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UK Economy faces bumpy ride, warns BoE's King
The British economy may face a "bumpier ride" this year than last in terms of growth and inflation, the UK central bank's deputy governor has warned
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Speech by Eddie George, Bank of England Governor
SPEECH - Sir Eddie George, the governor of the Bank of England, in a speech backed the claims of anti-globalisation protesters that the poorest countries are excluded from the benefits of expanding world trade.
Speech by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, IMF
SPEECH - Remarks by Horst Kohler, Managing Director, International Monetary Fund. At a news conference in Luxembourg Mr. Koehler said the U.S. economy should recover in the second quarter next year. The European economy will turn around by mid-2002, he…
Trichet says ECB leadership succession not an issu
FRANCE - Bank of France Governor Jean-Claude Trichet, also a member of the governing council of the European Central Bank, said on Wednesday the leadership succession of the ECB was not an issue.
BOJ's Hayami - yen's fall too steep
JAPAN - The yen's recent fall has been too steep for his liking but an exchange rate of 130 to the dollar would benefit Japanese exporters, Bank of Japan governor Masaru Hayami said in a newspaper interview.
ECB Welteke: conditions for growth in place
GERMANY - European Central Bank council member and Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke said that monetary policy has cleared the way for investment and economic growth in an interview published on Wednesday.
Euro changeover "better than expected"
GERMANY - The European Central Bank reported on Wednesday that the launch of euro cash was progressing smoothly despite exceptionally high demand for the new notes. "The euro cash changeover is going smoothly, even better than we had expected," said ECB…
President hints at end of peso peg
ARGENTINA - Argentina has its fifth president in less than two weeks, veteran politician Mr Eduardo Duhalde immediately reaffirmed the moratorium on paying the country's US$132 billion ($258.9 billion) in public debt until its shattered economy resumes…
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Speech by Dai Xianglong, People's Bank of China
SPEECH - Speech by Dai Xianglong, Governor of the People's Bank of China, 20 November.
Duisenberg to stay: "I like what I'm doing"
GERMANY - Wim Duisenberg said on Monday that he would not quit his job as President of the ECB for at least another year.
China to use IMF's GDDS
The official Xinhua news agency announced Monday that China plans to use the International Monetary Fund's General Data Dissemination System to improve the quality of its statistics.
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A tale of two central banks
ARTICLE - The annals of 2001 will feature many heroes and villains. Among them will be central bankers.
Argentine president asks IMF for 'patience'
Argentine president Rodriguez Saa asked the IMF for 'patience' in dealing with the country's default as the central bank takes steps to alleviate debt repayment problems within the country. However, Argentine citizens seem to be expecting devaluation.
BOJ to provide special loans for failed bank
The Bank of Japan (BOJ) said on Friday that it had decided to provide special non-collateralised loans to failed second-tier regional bank Ishikawa Bank Ltd to ensure it will not run into liquidity problems.
Treasury publishes annual update on convergence
The Treasury last week published, and submitted to the European Commission,the UK's 2001 Convergence Programme, "Maintaining Economic Stability".This is the fourth annual update to the UK Convergence Programme publishedin line with the EU Stability and…
Hanke's View on Argentina
In a paper published earlier this month by Cato in their foreign policy series Professor Steve Hanke outlines his views on solutions for the crisis in Argentina. In 1991 Professor Hanke advised the then Argentine government on the establishment of the…
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Speech by Iceland's Birgir Isleifur Gunnarsson
SPEECH - Birgir sleifur Gunnarsson, Chairman of the Board of Governors, Central Bank of Iceland, 31 October.
Confusion over 'argentino'
Uncertainty surrounds Argentina's new currency dubbed the 'argentino' and claims for its role in an 'orderly exit' from the peso-dollar peg.
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