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2012

*  20120517 Central Bank of Malaysia: Memorandum of Understanding between Bank Negara Malaysia and Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey
*  20120516 International Monetary Fund: Exchange Rate Pass Through to Prices in Maldives (Working Paper No. 12/126)
*  20120516 People's Bank of China: RMB Required Reserve Ratio for Deposit Taking Institutions Cut by 0.5 Percentage Points
*  20120516 Central Bank of Indonesia: Monetary Policy Review - May 2012
*  20120514 Chinese Government: China to cut reserve requirement ratio by 0.5 percentage points
*  20120514 Swiss National Bank: Monetary policy in times of crisis - why central banks talk to one another (Speech by Chairman Thomas Jordan)
*  20120511 Bank of Korea: Monetary Policy Decision (May 10, 2012)
*  20120511 European Central Bank: Monthly Bulletin - May 2012
*  20120511 Federal Reserve: Banks and Bank Lending - The State of Play (Speech by Chairman Ben Bernanke)
*  20120511 Central Bank of Indonesia: BI Rate Maintained 5.75%
*  20120511 Bank of Japan: Revisions to the Management of Foreign Currency Assets
*  20120509 Bank of Thailand: Regional Cooperation for Improved Financial Resilience and Liquidity Support - A Decade On and the Challenges Ahead (Keynote Speech
*  20120509 Central Bank of Malaysia: International Reserves of BNM as at 30 April 2012
*  20120508 European Central Bank: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 4 May 2012
*  20120508 Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Hong Kong's Latest Foreign Currency Reserve Assets Figures Released
*  20120508 Central Bank of Ireland: The return of the surprise in central banking (Speech by Governor Honohan)
*  20120507 Bank of Japan: Minutes of the Monetary Policy Meeting on April 9 and 10
*  20120507 Reserve Bank of Australia: Official Reserve Assets
*  20120507 European Central Bank: When did the dollar overtake sterling as the leading international currency? Evidence from the bond markets (Working Paper 1433
*  20120507 European Central Bank: When did the dollar overtake sterling as the leading international currency? Evidence from the bond markets (Working Paper 1433
*  20120503 Bank of Japan: Economic Activity and Prices in Japan and Monetary Policy (Summary of a Speech by Yoshihisa Morimoto, Member of the Policy Board)
*  20120503 Bank of Thailand: Monetary Policy Committee's Decision on 2 May 2012
*  20120503 European Central Bank: Monetary policy decisions
*  20120503 European Central Bank : Introductory statement to the press conference (Speech by Mario Draghi)
*  20120427 Financial Stability Board publishes Interim Report on Securities Lending and Repos
*  20120427 Bank of Japan: Economic Activity and Prices in Japan and Monetary Policy (Summary of a Speech by Yoshihisa Morimoto, Member of the Policy Board)
*  20120427 European Central Bank: Report on the results of the survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area - October 2011 to March 2012
*  20120427 Bank of Canada: Economic Outlook Presentation
*  20120426 Reserve Bank of New Zealand: OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
*  20120426 Dubai Financial Services Authority publishes its 2011 Annual Report
*  20120426 Ministry of Finance India: Text of the Union Finance Minister Shri Pranab Mukherjee's Intervention Statement on 'Financial Regulation' in the Second S
*  20120426 Bank of Finland: Presentation by Deputy Governor Pentti Hakkarainen at the Financial Times Group's Investment Series 2012
*  20120426 European Securities and Markets Authority: The sovereign debt crisis and the EU single market (Speech by Steven Maijoor at the ECB)
*  20120426 Deutsche Bundesbank: Towards a more sustainable Europe (Speech by Andreas Dombret)
*  20120424 European Central Bank: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 20 April 2012
*  20120423 Monetary Authority of Singapore: Consumer Price Developments in March 2012
*  20120420 Reserve Bank of India study on FDI Flows to India
*  20120420 Bank of Japan: Financial System Report (April 2012)
*  20120420 European Central Bank: Euro area investment fund statistics (February 2012)
*  20120419 Bank of Japan: Society, Economy and the Central Bank (Speech at the Foreign Policy Association in New York)
*  20120419 European Central Bank publishes the Eurosystem Oversight Report 2011
*  20120419 European Central Bank: Monthly Bulletin - April 2012
*  20120418 Swedish Riksbank: Repo rate unchanged at 1.50 per cent
*  20120418 European Central Bank: Euro area balance of payments in February 2012 
and international investment position 
at the end of 2011
*  20120418 European Commission: EU places EURO1.8bn 26-year bond for Portugal
*  20120418 Bank of Canada: Monetary Policy Report - April 2012
*  20120417 Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey: Latest economic outlook and macroeconomic developments in Turkey (Speech by Governor Erdem Basci)
*  20120417 Bank of Spain: Testimony by the Governor before the Parliamentary Committee on Budget Affairs
