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Belgian econ cycle may lead eurozone by 1 quarter
BELGIUM - Belgium's business cycle leads the eurozone cycle by one calendar quarter, according to a study by the Belgian Planning Bureau, the government's economic think tank, reports Reuters.
Kosovo to get central bank - Says report
KOSOVO - Banking and Payments Authority of Kosova [Kosovo] will transfer many of its services to commercial banks, since from now on, it will have the role of the central bank, its officials said at the promotion of the programme for bank transactions in…
Interest rates may not rise says Bank governor
UK - Sir Edward George, governor of the Bank of England, yesterday hinted that interest rates may not need to rise this year.
FSA chief warns Europe on bank takeovers
UK - Sir Howard Davies yesterday called on fellow European regulators to allow foreign takeovers of banks, warning that nationalistic limits on bank ownership were a block to a single financial market.
Irish central bank calls for risk control review
IRELAND - Ireland's central bank on Wednesday said it had told all the country's credit institutions to review their risk control systems in the wake of the $691 million trading scandal at Allied Irish Banks.
Brown to give euro evidence
UK - Chancellor Gordon Brown is to appear before a key committee of MPs to answer detailed questions about the government's economic tests for entering the euro.
'Father of euro' suggests common Asian currency
CHINA - Asia needs a common currency with China, Japan and the Republic of Korea at the centre, said Nobel Prize winner Robert Mundell, in China on Tuesday reports New China News Agency.
Bank of England - News Release
NEWS RELEASE - Bank of England To Celebrate The Queen's Golden Jubilee, 18 March 2002.
ECB job decision seen moving into April
SPAIN - The next vice president of the European Central Bank is likely to be picked in mid-April with still only two candidates in the race at the end of the first day of a European Union summit in Barcelona.
Guatemala hold suspects in c bank chief kidnapping
GUATEMALA - Guatemala said on Friday it captured a man and a woman suspected of participating in the 25 February kidnapping of central bank chief Lizardo Sosa.
Russian parl'ment to approve c bank chief 20 March
RUSSIA - The State Duma lower house of Russia's parliament will vote on Wednesday to approve the appointment of Sergei Ignatiev as the country's new central bank chairman, the Duma's chairman said on Tuesday.
S Korea appoints Park Seung new c bank governor
SOUTH KOREA - South Korea's President Kim Dae-jung Tuesday appointed Park Seung as the successor to Bank of Korea Governor Chon Chol-hwan, the presidential Blue House said.
Banks in fight over card fees
AUSTRALIA - Banks and credit card issuers are in disagreement with the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) over credit card reforms.
Swedish c.bank gov sees post-summer CPI up-tick
SWEDEN - Swedish inflation is likely to taper off in the next few months but rise anew after the summer due to strained resource utilisation, central bank Governor Urban Backstrom said on Tuesday.
RBA is losing minds in credit card battle
FEATURE - The Reserve Bank is digging itself into a hole in its new role as a consumer advocate and risks damaging its relations with the banks over its efforts to "reform" Australia's credit-card system.
Syria to set up monetary and credit council
SYRIA - President Bashar al-Asad has issued Law No. 23 of 2002 providing for the establishment of a Monetary and Credit Council [MCC]. The law stipulates that this council shall be in charge of organizing the monetary and credit institutions in Syria and…
Greek has "good chance" of landing ECB job
SPAIN - Greece's candidate for the vice presidency of the European Central Bank appears to be gaining support, although European Union finance ministers still have about a month to make a final pick.
SPB to stimulate debit card use in Brazil
BRAZIL - Brazil's inter-bank settlement program (SPB) is expected to cause a rise in debit card use and a corresponding decrease in check use due to high pre-funding fees, Bradesco technology director Osmar Roncolato Pinho told participants of a…
S Africa cenbank says property rights protected
SOUTH AFRICA - South African central bank Governor Tito Mboweni on Friday urged global investors to distinguish between his country and Zimbabwe, which is grappling with a worsening political and economic crisis.
'No change' to rouble exchange policy
RUSSIA - The new chairman-designate of Russia's central bank yesterday moved swiftly to reassure the financial markets that there would be no change to rouble exchange rate policy, while hinting at greater transparency in the management of his…
Argentine c bank bars 21 institutions from forex
ARGENTINA - Argentina's Central Bank on Monday suspended 21 financial institutions from foreign exchange trading after they failed to meet new capital regulations aimed at propping up a weakening peso currency.
Pakistan sees cash inflow
PAKISTAN - Pakistan's struggling economy enjoyed a significant surge of foreign currency late last year as expatriate workers sent money home from abroad.
Reserve Bank of Australia Media Release
MEDIA RELEASE - Reform of credit card schemes in Australia, 18 March.
IMF News Brief
NEWS BRIEF - Press Statement by the IMF Mission to Argentina, 15 March.