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ECB publishes "Blue Book"
The 2007 edition of the Blue Book, which describes the main payment and securities settlement systems in the EU, comes in two volumes: one on countries in the euro area, the other for non-euro area countries.
Bank of Estonia - Annual Report 2006
Estonia is highly unlikely to meet the Maastricht inflation criterion in 2007-09, notes the governor of Estonia's central bank in the annual report for 2006, but "we should maintain readiness to adopt the euro at the first opportunity," he says.
Bank of Canada Review - Summer 2007
The central bank's quarterly publication features three articles on labour supply, productivity and competition in the banking sector, respectively.
Swedish Financial Market - 2007 review
The Swedish Riksbank has published the 2007 version of its annual review of the country's financial industry.
BoE's MPC all agreed to hold rates
Minutes of this month's meeting at the Bank of England revealed all nine members of the monetary policy committee were in favour of this month's rate hold.
National Bank of Ukraine - Annual Report 2006
The National Bank of Ukraine said that conditions improved in 2006 after a poor 2005 because household incomes increased as unemployment declined. But inflation did rise from 10.3% to 11.6%.
Bank of Finland - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Finland has published its annual report.
Statements on liquidity injections
The Federal Reserve Bank of New York released a brief statement regarding its intervention to inject liquidity into the markets. It said it is providing liquidity to facilitate the "orderly functioning of financial markets" and will provide reserves as…
ECB publishes monthly bulletin
The European Central Bank said it is monitoring prices closely to ensure that the eurozone escapes high inflation in the medium to long term in its latest monthly bulletin.
Bank of Jamaica - Annual Report 2006
Jamaica managed to impressively curtail inflation in 2006. The headline rate fell by more than half from 12.9% in 2005 to 5.8% last year.
Central Bank of Iran - Annual Report 2005/06
The Central Bank of Iran has published its annual report.
Bank of Greece - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Greece has published a 100-page summary of its 2006 annual report.
Bank of Israel - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Israel has published its 2006 annual report, reflecting on a strong year for the Israeli economy.
IMF board backs global imbalances plan
The board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has backed a plan for conducting multilateral surveillance aimed at reducing global imbalances.
Central Bank of Ireland 2006 annual report
The Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland has published its 2006 annual report.
Central Bank of Oman - annual report 2007
Oman's economy grew at 15.6% in 2006 the central bank reports in its annual report for 2006.
New Zealand central bank defends policy framework
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has published its submission to the government's inquiry into the future monetary policy framework.
Central Bank of Nigeria 2006 annual report
The Central Bank of Nigeria notes in its annual report for 2006 that macroeconomic stability was achieved through non-accommodating monetary policy and prudent fiscal policies by the federal government.
Banque de France - annual report 2006
Christian Noyer, the governor of the Banque de France, today presented the central bank's annual report to the country's president.
China's first payment system development report
The People's Bank of China issued the first report on developments in the country's payment systems on Tuesday. The report reveals the progress, relevant data and the future policy orientation of the payment systems in the country.
Central Bank of Aruba - annual report 2006
Aruba's economy grew at the same rate as 2005 last year, the governor notes in his foreword to the annual report, and inflation accelerated.
Happy birthday Buba!
Germany's central bank celebrates its 50th birthday today, with a commemorative €10 coin to be issued next week and a series of events is planned.
IMF on euro area policies
A report by the International Monetary Fund on euro area policies, released on 31 July, said that the outlook for the region was the best in years, but stabilising inflation below 2% may imply further gradual tightening of monetary policy.
ECB on downward wage rigidity
A study published by the European Central Bank (ECB) on 31 July, has found that the number of industries affected by downward nominal wage rigidity in OECD countries increased between the 1970s and 1990s.