Kong Securities and Futures Commission about regulatory priorities in the wake of the credit crunch and the future of regulation in Hong Kong and mainland China
Basel Committee's Praet on the crisis
Justin Keay spoke with the executive director of the National Bank of Belgium (responsible for international cooperation and stability) about the regulatory implications of the current financial crisis
ECB board member speaks on financial crisis role
José Manuel González-Páramo gives a keynote speech at RiskEurope on the role of central banks in a financial crisis.
Liquidity risk revisited
Ib Hansen, head of the markets division at the Denmark’s National Bank, explains how reserve management policies will change as a result of the crisis, notably in the management of counterparty risk
Welcome to CentralBanking.com
A short video from Nick Carver and Claire Jones welcoming the Central Banking community to their new website
Brazil goes for diversification
Isabela Damaso, who manages the strategic risk function, and Márcio Ayrosa, head of the front office, explain how reserve management is changing at the central bank as a result of the unprecedented growth in reserves during 2007.
Bahrain's Al Maraj on pros of conservatism
The governor of the Central Bank of Bahrain tells Malan Rietveld that the country’s conservative approach to finance, regulation and construction is paying dividends in a time of crisis.