Christine Lagarde
Baltics announce nominees for de Guindos’s position at ECB
Estonia proposes central bank governor, while Lithuania nominates finance minister
Lagarde calls for EU-wide clean energy strategy
Integrated capital markets to finance affordable and sustainable sources of power, ECB president says
Lagarde revives pitch for euro’s international role
Single currency can become ‘true source of strength’, ECB president says
Geopolitics, crypto and inequality are systemic risks – ESRB panel
Geopolitical risk is shaping markets, institutions and the financial system, says Olli Rehn
Lagarde says US-EU deal lowered uncertainty ‘considerably’
ECB president voices concern over Fed independence, French debt
Banknotes: January to March 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
People: April to June 2023
A round-up of central bankers in the news and on the move during the past three months
Inflation in Baltics set to remain highest in euro area
Charts highlight divergence between eurozone members
‘Say what?’ Trust in central bank communications
Central banks are changing how they communicate with different audiences, but judging the success of these communication efforts is difficult
Central banking enters a new era
Central banks face a delicate balancing act to preserve their reputations as they evolve into ‘buyers of last resort’ and some of their actions appear functionally equivalent to ‘monetary financing’
The Belt and Road Initiative 2020 Survey – A more sustainable road to growth?
The third annual Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) survey reveals that central banks view BRI investment as sustainable compared with other forms of external debt, particularly given it is often proportionally less significant. Despite growing global trade…
The IFF China Report 2019
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
The IFF China Report 2019: The Belt and Road Initiative
Over the past five years, China has invested more than $70 billion in Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) countries, of which there are now in excess of 100. Leading Chinese and international policy-makers explain how BRI efforts are progressing. This section…
BIS and IMF offer joint course for financial supervisors
Lagarde and Carstens say the two organisations will increase joint efforts at capacity-building
IMF’s Lagarde gives update on women’s empowerment pledges
The fund has teamed up with the UK to provide ‘gender-budgeting’ assistance to countries requesting financial management support