Economics
Dollar's value linked to US productivity
A more productive United States workforce indirectly enhances the dollar's value, research published by the San Francisco Federal Reserve finds.
National Bank of Serbia - Annual Report 2006
Core inflation fell below the National Bank of Serbia's 7% to 9% target range in 2006 to just 5.9%.
Bank of Korea - Annual Report 2006
Korean growth edged up to 5% in 2006, from 4.2% the previous year.
De Gregorio set to become Chilean governor
Jose de Gregorio, the deputy governor of the Central Bank of Chile will take over from Vittorio Corbio as governor of the central bank later this week, Michelle Bachelet, Chile's president, announced on Monday.
Bulgarian National Bank - Annual Report 2006
The Bulgarian economy performed well in 2006, growing by 6.1%.
Chavez defeat allows central bank some freedom
The Central Bank of Venezuela will not face further limits on its autonomy for now after Hugo Chavez, Venezuela's president, was narrowly defeated in a referendum on constitutional change.
Central Bank of Bolivia - Annual Report 2006
The Central Bank of Bolivia just about managed to keep inflation within the 3% to 5% target range in 2006.
Banking Authority of Kosovo - Annual Report 2006
The performance of the Kosovan economy vastly improved in 2006, with growth of 3%, up from 0.3% the previous year.
UK's King gloomy on economic conundrum
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, said on Thursday that the economic outlook is "uncomfortable" because the problems of the credit crisis are now coupled with burgeoning inflationary pressures.
Eurozone growth stat charts biggest fall this year
A measure of the economic outlook in the euro area indicated on Thursday that growth in the region slowed sharply in November.
Beige book reveals reduced US expansion
The latest edition of the Federal Reserve's Beige Book shows that consumer spending has slowed and that the financial services industry has become a drag on growth, but that the economy grew nonetheless.
Reserve Bank of El Salvador - Annual Report 2005
El Salvador's economy performed well in 2005, growing by 2.8%.
Egypt's El-Okdah to serve second term
Farouk el-Okdah, the governor of the Central Bank of Egypt, will head the central bank for another four years, it emerged on Wednesday.
Bank of Tanzania - Annual Report 2006
The Bank of Tanzania implemented a regulatory overhaul in 2006.
Zimbabwe inflation stats delayed by lack of goods
Zimbabwe's state statistics department said on Tuesday that inflation figures cannot be calculated because not enough consumer goods are available.
Fed's forecasts have declined since early 1990s
The Federal Reserve's forecasts of inflation and output have deteriorated since 1991, research published by the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland finds.
Solomon Islands - Annual Report 2006
The Central Bank of the Solomon Islands judged 2006 a positive year for the economy.
Consumption and income link strengthens in slump
Private consumption is more sensitive to changes in disposable income during recessions, research published by the Bank of England finds.
Qatar Central Bank - Annual Report 2005
The Qatari economy rocketed by an impressive 33.8% in 2005, boosted by the oil and gas sector, which expanded by 46.3%.
OTC derivatives trade grows by 135%
The value of positions in the over-the-counter derivatives market has increased by 135% in the last three years to $516 trillion, the Bank for International Settlements finds.
Zhou predicts "mild slowdown" for China
Zhou Xiaochuan, the governor of the People's Bank of China, said the fallout from the global credit turmoil will have just a small impact on Chinese growth next year.
Hoenig: US economy will "weather this storm"
Thomas Hoenig, the president of the Kansas City Federal Reserve and the only member of the Federal Open Market Committee to vote against the 31 October rate cut, said that he thought the effects of the credit crunch were unlikely to spread very far.
Bank Indonesia - Annual Report 2006
The year 2006 was an engrossing year replete with numerous successes but also beset with challenges that further matured our managing of the economy, says Burhanuddin Abdullah, the governor of Bank Indonesia.
Central Bank of Samoa - Annual Report 2005/ 06
Real domestic product grew by 4% over the period from July 2005 to the end of June 2006.