30 January 2013

The nexus between monetary and fiscal policy

Thórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist at the Central Bank of Iceland, gave a presentation on the nexus between monetary and fiscal policy at an annual seminar of chief economists from small and open economies at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, Switzerland.

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29 January 2013

Moody's has issued a comment

Moody's has today issued a comment on the EFTA court decision. A few points from Moody's comment:

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21 January 2013

Panel remarks by Governor Guðmundsson at a BIS seminar

Governor Már Guðmundsson participated in a panel discussion in a seminar held by the Bank for International Settlements on 8-9 January 2013.

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14 January 2013

Report to Parliament on the work of the CBIs MPC

The Act on the Central Bank of Iceland stipulates that the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee shall submit a report on its activities to Parliament twice a year. Furthermore, the Act states that the substance of the report shall be discussed at a joint meeting of the Parliamentary Economics and Tax Committee, Budget Committee, and Commerce Committee. The second Monetary Policy Committee report for 2012 has now been sent to Parliament and has been published here on the Central Bank of Iceland website.

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10 January 2013

Working paper on the production and export structure

Working paper no. 60, „The production and export structure of the Icelandic economy: An international comparison“, by Bjarni G. Einarsson, Gudjón Emilsson, Svava J. Haraldsdóttir, Ólafur Ö. Klemensson, Thórarinn G. Pétursson and Rósa B. Sveinsdóttir. The paper describes the production and export structure of the Icelandic economy and compares it to other developed countries.

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