*  20120417 European Central Bank: Statistics to deliver price stability and mitigate systemic risk (Speech by Mario Draghi)
*  20120413 Chinese Government: China's GDP growth slows to 8.1 pct
*  20120413 Bank of Japan: Economic Activity, Prices, and Monetary Policy (Speech by Ryuzo Miyao, Member of the Policy Board)
*  20120413 European Central Bank: Euro area securities issues statistics - February 2012
*  20120412 Federal Reserve: Speech by Vice Chair Yellen on the economic outlook and monetary policy
*  20120412 Cicero Consulting: Asia at a cross-roads - bond markets and the renminbi
*  20120411 European Central Bank: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 6 April 2012
*  20120410 Swiss National Bank: Discussion on the topic of the euro/Swiss franc minimum exchange rate (Speech by Thomas Jordan)
*  20120410 Bank of Japan: Statement on Monetary Policy
*  20120405 Swiss National Bank: Annual Report 2011
*  20120405 Philippines Central Bank: March Inflation Slows Down Anew to 2.6 Percent
*  20120404 Bank of Thailand: Edited Minutes of the Monetary Policy Committee Meeting (21 March 2012)
*  20120404 European Central Bank: Monetary Policy Decisions - 4 April 2012
*  20120404 European Central Bank: Introductory statement to the press conference (Speech by Mario Draghi)
*  20120403 Reserve Bank of India: Overseas Direct Investments - Liberalisation / Rationalisation
*  20120403 Reserve Bank of Australia: Monetary Policy Decision (Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor)
*  20120403 European Central Bank: Letter from the ECB President to Mr Giegold, Member of the European Parliament, on the two three-year longer-term refinancing o
*  20120402 Chinese Government: China to float 30bn yuan in certificate T-bonds
*  20120402 People's Bank of China: China to Maintain Prudent Monetary Policy
*  20120402 Bank of Finland Annual Report 2011 published
*  20120402 Bank for International Settlements: Central banking in a balance sheet recession (Speech by General Manager Jamie Caruana)
*  20120330 Czech National Bank keeps interest rates unchanged
*  20120330 Monetary Authority of Macao: Macao Signs Agreement with the Mainland to Acquire RMB Bonds for Investment Purpose
*  20120330 Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority: Consultation on Illiquidity premium
*  20120330 Eurostat: March 2012 Euro area inflation estimated at 2.6%
*  20120330 Eurogroup: Statement of the Eurogroup - 30 March 2012
*  20120328 European Central Bank: Monetary developments in the euro area - February 2012
*  20120327 Bank of Korea: Proceedings of Economic Review Meeting
*  20120327 European Central Bank: The monetary policy of the European Central Bank (Speech by Benoit Coeure)
*  20120327 Bank of Japan: Central Banking - Before, During, and After the Crisis (Remarks by Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor)
*  20120327 Banco Central do Brasil: Presentation by Governor Alexandre Tombini at Brazilian-Chamber of Commerce, in Miami
*  20120319 Bank of Greece: Report on Monetary Policy 2011-2012
*  20120319 European Central Bank: Euro area balance of payments in January 2012
*  20120319 Philippines Central Bank: BSP Approves Further Revisions to Foreign Exchange Regulations
*  20120314 Bank of Japan: Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments
*  20120314 Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago: Annual Economic Survey 2011
*  20120314 Central Bank of Netherlands Antilles: Quarterly Bulletin 2011-3
*  20120314 Bruegel: The internationalisation path of the renminbi
*  20120313 Chinese Government: Slow recovery, Europe remain biggest uncertainty
*  20120312 European Central Bank: Euro area securities issues statistics
*  20120312 State Bank of Vietnam issues regulations on foreign currency lending for resident borrowers
*  20120309 Bank Indonesia: BI Rate Maintained 5,75%
*  20120309 Monetary Authority of Singapore: Recent Economic Developments in Singapore
*  20120308 Reserve Bank of New Zealand: OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
*  20120307 Chinese Government: China mulls larger floating band for the yuan says PBOC governor
*  20120307 Central Bank of Bahrain: Global Regulation and Offshore Centres - Onshore vs Offshore (Address by H.E. Rasheed M. Al-Maraj, Governor)
*  20120307 Bank of Korea: Monetary and Liquidity Aggregates (January 2012)
*  20120306 Reserve Bank of Australia: Monetary Policy Decision (Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor)
*  20120306 European Supervisory Authorities: Joint Discussion Paper on Draft Regulatory Technical Standards foreseen by the European Market Infrastructure Regula
*  20120305 Chinese Government: China to keep RMB exchange rate basically stable
*  20120305 Chinese Government: Expanded offshore
*  20120229 Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey: Summary of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting (Meeting date: 21 February 2012)
