OANDA, New York based forex trading serving provider recently revealed in an announcement that it has made a new addition to its APAC region senior level leadership team. As per statement released by the firm…
Gent Sejko: Enhancing Bank of Albania’s alignment with…
Your Excellencies Ambassadors, Representatives of Banca d'Italia and Deutsche Bundesbank, Ladies and gentlemen, Dear guests, I have the pleasure, as the Governor of the Bank of Albania, to welcome you to the launching ceremony of the Twinning Project…
Dimitar Radev: Spillovers from the ECB’s monetary policy…
There is much discussion these days about the course of monetary policy in the euro area. What global headlines rarely catch, however, is how such policy affects the European economies outside the euro area. Bulgaria…
Carlos da Silva Costa: Opening remarks – “Bank…
It is a great pleasure to be here today to open Banco de Portugal's 2019 Conference on Financial Stability. On behalf of Banco de Portugal and, in particular, of the organising team, I would like…
Introductory remarks at Dundalk Institute of Technology –…
Introductory remarks at Dundalk Institute of Technology Good morning. It is a pleasure to meet with you today. I noticed on the way in that this lecture theatre is named after a predecessor of mine…
Additional time provided to implement Strong Customer Authentication…
Seeking to ensure smooth transition of payment service providers and e-merchants to strong customer authentication (SCA) methods and continued ability of consumers to make card-based online payments, the Bank of Lithuania is of the opinion…
Luis de Guindos: The evolution of stress-testing in…
During the financial crisis in Europe, stress tests were primarily used to identify capital shortfalls in the banking sector and to enhance market discipline. This was achieved through the publication of consistent and granular data…
Yves Mersch: Money and private currencies – reflections…
In 1787, during the debates on adopting the US Constitution, James Madison stated that "[t]he circulation of confidence is better than the circulation of money". It's telling that Madison chose to use public trust in…
Bank Rate maintained at 0.75% – August 2019
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) sets monetary policy to meet the 2% inflation target, and in a way that helps to sustain growth and employment. At its meeting ending on 31 July…