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RBA's Stevens on finance and the ageing population
In the speech 'Finance and the ageing population' given on 16 November Glenn Stevens of the Reserve Bank of Australia said Australia's finance players will need to be innovative in creating new investment opportunities for the nation's growing ageing…
Canada's Jenkins on global and domestic challenges
In the speech 'Global and domestic challenges: Keeping an eye on the medium term' given on 17 November Paul Jenkins of the Bank of Canada talks about the key challenges facing Canada.
SNB governor visits Sweden's Riksbank
The Chairman of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank, Jean-Pierre Roth, was due to visit the Swedish Riksbank on 17 and 18 November.
New Crisis Management section on RBNZ's website
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand introduced a new section to its website on Friday entitled Crisis Management.
China to push currency reform
China will continue with market-orientated currency reforms while keeping the exchange rate of the yuan basically stable, said Su Ning, a vice-governor of the People's Bank of China on Thursday 17 November.
EU's Almunia calls for respect of ECB independence
EU economic and monetary affairs commissioner Joaquin Almunia on Thursday 17 November called on the European Commission and member states to respect the independence of the European Central Bank.
Record central bank gold sales forecast
London-based GFMS is forecasting record net gold sales by central banks in 2005 of about 700 tons, up from over 500 tons in 2004, GFMS Executive Chairperson Philip Klapwijk said on Tuesday 15 November.
India's PM calls for Asia growth push
India's Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has asked South Asian nations to show the resolve and maturity to grasp opportunities to become a major engine of growth for the global economy.
Tripartite protocol on banking supervision signed
Jean-Claude Trichet and Dr. Farouk El Okdah, governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, on 13 November signed a Tripartite Protocol to mark the start of a Eurosystem Technical Assistance Programme on Banking Supervision.
UAE central bank to host financial conference
The UAE Central Bank will organise a regional conference between November 19 and 21 on "investigating and prosecuting advanced financial crimes", in collaboration with the US Department of Justice and Middle East North Africa Financial Action Task Force.
Comment: Monetary system 'fundamentally stable'
A clear division of opinion and sentiment about the prospects for the world economy came to the surface at a conference on Global Government Bonds that took place this week in Hong Kong.
BIS's Knight on central bank independence
In the speech 'Central bank independence - what role does it play in shaping Mexico's economy?' given on 15 November Malcolm Knight of the BIS said discusses the role of the Banco de Mexico's legal and governance arrangements in Mexico's post-crisis…
Trichet on developing the work and tools of CEIOPS
In the speech 'Developing the work and tools of CEIOPS: the views of the ECB' given on 16 November Jean-Claude Trichet of the ECB warned that pension funds and insurers could be sources of vulnerabilities that could spread "contagion" in the wider…
Canada's Dodge on economic & financial efficiency
In the speech 'Economic and financial efficiency: The importance of pension plans' given on 9 November David Dodge of the Bank of Canada said Canada must correct flaws in its pension system to encourage more risk-taking and boost the economy's potential…
Norway's Gjedrem on petroleum wealth
In the speech 'The management of petroleum wealth' given on 8 November Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said the Petroleum Fund is a very long-term savings plan.
ECB's Issing on addressing global imbalances
In the speech 'Addressing global imbalances: the role of macroeconomic policy' given on 4 November Otmar Issing of the ECB said structural reforms in Europe and Japan may help to promote growth and resilience and are in the countries' own best domestic…
Comment: Bold plan for FX reserves
Sometimes unique policy dilemmas require unorthodox policy responses. A recent IMF discussion paper offers a bold suggestion for central banks facing increasingly sharp trade-offs related to the management of their foreign exchange reserves.
Is cb independence all it's cracked up to be?
The article "Is central bank independence all it's cracked up to be?" written by Joseph Stiglitz and published on Tuesday 15 November says as Alan Greenspan departs, he leaves behind a heavily burdened US economy that is already contributing to global…
Yosano downplays BOJ criticism
Japan's economic and fiscal policy minister Kaoru Yosano downplayed criticism Tuesday 15 November within the government over the Bank of Japan's plan to explore an end to its ultra-loose monetary policy.