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Argentina plays down default fears
ARGENTINA - Argentina is expected to announce later on Wednesday a plan to deal with its debt and boost the economy.
US economy shrinks
US - The US economy has shrunk for the first time in eight years, official figures have revealed.
Speech by Shri Vepa Kamesam of India's Res Bank
SPEECH - Keynote address delivered by Shri Vepa Kamesam, Deputy Governor, Reserve Bank of India at the inauguration of the 12th National Forex Assembly organised by Forex Association of India at Goa on 26 October.
HKMA Press release on retail payment services
PRESS RELEASE - The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) has completed a comprehensive review of retail payment services in Hong Kong ("the Review"), which was conducted by an internal task force of the HKMA set up in August 2000.
Minutes from Federal Reserve Board meeting
PRESS RELEASE - The Federal Reserve Board on Friday released the minutes of its discount rate meetings from May 21, 2001 to September 17, 2001.
International Finance Discussion Papers
RESEARCH - Federal Reserve Board Working Papers, Evidence Uncovered: Long-Term Interest Rates, Monetary Policy, and the Expectations Theory by Jennifer E. Roush, October 2001.
Charles Goodhart appointed to Bank of England post
NEWS RELEASE - Appointment at The Bank of England.
Speech by Urban Backstrom of Sweden's central bank
SPEECH - Speech by Urban Backstrom, Governor of Sveriges Riksbank, Sweden's central bank at the Swedish Shareholders' Association rebro, 30 October.
Parliament delays 'fit and proper' test for BI
INDONESIA - The Commission IX of the House of Representatives finallydelayed the fit and proper test for Bank Indonesia's Deputy Governorcandidates due to limited time and heavy schedules of the boardmembers of the Budget Sub-Committee.
Citibank launch c bank securities lending program
US - Citibank Worldwide Securities Services has launched a lending program for central banks.
Polish PM - Govt won't curb c bank independence
POLAND - Polish Prime Minister Leszek Miller pledged Thursday 25 October in his maiden policy address to parliament that his new government will take no steps to curb the independence of the central bank and its rate-setting Monetary Policy Council, or…
Economists say King should prepare for BoE top job
ARTICLE - Wanted from Spring 2003: a safe pair of hands to steer British monetary policy through economic storms and likely turbulence over European monetary union.
ECB gold reserves to 26 October
GERMANY - The Eurosystem's net reserves of gold and gold receivables declined by EUR1 million to EUR128.2 billion in the week ended 26 October, the European Central Bank said Tuesday.
Dallas fed board chairman and dep reappointed
US - The Federal Reserve Board of Governors has reappointed H. B. Zachry chairman and Patricia Patterson deputy chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas board of directors for the year 2002, beginning 1 January.
Buba Welteke: Euro-12 price pressure to ease soon
DENMARK - Early indicators signal price pressure in Germany and the euro-12 will ease further in the near term, but euro-12 financing conditions are favourable, Deutsche Bundesbank President Ernst Welteke said Monday.
China's gold exchange launch seen on 28 Nov
CHINA - China could launch its gold exchange in Shanghai next month with about 100 domestic firms permitted to trade gold for physical settlement only, industry sources in Hong Kong said on Tuesday.
Pakistan seeks landmark deal on debt rescheduling
PAKISTAN - Pakistan is seeking an unprecedented debt rescheduling agreement with the Paris Club of sovereign creditors, which would extend help on terms usually reserved for much poorer countries.
Shock rise in Japanese jobless
JAPAN - Unemployment in Japan rose to 5.3% in September, another record high.
Banks maintain intl corporate credit exposure - 2Q
UK - Despite the worsening global economic outlook, banks' credit exposure to international corporations in the second quarter remained around the same level as in the first quarter, the Bank for International Settlements revealed.
Argentina seeks support for debt plan
ARGENTINA - Argentina was yesterday, Monday, scrambling to build international support for its planned debt restructuring, details of which are expected in the coming days.
A way out for Argentina
ARTICLE - The currency board cannot survive much longer. Ricardo Hausmann says it is time for a radical alternative.
Prominent economist urges Argentina to float
ARGENTINA - An international economist who has been one of the most prominent advocates of Argentina's fixed exchange rate regime says the country should now float its currency.
BIS International Consolidated Banking Statistics
REPORT - Bank for International Settlements International Consolidated Banking Statistics - second quarter of 2001, 29 October.
BIS International Consolidated Banking Statistics
PRESS RELEASE - Bank for International Settlements International Consolidated Banking Statistics - second quarter of 2001, 29 October.