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Y V Reddy: International Financial Standards
SPEECH - Public lecture by Dr Y V Reddy, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of India, at the Centre for Banking Studies of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, Colombo, 28 June.
T T Mboweni: Building Africa's future
SPEECH - Address by Professor TT Mboweni, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, at the 6th Africa Regional Girl Guides Conference, Cape Town, 2 July.
Central Bank of Ireland, Bulletin, Summer 2001
IRELAND - The Central Bank of Ireland has published its Bulletin for Summer 2001.
Bank of Finland Bulletin No. 2, 2001
RESEARCH - The Bank of Finland has published its second bulletin of 2001. It includes articles on the Bank of Finland's macroeconomic forecast 2001-2003 and looks at the Eurosystem's monetary policy instruments.
BIS Working Paper on euro and financial markets
RESEARCH - The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has published a working paper on the impact of the euro on Europe's financial markets. The paper is written by Gabriele Galati and Kostas Tsatsaronis, July 2001.
CB to work out ideas for commercial banks on euro
HUNGARY - The National Bank of Hungary (MNB) is preparing recommendations to commercial banks regarding the introduction of euro coins and notes in 12 EU member states as of 1 January 2002, MNB spokesperson Gabor Missura said.
NZ central bk seeks additional mon policy advisors
NEW ZEALAND - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand on 11 July placed advertisements in local newspapers for one or two recruits to provide additional monetary policy advice to the central bank.
Second banker in month nominated to Fed board
US - President Bush announced 10 July that he will nominate former community banker and Senate Banking Committee aide Mark Olson to the Federal Reserve Board.
Mon council member resigns at new central bank act
HUNGARY - Professor Janos Kornai, one of Hungary's most prominent economists, has announced his resignation from his position on the monetary council of the National Bank of Hungary (MNB).
Bank directors told to undergo training
PHILIPPINES - The Bangko Sentral has expanded its "fit and proper" rule for bank officers and directors by requiring all appointees to banks' boards to undergo mandatory training in "good corporate governance".
Sharon backs Klein and an independent Central Bank
ISRAEL - Prime Minister Ariel Sharon has published a statement on 9 July expressing support for maintaining the independence of the Bank of Israel and for Governor David Klein, Ha'aretz reports.
CBR makes life easier for capital exporters
RUSSIA - On 5 July, the Central Bank of Russia established a new procedure for making direct investments in the economies of CIS countries.
Reserve Bank of Malawi must have greater autonomy
MALAWI - Economists in the country have called on the government to leave the country's Central Bank, the Reserve Bank of Malawi (RBM) alone saying that creating the independence of the bank would benefit the whole nation.
French to ease cash deposit laws
FRANCE - The French parliament looks set to adopt a law that eases the responsibility of banks for reporting large cash deposits during the introduction of euro notes and coins.
Indonesia c-bank implements new settlement system
INDONESIA - Bank Indonesia (BI), the Indonesian central bank, has implemented the Real-Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) system in Bandung. RTGS facilitates high-speed, high-value transactions. BI will also use RTGS to monitor the liquidity of banks and as an…
Bangladesh central bank launches website
BANGLADESH - Bangladesh Bank, the country's central bank, on 11 July opened its website to allow access to economic information and financial data.
Speech by Yutaka Yamaguchi Dep Gov Bank of Japan
SPEECH - Yutaka Yamaguchi, Deputy Governor of the Bank of Japan, gave a speech at the Edinburgh Finance & Investment Seminar, on 22 June. The speech was published on 9 July.
The Information Campaign - Euro 2002
SPEECH - Wim Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank gave a speech titled 'The Information Campaign - Euro 2002' in Paris on 10 July. The speech is in French.
Europe and the New Economy
SPEECH - Eugenio Domingo Solans, Executive Board Member of the European Central Bank gave a speech on 9 July. The speech was titled 'Europe and the New Economy'. The speech is in Spanish.
Brazil currency weaker as Argentina worries
BRAZIL - Brazil's currency weakened by about 1.7 percent by noon 10 July as concern over Argentina and its attempts to sell new debt undercut attempts by the Central Bank to prop up the embattled real.
Nepal to let foreigners have majority bank stakes
NEPAL - Nepal announced on 10 July it would let foreign players hold majority stakes in joint venture banks as part of a drive to open up its banking sector to outsiders.
Sweden needs stabilising tool for euro entry-union
SWEDEN - Swedish membership of the euro is not desirable unless there is a tool to stabilise the economy which would compensate for the loss of national monetary policy, the country's biggest trade union group said on 10 July.
Central Bank Governor - Mexico confident
MEXICO - Self-confident Mexico shrugs off the jitters - Central bank chief says sound fundamentals have helped Mexico avoid the pitfalls of an emerging market.
New York Fed names new appointments
NEW YORK - The Federal Reserve Bank of New York announced that its board of directors has approved the promotion of three officers to assistant vice presidents and named eight new officers at the bank.