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BIS consolidated international banking statistics
REPORT - The BIS consolidated international banking statistics - third quarter 2001 released 28 January.
BIS Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - BIS international consolidated banking statistics - third quarter of 2001 released 28 January.
Basel Committee on Banking Supervision
REPORT - The Quantitative Impact Study for Operational Risk: Overview of Individual Loss Data and Lessons Learned, 28 January.
Kazakh MPs call for c bank no-confidence vote
KAZAKHSTAN - Source Khabar Television. [Presenter] At a plenary sitting of the Majlis [lower house of Kazakh parliament] today, deputies proposed a no-confidence motion against the chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan, Grigoriy Marchenko.
Russian gov't submits changes to central bank law
RUSSIA - The Russian government has submitted to the State Duma revisions for the second reading of amendments to the law on the Central Bank, State Duma banking committee head Alexander Shokhin said on Thursday.
BOJ's Hayami - FX moves need further monitoring
JAPAN - Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami said Friday the 0.8% decline in Japanese consumer prices last year was "normal," apparently attempting to downplay concerns about deflation weighing on the economy.
Berlusconi defends central bank powers
ITALY - Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Friday threw his weight behind the Bank of Italy after a group of lawmakers proposed to strip the central bank of banking surveillance powers as part of a wider reform involving a number of regulatory bodies.
China's c bank plans payment system development
CHINA - The People's Bank of China (PBOC), the central bank of China, has selected a database and application development tool for its China National Advanced Payment System (CNAPS).
Faites vos jeux The ECB needs a new vice-president
FEATURE - A routine letter, says the European Central Bank. Maybe, say those who watch the ECB. But a reminder, still, about the fun in the next few months, with luck at the expense of some very important Frenchmen.
NZ's Brash - Encouraging signs from US
NEW ZEALAND - Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor Donald Brash said Friday that there are "encouraging" signs of improvement from the U.S. but Japan remains the biggest risk to the local economy.
Sjahril's verdict on 6 March
INDONESIA - The Central Jakarta District Court is scheduled to present its verdict on Bank Indonesia Governor Sjahril Sabirin on 6 March.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Reserve Bank of New Zealand OCR unchanged at 4.75 per cent, 23 January.
Reserve Bank of Australia - Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE - Appointment of Dr Malcolm Edey as Assistant Governor (Economic), 23 January 2002.
Speech by Jarle Bergo, Dep Governor Norges Bank
SPEECH - Bergo says in the speech we must be prepared for changes in the functioning of the economy over time and that one knows precisely how different shocks will affect the economy or what effects fiscal and monetary policy instruments will have. A…
Speech by Reserve Bank of New Zealand Governor
SPEECH - In the speech titled 'An indebted people' Brash said that there are "encouraging" signs of improvement from the U.S. but Japan remains the biggest risk to the local economy.
Testimony of Fed Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - In his testimony before the US Senate titled 'The state of the economy' Greenspan said that the US economy seemed finally to be climbing out of recession.
Speech by Dr Bimal Jalan, Reserve Bank of India
SPEECH - In the speech 'India and Globalisation' Bimal Jalan said that Indians have to increase their work efficiency and productivity to match global standards. India is nowhere even close to being globalised in terms of the commonly used indicators…
Speech by Urban Backstrom of Sveriges Riskbank
SPEECH - Urban Backstrom said in the speech that in order to reduce the risk of financial market imbalances, it is important that we have a well thought-out legislative, regulatory and supervisory infrastructure that functions properly and follows any…
Greenspan: US economy is picking up
US - The US economy seems finally to be climbing out of recession, Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan said.
French firm sues over euro notes
FRANCE - Have euro notes design breached copyright? A French company claims a map of Europe printed on every euro bank note breaches a copyright it owns on the design. The ECB does not agree.
How to find a president for the ECB
FRANCE - A short question and answer session about the European Central Bank presidency published in the London edition of the Financial Times, 24 January.
US economists to free up Argentine bank system
ARGENTINA - Adam Lerrick and Allan Meltzer, two prominent US economists, have proposed a new scheme to allow Argentines to use the money locked up in the banking system without triggering a collapse of the banks - arguably the single largest problem…
FSA acts to tighten assurers' solvency reports
UK - The Financial Services Authority plans to tighten rules that were used by Equitable Life, the troubled mutual life assurer, to bolster its reported financial strength.
Voters 'will back euro' if economic tests passed
UK - Tony Blair would win a euro referendum just by saying that Britain had passed the five economic tests for joining, according to a poll published on Wednesday.