Bank of Finland
Riksbank says Nordea’s relocation to Finland could increase financial risks
ECB expected to decide later this month whether to grant banking licence to Nordic lender
ESM should have simpler decision-making process – Olli Rehn
“Reinforced majority” voting would mean quicker reactions in crisis, says incoming Finnish governor
People: Finland’s Rehn confirmed; Kalyalya gets extension
Olli Rehn gets top job at Finnish central bank; Denny Kalyalya handed additional five years as head of Bank of Zambia
Researchers propose new method of measuring Chinese inflation
Bank of Finland paper says many current measures under-weight food and energy prices
Finnish lawmakers nominate Olli Rehn to be next governor
Likely candidate is former European commissioner and economic affairs minister
People: Bank of Finland to select new governor
Finnish governor Liikanen finishes final term in July; Seychelles reappoints governor and deputies; South Africa sets up foreign exchange committee; Atlanta Fed’s vice-president retires
Nordic and Baltic states reinforce regional financial co-ordination
Banks operating across the region require common macro-prudential measures
Finnish paper examines 19th century Chinese lending
Loans to officials show how banks can enforce repayment despite hostile legal environment
David Mayes: 1946–2017
The internationally minded professor was a stalwart of the central banking community
‘Substantial’ accommodation still needed in euro area – Liikanen
Bank of Finland's governor says improved growth and investment prospects have failed to affect inflation; underused capacity expected to be taken up “gradually”
Bank of Finland paper deems bitcoin ‘revolutionary’
Bitcoin cannot be regulated, say economists, who give the volatile cryptocurrency a glowing review
Finnish paper investigates key factors in financial development
Data points to rule of law and economic development are key factors, paper argues
People: IMF appoints new strategy head; ECB promotes directors
IMF promotes Lagarde’s chief of staff; Finland appoints research director
Europe must learn right lessons from crisis – Olli Rehn
Moral hazard should not dominate policymaking, Finnish board member says
Risk weightings should reflect borrowing constraints, paper argues
Finnish paper criticises principle behind regulations on capital requirements
Bank of Finland publishes China and Russia forecasts
Chinese targets “encourage data manipulation”; Russia stalls on structural reforms
Be careful of using swaps to track inflation expectations, analyst says
Be careful of using swaps to track inflation expectations, analyst says
Finnish paper presents two explanations for eurozone weakness
Paper looks at fall in natural interest rate and output rate shocks
ZLB magnifies impacts of uncertainty shocks, paper says
Differences caused by zero lower bound are “economically important”, researchers say
People: Finland sets out new board responsibilities
Two new members have been appointed to the Czech central bank’s board; new counsellor to Draghi replaces Smets at the ECB
People: Slovenia gets new deputy; ECB appoints new member to financial stability council
Slovenian parliament appoints new deputy to central bank; ECB chooses Finnish deputy governor to sit on financial stability council
Economic growth on the horizon for Finland, says Liikanen
Improved productivity and higher employment are needed to boost economic growth, says Finnish governor; Bank of Finland’s forecasts show recovery will be slower than in previous cycles
Finnish paper rethinks transmission of financial shocks
Researcher’s model uses search and matching approach
Book notes: On central banking, by Jan Qvigstad
Qvigstad’s collection of lectures captures not just the culture of Norwegian central banking, but also an intellectual history of which the country can be proud