Bank of Finland
Banknotes: October to December 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
High Russian growth ‘extremely unlikely’ – Bank of Finland study
Reports shows labour shortages, capacity constraints are beginning to bite
IMF review of Russia’s economy ‘postponed indefinitely’
Regular Article IV consultation cancelled after international pressure
Central banks should examine demographics – Finnish governor
Rehn says sharp decrease in hours worked and increased immigration may not continue
Banknotes: July to September 2024
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Higher-for-longer inflation remains risk – Bank of Finland chief
Political uncertainty in eurozone dominating discussions in Frankfurt, says Olli Rehn
World faces economic fragmentation, paper warns
Bank of Finland economist warns of potential rise of competing trade blocs
People: Dutch banking executive joins DNB board
Finnish central bank appoints new head, Danish member of governing board resigns
Elections influence bank lending in eurozone, study finds
Bank of Finland research suggests pre-poll uncertainty raises cost of loans
Banknotes: July to September 2023
A round-up of news and salient issues that have affected central bankers in the past three months
Equities look set to stay in FX reserves portfolios
Despite 2022 losses and higher bond yields, central banks maintain commitments to the risky asset class
Finnish governor Rehn will run for president
Marja Nykänen will be acting governor of Bank of Finland while Tuomas Välimäki takes ECB role
BoF’s Rehn says government plans violate central bank independence
New Finnish prime minister says he will revisit policy statement
Olli Rehn selected as ESRB’s first vice-chair
Bank of Finland governor replaces former Sveriges Riksbank governor Stefan Ingves
Managing risk with ETFs
Central Banking speaks to eight reserve managers about their thoughts on the use of ETFs, faced with market volatility, uncertainty and escalating inflation
Finland’s payments must be ready for emergencies, governor says
Rehn praises public-private emergency partnership but calls for “even higher level” of readiness
Some Eurosystem central banks hold Bank of Russia assets, ECB says
Holdings could become significant if further sanctions directly target Russian central bank
Approaching green central bank balance sheets
Climate-friendly balance sheets come at a ‘greenium’, panellists argue at a roundtable at Central Banking’s Summer Meetings, in collaboration with Invesco.
Nordic central banks stress limits to tackling climate change
Central banks face challenges in greening reserves management and monetary policy
Bank of Finland targets 2050 carbon neutrality for investments
Greening FX reserves will only be possible if countries meet their Paris climate goal, central bank says
Paper analyses eurozone consumers’ inflation expectations
Short-term views, trust and Covid-19 shaped medium-term expectations – Bank of Finland paper