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Bank of Ghana - Annual Report 2002
The Bank of Ghana has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In the foreword to the Annual Report governor Paul Acquah said 2002 was an important one in the history of Bank of Ghana. The Bank of Ghana Act was signed into law in January 2002…
Central Bank of Russia - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of Russia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. Economic developments in Russia in 2002 were seriously affected by changes in the world economy, the Annual Report says. A quite favourable price situation on world…
Bank of Korea - Annual Report 2002
The Bank of Korea has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. During 2002, the Korean economy showed a favorable performance with its growth rate rising sharply, prices stabilizing within their target range, and the current account…
RBA Payments System Board Annual Report 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia Payments System Board has published its Annual Report for 2003. The Board has used two main techniques to assess the efficiency of the Australian payments system, the Annual Report says. The first has been to look at the…
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Annual Report 2003
The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has published its Annual Report for 2003. For the currency function the year was a period of consolidation, Governor Alan Bollard said in his statement, making sure the system works well and embedding the new polymer notes…
Bank of Japan - Annual Review 2003
The Bank of Japan has published its Annual Review 2003. In the foreword to the Review Governor Toshihiko Fukui said the Bank will continue to do its utmost to meet the challenges currently facing the economy and to secure its future economic prospects…
Fed Res Bank of San Francisco - Annual Report 2002
The Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. The Annual Report said the District refocused its payments business strategy to streamline operations, gain efficiencies, and control costs by realigning…
RBA, Council of Financial Regulators Annual Report
The 2002 Council of Financial Regulators' Annual Report was released by the Reserve Bank of Australia, 25 September. The powerful Council of Financial Regulators - made up of the Reserve Bank, the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority and the…
Central Bank of Iran - Annual Report 2001-2002
The Central Bank of Iran has published its Annual Report for the year ended (1380) 2000-2001. The Iranian economy performed positively in 2001/02, the Annual Report said. Despite fluctuations of crude oil prices in world markets, especially in the…
South African Reserve Bank - Annual Report 2003
The South African Reserve Bank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2003. Developments and concerns about the growth prospects of major industrialised countries had a significant impact on South Africa's economic performance during the past…
International Monetary Fund - Annual Report 2003
The International Monetary Fund has published its Annual Report for the financial year ended 2003. In the Annual Report the IMF said it was reviewing the way it assists poor nations, a subject international aid groups have emphasized is a constant source…
Reserve Bank of Australia - Annual Report 2003
The Reserve Bank of Australia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2003. In the Governor's Foreword Ian Macfarlane said although there were no changes in monetary policy, the RBA's operations in financial markets were at least as active as…
Reserve Bank of India - Annual Report 2002 - 2003
The Reserve Bank of India has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002 -2003. The Annual Report released 27 August 2003 said cautious optimism characterised the stance of macroeconomic policies during 2002-03, notwithstanding the continuing…
Central Bank of Jordan - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of Jordan has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. The Jordanian economy in 2002 managed to cope with regional and international developments, the Annual Report says. This outcome was achieved through implementing a set…
Central Bank of Peru - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of Peru has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. Since 2002, the Central Bank's monetary policy has been conducted following a scheme of Explicit Inflation Targeting, the Annual Report says.
Bank of England Minutes 6 & 7 August
Bank of England Minutes for meetings of 6 & 7 August in which the MPC voted unanimously to leave rates on hold.
Basel updates know-your-customer rules
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision has proposed an undated set of know-your-customer rules desinged to stop large international banks being used by criminals or terrorists.
RBA asset bubbles conference
The Reserve Bank of Australia 2003 conference, 'Asset Prices and Monetary Policy', was held at the H.C. Coombs Centre for Financial Studies, in Sydney on 18 and 19 August 2003. The conference focused on the implications of asset price booms for the…
Balance sheet approach to financial crisis
A IMF note summarises the main conclusions from the working paper "A Balance Sheet Approach to Financial Crisis". It describes the conceptual framework of the balance sheet approach and how it has been reflected in the Fund's work.
US inflation measures compared
Keeping a close eye on changes in consumer prices is a key aspect of central banks' task to keep inflation low and stable. But measuring the changes and agreeing on the measure is not straightforward. A recent Economic Letter from the San Francisco Fed…
BIS on cross-border cooperation for Basel II
The Bank for International Settlements today issued a report outlining principles for closer cross-border cooperation between supervisors on the new Basel Accord.
Central Bank of Chile - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of Chile has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In 2002 the Central Bank continued to analyse and interact with the financial system to modernize the national payments system, developing a draft real time gross…
Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of Sri Lanka has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. Notable progress was made on all fronts during 2002, the Annual Report says. The cessation of hostilities and the ongoing peace process brought not only a sense of…
Sveriges Riksbank - Annual Report 2002
The Sveriges Riksbank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In the Governor's statement Lars Heikensten said economic development was subdued in 2002 by the considerable stock market decline and households were hit by sizeable…