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BCAEO - Annual Report 2006
Governors from members of the BCAEO alliance were very much involved in shaping the agenda of the March 2006 meeting of the Association of African Central Banks, which was held at the head office of the BCAEO in Dakar, Senegal.
Gono blames business for "traumatic" conditions
Gideon Gono, the governor of the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe, hit back at claims that the publication of the central bank's mid-year report was delayed because of the woeful state of the country's economy.
Central Bank of Nicaragua - Annual Report 2006
Nicaragua's economy grew by 3.7% in 2006, despite the poor performance of the agriculture industry. Unemployment fell slightly from 5.6% in November 2005 to 5.2% a year later.
Reserve Bank of New Zealand - 06/07 Annual Report
Alan Bollard, the governor of the Reserve Bank of New Zealand, said that, aside from price stability, the central bank had focused on foreign exchange, banking, financial systems, payment systems and currency.
Central Bank of Montenegro - Annual Report 2005
Montenegro became a good example of a dynamic transitional economy, according to Ljubisa Krgovic, the president of the Central Bank of Montenegro.
Central Bank of Turkey - Annual Report 2006
The Central Bank of Turkey celebrated its 75th anniversary in 2006.
Bank of Sudan - Annual Report 2006
The Sudanese economy had a strong year in 2006 as growth increased from 8.1% in 2005 to 9.3% and the inflation rate dropped, falling from 8.4% to 7.2%.
Swiss bulletin predicts US slowdown
The Swiss National Bank's latest monetary policy report presented a pessimistic outlook for the US economy.
National Bank of Macedonia - Annual Report 2006
Petar Goshev, the governor of the National Bank of Macedonia, judged 2006 a successful year for the central bank.
SEC and FSA chiefs to discuss hedge fund rules
Paul Atkins, the commissioner of the US Securities and Exchange Commission, and Hector Sants, the chief executive of the UK Financial Services Authority, will meet with senior hedge fund professionals to ask if funds should be regulated and to see what…
Bank of Botswana - Annual Report 2006
Rising inflation was the biggest policy challenge the Bank of Botswana faced in 2006.
BoE bulletin reviews UK reaction to turmoil
The Bank's quarterly bulletin for the third quarter covers developments in sterling financial markets from June to September, which marked the beginning of the current bout of stress in the global financial markets.
Bank of Haiti - Annual Report 2005
Despite social and political turmoil, Haiti's economy grew by 1.8% over the 2004/05 financial year. Private sector investment increased by 5.6% in 2005, after contracting by about 14% the previous year.
National Bank of Romania - Annual Report 2006
The National Bank of Romania spent 2006 preparing for accession to the European Union at the start of 2007.
Riksbank minutes from executive board meeting
The Sveriges Riksbank, the country's central bank, released the minutes of the most recent meeting of its rate-setting board on 6 September.
King's paper on current turmoil
The governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, presented a 10-page paper on the recent market turmoil and the Bank's response, to the British parliament's Treasury Committee prior to his testimony on 20 September.
Australia's Payment Systems Board report - 2007
Australia's Payment Systems Board, which is chaired by the central bank governor, published its annual report for 2007 on Wednesday.
MPC minutes show 9-0 vote to hold rates
Minutes from September's meeting of the Bank of England's rate setting Monetary Policy Committee show that all the members were in favour of keeping the cost of borrowing at 5.75%.
Fed unveils new website
The Federal Reserve's new website went live on Monday.
Trinidad & Tobago -- Annual Report 2006
Trinidad & Tobago's economy grew by 12% in real terms, the central bank reports.
King and Reddy to speak on India
Mervyn King, the governor of the Bank of England, and Y.V. Reddy, the governor of the Reserve Bank of India, will discuss the future of the Indian economy in an event at the London School of Economics on 15 October.
South African Reserve Bank - Annual Report 2006/07
Tito Mboweni, the governor of the South African Reserve Bank, noted the importance of transparency in his foreword to the central bank's latest annual report.
SA reveals rate hikes are paying off
The South African Reserve Bank's monetary policy appears to be working as inflationary pressures dampened in the quarter to September.
National Bank of Georgia - Annual Report 2006
The Georgian economy grew by 9.4% in 2006. But end-of-year inflation was well above the 6% upper boundary of the target range at 8.8%.