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Bank of England Under UK Parliament Scrutiny
Governance at the Bank of England must be strengthened to reflect its new powers, parliamentarians (MPs) on the Commons Treasury Committee have demanded in a report published this week ('Accountability of the Bank of England'). Main recommendations:...
Legal Vacancy at MIGA/Worldbank
The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency is seeking a Counsel for its Legal Affairs and Claims Group in Washington DC. Interested applicants should visit the Worldbank website for the full vacancy information and apply to job #112040 by November...
A Global Central Bank
An International Monetary Policy Committee accountable to world leaders, that is what the Committee on International Economic and Policy Reform proposes in its report Rethinking Central Banking. This International MPC sould comprise representatives o...
German Court Upholds Greek Bailout
While upholding the aid to Greece and a euro rescue package, the German Constitutional Court has concluded that for future financial guarantees the Federal Government should obtain prior approval from the German Parliament. On September 7, the Court...
German president questions legality of ECB bond buys
Reuters.com reports that German President Christian Wulff questioned the legality of the European Central Bank's bond-buying programme on Wednesday, highlighting the strength of opposition in Germany to the controversial plan. Reportedly, Wulff added...
Legal Vacancy at IMF
The IMF Legal Department is seeking a Counsel to join its Administrative Unit in Washington DC. Interested applicants should visit www.imf.org/jobs for the full vacancy information and apply to job #1100530 by July 25, 2011.
Legal Framework for Eurosystem National Central Banks
by Andres Tupits (Senior Associate at Sorainen) My recent PhD thesis at the University of London analyses legal issues related to the participation in the Eurosystem by a national central bank (NCB). My aim is to develop principles that could be used...
German Constitutional Court to Hear Euro Bailout Challenge
Reuters reports that Germany's highest court will begin hearing a lawsuit against the financial efforts to stem the euro zone crisis on July 5. The lawsuit against euro zone rescue packages, filed last July by a group of five eurosceptics led by econ...
Legal Vacancy in IMF
The IMF Legal Department is seeking a Senior Counsel to join the fiscal law team of its Financial and Fiscal Law Unit in Washington DC. Interested applicants should visit www.imf.org/jobs for the full vacancy information and apply to job #1100368 by...
Econstories.tv: a fun way of teaching economics
Econstories.tv is a place to learn about the economic way of thinking through the eyes of creative director John Papola and creative economist Russ Roberts. Watch for example the music videos Fear the Boom and Bust or Fight of the Century where John...
Legal Vacancy in ECB
The European Central Bank is looking for a Counsel in its Legal Advice Division in Frankfurt am Main. Follow this link for more info.
Legal Vacancy in EBRD
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is looking for a Counsel in its Finanical Law Unit in London. Follow this link for more info.
ECB prepares emergency liquidity facility for troubled euro zone banks
The European Central Bank is putting together a lending facility for troubeled euro zone banks. Reuters quotes a source saying that "this will replace the ELA (Emergency Liquidity Assistance) that is currently being provided by the Irish central...
Macro-Financial Stability in the New Normal (IMF Conference)
In the aftermath of the global financial crisis, monetary and regulatory policies are being reassessed to reduce systemic vulnerabilities and costly financial crises. The global financial crisis has highlighted weakness in macroeconomic and regulator...
US Supreme Court Orders More Bailout Transparency
On Monday the US Supreme Court let stand a lower-court ruling compelling the Fed to reveal the names of banks that borrowed money at the so-called discount window during the financial crisis. This court order in Bloomberg LP vs Federal Reserve Board...
MonetaryLaw.Net
Our new address is monetarylaw.net. This gives expression to the wider range of topics covered compared to the original focus on the EU's monetary union. The 'net' domain also underlines that we're a network--soon we'll start publishing posts by gues...
What Role for the New Financial Stability Board?
"Under any scenario, then, it is clear that the FSB is likely to have an important future in international regulatory politics. If the political support behind strengthening the international standards regime holds up, the FSB will certainly hav...
What Role for the New Financial Stability Board?
"Under any scenario, then, it is clear that the FSB is likely to have an important future in international regulatory politics. If the political support behind strengthening the international standards regime holds up, the FSB will certainly hav...
When Money Dies
"...if you wish to destroy a nation you must corrupt its currency. Thus must sound money be the first bastion of a society's defence." That is how Adam Fergusson, historian, journalist and former European Parliament member, ends the prologu...
When Money Dies
"...if you wish to destroy a nation you must corrupt its currency. Thus must sound money be the first bastion of a society's defence." That is how Adam Fergusson, historian, journalist and former European Parliament member, ends the prologu...
