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Brazil faces tough task on reform
BRAZIL - Time is running out on the Brazilian government's efforts to garner support for key reforms as President Fernando Henrique Cardoso starts his final year in office.
Morand leaves Chile's central bank
CHILE - After five years at Chile's Central Bank, Felipe Morand will leave as head of studies at the end of the year for a visiting post at Stanford University.
SNB Roth - Franc strength likely to be temporary
AUSTRIA - The president of the Swiss National Bank, Jean-Pierre Roth, said Thursday that he expects the franc's current strength to be temporary, and made it clear that the Swiss monetary policy stance may deviate from that of the European Central Bank.
Economists can indeed 'conclude otherwise' on euro
LETTER - A letter published in the London edition of the Financial Times on 29 November.
Speech by Klaus Liebscher, Austrian central bank
SPEECH - Speech by Klaus Liebscher, Governor of the Oesterreichische Nationalbank, at the symposium "The role of international institutions in globalisation", Centre for the Study of International Institutions CSI, Innsbruck, 16 November.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans, member of the Governing Council and of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB), at the Chapelle des Brigittines, Brussels, 19 November.
Speech by David Gruen of the RBA
SPEECH - Speech by David Gruen, Head of Economic Research at the Reserve Bank of Australia at the 2001 Comview Conference of the Victorian Commercial Teachers Association, Melbourne, 27 November.
Speech by Laurence Meyer of the Federal Reserve
SPEECH - Remarks by Governor Laurence H. Meyer of the Federal Reserve Board before the National Association of Business Economics, St. Louis, Missouri, 27 November.
Russia's c bank allegedly a corruption hotbed
RUSSIA - An independent study released Tuesday warns of alleged deep-reaching roots feeding corruption at the Central Bank.
Finnish minister objects to one central bank pick
FINLAND - A senior Finnish minister on Wednesday proposed an alternative candidate to fill one of the vacant board positions at the Bank of Finland, setting up a possible showdown with the central bank's supervisors.
Polish c bank mulls making its debt tradable
POLAND - Poland's central bank may switch its untradable debt into tradable paper, Monetary Policy Council (MPC) member Wieslawa Ziolkowska said on Wednesday.
FOMC officials say they're armed and ready
US - Federal Reserve officials are seeking to quell suspicions they're running out of manoeuvring room.
New audit won't affect criminal process, Indonesia
INDONESIA - Finance Minister Boediono guaranteed on Tuesday that a new audit on the abuse of US$13 billion of Bank Indonesia emergency loans would not put an end to criminal investigations.
Russia's c bank assets reach 1.68 trillion rubles
RUSSIA - The Central Bank of Russia had assets of 1.688 trillion rubles as of 1 October, compared with 1.682 trillion rubles a month earlier.
C bank halves reserves required in the Philippines
PHILIPPINES - In a move that could free up funds for lending and ease pressure on banks' earnings, the Philippine Central Bank decided to halve the general reserves it requires banks to set aside to cover possible loan losses.
Verdict is delayed in Indonesian bank scandal
INDONESIA - An Indonesian court Wednesday postponed announcing its verdict on a multimillion-dollar corruption scandal allegedly involving the head of Indonesia's central bank.
Delay in naming new c bank dep gov in Indonesia
INDONESIA - The House of Representatives is expected to delay the appointment of three new Bank Indonesia deputy governors because of a month-long recess starting Wednesday, the Jakarta Post reports.
Fed survey finds further slowing of the economy
USA - Contradicting growing confidence elsewhere that the recession is bottoming out, a Federal Reserve survey found more signs of further slowing than of recovery.
Risk-averse BoJ shuns unorthodox economic measures
ARTICLE - Bank's board meeting today is not expected to yield significant action, reports the London FT 29 November.
Federal Reserve Board - Beige Book
REPORT - Prepared at the Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond and based on information collected before November 19, 2001. This document summarizes comments received from business and other contacts outside the Federal Reserve and is not a commentary on the…
Speech by Joseph Yam of the HKMA
SPEECH - Opening remarks by Joseph Yam, JP, Chief Executive, Hong Kong Monetary Authority to the Hong Kong Foreign Exchange and Money Market Practices Committee Conference on Challenges and Opportunities in the New Century, 22 November.
Speech by Eugenio Domingo Solans of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered by Prof. Eugenio Domingo Solans, member of the Governing Council and of the Executive Board of the European Central Bank (ECB) at the CEPR/ECB Workshop on Issues in the Measurement of Price Indices,Frankfurt, 16 November.
Speech by Ernst Welteke, Bundesbank President
SPEECH - Speech by Ernst Welteke, President of the Bundesbank. In the speech titled 'Germany as a Financial Centre - European Perspectives for Japanese Markets' Welteke said that the introduction of the euro will not change the overall economic situation…
Speech by Ernst Welteke, Bundesbank President
SPEECH - Speech by Ernst Welteke, Prasident der Deutschen Bundesbank delivered to the Japanese Bankers' Association in Tokyo, 28 November.