*  20120228 Chinese Government: Financial innovations should serve China's real economy says official
*  20120228 European Central Bank: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 24 February 2012
*  20120227 European Central Bank: Monetary developments in the euro area, January 2012
*  20120227 Bank of Finland: Optimal bank transparency (Discussion Paper 9/2012)
*  20120227 Bank of Mexico: The importance of confidence in macroeconomic stabilization efforts (Speech by Governor Agustín Carstens)
*  20120227 Ministry of Finance Japan: G20 Finance Ministers and Central bank Governors' Meeting, Mexico City, Communiqué (Feb 25-26, 2012)
*  20120223 Central Bank of Barbados: Four pillars of a forward-looking forex-driven growth strategy for Barbados (Speech byGovernor DeLisle Worrell)
*  20120223 Bank of Thailand: Outlook for Thailand at a Time of Economic Uncertainty
*  20120223 Reserve Bank of India: Interview of RBI Governor, Dr. D Subbarao by Alex Frangos of The Wall Street Journal
*  20120222 Hong Kong Monetary Authority: Microfinance Pilot Scheme
*  20120222 Chinese Government: China continuing efforts on EU debt
*  20120221 Shanghai Metals Market: China to Continue Proactive Fiscal Policy, Prudent Monetary Policy
*  20120221 Swedish Riksbank tops up foreign currency reserve
*  20120221 European Central Bank: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 17 February 2012
*  20120221 Central Bank of Taiwan: Modifications on the Categorization of Financial Institutions and Definition of the Monetary Aggregate M2
*  20120220 Shanghai Metals Market: International Use of Yuan Demands More Financial Reforms
*  20120220 Bank of Japan: The Bank of Japan's Efforts toward Overcoming Deflation (Speech by Masaaki Shirakawa, Governor)
*  20120217 European Central Bank: Monthly Bulletin, February 2012
*  20120217 European Central Bank: Euro area balance of payments in December 2011 and preliminary overall results for 2011 as a whole
*  20120216 Central Bank of Ireland: New Research on the SME Lending Market
*  20120216 Swedish Riksbank: Repo rate cut by 0.25 percentage points
*  20120216 International Monetary Fund: Fiscal Policy and the Real Exchange Rate (Working Paper No. 12/52)
*  20120216 Bank for International Settlements: Monetary policy in the crisis - testing the limits of monetary policy (Speech by Deputy General Manager Hervé Hann
*  20120215 Bank of Japan: Monthly Report of Recent Economic and Financial Developments (February 2012)
*  20120214 Bank of Japan: Enhancement of Monetary Easing
*  20120214 Reserve Bank of India raises Bank Rate as a Technical Adjustment
*  20120214 ECB: Consolidated financial statement of the Eurosystem as at 10 February 2012
*  20120214 Reserve Bank of Australia: On Europe's Effects on Australian Financial Markets (Address by Guy Debelle, Assistant Governor)
*  20120213 Bank of Thailand: Performance of the Thai Banking System in 2011
*  20120213 Swedish Riksbank: Increased concern over sovereign debt affected the Riksbank's work in 2011
*  20120210 Reserve Bank of Australia: Statement on Monetary Policy (February 2012)
*  20120209 Bank of Korea: Current Economic Developments in Korea
*  20120209 European Central Bank: Monetary policy decisions - 9 February 2012
*  20120209 European Central Bank: Monetary policy decisions - 9 February 2012
*  20120208 Reserve Bank of India: Evidence on Interest Rate Channel of Monetary Policy Transmission in India (Research Paper)
*  20120208 Bank of Japan: Asian Markets at the Crossroads (Speech by Kiyohiko G. Nishimura, Deputy Governor, BOJ)
*  20120208 European Securities and Markets Authority: Keynote address of Steven Maijoor at the AFME Market and Liquidity Conference
*  20120207 RBA: Monetary Policy Decision (Statement by Glenn Stevens, Governor)
*  20120207 ECB: Global liquidity and risk appetite - a re-interpretation of the recent crises (Speech by Benoît CŦldquo;uré)
*  20120207 Bank of Portugal: Systemic Risk - Too-Important-to-Ignore (Speech by Governor Carlos da Silva Costa)
*  20120206 St. Louis Fed: Inflation Targeting in the USA
*  20120206 Chinese Government: Banks urged to better serve real economy
*  20120204 Reserve Bank of India: The Challenge of Globalization Some Reflections from the Reserve Bank Perspective (Address by Dr. Duvvuri Subbarao, Governor)
*  20120201 Bank of Thailand: Press Release on Economic and Monetary Conditions for December 2011 and Year 2011
*  20120201 Bank Negara Malaysia: Monetary and Financial Developments (December 2011)
*  20120201 Bank of Finland: Why is price discovery in credit default swap markets news-specific? (Discussion Paper 6/2012)
*  20120201 ECB: Capital controls and foreign exchange policy (Working Paper No 1415)
*  20120201 ECB: The scapegoat theory of exchange rates - the first tests (Working Paper No 1418)
*  20120130 Chinese Government: China to continue crackdown on hot money inflow says SAFE
*  20120127 Cicero Consulting: Financial Services 2012 - A Forward Look
*  20120127 Central Bank of Brazil: Are core inflation directional forecasts informative?
