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SARB's Guma on Swaziland and monetary union
In a speech given on 1 March Xolile Guma of the South African Reserve Bank said Swaziland needs to address a number of issues in regard to its position in the establishment of a regional monetary union.
Narube on Fiji - the way ahead
In the speech 'Fiji - the way ahead' given on 23 February Savenaca Narube of the Reserve Bank of Fiji said the Reserve Bank has been highlighting the imbalance between exports and imports for some time now.
Greenspan vs. Bernanke: Hold your bets
According to this article, published by BusinessWeek on Thursday 1 March, Alan Greenspan's recent outspokenness is unusual for a former head of the Federal Reserve.
Kozari on the Eurosystem Needs Assessment Program
In the speech 'Launch of the Eurosystem Needs Assessment Program' given on 16 February Kemal Kozari of the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina said this Program identifies the areas in which the Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina should achieve…
Reddy on what the RBI means to the common person
In the speech 'What the Reserve Bank of India means to the common person' given on 18 February Y V Reddy of the Reserve Bank of India said to ensure that people get good quality banking services at a reasonable cost, the RBI has taken several measures.
Tetangco on supervision in the Philippines
In the speech 'Meeting the challenges of a rapidly changing supervisory and regulatory landscape' given on 21 February Amando M Tetangco of the Central Bank of the Philippines said the regulatory reforms in central banking are inevitable across all…
Bank of Canada holds interest rates steady
The Bank of Canada held its benchmark overnight lending rate steady at 4.25 per cent Tuesday 6 March saying the risks to its forecast remain balanced, despite the wild swings in global financial markets recently.
China reforms would cut volatility says Paulson
US treasury secretary Henry Paulson said Tuesday 6 March that the global economy is as strong as he's ever seen and that reforms in China would help reduce market volatility.
Greenspan sees one-third chance of 07 recession
Former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said in an interview with Bloomberg published on Tuesday 6 March that there's a "one-third probability" of a U.S. recession this year and that he is careful not to make life difficult for Ben Bernanke.
Goldman Sachs role for ex-RBA chief
Global investment bank Goldman Sachs said on Monday 5 March that former Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane, will join its ranks as an international adviser.
Japan MoF's Watanabe is watching FX markets
Japan's finance ministry is observing developments in foreign exchange markets very closely, but this is business as usual, Hiroshi Watanabe, vice minister of finance for international affairs, told MNI.
BOJ deputy Muto seen as favourite for governor
Many economists think that deputy Bank of Japan governor Toshiro Muto is the leading candidate to be the next Japanese central bank governor, a Jiji Press survey showed Friday 2 March.
Fed's Kroszner on community banks
In the speech 'Community banks: The continuing importance of relationship finance' given on 5 March Randall Kroszner of the Federal Reserve said U.S. community banks are generally healthy and profitable despite tougher competition from larger banks and…
Fed's Warsh on market liquidity
In the speech 'Market liquidity: Definitions and implications' given on 5 March Kevin Warsh of the Federal Reserve said despite last week's sharp drop on Wall Street, the US financial system is healthy and working the way it is designed to work.
Zhou says China's yuan band may be widened
Yuan flexibility is "desirable" and China can consider "gradually" widening the yuan's trading band, central bank governor Zhou Xiaochuan said Monday 5 March.
PBOC's Wu says FX reserves to be used vigorously
A new state investment company in charge of investing China's vast foreign exchange reserves will be established, said Wu Xiaoling, vice governor of the People's Bank of China on Monday 5 March.
Iran plans banknote with atomic symbol - reports
Iran, which is currently embroiled in a row with the West over its nuclear ambitions, will issue a new banknote this month carrying an atomic symbol, newspapers reported on Sunday 4 March.
Oman could still join currency union says Suwaidi
There is a strong possibility that Oman could join a regional currency union if a simpler version than the one currently on the table were adopted, the governor of the UAE central bank, Sultan bin Naser Al Suwaidi, said on Saturday 3 March.
Fed's Bernanke on globalization & monetary policy
In the speech 'Globalization and monetary policy' given on 2 March Ben Bernanke of the Federal Reserve said global factors may on balance have boosted U.S. inflation, but globalization has not affected the ability of the Federal Reserve to influence U.S…
BIS's Knight on risk in the small and in the large
In the speech 'Now you see it, now you don't: risk in the small and in the large' given on 28 February Malcolm Knight of the BIS said there is no doubt that the financial system is now more resilient than it was in the past.
RBNZ re-appoints Arthur Grimes to Board
Arthur Grimes has been re-appointed as a non-executive director on the Reserve Bank of New Zealand's Board for a second five-year term, finance minister Michael Cullen announced Monday 5 March.
Brazil's fin min says Bevilaqua's exit was routine
The resignation of Brazilian central bank economic policy director Afonso Bevilaqua represented a routine change that won't alter the direction of policy at the institution, Finance Minister Guido Mantega said on Friday 2 March.
Why Germany's economy will outshine Japan
According to this article by Stephen Roach, published on Wednesday 28 February by MoneyWeek, the German economy is very much on the mend after failing to fall into a Japanese-like quagmire.
National Bank of Cambodia - Annual Report 2005
According to the National Bank of Cambodia's Annual Report 2005, despite the remaining obstacles and difficulties both at home and abroad, Cambodia enjoyed remarkable social and economic achievements and experienced a relatively high economic growth rate.