Central Banks
Minutes from the Sveriges Riksbank Board meeting
MINUTES - Minutes of the Sveriges Riksbank Executive Board meeting on 15 August, published 29 August. The Board noted that recent statistics suggest that the prospects for a recovery of economic activity in Sweden are still good. The Chairman found that…
Minutes of the Federal Open Market Committee
MINUTES - The Federal Reserve on 23 August released the minutes of its regular FOMC meetings from 20 May to 24 June.
IMF Working Paper Series
RESEARCH - 'Bankruptcy Procedures for Sovereigns: A History of Ideas, 1976-2001' by Kenneth Rogoff and Jeromin Zettelmeyer, August 2002. This paper describes the evolution of the literature from the late 1970s until 2001, with particular emphasis on the…
Has Russia Been on the Right Path?
RESEARCH - A Commentary by Kenneth Rogoff, Economic Counsellor and Director, Research Department, IMF, Vedomosti, 26 August. Rogoff compares the progress to market reform of Russia against that of China and quotes Joseph Stiglitz on the "enormous success…
Bank of Sudan - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Sudan has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Bank of Tanzania - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Tanzania has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
National Bank of Rwanda - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The National Bank of Rwanda has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Central Bank of Yemen - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Yemen has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Central Bank of the Philippines - An Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of the Philippines has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Atlanta firm says no sir to a Greenspan knighthood
US - An Atlanta-based public interest law firm is protesting Alan Greenspan's acceptance of an honorary knighthood, reports the Associated Press, saying the Federal Reserve Chairman should seek Congress' approval first.
Brazil's Fraga sees 2002 GDP growth at 1 per cent
BRAZIL - Brazilian central bank head Arminio Fraga said he expects Brazil's economy, now suffering from the fallout of severe market turmoil, to expand at about 1 percent this year, less than previous forecasts, according to a research report by Goldman…
BOK governor concerned over current account
SOUTH KOREA - Park Seung, governor of the Bank of Korea (BOK), said Wednesday there are mounting concerns that the current account balance could swing into the red due to rising travel deficits and reckless consumption.
Poland's c bank head concerned over debt-GDP ratio
POLAND - Central Bank President Leszek Balcerowicz expressed concern over the growth of public debt in relation to GDP while speaking to Radio One in Poland on 29 August.
Bank of England vacancy may breach constitution
UK - The Bank of England may be left in breach of the terms of its legal constitution if Gordon Brown, UK Chancellor, fails to appoint a replacement for David Clementi, the outgoing deputy governor, by the weekend, the FT reported on Thursday.
Reserve Bank of Australia - Annual Report 2002
ANNUAL REPORT - The Reserve Bank of Australia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In his foreword to the Annual Report 2002 the Governor, Ian Macfarlane, said the Australian economy has had a relatively trouble-free year, but that…
European Central Bank Publication
PUBLICATION - The European Central Bank has published it's euro banknotes and coins, brochure, August 2002.
Sveriges Riksbank Press Release
PRESS RELEASE - Governor Urban Backstrom spoke on Saturday at the 5th ACI Nordic Congress in Gothenburg on the topic of "What happened to the new economy?"
Bank of Mongolia - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Mongolia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Bank of the Netherlands Antilles - An Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of the Netherlands Antilles has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Central Bank of Samoa - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Samoa has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Bank of Sierra Leone - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Sierra Leone has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Bank of Slovenia - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Slovenia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Survey of Professional Forecasters
SURVEY - The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its Survey of Professional Forecasters for the Third Quarter 2002. The U.S. economy is expected to grow in each of the next five quarters, but growth rates will likely be lower than those…
Belarus to abide by union in currency proposal
BELARUS - Belarusian President Alyaksandr Lukashenka on Monday received the chairman of the National Bank of Belarus, Pyotr Prakapovich, with a report. The main topic of the report was fulfilment of forecast indicators of the main guidelines for monetary…