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Argentina new bid to cut debts
ARGENTINA - Argentina's beleaguered Economy Minister, Domingo Cavallo, is preparing to announce measures to try to prevent the country defaulting on its massive debts.
US central bank HQ anthrax-free - fed reserve
US - The US Federal Reserve headquarters in Washington has been declared anthrax-free after testing negative for the germ, a spokesman said.
New Kazakh dep prem gets seat on Nat Bank board
KAZAKHSTAN - The new deputy prime minister, Karim Masimov, has been appointed the government's representative on the board of Kazakhstan's National Bank.
Two new Fed governors will attend policy meeting
US - Two new governors will take part in the Federal Reserve's interest-rate deliberations tomorrow.
Speech by Federal Reserve Governor Ed Gramlich
SPEECH - Remarks by Federal Reserve Governor Edward M. Gramlich at the New Technologies and Monetary Policy International Symposium, Bank of France, Paris, France, 30 November.
Speech by Hermann Remsperger of the Bundesbank
SPEECH - Speech by Prof. Dr. Hermann Remsperger, Member of the Directorate Deutschen Bundesbank, at the annual meeting of ELEC in Frankfurt, 7 December.
U.S. Senate okays Bies, Olson to Fed board
US - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed the nominations of bankers Susan Schmidt Bies and Mark Olson to the seven-member Federal Reserve Board, whose most visible job is setting U.S. interest rates.
Anthrax found in Federal Reserve mail facility
US - The Federal Reserve Board that sets U.S. interest rates and guides the world's most powerful economy, announced on Thursday that mail possibly contaminated with anthrax had been found at its off-site postal facility set up to head off suspect mail.
S Africa's Nov gold, For Ex reserves up 9.4%
SOUTH AFRICA - South Africa's gold and foreign exchange reserves rose 9.4% to 77.7 billion rand ($1=ZAR10.8755) in November from ZAR71.00 billion in October, the South African Reserve Bank said Friday.
Pakistan's For Ex reserves up US$85.3m
PAKISTAN - The foreign exchange reserves of Pakistan have registered an increase of US$85.3 million over the previous week.
EU won't protest changes at Polish c bank
POLAND - An amendment to Poland's central bank law increasing the size of the bank's interest rate-setting Monetary Policy Council, or RPP, shouldn't draw protests from the European Union, Prime Minister Leszek Miller said Friday in an interview on…
Australian Reserve Bank to keep tower
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has key offices in capital cities of Australia. In late 2001, it has decided to keep its Melbourne office at 60 Collins Street.
Afghanistan's central banker invited home
AFGHANISTAN - Afghanistan's former central banker has been asked by the leader of the Northern Alliance to return to run the country's monetary policy.
IMF approves $1.3bn loan to Pakistan
US - The International Monetary Fund has approved a $1.3bn loan for Pakistan, to help it battle poverty and offset the economic impact of the war in Afghanistan.
Argentina seizes pension funds
ARGENTINA - The Argentine government has said it is to use money held in private pension funds to help pay its bills.
Japan falls into recession
JAPAN - Japan has entered a recession, according to the latest official figures, which show the world's second largest economy continued to shrink between July and September.
ECB Press Conference
PRESS CONFERENCE - Introductory statement by Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank and Christian Noyer, Vice-President of the European Central Bank, Frankfurt, 6 December.
ECB Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - European Central Bank Decisions on the issue of euro banknotes and on the allocation of monetary income, 6 December 2001.
Practical issues arising from the euro
RESEARCH - The Bank of England today, Friday, published its semi-annual booklet 'Practical issues arising from the euro' December 2001 issue.
Speech by Governor of the National Bank of Belgium
SPEECH - Speech by Guy Quaden, Governor of the National Bank of Belgium at the 23rd SUERF Colloquium Brussels, 27 October.
IMF Working Paper - Australian Business Cycles
RESEARCH - Key Features of Australian Business Cycles, prepared by Paul Cashin and Sam Ouliaris, International Monetary Fund, November 2001.
FSA Davies - C bank supervision not more effective
GERMANY - Howard Davies, chairman of the new U.K. Financial Services Authority, late Wednesday rejected the view that supervision of the financial sector may be more effective if carried out by an independent central bank rather than a non-central-bank…
Bank Indonesia gets three new deputy governors
INDONESIA - The Indonesian parliament late Wednesday named three new deputy governors for Bank Indonesia, filling positions that had been left vacant for extended periods.