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Global Challenges in 2012

By Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Berlin, January 23, 2012 Webcast...

27th January, 2012

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Prospects for monetary policy: learning the lessons from 2011 -Speech by Spencer Dale

In a speech given at the London headquarters of Bloomberg, Spencer Dale – Bank of England Chief Econ...

27th January, 2012

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Challenges of Budgetary and Financial Crisis in Europe

Presentation by Carlo Cottarelli, Director, Fiscal Affairs Department, International Monetary Fund A...

27th January, 2012

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Africa’s Future: Responding to Today’s Global Economic Challenges

By Christine Lagarde Managing Director, International Monetary Fund Roundtable Discussion with Stake...

27th January, 2012

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Securing Niger’s Economic Future in Uncertain Global Economic Times

Address to the Nigerien National Assembly  By Christine Lagarde It is a privilege for me to be here...

27th January, 2012

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Strengthening the Asia/IMF Relationship in a Highly Uncertain Global Environment

Speech at Asian Financial Forum by David Lipton, First Deputy Managing Director, International Monet...

27th January, 2012

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ECB publishes consolidated banking data for 2011

European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing the June-2011 Consolidated Banking Data (CBD), a data set...

27th January, 2012

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Eurosystem and GCC central banks and monetary agencies hold third high-level seminar

Today the Eurosystem – comprising the European Central Bank (ECB) and the 17 national central banks...

26th January, 2012

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Banks are not the Barrier to Growth

Tim Kirk, Partner and Head of Financial Services, BDO LLP Any calls to reduce the capital requiremen...

22nd November, 2011

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The (changing) role of central banks in financial stability policies

Speech by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 14th Annual Internal Banking...

16th November, 2011

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Fixed income investment of insurance companies and pension funds in a low yield – but volatile – environment

Speech by Peter Praet, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the 2011 European Pension Funds...

16th November, 2011

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EURO1 Complies with CPSS Core Principles

The European Central Bank (ECB) published today an assessment of the euro system of EBA CLEARING Com...

16th November, 2011