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Faster growth? If we want it
SPEECH - An address by Donald T. Brash, Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand to the Catching the Knowledge Wave conference, Auckland, 2 August.
Politician says Koizumi agrees to ask BOJ to ease
JAPAN - Senior ruling Liberal Democratic Party lawmaker Hideyuki Aizawa said 1 August he and Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi agreed on the need to call for the Bank of Japan to ease further.
Chief to IMF office in Seoul
SOUTH KOREA - Paul Grunwald has been appointed as chief of the IMF office in Seoul, South Korea.
Prizes of Romanian central bank for 2001
ROMANIA - The Romanian Central Bank awarded on 31 July its prizes for the year 2001 to prominent figures in the economic and cultural life, who, through their scientific activity and their exceptional original works, made an important contribution and…
Hungary aims to introduce euro in 2006
HUNGARY - The government expects that Hungary will introduce the euro as its currency as of 1 January 2006, Zsigmond Jarai, head of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB) said at a business conference on 26 July.
New deputy governor to South African Reserve Bank
SOUTH AFRICA - The South African Reserve Bank has appointed Dr Xolile Pallo Guma as its new deputy governor.
Speech by Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
SPEECH - Remarks made by Dr Ishrat Husain, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, as a panelist at the Seminar on Conditionality and Ownership organized by the IMF, World Bank and Commonwealth Secretariat at London on 23-24 July.
ECB press release - Interest rates unchanged
EUROPE - The European Central Bank has left all its key interest rates unchanged following its governing council meeting this morning.
Bank of England committee reduces interest rates
UK - Bank of England Reduces Interest Rates by 0.25% to 5.0%
Surprise cut in UK interest rates
UK - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has cut interest rates by 0.25%.
Speech by Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan
SPEECH - Address by Dr Ishrat Husain, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, at Mahbul Haq memorial seminar held on 16 July at Islamabad on Pakistan's development challenges.
Observations on recent economic developments
SPEECH - Address by Mr. T. T. Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, Southern African-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry, 13 July.
Manila c bank says no need to print more money
PHILIPPINES - There was no danger that monetary authorities would be forced to print more money to pay for government debts, Philippine central bank governor Rafael Buenaventura said on 31 July.
New currency law not seen hurting Russian reserves
RUSSIA - The reduction in the amount of hard currency companies are obliged to exchange for roubles is not expected to have a major impact on the forex market nor prevent the central bank from building up it foreign currency reserves, dealers said on 31…
Armenia's top officials must declare their income
ARMENIA - The Armenian parliament has passed a law on the declaration of income and property by high-ranking officials, including the central bank, in Armenia.
Lebanon needs stable currency - Bank governor
LEBANON - A stable currency is needed for successful privatisation of state-owned companies, Banque du Liban (Central Bank of Lebanon) Governor Riad Salameh said on 30 July.
Hungarian bank says June deficit was misprint
HUNGARY - The National Bank of Hungary said on 1 August that the figure of EUR129.2 million for the June current account deficit, published in its quarterly inflation report 1 August, was a misprint.
Bank set to defy rate cut calls
UK - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to leave UK interest rates unchanged, despite a mixed picture for the British economy. The MPC began its monthly meeting today, 1 August, and is due to reveal its interest rate…
Central Bank of Tunisia - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Tunisia has published its Annual Report 2000.
Reflections on the Capital Goods Overhang
SPEECH - Remarks by Vice Chairman Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. before the Charlotte Economics Club, Charlotte, North Carolina, 18 July.
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norway's central bank
SPEECH - Speech by Central Bank of Norway Governor Svein Gjedrem at The Norwegian School of Management's Centre for Monetary Economics, 7 June.
Progress in the Italian Banking System
SPEECH - The Governor of the Bank of Italy, Antonio Fazio, gave a speech on 3 July at the Italian Bankers' Association, Annual Meeting.
Zimbabwe c bank says support plan aids gold mines
ZIMBABWE - Zimbabwe's Reserve Bank said today, 31 July, a support programme for gold producers introduced earlier this year had helped boost production in a sector where high costs had threatened several mines with collapse.
Credit card growth blamed for spiralling debt
AUSTRALIA - The proliferation of credit cards has contributed to the bad management of personal debt, according to NRMA Building Society research.