Central Banking
The Zero Bound in an Open Economy
A very interesting paper by Professor Svensson (Lars.Svensson@iies.su.se) going against the grain oftraditional theories of the cause and solution of Japan's economicdifficulties.
Survey on women in central banking
CentralBankNet has carried out a survey of prominent female central bankers. In total, there are eight women who head central banks (out of a total of 172). CentralBankNet also lists other prominent female central bankers.
Risk Management in Danmarks Nationalbank
This article by Ib Hansen and Christian Olgaard, in line with the National Bank of Denmark's transparency policy, takes an inside look at the way the bank manages financial market risks.
Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies
Book Review: "Monetary and Exchange Rate Policies, EMU and Central and Eastern Europe" by D. Begg, L. Halpern, C. Wyplosz (Forum Report of the Economic Policy Initiative (EPI)), (Centre for Economic Policy Research (CEPR), 1999) 108pp, £25, ISBN…
The Politics of Central Banks
Book Review: "The Politics of Central Banks" by R. Elgie and H. Thompson (Routledge, 1999) 200pp, £60, ISBN 04151442
New monetary policy instrument in Croatia
The Croatian National Bank has decided to introduce unified obligatory reserve requirements on kuna and foreign currency deposits.
Foreign exchange settlement risk
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision just issued a revised version ofits guidance for supervisors on managing the settlement risk arising fromforeign exchange transactions.
Roth to be new chairman of SNB
Jean-Pierre Roth was chosen to be the next chairman of the Swiss National Bank when Hans Meyer steps down at the end of the year. But the decision was not without controversy. In an unprecendented move, the Swiss finance minister overruled the SNB's…
Latin America: Future inflation convergence
Leonardo Leiderman, head of Latin American Research at Deustche Bank and former head of research at the Bank of Israel, gives a report on the move towards inflation convergence in Latin America.
Jean-Jacques Rey retires from Belgium central bank
Jean-Jacques Rey, a director of the National Bank of Belgium since 17 September 1988, is retiring on 17 September of this year. His current term of office is coming to an end and, at his own request, will not be renewed.
Evolution of the Reserve Bank of Australia
In its annual report published this month, the Reserve Bank of Australia in a one-off special feature takes a historical look at the development of the RBA over the last 40 years. It looks at the changing function of the RBA, and how this is reflected…
Central bank press officers
A full list of all central bank press officers
Conference on future challenges to central bankers
To commemorate the establishment of the Tun Ismail Ali Chair in Monetary and Financial Economics at the University of Malaya, Bank Negara Malaysia organised a high level conference aimed at discussing issues and challenges facing central banks and policy…
RBF announces relaxation of monetary policy
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has further relaxed monetary policy foolowing the resolution of the coup which began in May earlier this year. GDP is forecast by the central bank to fall by up to 15% this year.
South African central bank governor robbed
Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Tito Mboweni, was the victim of an armed robbery while he was a petrol station. They stole Mboweni's mobile phone. Fortunately, no one was injured.
Gold Medal Bank Negara Governor
The recently appointed governor of the Bank Negara Malaysis, Dr. Zeti Aziz, was given a National Women's Day award for her achievements to the national economy. She is the only female Asian central bank governor.
Jobs in Asset Management in Norges Bank
There are two exciting job vacancies in "Global Equity Portfolio Management" at the Norges Bank in London for experienced asset managers.
Farewell to Wendelin at Bundesbank
Wendelin Hartmann is presented with a special issue of a German banking journal to commemorate many years service at the Bundesbank and as chairman of the Committe on Payment and Settlement Systems at the BIS.
Happy birthday at the Bundesbank!!
Ernst Welteke and Hans Tietmeyer, the present and former Presidents of the Deustche Bundesbank, celebrate their birthdays this week.