Meetings with Parliamentary committees and related reports
The Central Bank of Iceland is entrusted with considerable power to take decisions that directly affect the lives of people in Iceland. This has necessitated both that the Bank be subject to increased oversight and that it fulfils stricter transparency requirements in its activities. An element in this is that the Central Bank Monetary Policy Committee reports to Parliament on its activities twice a year and describes them more fully in meetings with Parliamentary committees. Since 2019, external members of the Monetary Policy Committee have also had the opportunity to submit annually a separate report to Parliament.
Monetary Policy Committee reports
Monetary Policy Committee meetings with Parliamentary committees
The twenty-third meeting was held on 17 October 2022
The meeting was attended by Ásgeir Jónsson, Governor and Monetary Policy chair; and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy and Monetary Policy Committee member.
A webcast from the meeting can be found on the website of Parliament (in Icelandic).
The twenty-second meeting was held on 3 March 2022
The meeting was attended by Ásgeir Jónsson, Governor and Monetary Policy chair; and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy and Monetary Policy Committee member.
A webcast from the meeting can be found on the website of Parliament (in Icelandic).
The twenty-first meeting was held on 20 January 2021
Attending the meeting were Governor Ásgeir Jónsson, Chair of the MPC and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, Deputy Governor of Monetary Policy and MPC member.
A webcast from the meeting can be found on the website of Parliament (in Icelandic).
The twentieth meeting was held on 27 August 2020
Attending the meeting were Governor Ásgeir Jónsson, Chair of the MPC and Gunnar Jakobsson, Deputy Governor of Financial Stability and MPC member.
A webcast from the meeting can be found on the website of Parliament (in Icelandic)
The nineteenth meeting was held on 6 February 2020
Attending the meeting were Governor Ásgeir Jónsson, Chair of the MPC and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, Deputy Governor of Monetary Policy and MPC member.
A webcast from the meeting can be found on the website of Parliament (in Icelandic)
The eighteenth meeting was held on 19 September 2019
Attending the meeting were Governor Ásgeir Jónsson, Chair of the MPC and Gylfi Zoëga, professor at the University of Iceland and MPC member.
A webcast of the meeting in Icelandic and the Governor's introductory comments have been published on the Bank's website.
The seventeenth meeting was held on 21 February 2019
Attending the meeting were Governor Már Guðmundsson, Chair of the MPC and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, Deputy Governor and MPC member.
A webcast of the meeting in Icelandic and the Governor's introductory comments have been published on the Bank's website.
The sixteenth meeting was held on 18 September 2018
Attending the meeting were Governor Már Gudmundsson, Chair of the MPC, and Katrín Ólafsdóttir, Assistant Professor at Reykjavik University and MPC Member.
A broadcast of the meeting in Icelandic and the Governor's introductory comments at the meeting can be found here on the website.
The fifteenth meeting was held on 22 February 2018
Attending the meeting were Governor Már Gudmundsson, Chair of the MPC, and Thórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member.
A broadcast of the meeting in Icelandic and the Governor's introductory comments at the meeting can be found here on the website.
The fourteenth meeting was held on 22 February 2017
Attending the meeting were Governor Már Gudmundsson, Chair of the MPC, Arnór Sighvatsson, Deputy Governor and MPC member, and Katrín Ólafsdóttir, Assistant Professor at Reykjavik University and MPC member.
A broadcast of the meeting can be found on the website of Parliament (in Icelandic)
The Governor’s introductory remarks at the meeting can be found here.
The thirteenth meeting was held on 29 August 2016
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, Thórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member, and Gylfi Zoëga, Professor of Economics and MPC member.
A broadcast of the meeting can be found here (in Icelandic)
The Governor’s introductory remarks at the meeting can be found here
The twelfth meeting was held on 25 April 2016
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, Arnór Sighvatsson, Deputy Governor and MPC member; and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, secretary of the MPC.
A broadcast of the meeting can be found here (in Icelandic)
The Governor’s introductory remarks at the meeting can be found here
The eleventh meeting was held on 11 November 2015
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, Thórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member, and Katrín Ólafsdóttir, Assistant Professor at Reykjavik University and MPC member.
A broadcast of the meeting can be found here (in Icelandic)
The Governor’s introductory remarks at the meeting can be found here
The tenth meeting was held on 13 April 2015
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, Arnór Sighvatsson, Deputy Governor and MPC member, Gylfi Zoëga, Professor of Economics and MPC member; and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, secretary of the MPC.
A broadcast of the meeting can be found here (in Icelandic)
The Governor’s introductory remarks at the meeting can be found here
The ninth meeting was held on 17 November 2014
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, Þórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member and Katrín Ólafsdóttir, Assistant Professor at Reykjavík University and MPC member.
The Governor’s introductory remarks at the meeting can be found here
The eighth meeting was held on 5 March 2014
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, and Assistant Professor at Reykjavík University and MPC member Katrín Ólafsdóttir.
The seventh meeting was held on 18 November 2013
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee; Þórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member; and Gylfi Zoëga, Professor of Economics and MPC member.
The sixth meeting was held on 25 February 2013
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, and Þórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member.
The fifth meeting was held on 26 March 2012
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee; Arnór Sighvatsson, Deputy Governor and MPC member; and Gylfi Zoëga, Professor of Economics and MPC member.
The fourth meeting was held on 28 November 2011
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee; Arnór Sighvatsson, Deputy Governor and MPC member; and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, secretary of the MPC.
The third meeting was held on 4 March 2011
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee; Þórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member; and Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, secretary of the MPC.
The Governor’s introductory remarks at the meeting can be found here
The second meeting was held on 12 November 2010
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee, and Þórarinn G. Pétursson, Chief Economist and MPC member.
The first meeting was held on 26 February 2010
Attending the meeting were Már Guðmundsson, Governor and Chair of the Monetary Policy Committee; Rannveig Sigurðardóttir, secretary of the MPC; and Ásgeir Daníelsson, Head of Research and Forecasting at the Central Bank of Iceland.