Czech National Bank (CNB)
Czech c.bank less concerned over crown strength
The Czech central bank is less concerned over the strength of the crown currency as the country's economic recovery grows more robust, CNB vice governor Ludek Niedermayer said in an interview on Friday.
CNB chief, deputy minister assess joining Eurozone
The date of the Czech Republic joining the European monetary union remains unclear. It depends on the speed of the Czech Republic moving closer to the EU, on political decisions and on the harmonisation of legal systems. This was stated by Czech National…
Amended CNB law worsens EU accession chances
The Chamber of Deputies today did not identify itself with the arguments of the European Commission and decided that the controversial amended law on the Czech National Bank will take effect on 1 January 2001, central bank spokesman Milan Tomanek told…
CNB dispute may damage central bank's independence
The Czech government on Wednesday refused to approve the president's appointment of Zdenek Tuma as governor of the Czech National Bank, escalating a dispute that could damage the stability and independence of the central bank, The Financial Times writes…
Czech pres officially appoints Tuma bank governor
Czech President Vaclav Havel Wednesday officially appointed Zdenek Tuma as the new governor of the Czech National Bank at a ceremony at the presidential summer palace.