Central Banks
Eurasian c bankers to discuss market integration
Representatives from the Central Bank of Russia and the national banks of Belarus, Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan will arrive in Dushanbe to discuss issues of cooperation in the area of currency market integration, reports the Asia-Plus news agency.
Central Bank of the Bahamas - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of the Bahamas has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
Central Bank of Jamaica - Annual Report 2001
The Central Bank of Jamaica has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Central Bank of Aruba - Annual Report 2001
The Central Bank of Aruba has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Central Bank of Barbados - Annual Report 2001
The Central Bank of Barbados has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
National Bank of Denmark - Annual Report 2002
The National Bank of Denmark has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
Swiss National Bank - Annual Report 2002
The National Bank of Switzerland has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
Hitting the target
Target2 presents an opportunity to rationalise and modernise the euro clearing and settlement process. The ECB needs to look beyond RTGS argues Mike Evans.
Building inflation credibility
Jannie Rossouw, of the South African Reserve Bank, presents his method for determining the credibility of a central bank’s inflation targets.
No honeymoon for Fukui
The world is looking for fresh, decisive policies from the new central bank governor. What can he do? Tomohiko Taniguchi reports from Tokyo.
How Fukui should deal with deflation
In the first of a two-part feature on Japan, Andrew Smithers discusses the economic solutions and political obstructions to reviving the stagnant economy.
Why finance gives the West a bad name
Robert Pringle, editor of Central Banking, finds much to ponder over in the latest books on money and globalisation.
Interview: Grigori Marchenko
In conversation with Benedict Mander, the chairman of the National Bank of Kazakhstan discusses reserve management policy, the importance of oil, and the difficulties in retaining staff at the central bank.
Central banks in transition
– Kazakhstan, Georgia and Turkey –
The Georgian era at the Bank of England
Elizabeth Hennessy describes the far-reaching changes at the Bank over the last ten years and admires the result – a stylish, independent-minded, determined, independent and slimmer Old Lady.
A spring-cleaning for the Eurosystem
As the Eurosystem prepares for the arrival of new members, it has first to attend to some housekeeping. A report by Nick Carver
The stability and growth pact: next steps
A flexible and cyclical assessment of euro countries’ finances will mean earlier warnings from Brussels. Has the pact bounced back? William M. Clarke reports.
A BIS embarrassed
Defeat for the BIS by minor shareholders was embarrassing and it has consequences for central banks with private shareholders, reports William Hall.
Fed Res Bank of Philadelphia - Annual Report 2002
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
'The central bank that has missed the point'
The ECB's new monetary policy strategy has not impressed Professor Paul De Grauwe. In an article in the Financial Times he calls the moves an anticlimax with the ECB creating confusion instead of clarity. He suggests the eurozone central bank come up…
Fed Reserve Bank of Richmond - Annual Report 2002
The Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
Annual Report of the ECB's Anti-Fraud Committee
The Annual report on the activities of the Anti-Fraud Committee of the European Central Bank has been published, covering the period from March 2002 to January 2003.
RBA Statement on Monetary Policy, May 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia has released its May 2003 Statement on Monetary Policy. The global economy entered a period of slower growth towards the end of last year, which has continued into 2003. While this has been generally expected to be temporary…