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Euro disaster a salutary lesson in what not to do
According to this recent article, the idea of a single currency area for countries like China, Japan, and Korea has certain obvious appeal. However, it is a big stretch to assume that a single currency union is either the best way for them to reap those…
National Bank of Kazakhstan - Annual Report 2004
According to the National Bank of the Republic of Kazakhstan's Annual Report 2004, investment activity on the part of domestic and foreign capital contributed a great deal to the country's economic growth.
McGauchie reappointed to RBA's board
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello on Thursday 30 March reappointed Telstra Corp. chairman Don McGauchie to the Reserve Bank of Australia's board for another five-year term.
Meirelles to stay at Brazil's central bank
At the inauguration ceremony of Brazil's new minister of finance, Guido Mantega, the president of the central bank, Henrique Meirelles, said that he will continue in his post.
Sweden's Rosenberg on monetary policy
In the speech 'Assessment of monetary policy' given on 30 March Irma Rosenberg of the Sveriges Riksbank said safeguarding confidence in the inflation target is of central importance for monetary policy.
Canada's Dodge on global imbalances
In the speech 'Global imbalances: Why worry? What to do?' given on 29 March David Dodge of the Bank of Canada said large and persistent current account imbalances are a global problem and all countries must adopt policies that will allow market forces to…
Rivals line up for RBA succession
Australian Treasurer Peter Costello has just six months to find a replacement for Reserve Bank of Australia governor Ian Macfarlane. According to this article published on Sunday 26 March, Glenn Stevens may be favourite for the post, but there is still…
The battle of the central bankers
According to this article published on Wednesday 29 March, central banks around the world are now engaged in a decorous competition to demonstrate their superior communication skills.
Overhaul enhances Sri Lanka's standing in world
According to this article published on Tuesday 28 March, prominent among Sri Lanka's economic and financial reforms in the last two decades was the creation of a modern sophisticated payments infrastructure.
India will grow faster with convertible rupee
According to this article published Monday 27 March, India's intention to make the rupee fully convertible could lead to full-fledged capital flight which could thrust the country into a serious banking and currency crisis.
Central Bank of Kenya - Annual Report 2005
According to the Central Bank of Kenya's Annual Report 2005, economic performance during the year improved markedly from that witnessed in recent years.
Comment: Developments in March
March was an eventful month in central banking circles. The Bank of Japan put an end to its "quantitative easing" policy and attention now turns to the timing of its first interest rate increase.
Bernanke says US can withstand dollar fall
The chronic U.S. trade gap need not fuel a "precipitous" decline in the dollar, but the economy may be able to shrug it off if it did, Federal Reserve Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said in a letter.
CBK's Mullei asked to leave office
Kenya's central bank governor has formally been asked to step down until a corruption case against him is decided, the government said on Thursday 30 March.
BoE's Lomax questions MPC meetings
Bank of England deputy governor Rachel Lomax said in a speech in Oslo on Thursday 30 March that expectations for inflation have fallen and appear well anchored around the official target of 2.0 percent.
Issing praises German deficit efforts
In an interview to be published Thursday 30 March European Central Bank chief economist Otmar Issing welcomed efforts by the German government to tackle the country's budget deficit.
ECB's Bini Smaghi: IMF risks becoming secretariat
European Central Bank (ECB) board member Lorenzo Bini Smaghi said the International Monetary Fund needs to give the ECB and eurozone stronger representation, according to an interview by the Financial Times.
Comment: More of the same from Bernanke
The Fed completed its first monetary policy meeting under the chairmanship of Ben Bernanke on Tuesday 28 March. The 25 basis point increase - taking US rates to 4.75% - was a mere formality, but Fed watchers were preparing to pore over the accompanying…
Turkey's Basci keeps mouth zipped
As the uncertainty over the identity of the next central bank governor continues, Turkey's acting governor Erdem Basci declined to respond to reporters questions on the matter.
New ECB premises project
As part of the preparations for the construction of the new ECB premises, the European Central Bank said on Tuesday 28 March that it has commissioned searches of the site.
Reforms to BoE's money markets operations
The Bank of England has announced that, subject to conducting a successful dress rehearsal, it is aiming to introduce the new reserve-averaging scheme and standing facilities on 18 May 2006.
Fed raises rates again
The Federal Open Market Committee decided Tuesday 28 March to raise its target for the federal funds rate by 25 basis points to 4-3/4 percent.
Fed's Bies on sound capital and risk management
In the speech 'Sound capital and risk management' given on 29 March Susan Schmidt Bies of the Federal Reserve said the Fed is committed to maintaining strong bank capital levels as institutions make the transition to standards under new Basel II capital…
RBI's Reddy on financial sector reform
In the speech 'Financial sector reform and financial stability' given on 10 March YV Reddy of the Reserve Bank of India ruled out speeding up the pace of external financial sector liberalisation.