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Cayman Islands Monetary Authority - An Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Cayman Islands Monetary Authority has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Bank of Cape Verde - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Cape Verde has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Bank of Botswana - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Botswana has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Reserve Bank of Australia Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE - Reform of credit card schemes in Australia, 27 August.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 26 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Taking Stock: the State of the Business Recovery' Poole said it was unlikely the US economy would slip back into recession, noting that a "double-dip" recession has only occurred once since WW2. He credited strategies by…
Speech by David Carse of the HKMA, 23 Aug
SPEECH - Carse used the speech titled 'Anti-Money Laundering and the Role of Supervision' to highlight some of the issues being addressed during a review of the HKMA's 1997 anti-money laundering guidelines in the light of recent developments.
Paul Volcker a favourite for new accounting board
US - Paul Volcker, the former chairman of the Federal Reserve, has emerged as one of the front-runners to lead the new accounting oversight board created by the recently passed corporate reform bill, a government source confirmed with CNN on Friday.
African regional currency may take off in 2004
NIGERIA - The proposed West African Monetary Zone that would pave room for a single currency for the sub-region may take-off in 2004, Information and National Orientation Minister, Professor Jerry Gana disclosed in Abuja Thursday.
RBI to use post offices for coin distribution
INDIA - The Reserve Bank of India is planning to distribute coins in exchange of currency notes through post offices and even railway counters, the Hindu newspaper reports. The decision is part of its efforts to bridge the gap between excess demand from…
SA Reserve Bank launches Summit memorial coins
SOUTH AFRICA - Reserve Bank governor Tito Mboweni has launched a coin series to commemorate the upcoming World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD).
Central bank reports Venezuelan economy shrinking
VENEZUELA - Venezuela's economy contracted 9.9 percent in the second quarter compared with a year earlier, as a slide in its vital oil production eroded growth, according to the central bank.
Yugoslav bank chief rejects Montenegrin proposal
YUGOSLAVIA - Yugoslav National (central) Bank (NBY) Governor Mladjan Dinkic said on Wednesday that the proposal by the Montenegrin central bank governor regarding payments operations with Serbia was a step backwards from the earlier NBY proposal for…
Union threatens Bank of Spain over branch closure
SPAIN - UGT, the Spanish union, has threatened to take the Bank of Spain to court and sue over the plan to close 30 branches of the central bank.
RBA's Edey Confidence crisis no threat to recovery
AUSTRALIA - Fears that the global economic recovery has stalled have been overplayed, with Japan, the rest of Asia, and the United States growing steadily despite the crisis of confidence in stockmarkets, the Reserve Bank said yesterday.
Speech by M Moskow, President, Chicago Fed, 21 Aug
SPEECH - Moskow said in a speech titled 'Economic Outlook' that "the Fed cannot - and should not - try to smooth out every bump," and warned that the path back to the economy's potential growth rate could be rocky. Moskow, who is not a voting member of…
Speech by A Santomero of Philadelphia Fed, 21 Aug
SPEECH - In a speech 'Economic Outlook for the U.S. & Berks County' given on Wednesday Santomero said that the Fed's current policy stance was appropriate and that the economic recovery should move forward even though it had been more modest than…
Speech by Malcolm Edey of the RBA, 22 Aug
SPEECH - In the speech 'The Global Economic Scene' Edey said it was wrong of anyone to suggest that the global economy was going backwards. Assistant Governor Edey also said that "given the supportive policy settings in place around the world, it would…
Central Bank of Bosnia - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Bosnia Herzegovina has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Central Bank of Bolivia - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Bolivia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
National Bank of Belarus - Annual Report 1999
ANNUAL REPORT - The National Bank of Belarus has published its Annual Report for the year ended 1999.
National Bank of Azerbaijan - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The National Bank of Azerbaijan has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Bank of Albania - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Albania has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.