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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.
Bank of England bulletin for Q2
The Bank of England released its second Quarterly Bulletin for 2008 on Monday.
CBBH - 2007 Annual Report
The Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2007.
ECB on why the risks to inflation have risen
The European Central Bank's (ECB) latest Monthly Report outlines why the upside risks to inflation have risen further over the past month.
Stability risks have risen: ECB
The risks to euro-area financial stability have increased over the last six months, the European Central Bank said in its latest Financial Stability Review.
Riksbank notes rise in stability risks
Global financial market uncertainty and the risk of a pronounced economic dip have made the Swedish banking sector more vulnerable, though the industry remains financially strong, the Riksbank said in its latest Financial Stability Report.
Turbulence hits Norwegian banks
Norwegian banks face tougher conditions as a result of the considerable turbulence in global money and credit markets, the country's central bank noted in its latest Financial Stability Review.
Bank of Canada sells treasury bills
The Bank of Canada has announced that it will sell $1.8 billion of its holdings of treasury bills.
Details of RBNZ liquidity measures
The Reserve Bank of Zealand has published further details of the new liquidity measures announced on 7 May.
Repeat of 2001 crisis impossible, says Redrado
Martin Redrado, the governor of the Central Bank of Argentina, says that the country's economy is strong enough to avoid a repeat of the crippling crisis it experienced in 2001.
Poland keeps an eye on growth
The National Bank of Poland decided to keep the key interest rates unchanged after a notion of a 25 basis points rise did not pass, the minutes of the April monetary policy council meeting show.
BoJ: risks to global growth keeps rate on hold
Downside risks to global growth have increased due to continuing disruptions in global financial markets and sluggish growth in the United States, according to minutes of the Bank of Japan's Monetary Policy Council meeting in April.
Krona's rise eats into Norges Bank's balance sheet
Norges Bank made a loss of NOK 17.6billion ($3.5 billion) in 2007 compared with a profit of NOK 5.5billion ($1.1 billion) in the previous year, the central bank's annual report reveals.