Interview
Interview: Irakli Managadze
Georgia, despite its economic burdens, has made striking progress towards ensuring monetary stability. The central bank governor, Irakli Managadze, describe how he has tackled the job.
Interview: Grigori Marchenko
In conversation with Benedict Mander, the chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan discusses reserve management policy, the importance of oil, and the difficulties in retaining staff at the central bank.
Interview: Manfred J.M. Neumann
In conversation with the editor, Manfred J.M. Neumann explains why the ECB should keep its first pillar (a prominent role for money growth), but alter potentially divisive voting proposals. Manfred J.M. Neumann is a professor of economics at the…
Interview: Mladjan Dinkic
Yugoslavia’s speedy economic recovery from the Milosevic era has been achieved with a programme of radical reforms by a governor prepared to take risks. The governor discusses the implications of the creation of the new state union of Serbia and…
The art of central banking
An undergraduate wanting to know what central banking is all about would do far better talking with somebody like Ian Plenderleith than reading any economic textbook. Plenderleith gave the interview to Central Banking on retirement from the Bank of…
Interview: Hamad Saud Al-Sayari
In a wide-ranging interview Hamad Saud Al-Sayari, governor of SAMA since 1983, discusses the evolution of the agency, its role in developing financial markets and the challenges it faces.
Interview: Mario Blejer
In January 2002 former IMF economist Mario Blejer became governor of the Banco Central de la Repœblica Argentina with the job of preventing Argentina from descending into financial anarchy. Two weeks after his resignation in late June he spoke to Central…
Interview: Milton Friedman
Milton Friedman assesses the monetarist legacy and the recent performance of central banks. In conversation with Robert Pringle, the Nobel laureate offers his advice for those thinking of joining the euro, or trying to deal with deflation.