Central Bank Governance and the Role of Nonfinancial Risk Management

Download or read book Central Bank Governance and the Role of Nonfinancial Risk Management written by Ashraf Khan and published by International Monetary Fund. This book was released on 2016-02-25 with total page 51 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This paper argues that nonfinancial risk management is an essential element of good governance of central banks. It provides a funnelled analysis, on the basis of selected literature, by (i) presenting an outline of central bank governance in general; (ii) zooming in on internal governance and organization issues of central banks; (iii) highlighting the main issues with nonfinancial risk management; and (iv) ending with recommendations for future work. It shows how attention for nonfinancial risk management has been growing, and how this has amplified the call for better governance of central banks. It stresses that in the area of nonfinancial risk management there are no crucial differences between commercial and central banks: both have people, processes, procedures, and structures. It highlights policy areas to be explored.