Central Banks
No policy change despite emergency, Bank Indonesia
INDONESIA - The governor of Indonesia's central bank said yesterday, 23 July the country's foreign exchange and monetary policy remained unchanged despite President Abdurrahman Wahid's declaration of a state of emergency earlier in the day.
New London Rep for Bank Indonesia
UK - The London office of Bank Indonesia has a new Chief Representative.
Impact of euro cash set to be 'low'
GERMANY - Deutsche Bank, Germany's biggest bank, has warned against overestimating the potential disruption generated by the change to euro cash at the start of next year. The bank said it was more likely to be a "big bang" with "little impact" on…
Greenspan says monetary policy still works
US - Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan said today, 24 July, that changes in monetary policy are still able to boost the economy, even as the U.S. economy has continued to drag after a series of Fed rate cuts.
Dutch central bank sold gold last week
NETHERLANDS - Figures from the Dutch central bank on 24 July showed its gold reserves fell by 20 million euros last week.
Central Bank of Oman - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Oman has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Bank Al-Maghrib - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - Bank Al-Maghrib has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
IMF International Capital Markets Report, 2001
CENTRALBANKNET'S SPECIAL REPORT - We have only to look back over the events of the past two weeks to see just how dramatically sentiment has shifted in the past year. Argentina is in the spotlight again; Turkey never far out of it. Will the global…
Interview - Stephen Nickell of the bank of England
ARTICLE - The Bank of England has created faith in the UK economy and maintained a strong pound, Stephen Nickell tells Ed Crooks of the Financial Times, 23 July.
Asia-Pacific bank governors meet in Australia
AUSTRALIA - Central bank governors and deputies from the Asia-Pacific region met today, 23 July in Australia, but their discussions were held in private and no communique was released.
O'Neill plays down Argentine contagion risk-report
UK - U.S. Treasury Secretary Paul O'Neill sees little likelihood of contagion spreading to other emerging market economies as a result of Argentina's financial crisis, the Economist magazine reported.
Bank of France - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of France has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Brazil heavyweights head to US to broker IMF deal
BRAZIL - Heavyweights from Brazil's central bank, finance ministry and the planning and budget ministry will be in Washington D.C. this week to negotiate a new accord with the International Monetary Fund, according to Valor on 23 July.
Philippine bank mulling reserve requirement hike
Philippines - The Philippine Central Bank is considering raising the liquidity reserve requirement of commercial banks, a move that could help damp speculative pressure building on the peso.
Deutsche Bundesbank - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Deutsche Bundesbank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Federal Reserve Board - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Federal Reserve Board has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Bank of Thailand - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Bank of Thailand has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Central Bank of the Bahamas - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of the Bahamas has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
Central Bank of Honduras - Annual Report 2001
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Honduras has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2001.
Central Bank of Armenia - Annual Report 2000
ANNUAL REPORT - The Central Bank of Armenia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2000.
30th Anniversary of MAS - prime minister speech
SPEECH - Prime Minister of Singapore, Goh Chok Tong at the Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) 30th Anniversary Dinner, 20 July.
MAS speech - Credibility, Confidence, Dynamism
SPEECH - Keynote Address by DPM Lee Hsien Loong, Chairman MAS, at MAS 30th Anniversary Conference, 20 July.
Singapore risk management
ARTICLE - G10 central bank study says that consolidation has heightened possibility of systemic risk. Central banks of G10 countries recently released a joint study on the impact of consolidation on financial risk, payment systems and monetary policy,…