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Euro debt issuance hit by market turmoil
The euro lost ground as a currency of debt issuance in 2007, a result that the European Central Bank said may reflect the continued fallout from the credit crisis.
EBRD - Sustainability Report 2007
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development's (EBRD) Sustainability Report details the development bank's investments in 29 countries across central Europe and Asia.
Canadian businesses still strong
Despite the recent slowdown in Canadian growth, there are no indications of widespread weaknesses across the country's firms, the latest edition of the Bank of Canada's Business Outlook Survey finds.
Cleveland Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
Policymakers could examine past crises to reveal deeper issues behind recent events, an essay that opens the latest issue of the Cleveland Fed's Annual Report suggests.
Banco de la Republica, Colombia minutes
The board of directors of the Banco de la Republica Colombia decided unanimously to leave the intervention rate at 9.75%, the minutes of the 20 June meeting show.
RBI issues draft mobile guidelines
The Reserve Bank of India issued a consultation document on mobile payments in June.
Japan shows resistance to turmoil
Japan's economy expanded moderately and exports continued to increase from October 2007 to March 2008, according to a report published by the Bank of Japan.
National Bank of Slovakia - 2007 Annual Report
For Ivan Sramko, the governor of the National Bank of Slovakia, 2007 was a dynamic year in terms of both economic development in Slovakia and preparations for the euro.
Central Bank of Brazil minutes
Rate setters in Brazil were unanimous in their decision to raise the Selic target to 12.25% p.a., the minutes of the 3 and 4 June monetary policy committee meeting show.
Fed posts Bear Stearns meeting minutes
The Federal Reserve has made public the minutes of its meetings on the future of Bear Stearns.
RBA publishes payment systems reform responses
The Reserve Bank of Australia has released the public responses to its latest review of the reform of Australia's payments system.
CNB - 2007 report on financial supervision
The Czech National Bank discusses implementation of Basel II and the Markets in Financial Instruments Directive (MiFID) in its latest regulatory review.
World Bank publishes governance indicators
Several of the world's emerging economies now have better governance standards than their industrialised peers, the World Bank's latest governance indicators reveal.
Norges Bank - Payments Systems Annual Report 2007
Svein Gjedrem, the governor of Norges Bank, urged banks to charge for their payment services in order to cover the costs associated with payment systems.
National Bank of Hungary - 2007 Annual Report
The National Bank of Hungary initiated several major changes in 2007 in order to enhance the quality and efficiency of the money supply.
San Francisco Fed - Annual Report 2007
The San Francisco Federal Reserve in 2007 launched an initiative to help homeowners in hard-hit communities to avoid foreclosure, the institution states in its latest Annual Report.
OeNB - Annual Report 2007
Austrian banks were only marginally affected by the US subprime crisis, the country's central bank states in its latest Annual Report.
BoJ publishes rate-meeting minutes
Some members of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council suggested the institution should communicate that it always pays close attention to both economic and price developments, minutes of the May rate-setting meeting reveal.
Boston Federal Reserve - Annual Report 2007
The Boston Federal Reserve focused on researching the problems stemming from subprime mortgages in 2007, the institution's latest Annual Report states.
Bank of Spain - Annual Report 2007
The greater flexibility achieved in the Spanish labour market in recent years has largely been the result of the galvanising effect exerted by immigrant workers, the Bank of Spain states in its latest Annual Report.
Poll investigates banks' transparency
The Committee of European Banking Supervisors, a body set up to advise the European Commission on banking regulation, has surveyed the disclosures of 22 large banks.
HKMA uncovers securitisation trends
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority's latest Quarterly Bulletin includes a discussion of the results of a survey, which offers perspectives on the future of securitisation.
Canada reviews financial stability
Tensions in Canadian credit markets have been somewhat less severe than those in the United States, the latest Financial Stability Review from the Bank of Canada concludes.
RBA justifies third-straight rate hold
Australia's monetary-policy makers concluded that, on current policy settings, the necessary moderation in demand growth was likely to occur and so left interest rates unchanged at 7.25% for the third meeting in a row.