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Rosengren says cyber criminality could turn people to ‘less efficient' payment options
Boston Fed president says central banks ‘essential' to discussion on cyber security at Basel Committee conference in Cape Town
ECB’s Cœuré calls for tougher rules on structural policy
Executive board member says a ‘strong framework’ is needed to manage the interdependence of fiscal, financial, structural and monetary policies in Europe
BoE’s Hauser says markets review will avoid heavy-handed regulation
Andrew Hauser says UK’s Fair and Effective Markets Review will seek to achieve its aims through market discipline if possible, instead of imposing burdensome regulation
Kganyago: Sarb taking ‘pause’ in normalisation
South African Reserve Bank holds repurchase rate at 5.75%, but monetary policy committee agrees the ‘lower inflation path’ creates the chance to ‘pause’ its tightening cycle
Linde says ECB’s stimulus package is ‘ambitious’
Luis Linde, governor of the Bank of Spain, estimates the European Central Bank will buy €100 billion of Spanish government debt under its new asset purchase programme
BoE's Forbes says few MPC members are 'perennial hawks or doves'
External member lays out key risks to Bank of England's central forecast, including stronger US growth, lower oil prices, and exchange rate pass-through
Mersch lays out path to capital markets union
ECB executive board member says harmonised regulation and ‘institutional adjustments’ needed in Europe; suggests change in securities markets
Riksbank profits safeguard independence, first deputy says
Kerstin af Jochnick says low interest rates will hurt profits in coming five years but adds central bank has buffers to guarantee its ability to perform vital tasks
BoE’s Gracie expects cyber attacks to breach defences
Building an ‘impermeable perimeter’ is unrealistic; institutions would be wise to focus instead on quick identification and response to threats, says executive director for resolution
BoE’s Miles: Monetary policy 'does not hold all the cards'
Monetary policy cannot be expected to achieve price stability 'in isolation from things fiscal’, argues David Miles, MPC member at the Bank of England
NY Fed's Baxter targets stronger ethical culture in banks
Thomas Baxter says progress is more important than ‘perfection' in promoting better behaviour among financial industry workers
Fed’s Powell offers support for ‘ambitious’ BoE review
Jerome Powell points to the importance of reflecting on structural changes in the fixed-income, currency and commodities markets
BoE’s Cunliffe wants better allocation of capital in Europe
Better functioning capital markets would encourage savings to be put to better use, allow greater risk sharing and provide alternative sources of finance, deputy governor says
Honohan: EU-IMF programme a qualified success
Following conclusion of programme Central Bank of Ireland governor says it did 'what it said on the tin' by restoring market confidence and stabilising the economy
RBI director cautions against foreign ‘investment tourists’
Financial stability implications of investors leaving India 'at a whiff of trouble' must be kept in mind as the country progresses down path of liberalisation, Padmanabhan says
Central Bank of Colombia director calls for new policy tools
Colombia’s central bank needs to ‘steer regulation towards dealing with the systemic risks in the financial sector as a whole’ and not as isolated parts, argues director
Ireland’s Honohan: organisational structure to be ‘thoroughly overhauled’
Central Bank of Ireland governor details ongoing efforts to rectify the regulatory failings that led to the 2008 crisis in the country's banking system
Canada deputy warns lower oil prices likely 'to be bad' for the country
Timothy Lane says gains from recent price drop ‘will be more than reversed' as hit to local producers ‘spill over to the rest of the economy'
Prolonged weakness of Mexico’s peso could impact inflation, says central bank deputy
A weakening of the Mexican peso could lead to a pick-up in inflation and ‘should be carefully monitored’, says Manuel Sánchez
Tombini: Central Bank of Brazil to do ‘whatever is necessary’ to hit inflation target
Brazil central bank ‘will do whatever is necessary’ to ensure inflation enters into a ‘long period of decline’ from this year onwards, governor says
Bank of Mexico expects inflation back on target in 2015
Inflation in Mexico ended the year slightly above target, at 4.08%; Agustín Carstens expects it will converge to the goal of 3% ‘from mid-2015’
FOMC member says ‘very low' inflation provides ‘ample justification' for patience on rate hike
Eric Rosengren highlights ‘unusual set of conditions' as Fed looks to normalise policy stance; says low inflation globally may prompt an atypically gradual normalisation process
Zambian governor fears shariah scholar shortage
Michael Gondwe identifies challenges to the growth of Islamic finance in Zambia, which he believes is necessary to provide affordable products and services to the population
Bahrain governor defends capital ratios
Rasheed Mohammed Al Maraj argues capital requirements ‘are not arbitrary, or excessive or punitive’ as they are necessary to prevent excessive risk-taking