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RBNZ's Bollard on major global developments
In the speech 'Major global developments in the new millennium' given on 27 January Alan Bollard of the RBNZ said New Zealand has been growing strongly over the last decade, driven by improved efficiency, high participation and stronger terms of trade.
National Reserve Bank of Tonga - Ann Rep 2004-05
According to the National Reserve Bank of Tonga's Annual Report 2004-05, economic growth is estimated to have picked up from the slowdown in 2003/04, underpinned by a broad-based recovery in most sectors.
Comment: The Old Lady's new deputy
The Bank of England's new deputy governor for financial stability, Sir John Gieve, appeared yesterday before the Treasury Committee of the House of Commons for his appointment hearing.
IMF's Rato names Director of External Relations
Rodrigo de Rato, Managing Director of the IMF, on Wednesday 25 January informed the 24-member Executive Board of his intention to name Mr. Masood Ahmed as Director of the IMF's External Relations Department.
RBNZ holds OCR unchanged at 7.25 per cent
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand announced on Thursday 26 January that the Official Cash Rate (OCR) will remain unchanged at 7.25 per cent.
IMF paper: Vanishing contagion?
This IMF Paper, published January 2006, says that while a number of emerging market crises were characterized by widespread contagion during the 1990s, more recent crises have been mostly contained within national borders.
Cheney praises Fed's 'superb' performance
US Vice President Dick Cheney said the White House has no argument with the way the Federal Reserve conducts monetary policy, but said Alan Greenspan advised him along time ago not to comment on Fed policy.
BoE's Gieve: Oil prices should not impact on rates
John Gieve, the new deputy governor of the Bank of England, on Thursday 26 January rejected suggestions that UK interest rates should rise simply because of very high energy costs.
China pledges further liberalisation of rates, FX
People's Bank of China governor, Zhou Xiaochuan, pledged on Thursday 26 January to liberalise China's interest rate and foreign exchange policy further as part of wider economic reform but said the moves would be gradual.
CBK says it won't devalue shilling
The Central Bank of Kenya has insisted it will not intervene in the market to devalue the strengthening shilling in the face of continued pressure from agricultural exporters.
Hunt on for 'radioactive dollars' in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan is currently hunting for dozens of "radioactive dollars" circulating in the country's financial system.
Report says Greenspan to set up consulting firm
Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan plans to establish a consulting firm called Greenspan Associates in Washington after he leaves the central bank at the end of the month, the Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday 26 January.
Third Euro-Mediterranean central bank seminar
The third Euro-Mediterranean seminar, which brings together Eurosystem and non-euro area Mediterranean central banks, was jointly organised by the Bank of Greece and the European Central Bank and held in Nafplion on 25 January.
Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago - Ann Rep 2004
2003-2004 saw the Bank take further steps to improve the efficiency of monetary policy through a phased reduction in the reserve requirement, according to the Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago's Annual Report 2004.
Fed's Fisher on process of creative destruction
In a speech given on 19 January Richard Fisher of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas said there is a dynamic tension in Japan today.
Bank interest rate pass-through in the euro area
The European Central Bank Working Paper 'Bank interest rate pass-through in the euro area: a cross country comparison' investigates the pass-through between market interest rates and bank interest rates in the euro area.
Central Bank of Tunisia - Annual Report 2004
The Tunisian economy grew in virtually all sectors in 2004, according to the Central Bank of Tunisia's Annual Report 2004.
Time to judge the whole record of Alan Greenspan
According to this article published Thursday 19 January, Alan Greenspan was widely seen as giving his blessing to the tax cuts of 2001 - the beginning of the end of a solid decade of progress on fiscal discipline.
Interview with CBN's Charles Soludo
Speaking on Thursday 19 January Central Bank of Nigeria governor Charles Soludo forecast 2006 inflation to fall to "single digits", probably nine percent, and said 2005 price growth had likely been 12 percent, just above the 10 percent target.
Comment: Lambert on CB communication
In a speech delivered in Mumbai earlier this week, Richard Lambert, an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee, argued that although a disciplined communications strategy is an absolute necessity for all modern central banks,…
PBOC will make better use of yuan band
China intends to use of the yuan's six-month old trading band in a better way, rather than doing another one-off revaluation, a senior Chinese central banker said on Wednesday 25 Janaury.
Merrill Lynch hires former NY Fed chief
William McDonough, former president of the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, has joined Wall Street investment bank Merrill Lynch & Co. as vice chairman and special adviser to the chairman on business development, the company said Monday 23 January.
Bini Smaghi calls for excess liquidity halt
Central banks must act in a timely way to halt excess liquidity, a senior European Central Bank official said in the advance release of a newspaper interview Wednesday 25 January.
Z$50 000 bank note coming to Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe's inflation ravaged citizens will soon have a new Z$50 000 bank note to make shopping easier, central bank governor Gideon Gono announced on Tuesday 24 January.