Official Record
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…
Central Bank of Iceland - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of Iceland has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. The year 2002 witnessed a sharp turnaround in the Icelandic economy, the Annual Report says. Inflation peaked in the beginning of the year, but went below the Central…
Central Bank of Aruba - Annual Report 2002
The Central Bank of Aruba has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In the President's statement AR Caram said despite the ongoing recession in Aruba, final consumptive spending in real terms increased by an estimated 2 percent during 2002…
Bermuda Monetary Authority - Annual Report 2002
The Bermuda Monetary Authority has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In the Chairman's statement Cheryl-Ann Lister said the year has seen the successful completion of a key stage in the Authority's continuing development. At one level,…
Bank of Italy - Annual Report 2002
The Bank of Italy has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In the first half of 2002 world economic activity accelerated, sustained in the leading industrial countries by the expansive stance of monetary and budgetary policy, the Annual…
Czech National Bank - Annual Report 2002
The Czech National Bank has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In the Governor's Foreword Zdenek Tuma said the first ten years of the Czech National Bank's existence came to a close in 2002, and the Czech currency - the koruna - also…
Fed Reserve Bank of Kansas - Annual Report 2002
The Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002. In the President's Message Thomas Hoenig said the watchword at the Kansas City Fed during 2002 was uncertainty. An uneven economic recovery, erosion in asset…
Nat Bank of Kyrgyz Republic - Annual Report 2002
The National Bank of the Kyrgyz Republic has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
National Bank of Slovakia - Annual Report 2002
ANNUAL REPORT - The National Bank of Slovakia has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.