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Nigeria's central bank raises rates
NIGERIA - The Central Bank of Nigeria has raised the interest rate at which it lends to commercial banks by 2%, bucking the trend of globally coordinated rate cuts in the wake of the attacks on the US.
German business confidence falls
GERMANY - German business confidence has fallen again, reflecting uncertainty over the effects of the terror attacks in the US, a key report has said.
Peru's congress elects directors to central bank
PERU - Congress on Thursday 20 September elected its three representatives to the board of directors of the Central Reserve Bank of Peru.
BOJ Yamaguchi - Need vigilance if war mood rises
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Deputy Governor Yutaka Yamaguchi said today, 21 September, the central bank must be vigilant to maintain market stability if the world gets closer to being on a war footing.
Very hard to tell when Japan CPI to exceed zero
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said today, 21 September, it is very difficult to tell at this time when Japan's consumer price index will begin increasing.
Financial regulators set for action
US - Following last week's terrorist attack, US financial regulators are set to clamp down.
Safe-haven currencies and bonds gain, stocks slide
EUROPE - Safe-haven currencies and government bonds gained today, Friday 21 September, as jittery investors pulled out of volatile equities, spooked by last week's terrorist attacks in the US.
More gloom for Japan as BoJ downgrades economy
JAPAN - Confidence in Japan's precarious economy was further undermined on Thursday 20 September as the Bank of Japan lowered its assessment of the economy for the fourth time in as many months and official figures showed a 47.2 per cent slide in the…
Europe's bank confident of quick recovery
EUROPE - The European Central Bank expressed confidence yesterday that the eurozone would recover quickly from an economic slowdown made worse by last week's terrorist attacks in the US.
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norway's central bank
SPEECH - The governor of Norway's central bank, Norges Bank, Svein Gjedrem, gave an address at the Wage Bargaining Conference of the Electricians and IT Workers' Union in Vestfold and Telemark counties on 24 August.
Bank of Japan - Monthly Report - September 2001
REPORT - Bank of Japan Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, September 2001 released 21 September.
Economic Forces Shaping U.S. - Japan Trade
SPEECH - Thomas M. Hoenig President of the Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City gave a speech to the Midwest U.S. - Japan Association, Wichita, Kansas, 10 September.
ECB Monthly Bulletin - September 2001
REPORT - The European Central Bank published its regular Monthly Bulletin on 20 September.
Testimony of Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - Federal Reserve Board Chairman Alan Greenspan testified before the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs, U.S. Senate, 20 September.
Embracing change, IMF looks for shareholder reform
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - The International Monetary Fund yesterday, 20 September, issued its annual report for 2001, highlighting its progress in implementing reforms and urging its members - particularly the advanced economies - to do the same.
IMF new lending rises slightly
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - Lending by the International Monetary Fund in its financial year 2001 to last April increased slightly, reflecting additional loans to Argentina and Turkey to assist their economic reform.
IMF promises more efforts on crisis prevention
IMF ANNUAL REPORT 2001 - International Monetary Fund Managing Director Horst Koehler yesterday, Wednesday, reiterated that the international lender will focus more in the coming months and years on preventing economic crises.
Speech by Antonio Fazio of the Bank of Italy
SPEECH - Opening address by Antonio Fazio Governor of the Bank of Italy at the Monitoring the Euro Area Business Cycle International Conference, Rome, 7 September.
IMF's Kohler sees hope for economic recovery
US - The US economy is expected to show signs of recovery by the end of the year in spite of last week's terrorist attacks and the sharp decline in the airline industry, the International Monetary Fund said yesterday, 19 September.
Japan on its own in supporting the dollar
JAPAN - When Haruhiko Kuroda, Japan's top financial diplomat, was despatched yesterday to the US and Europe, most analysts assumed he would try to drum up support for Japan's efforts to prop up the dollar.
Pakistan exchanges stay closed
PAKISTAN - Financial market regulators in Pakistan have announced that the country's three stock exchanges will remain closed until next week.
New deputy governor at Pakistan's central bank
PAKISTAN - Mr. Tawfiq A. Husain today, 20 September, assumed the charge of the office of Deputy Governor, State Bank of Pakistan. He replaces Mr. Mukhtar Nabi Qureshi who retired from the post after completing his term.
Speech by Birgir sleifur Gunnarsson
SPEECH - Birgir sleifur Gunnarsson, Governor and Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland, spoke at a meeting in the Icelandic Chamber of Commerce, 29 August.
Speech by Antonio Fazio of the Bank of Italy
SPEECH - Speech by Antonio Fazio Governor of the Bank of Italy to the Conference on "Work as Key to the Social Question" Vatican City, 14 September.