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Row threatens Finland's euro launch
FINLAND - A row between banks and retailers in Finland is threatening to disrupt the launch euro notes and coins.
Central Bank of Russia - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of the Russian Federation has published its annual report for the year 2000.
Why world deflation is remote
ARTICLE - Samuel Brittan of the Financial Times explains why enough has probably been done to prevent recession spiralling out of control.
Bank of Japan monthly report
REPORT - Bank of Japan, Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments, November 2001.
Speech by Wim Duisenberg, President of the ECB
SPEECH - Speech delivered by Dr. Willem F. Duisenberg, President of the European Central Bank at the plenary session of European Union Committee of the Regions, Brussels, 14 November.
Speech by Sushil Wadhwani, Bank of England
SPEECH - Speech by Dr Sushil Wadhwani of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England to the Edinburgh University Economics Society in Edinburgh on 21 November.
Time for the euro to grow up
At a lecture organised by the Centre for Economic and Policy Research in London today Richard Portes of the London Business School said that it was time for the euro to grow up, for euro authorities to assume more responsibility in the international…
BOJ reluctant to ease monetary policy
Bank of Japan Governor Masaru Hayami signalled reluctance to loosen monetary policy, doubting that it would have any effect.
NZ's Brash wary of deflation
Speaking at a roadshow aimed at small businesses today the Governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, Donald Brash stressed that deflation was just as much a concern as inflation with regard to defining price stability.
Euro on show in Beijing
An exhibition entitled "The Euro Is Here" has opened at the China Numismatic Museum in Beijing.
OECD forecasts recovery
The OECD's forecasts, while acknowledging that the world may already be in recession, suggest that the recession may not be prolonged and it still expects a sharp recovery next year. "I don't see this as a severe global recession," Chief Economist…
Speech by the Governor of the Bank of Greece
SPEECH - Speech by Lucas Papademos, Governor of the Bank of Greece at the Euro Information Conference, Athens, 17 October.
Bank of Canada Review Autumn 2001
RESEARCH - Factors Affecting Regional Economic Performance in Canadaby Brigid Brady and Farid Novin. Short summary.
UK FSA warned against using show of strength
UK - The financial watchdog has been warned that any attempt to get a high-profile City scalp purely to demonstrate its new powers could break its own rules.
Oman c bank say anti-laundering law in final stage
OMAN - Oman's central bank chief said on Friday the Gulf country was close to issuing a law against money laundering, the official Oman News Agency reported.
IMF mulls approach on terrorist funding
USA - Pressure from the US to act on terrorist financing has generated a debate within the International Monetary Fund on how it should respond.
EU: Wim mimics Alan, but ECB still far from fed
ARTICLE - European Central Bank president Wim Duisenberg is giving the impression he wants the same level of powerful influence over monetary policy as his counterpart at the Federal Reserve.
The brighter lights of regulation
ARTICLE - The grouse farmer was said to have confidently reassured his shooting friend that the authorities did not bother chasing "small" illicit share deals.
National Bank of Poland - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The National Bank of Poland has published its Annual Report 2000.
Speech by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan
SPEECH - Remarks by Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan at the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy, Rice University, Houston, Texas, 13 November.
Argentina gives details on refinancing debt
ARGENTINA - Argentina's government yesterday announced plans to refinance the debts of 10 provinces, the first leg of its effort to restructure the country's entire $155bn ( £106bn) stock of federal and provincial debt.
Australia's res bank updates banks on terror links
AUSTRALIA - The Reserve Bank of Australia Friday updated financial institutions on the people identified by the United Nations and the U.S. as linked to terrorism.
ECB seeks bigger role in oversight of banks
GERMANY - The European Central Bank is aiming to reshape bank oversight in the European Union by giving itself a more prominent role.
Fed 'model' predicts stock gains
ARTICLE - A valuation model used by the U.S. Federal Reserve Board indicated last week that stocks were some 14% undervalued.