Central Banking
Politics blamed for jailed ex Ukraine c banker
The influential Ukrainian newspaper Zerkalo Nedeli carried out a detailed analysis of the case against former deputy central bank chief Volodymyr Bondar who was jailed for five years last week. The paper said the charges don't hold water.
Bank indicates worst of Venezuela's crisis over
Venezuela has forecast a partial recovery in the local economy, according to Reuters. The central bank governor said in an interview published on Tuesday May 27 that it is difficult to expect a worse situation for the remainder of the year than what has…
Calls for Serb c banker to be removed
The principal deputy high representative in Bosnia-Hercegovina, has demanded the withdrawal of Cvijetin Nikic from the managing board of the Bosnia-Hercegovina Central Bank, according to a report by the Beta news agency.
Brazil's Meirelles says inflation not yet stable
Speaking in testimony to Brazil's parliament, Bloomberg reported that central bank President Henrique Meirelles said inflation was not yet under control and the bank will keep a watch with its interest rate policy.
SARS trims growth in Malaysia to 4%
Malaysia's economy grew at its slowest pace in a year in the first quarter, the government said on Wednesday May 28, according to a Bloomberg report, as overseas sales of Unisem Bhd. and other computer chipmakers fell.
Zimbabwe bank notes crisis worsens
Tuesday May 27 saw a worsening of the bank note shortage in Zimbabwe, according to The Herald Online, with some banks running out of notes and long queues at ATM machines.
Issing on efficiency in financial institutions
In a speech on 'Efficiency in financial institutions' Otmar Issing of the ECB said sound central banking, but also banking in general and the business of savings banks in particular, must be based on long-term objectives. In this context, the monetary…
Reserve Bank of Fiji - Annual Report 2002
The Reserve Bank of Fiji has published its Annual Report for the year ended 2002.
Electronic Money System Security Objectives
Electronic money system security objectives according to the common criteria methodology, 23 May. The "Electronic Money System Security Objectives" (EMSSO) report, published on Friday, presents the expectations of the Eurosystem with regard to the…
Norges Bank Financial Stability Report No.1, 2003
The Central Bank of Norway, Norges Bank, has published its twice yearly Financial Stability Report 1/2003. In the report the bank said the outlook for financial stability is considered to be satisfactory, but somewhat weaker than six months ago.
Inflation is a bigger danger than deflation
An article in the Financial Times says that although the threat of global deflation has become a preoccupation for economic commentators there are signs of the loss of value of dollar money, which is a symptom of incipient monetary inflation.
ECB's Padoa-Schioppa: no danger of deflation
Tommaso Padoa-Schioppa of the ECB was quoted Monday as saying speculation over deflation was alarmist and that the central bank stands ready to act if necessary, according to Reuters.
Iran: New central bank governor speaks on policy
Iran's recently appointed central bank chief Ebrahim Sheybani said Saturday the CBI will try to maintain more attentive supervision over monetary policies to better rein in inflation, reports the IRNA news agency.
Turkey, Kazakhstan sign banking sector memorandum
Turkey's Banking Regulation and Supervision Agency and the central bank of Kazakhstan have signed a memorandum of understanding in the line of the joint goal of ensuring financial system stability, according to the anatolia news agency.
Gold bars worth $500m seized at Syrian border
A haul of 2000 gold bars was found during the routine inspection of a truck near the Syrian border, according to Reuters. The gold was estimated to be worth about $500 million and may have come from the Iraq central bank's reserves.
Brazil cb to maintain curent monetary policy
Brazil's central bank governor has said the bank will maintain its current stance on monetary policy despite the resignation of the director of economic policy, according to a report in the Wall Street Journal.
NBP won't release its reserves for budget
The National Bank of Poland's governor said the bank will not yield to the request of finance minister Grzegorz Kolodko, who had called on the NBP to release part of its foreign currency reserve and transfer the money to the state budget, according to…
Bosnian banking agencies, central bank sign deal
Bosnia-Hercegovina Central Bank Governor Peter Nicholl signed a memorandum on cooperation and exchange of information in Sarajevo with banking agencies from Serbia and Bosnia-Hercegovina, reports the SRNA news agency.
China's banking regulator to set up advisory body
the New China News Agency reports that China's Banking Regulatory Commission said it intends to set up a non-profit international advisory committee made up of people in supervisory roles in internationally-renowned banks.
Buba's Welteke rejects recession idea in interview
Bundesbank president Ernst Welteke said in a radio interview that Germany was simply in a "phase of mere stagnation" rejecting an IMF report that said the country was on the brink of recession, according to a broadcast by Deutsche Welle Radio.
CentralBankNet Monday Special Feature
SPECIAL FEATURE - In this weeks CentralBankNet Special Feature Andrew Smithers discusses the economic solutions and political obstructions to reviving Japan's stagnant economy.
Kennedy on business continuity planning
In a speech on 'Business Continuity Planning for the Financial Sector: Developing a System-Wide Approach' Sheryl Kennedy of the Bank of Canada said talks about the importance of Business Continuity Planning (BCP) and disaster recovery, in the context of…
Gjedrem on policy response to the economic outlook
In a speech on 'The monetary policy response to the economic outlook' Svein Gjedrem of Norges Bank said the last interest rate reduction reflected expectations of low inflation as a result of the strong krone and low international price inflation with…
Survey of Professional Forecasters
The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia has published its Survey of Professional Forecasters for the Second Quarter 2003. The U.S.economy will likely expand at a slower pace in 2003 than predicted just three months ago, according to the survey.