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Bank may put printing pounds in private hands
UK - Private sector operators may be given the chance to print money under proposals by the Bank of England to jettison its banknote operations.
Pakistan central bank chief suffers heart attack
PAKISTAN - Dr Ishrat Hussain, Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan, suffered a heart attack last Wednesday.
Treasury's Taylor favoured as Greenspan heir
US - US Treasury Undersecretary John Taylor is the top pick to replace Alan Greenspan as chairman of the Federal Reserve among an influential group of economists.
Punt passes away quietly
IRELAND - The Irish pound ceased to be legal tender from midnight on Saturday as Ireland became the second country within the eurozone - after the Netherlands - to ditch its old notes and coins.
Fears grow for Venezuelan currency
VENEZUELA - Venezuela's currency has renewed its slide, after support measures failed to stop investors, citizens and businesses converting cash into US dollars.
New anti-fraud cards on the way
UK - New measures to counter credit and debit card fraud have been unveiled by the UK's banking industry.
Japan acts to end recession
JAPAN - Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi has asked his government minister to hammer out a series of economic reforms aimed at lifting Japan out of recession.
South African bank's accounts frozen
SOUTH AFRICA - Deposits have been frozen at the eighth largest bank in Africa after bankruptcy fears spurred savers to withdraw more than 1bn rand (£61m; $87m) last week.
G7 upbeat on global economy
CANADA - The world's seven leading industrialised states have said prospects of an upturn in a global economy hit by the 11 September attacks on America have strengthened, although risks remain.
Argentina's peso under pressure
ARGENTINA - Argentina's currency, the peso, has fallen sharply on the money markets after a one-week suspension of trading.
When can we forcast inflation?
RESEARCH - Article by Jonas D. M. Fisher, Chin Te Liu and Ruilin Zhou. Chicago Fed researchers show that inflation forecasting models, like the Phillips curve, may still provide sound predictions of inflation. They argue that time periods in which it is…
Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta - Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Atlanta Fed names Juan C Sanchez Assistant Vice President, 31 January.
Federal Reserve Board FOMC Minutes
PRESS RELEASE - The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from 19 November, 2001 to 11 December, 2001.
The Riksbank's annual report 2001
PRESS RELEASE - The Executive Board of the Riksbank has taken a decision on the Riksbank's annual report for 2001. Net revenue amounted to SEK 19.3 billion, 8 February.
Central Bank of Sweden Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Sveriges Riksbank's Lars Heikensten: Low-inflation environment has underpinned growth: four examples, 4 February.
Reserve Bank of Australia Report
REPORT - The latest quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy has been released by the RBA, 11 February.
Place your bets - Eddie George for ECB president
GERMANY - The governor of the Bank of England may be cautious about joining the euro currency club, but he already stands a slim chance of becoming its next president, according to spread betting firm Financial Spreads.
EU wants central banker to follow Duisenberg
GERMANY - The European Parliament doesn't want a politician to succeed Wim Duisenberg as president of the European Central Bank, a newspaper reports.
Greek c banker Papademos may replace Noyer
GREECE - Greek central bank governor Lucas Papademos is emerging as a frontrunner to become the European Central Bank's next vice president, European Commission and Greek government sources said Thursday.
Kazakh president praises central bank chief
KAZAKHSTAN - President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev has sharply criticized national companies. "National companies have turned into feudal principalities and their leaders into princelings," Nazarbayev told the Cabinet on Thursday. But the…
Duma approves recommendations for auditing c bank
RUSSIA - The State Duma of the Russian Federation approved recommendations for auditing Central Bank's activities in 2001.
Russian Duma turns down precious metals coins bill
RUSSIA - Russia's State Duma, the lower chamber, turned down Friday a bill allowing circulation of coins made of precious metals as the legal tender along with the banknotes and coins issued by the Central Bank of Russia, or CBR.
IMF's Krueger interviewed on the Argentina crisis
FEATURE - A Commentary by Anne Krueger, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monetary Fund, El Pais, 18 January.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - IMF's Kohler Welcomes Remes Visit, says IMF Working Closely with Argentina, 8 February.