By Marta Vilar – LISBON (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 March with Mário Centeno, governor of the Banco de Portugal and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank.
26 March 2025
By Marta Vilar – LISBON (Econostream) – There is no reason for the European Central Bank to pause interest rate cuts in the April meeting, according to ECB Governing Council member Mário Centeno.
26 March 2025
By David Barwick – ATHENS (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 20 March with Yannis Stournaras, Governor of the Bank of Greece and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
21 March 2025
By David Barwick – ATHENS (Econostream) – All currently available information suggests that another interest rate cut will be appropriate at the European Central Bank’s 17 April monetary policy meeting, but high uncertainty means that no particular outcome can be taken for granted, according to ECB Governing Council member Yannis Stournaras.
21 March 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – VALLETTA (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 18 March with Alexander Demarco, Acting Governor of the Central Bank of Malta and alternate member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
19 March 2025
By David Barwick and Marta Vilar – VALLETTA (Econostream) – While elevated uncertainty implies that a pause in monetary policy easing cannot currently be excluded in April, there may be reason for the European Central Bank to stick to the ‘default’ option of another rate cut, according to ECB Governing Council alternate member Alexander Demarco.
19 March 2025
By David Barwick – FRANKFURT (Econostream) – European Central Bank Governing Council member Mārtiņš Kazāks on Friday said that interest rate expectations incorporated in the ECB’s projections could still be realised if developments supported this.
7 March 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 27 February 2025 with Marjan Divjak, Director General of the Treasury Directorate of Slovenia's Ministry of Finance:
28 February 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Slovenia might tap the Panda bond market, according to Marjan Divjak, Director General of the Treasury Directorate of Slovenia's Ministry of Finance.
28 February 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 19 February 2025 with Stelios Leonidou, Senior Economic Officer at the Cypriot Public Debt Management Office.
24 February 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The Public Debt Management Office of Cyprus is assessing whether it should reopen the 2034 bond anytime soon, according to Senior Economic Officer Stelios Leonidou.
24 February 2025
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 18 February with Gediminas Šimkus, Chairman of the Board of the Bank of Lithuania and member of the Governing Council of the European Central Bank:
20 February 2025
By David Barwick – VILNIUS (Econostream) – Market expectations of another three ECB interest rate cuts this year are reasonable, even if high uncertainty makes the precise timing of moves post-March an open question, according to European Central Bank Governing Council member Gediminas Šimkus.
20 February 2025
By David Barwick – VIENNA (Econostream) – There is a real chance that euro area inflation will fall below the European Central Bank’s price stability target of 2%, but this would justify less monetary policy easing, not more, according to Council member Robert Holzmann on Monday.
17 February 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on 21 January 2025 with Karol Czarnecki, Director of the Public Debt Department at the Polish Ministry of Finance.:
31 January 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Poland will issue a new green bond in 2025 and is looking into the euro market for that purpose, according to Karol Czarnecki, director of the Public Debt Department at the Polish Ministry of Finance.
31 January 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on January 21 with Dorothée Rouzet, Chief Economist of the French Treasury.
27 January 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – The French economy should not suffer recession, with annual growth likely to hover around 1%, according to French Treasury Chief Economist Dorothée Rouzet.
27 January 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) - Following is the full transcript of the interview conducted by Econostream on January 20 with Anna Hughes, CEO of the Australian Office of Financial Management.
21 January 2025
By Marta Vilar – MADRID (Econostream) – Australia will issue a new green bond line via syndication in 2026 or 2027, according to Australian Office of Financial Management’s CEO Anna Hughes.
21 January 2025