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Bank of Portugal - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Portugal's Annual Report 2004, the Portuguese economy resumed positive growth in 2004, albeit at a moderate pace.
Qatar Central Bank - Annual Report 2004
According to the Qatar Central Bank's Annual Report 2004, GDP increased by 20% in 2004 and reached a new record of QR 103.56 billion.
National Bank of Romania - Annual Report 2004
According to the National Bank of Romania's Annual Report 2004, Romania saw positive developments in key macroeconomic indicators.
Chicago Fed National Activity Index, January 06
The Chicago Fed National Activity Index for January 2005, published 23 February, was +0.27, down from +0.37 in December. Three of the four broad categories of indicators that make up the index made positive contributions, while the remaining category…
Central Bank of Russia - Annual Report 2004
According to the Central Bank of Russia's Annual Report 2004, the year 2004 was a good one for the Russian economy.
Central Bank of Samoa - Annual Report 2003-04
According to the Central Bank of Samoa's Annual Report 2003-04, macro economic results for the year turned out reasonably positive, despite the adverse impact of Cyclone Heta in the second half of the financial year and the continued strong rise in…
Sveriges Riksbank Inflation Report, No. 1, 2006
Sweden's central bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, published its First Inflation Report for 2006 on Thursday 23 February. Speaking to the Riksdag Committee on Finance, Governor Stefan Ingves said the Riksbank envisages inflation rising as capacity utilisation…
National Bank of Serbia - Annual Report 2004
According to the National Bank of Serbia's Annual Report 2004, the main characteristics of the economic environment in 2004 were higher than forecast GDP growth of 7.5%, a widened current account deficit and higher than planned inflation rate of 13.7%.
New York Fed's Foreign Exchange Operations Report
According to the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Treasury and Federal Reserve Foreign Exchange Operations quarterly report for October-December 2005, the U.S. monetary authorities did not intervene in the foreign exchange markets during the October -…
Central Bank of Seychelles - Annual Report 2004
According to the Central Bank of Seychelles Annual Report 2004, strong recessionary conditions continued to persist in the domestic economy during 2004.
Deutsche Bundesbank Monthly Report, January 2006
The Deutsche Bundesbank published the English version of its January 2006 Monthly Report on 16 February. The report issued a blunt warning against rushing the expansion of the eurozone currency bloc and criticised prospective member Estonia over the size…
Philadelphia Fed Business Outlook Survey, Feb 2006
According to the firms surveyed for the Philadelphia Fed's Business Outlook Survey, February 2006, the pace of activity in the region's manufacturing sector picked up in February. The general activity index improved notably this month, and indicators for…
Bank of Sierra Leone - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Sierra Leone's Annual Report 2004, the improved business confidence in 2004 stimulated activity in the agriculture, mining, construction and service sectors.
MAS - Annual Report 2004-2005
According to the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Annual Report 2004-2005, the Singapore economy expanded by a robust 8.4% in 2004, the highest growth rate recorded since 2000.
St Louis Fed's Central Banker, Spring 2006
The St. Louis Fed has published the Spring 2006 edition of its Central Banker magazine. The article "Greenspan's unconventional view of the long-run inflation/output tradeoff" says that the former Fed chairman's views on the relationship between…
Towards a Single Euro Payments Area - 4th report
In its fourth progress report on the Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA), published Friday, the Governing Council of the ECB defined the final SEPA objectives.
National Bank of Slovakia - Annual Report 2004
According to the National Bank of Slovakia's Annual Report 2004, the first positive signs are visible in the Slovak economy, following membership of the European Union on 1 May 2004.
Bank of England Payment Systems Oversight Report
The Bank of England published its second Payment Systems Oversight Report on Friday. It contains the Bank's latest assessment of UK payment systems against the internationally-recognised Core Principles for Systemically Important Payment Systems.
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Bank of Slovenia - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bank of Slovenia's Annual Report 2004, Slovenia recorded a current account deficit for the second successive year, the 2004 figure being EUR 238 million, or 0.9% of estimated GDP.
Bank of Canada Review, Winter 05-06
The Bank of Canada published its Review for Winter 2005-2006 on 16 February. The Review includes the article "70 Years of Central Banking: The Bank of Canada in an International Context, 1935-2005".
Bank of England Inflation Report, February 2006
The Bank of England published its February 2006 Inflation Report on 15 February. Governor Mervyn King told a press conference the outlook for the UK economy is "benign" and the slowing of consumer spending growth that began in the middle of 2004 "appears…
Solomon Islands - Annual Report 2004
According to the Central Bank of Solomon Islands Annual Report 2004, the economic performance in 2004, although generally positive, highlighted the vulnerability and fundamental structural weaknesses underlying the economy.
Federal Reserve's Monetary Policy Report, Feb 2006
The Federal Reserve published its February 2006 Monetary Policy Report to the Congress on Wednesday 15 February. The U.S. economy should continue to perform well in 2006 and 2007. But higher energy prices will probably exert some restraint on activity…