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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.
Speech by Stephen Grenville of the RBA
SPEECH - Talk by Stephen Grenville, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia to the Australian National University Conference on Regional Financial Arrangements in East Asia, Canberra - 12-13 November 2001.
Eastern Caribbean Central Bank- Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - Summary of the Annual Report and Statement of Accounts of the ECCB for 2001.
Speech by Michael Moskow, President, Chicago Fed
SPEECH - Speech by Michael H. Moskow, President and CEO, Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago at the Bankers' Association for Finance and Trade, 11th Annual Conference on International Trade and Finance, Hotel InterContinental, Chicago, Illinois, 25 October.
Derivatives and Public Debt Management - Report
REPORT - Derivatives and Public Debt Management is again available from the International Securities Market Association following its withdrawal pending the consideration of issues raised in relation to the document, 13 November.
Thai central bank re-financing
The Thai cabinet on Tuesday approved a proposal to re-finance 90 billion baht ($2.02 billion) in debts of a central bank unit set up to bail out and take over troubled financial institutions.
Three cheers for the euro?
The euro received three notes of approval today from the the People's Bank of China, the IMF and the OECD.
China lifts banking barriers to entry
The People's Bank of China has announced a programme for the opening of China's banking sector following the country's accession to the WTO.
EBRD: Russian banking reforms not enough
Russia has been slow in reforming its banking system and a key test will be how new enforcement powers given to the central bank are used, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in a report on Tuesday.