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Fundanga on local bond market developments
In the speech 'Local bond market developments in Zambia' given on 4 April Caleb Fundanga of the Bank of Zambia said what we as Bank of Zambia can do is to understand the dynamics of the debt market, how it is evolving, and whether it is sufficiently…
Noyer says hedge funds may raise abuse risk
European Central Bank Governing Council member Christian Noyer said in a report released on Monday 16 April that hedge funds add to market efficiency but can increase the risk of market abuse.
US's Paulson sees progress on trade imbalances
U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson said in a statement the Group of Seven (G7) nations have made progress but "more needs to be done" on trade imbalances.
Report says new governor in Cyprus
The Financial Mirror in Cyprus reported that Athanasios Orphanides was appointed the new governor of the Central Bank of Cyprus on Friday 13 April.
EU's Almunia says Europe in good times
Joaquin Almunia, the European Commissioner for economic and monetary affairs, said Saturday 14 April, Europe is enjoying a good recovery.
Riksbank's minutes show division on rates
Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank's 29 March meeting published Monday 16 April show the central bank's board members were not unanimous in their decision to leave the repo rate unchanged at 3.25%.
ECB's Trichet at the Transatlantic Roundtable
In keynote luncheon remarks at the conference 'Transatlantic Roundtable on Finance and Monetary Affairs' given on 13 April Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB said that in terms of integration the euro area retail banking markets have further to go.
Fed says what it means -- No interest rate cut
According to this article published Friday 13 April by John Berry of Bloomberg, the Federal Reserve has shown over the last three weeks that communicating the finer points of monetary policy decisions isn't easy.
New York court lifts PMA freeze
A New York court has lifted a freeze on the US operations of the Palestine Monetary Authority, which acts as the Palestinian central bank, that was imposed in connection with the killing of two Americans in a Hamas shooting attack.
BMA appoints new CEO
The Bermuda Monetary Authority announced Thursday 12 April that Matthew Elderfield has been appointed as the central bank's next Chief Executive Officer.
Wolfowitz facing calls to quit World Bank
Paul Wolfowitz's position as head of the World Bank looked increasingly under threat Friday 13 April after he was forced to retreat from a meeting after being booed by his employees and the bank's governing board met overnight to decide his fate.
BOJ's Fukui signals confidence in US economy
Bank of Japan governor Toshihiko Fukui on Thursday 12 April repeated his optimism over the U.S. economy, saying it has a "high probability" of achieving a healthy slowdown despite signs of moderating business investment and high inflation rates.
RBZ's Gono urges privatisation quickly
Zimbabwe could easily realize at least 3 billion U.S. dollars from the privatization of some parastatals, enough to meet its annual import requirements, according to The Herald on Friday 13 April.
Sveriges Riksbank Economic Review, No 1 2007
The Sveriges Riksbank published its Economic Review No 1 2007 on Wednesday 4 April. The latest edition includes the article "The role of academics in monetary policy: a study of Swedish inflation targeting".
Risk measurement and systemic risk
The European Central Bank on 11 April published proceedings from the Fourth Joint Central Bank Research Conference on Risk Measurement and Systemic Risk which took place at the ECB in Frankfurt on 8 and 9 November 2005.
Chicago Fed's Moskow on US economic outlook
In the speech 'U.S. economic outlook' given on 11 April Michael Moskow of the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago said the risk of inflation staying stubbornly high is still greater than the possibility of economic growth falling too low.
Modelling payments systems: Literature review
In this Bank of Canada Working Paper the authors organize the literature on payments systems according to three general classes of modelling approaches, and compare those approaches in terms of their strengths and weaknesses.
Canada's Kennedy on uncertainty in monetary policy
In the speech 'Dealing with uncertainty in the conduct of monetary policy' given on 12 April Sheryl Kennedy of the Bank of Canada said that the data, models and indicators the central bank uses to set monetary policy provide only "approximate information…
IMF struggles to find a role on the global stage
According to this article from The Times, published Tuesday 10 April, both the IMF and the G7 are becoming outdated and toothless bodies as the world economic landscape is transformed by the rise of China, India and Brazil.
BOK says economy on modest growth track
The Bank of Korea left its key short-term rate unchanged at 4.5 percent on Thursday 12 April saying it expected the economy to maintain modest growth on recovering domestic consumption.
China's FX reserves past $1.2T
China's foreign reserves have risen past $1.2 trillion, a state news agency said Thursday 12 April, amid surging trade and plans to create a multibillion-dollar company to invest some of the stockpile.
SARB says SA credit not immediately inflationary
South Africa's central bank governor Tito Mboweni said on Thursday 12 April the country's household spending and credit were not immediately inflationary but warned that bank lending remained "uncomfortably high".
Bank of Japan Monthly Report, April 2007
The Bank of Japan published the English version of its April 2007 monthly report on Thursday 12 April. In the report the BOJ left its assessment of economic and financial developments unchanged in April, saying the economy will continue to expand…
IMF World Economic Outlook, April 2007
The International Monetary Fund published its World Economic Outlook April 2007 on 11 April. In the report the IMF said the European Central Bank should raise interest rates again this summer, and further tightening moves may also be necessary after that.