Central bank financial strength, transparency, and policy credibility.

IMF Staff Papers;  July 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......central bank policy for central bank financial sustainability. (3) While...a theoretical reason why central bank financial strength is a comparatively...this paper is to argue why central bank financial strength is relevant for...

Debauchery: Russia's central bank.

The Economist (US);  January 30, 1993 ;     700+ words ......plead with hatchet-faced men at the central bank for cheaper money. Through the looking...government preaches tight money, its central bank hands out loans with abandon. The bank...brink of hyper-inflation. How could any central bank behave like this? We proceed from one...

Central Bank's Steps Still Hard To Predict, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

The St. Petersburg Times (Russia);  December 21, 2001 ;     604 words ......Times (Russia) 12-21-2001 What is the Central Bank doing with the government's dollars...Nobody seems to know for sure, and the Central Bank offered a vague explanation as to why...devaluation. On Thursday, the day the Central Bank makes its weekly announcement of reserve...

Philippine Central Bank to Borrow for Higher Reserves

Xinhua English Newswire;  October 24, 1997 ;     330 words ...The Central Bank of the Philippines, is planning to...television reports said. Officials at the central bank were quoted as saying the bank was...500-million-dollar deposit in the central bank to increase its foreign reserves...

Central bank likely to lose bid for more independence, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  March 28, 2000 ;     652 words ......issues that establish just how independent the central bank will be. The decisions are the final chapter...has been trying to maintain its power over the central bank, and a central bank that has been striving to break free. The State...

Report: Central Bank a Corruption Hotbed, THE MOSCOW TIMES

The Moscow Times (Russia);  November 28, 2001 ;     689 words ......deep-reaching roots feeding corruption at the Central Bank. "The Central Bank as an independent, absolutely opaque and uncontrolled...for society is doubtful, but the value for the Central Bank and its managers is obvious, as it allows them...

Duma Rebels on Central Bank Legislation, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

The St. Petersburg Times (Russia);  April 9, 2002 ;     501 words ...00-00-0000 In the face of government and Central Bank opposition, the State Duma passed controversial amendments to the law on the Central Bank in the crucial second reading in a landslide...Council with the right to approve the Central Bank' s annual financial statements and ...

VENEZUELA BACKS DOWN ON CENTRAL BANK

United Press International;  September 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ...00-00-0000 Venezuela backs down on Central Bank CARACAS, Venezuela, Sep 24, 2002 (United...the statutes governing the country's Central Bank. Critics said the proposed reforms threatened the Central Bank's independent status. The reform package...

Central Bank Needs Serious Downsizing, THE ST. PETERSBURG TIMES

The St. Petersburg Times (Russia);  April 2, 2002 ;     616 words ......skirmish over the independence of the Central Bank, which ultimately led to Viktor Gerashchenko...The government wanted to monitor the Central Bank's expenditures. The bank, in turn, argued...independence. It should be noted that the Central Bank is the only organization in this ...

Venezuela backs down on Central Bank.

United Press International;  September 24, 2002 ;     700+ words ......reform of the statutes governing the country's Central Bank. Critics said the proposed reforms threatened the Central Bank's independent status. The reform package would have obliged the Central Bank to calculate its profits every six months rather...

Central bank still fighting, NATION

The Nation (Thailand);  March 16, 2000 ;     700+ words ......Chatu Mongol to threaten to resign. The central bank yesterday insisted that a clause from...minister the authority to supervise the central bank, must be scrapped. Though both came...The Finance Ministry has supported the central bank's independence in line with the global...

Law to shield central bank from politics.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand);  November 13, 2006 ;     519 words ......strengthen the political independence of the central bank. Current law gives the finance minister the authority to hire -- and fire -- the central bank governor with cabinet approval. Under...process of appointing and dismissing the central bank governor is likely to be shifted ...

Central Bank Unmoved by Critics, THE MOSCOW TIMES

The Moscow Times (Russia);  June 13, 2000 ;     700+ words ......barrage of criticism on all fronts, the Central Bank is standing firm in defense of its franchise...Shokhin said last week. Separately, the Central Bank's chairman, Viktor Gerashchenko, for...growing export revenues or whether the Central Bank is secretly selling its palladium ...

MSE Claims Moral Victory in Suit Against Central Bank, THE ST. PETERSBURG...

The St. Petersburg Times (Russia);  March 26, 2001 ;     637 words ......half a dozen dead-end complaints to the Central Bank, the Moscow Stock Exchange celebrated...failing to look into the conduct of the Central Bank, which for more than two years ignored...of the currency market in Russia, the Central Bank still treats it like the sacred cow...

Japan's central bank further eases super-loose monetary policy

AP Worldstream;  October 30, 2002 ;     490 words ...00-00-0000 Dateline: TOKYO Japan's central bank further relaxed its ultra-easy monetary...15 trillion yen (US$122 billion). The central bank also announced it would buy even more...1 trillion yen (US$8.1 billion). The central bank last boosted bond buys in February...