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Canada raises interest rates on "robust" economy
CANADA - Citing evidence of a robust economic recovery, the Bank of Canada on Tuesday increased the overnight interest rate to 2.25 percent, up from a 40-year low of 2 percent.
Bank of Canada Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Bank of Canada raises overnight rate target by 1/4 percentage point to 2 1/4 per cent, 16 April.
Changing the guard on the Bank of England's MPC
FEATURE - The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is about to embark on its most radical shake-up since it was set up five years ago. Five of its nine members - including the Governor and his two deputies - will either be replaced or have their…
Speech by Jamie Stewart, New York Fed Bank, 9 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Challenges to the payments system following September 11' Stewart focused his remarks on the shocks to the payments system stemming from the events of September 11 and the steps that are being taken to ensure even better…
Speech by Governor, Danmarks Nationalbank, 11 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech Andersen rejected the suggestion that the central bank is targeting some kind of "normal rate spread" over European Central Bank interest rates.
Minutes of Japan's Monetary Policy Meeting
MINUTES - Bank of Japan Monetary Policy Meeting Minutes from the meeting of 28 February, released 16 April.
Bank of Japan Monthly Report - English text
REPORT - Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments from the Bank of Japan, April 2002. Full English text available 15 April.
Taiwan's central bank head to attend ADB meeting
TAIWAN - Central Bank Governor Perng Fai-nan will attend the annual meeting of the Asian Development Bank to be held in Shanghai next month, Cabinet officials have revealed.
SA Reserve Bank hits back at its critics
SOUTH AFRICA - The Reserve Bank has mounted a counter attack against bankers who told the rand commission that the rand's crash last year was caused in part by the Bank's October circular enforcing exchange controls more strictly.
Greece looks for Papademos replacement at cen bank
GREECE - Greece is likely to pick Panagiotis Thomopoulos or Nick Garganas, both deputy Bank of Greece governors, to succeed Lucas Papademos as head of the country's central bank, the Greek press said on Monday.
ECB's Duisenberg-euro's reserve role slowly rising
SPAIN - The euro's use as an international currency is rising but only gradually, European Central Bank President Wim Duisenberg said on Sunday.
No compromise on Bank of Israel law
ISRAEL - Parliament will be asked this week to approve a redefinition of the Bank of Israel's powers that the central bank opposes.
Interview with a regulator
FEATURE - Interview with Jeremy Cox, Supervisor of Insurance, Bermuda Monetary Authority. Originally published in the Asia Insurance Review on Monday.
EU to warn Kabul on monetary framework
AFGHANISTAN - European Union foreign ministers will today warn the Afghan government it can expect little in the way of budgetary support unless the government starts establishing a transparent fiscal and monetary system.
Russian c bank dep head tipped for new appointment
RUSSIA - Russian Central Bank first deputy chairperson Tatyana Paramonova may become head of Sberbank [Russian Savings Bank], the Gazeta paper says in today's issue.
Greek to be Europe's number two banker
GREECE - Greek central banker Lucas Papademos, the hot favourite for the job, has been appointed vice president of the European Central Bank.
Bank chief explains UK euro delay
UK - Sir Edward George, the governor of the Bank of England, has placed the loss of control over interest rates as a major reason behind the UK's reluctance to adopt the euro.
Inflation Targeting and the Inflation Process
RESEARCH - Reserve Bank of Australia Research Discussion Paper - Inflation Targeting and the Inflation Process: Some Lessons from an Open Economy by Guy Debelle and Jenny Wilkinson, Published in January 2002.
Remarks on the IMF Mission in Argentina
PRESS BRIEFING - Introductory Remarks on the Role of the IMF Mission in Argentina, Anoop Singh, Director for Special Operations, IMF, Press Briefing, Buenos Aires, 10 April, 2002.
Sveriges Riksbank - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - Sweden's central bank published its Annual Report for the year 2001 on 10 April.
Speech by William Poole, St Louis Fed Bank, 11 Apr
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'Inflation, Recession and Fed Policy' Poole said low inflation is essential to make necessary monetary policy changes and to support economic growth.
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank, 5 Apr
SPEECH - Gjedrem said in the speech titled 'Monetary policy and the outlook for the Norwegian economy' that high credit growth posed a risk to the Norwegian oil-backed economy. "The debt level in the households is increasing sharply," he said at a…
Speech by Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank, 21 Mar
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'The economic situation in Norway' Gjedrem reiterated that the oil-backed economy was likely to escape a global downturn saying that "the effects of the global downturn on the activity level in Norway have been limited".
Vietnam appoints two new c bank deputy governors
VIETNAM - Vietnam's Prime Minister Phan Van Khai has appointed Phung Khac Ke and Vu Thi Lien as deputy governors of the State Bank of Vietnam, a central bank official said Friday.