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IMF News Brief - Loan to Pakistan
NEWS BRIEF - IMF completes last review under Pakistan's stand-by arrangement, approves US$135 million disbursement.
Pakistan wins IMF cash
PAKISTAN - The International Monetary Fund has approved a $135m cash injection into Pakistan, in a further sign of the country's strengthened relations with Western states.
Japan's finances questioned
JAPAN - Japan's ability to repay its sovereign debts has been questioned by a leading international credit rating agency.
Euro zone rates kept on hold
EUROPE - The European Central Bank (ECB) has kept eurozone interest rates on hold.
Speech by Antonio Fazio Governor Bank of Italy
SPEECH - Joint Session of the Fifth Committees of the Italian Senate and Chamber of Deputies. Testimony. Fact-finding preliminary to the examination of the Economic and Financial Planning Document for the years 2002-2006. Antonio Fazio, Governor, Bank of…
ECB Press Release - Monetary policy decisions
ECB PRESS RELEASE - At today's meeting the Governing Council of the ECB decided that the minimum bid rate on the main refinancing operations and the interest rates on the marginal lending facility and the deposit facility will remain unchanged at 3.75%,…
Speech by Eva Srejber of Sweden's central bank
SPEECH - Speech by Second Deputy Governor Eva Srejber of Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank at the Swedish Taxpayers Association 21 September.
Federal Reserve Board Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - "The Federal Reserve Board on Friday announced it is extending the deadline for public comment on the potential longer-term direction of the Board's policy on payments system risk. Comment is requested by November 16, 2001."
Speech by Bob McTeer of the Dallas Fed
SPEECH - Remarks by Bob McTeer, President and CEO of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas before the Greater Dallas Chamber of Commerce, 2001 Economic Forum: Business Issues and the Economy, Dallas, Texas 12 September.
The 'Zimbabwe effect' takes toll on currency
The 'Zimbabwe effect' takes toll on currency - Central bank governor Linah Mohohlo says Botswana's profile has been rocked thanks to its proximity to political turmoil.
Watchdog rules credit card retail fees excessive
Fees paid by retailers to credit card companies are "excessive" and anti-competitive, the competition watchdog said in a provisional ruling yesterday.
Tokyo seeks US support to curb yen rise
Senior Japanese officials yesterday hinted that Tokyo was stepping up its efforts to win tacit US support for measures to prevent the yen from strengthening in the aftermath of last week's terrorist attacks in the US.
Price and exports falls hit Africa
Economic growth in Africa is projected to reach 4% this year, according to a report by the International Monetary Fund (IMF).
Bundesbank chief backs tighter scrutiny
Germany's Bundesbank put its weight behind Berlin's efforts to combat money laundering and tighten up scrutiny of potential terrorist accounts on Tuesday, in spite of possible infringements of bank secrecy.
US economy in freefall
The US economy, which makes up one quarter of world economic output, is slowing sharply, and bringing down growth throughout the rest of the world.
Japan's slowdown to hit Asia
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) forecast a sombre short-term outlook for the Japanese economy, with significant implications for the rest of East Asia.
Europe faces economic slowdown
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that Europe will find it difficult to avoid a sharp economic slowdown, as it is hit by the tech sector collapse, weak consumer demand and the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in the USA.
IMF warns on global economy
IMF REPORT - The International Monetary Fund has forecast a sharper slowdown in the world economy, following the terrorist attacks in the United States.
IMF World Economic Outlook - Released 26 September
REPORT - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has published its twice yearly World Economic Outlook. The World Economic Outlook presents the IMF staff's analysis and projections of economic developments at the global level, in major country groups …
Speech by Jarle Bergo, Dep Governor Norges Bank
SPEECH - Speech by Jarle Bergo, Deputy Governor of Norges Bank, the central bank of Norway at the General Meeting of ACI Norge on 31 August.
Speech by Svein Gjedrem, Governor of Norges Bank
SPEECH - Speech by Svein Gjedrem, Governor of Norges Bank the central bank of Norway at a meeting of Sparebanken Nord-Norge, Troms, 25 September.
Speech by Christopher Allsopp of Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by Christopher Allsopp, Member of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England, delivered in the Scott Policy Seminar Series of the Northern Ireland Economic Research Centre (NIERC), 19 September.
ECB puts yen under pressure
EUROPE - The European Central Bank (ECB) has intervened in the foreign exchange markets, buying euros and selling yen, in an attempt to weaken the Japanese currency.
G7 respond to Bush's call to freeze accounts
US - Washington's G7 partners have begun to respond to President George Bush's call yesterday to freeze financial accounts of a list of suspected terrorist organisations and individuals linked to them.