*  20120127 IMF: Sovereign risk, fiscal policy, and macroeconomic stability (Working Paper No. 12/33)
*  20120127 ECB: Monetary developments in the euro area - December 2011
*  20120126 RBNZ: OCR unchanged at 2.5 percent
*  20120126 Banque de France: The European way out of recession (Working Paper No. 360)
*  20120126 ECB: Opinion on measures for the stabilisation of the financial market
*  20120119 Bank Indonesia: Moodys Upgrades Indonesia Sovereign Rating
*  20120119 Bruegel: Behind the ECB's wall of money
*  20120119 Central Bank of Latvia: On the resolutions of the Bank of Latvia Council - January 2012
*  20120119 Irish Department of Finance: Successful completion of Q4 2011 Review of the EU/ IMF Programme
*  20120118 IMF: Can International Macroeconomic Models Explain Low-Frequency Movements of Real Exchange Rates? (Working Paper No. 12/13)
*  20120117 EFSF: Statement following Standard & Poor's decision to downgrade its long-term rating
*  20120117 BOK: Current Economic Developments in Korea
*  20120116 HM Treasury: Chancellor announces further steps to promote the development of the RMB market in London
*  20120116 Shanghai Metals Market: China Targets 10 Pct Growth in Foreign Trade in 2012 says NDRC official
*  20120116 ECB: The number of monetary financial institutions in the euro area and in the EU decreased further in 2011
*  20120113 Czech National Bank: Models for Stress Testing Czech Banks' Liquidity Risk (Working Paper)
*  20120113 BOK: Monetary Policy Decision
*  20120113 SNB expects annual profit of CHF 13 billion and will be able to make distribution
*  20120113 Central Bank of Iceland: The logic behind the capital account liberalisation strategy (Speech by Arnór Sighvatsson)
*  20120112 BOT: The Bank of Thailand Launches New Series of Thai Banknotes (Series 16
*  20120112 ECB: Introductory statement to the press conference on monetary policy decisions (Speech by Mario Draghi)
*  20120112 ECB: Euro area securities issues statistics - December 2011
*  20120111 ECB: Euro area securities issues statistics (November 2011)
*  20120110 European Commission: Stability and Growth for the Euro Area (ALDE New Year Seminar)
*  20120110 St. Louis Fed: How Accurate Are the CBO's Deficit Projections?
*  20120110 RBI: The Shrinking Money and RBI's Monetary Policy (Address by Shri. H. R. Khan, Deputy Governor of RBI)
*  20120109 Central Bank of Bahrain: CBB Treasury Bills Oversubscribed
*  20120109 RBI: Financial Market Volatility and the Risk Management Imperative (Address by Mr. V.K. Sharma, Executive Director of RBI)
*  20120109 SBV issues Circular on forex management of overseas loan extension and recovery of credit institutions
*  20120109 SNB: Swiss National Bank Chairman, Philipp Hildebrand, resigns with immediate effect
*  20120105 Chinese Government: China's foreign trade to top 4.8 trillion U.S. dollars in 2015 says MOC
*  20120105 EFSF places €3 billion benchmark bond in support of Ireland and Portugal
*  20120104 ECB: Euro area MFI interest rate statistics (November 2011)
*  20120103 Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey: Monetary policy to be implemented during exceptional days
*  20120102 Bank of Albania: Overview of Albania's banking sector (Speech by Ardian Fullani)
*  20120102 Bank of Mauritius: Small and medium-sized enterprises in Mauritius (Speech by Deputy Governor Yandraduth Googoolye)
*  20120102 Central Bank of Bahrain: Bahrain to Implement IBAN Early Next Year
*  20120102 Saudi Arabian Securities and Commodities Authority: Board discusses latest developments on local markets and reviews preliminary studies on setting up

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