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The Economist: The World Bank and the IMF

India's gold purchase: Adornment and investment
Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:01:13 -0000
India is eager for the IMF’s bullionIF YOU count bangles, necklaces, anklets and other pieces of jewellery, India is the largest repository of gold in the world, according to the World Gold Council. Many Indians see gold as an investment as well as an adornment. India’s post office sells 24-carat gold coins, as small as 0.5 grams, to savers wary of fiat currencies or mutual funds. The latest big investor in the metal is the Reserve Bank of India (RBI). On November 3rd the central bank said it had bought 200 tonnes of gold from the IMF, a purchase that would have cost about $6.7 billion. The news pushed the price past $1,090 an ounce for the first time.The IMF’s gold holdings are less decorative than India’s, but also impressive: the third-biggest official stash in the world. Its sale to the RBI is part of a plan to offload 403.3 tonnes, or an eighth of its total. The proceeds will create an endowment to cover the fund’s operating expenses and help expand its lending. It is doing its best not to rock the market by selling first to central banks, in keeping with their agreement in August to sell no more than 2,000 tonnes over five years. But the gold market is now interested in how much central banks might buy, not how much they might sell. ...
The World Bank-IMF meetings: Money, votes and politics
Wed, 07 Oct 2009 07:39:57 -0000
Battles over money and power at the World Bank and IMF“WE ARE into the world of politics”, said the World Bank’s president, Robert Zoellick, at the two-day annual meetings of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund, ending on Wednesday October 7th in Istanbul. Mr Zoellick was referring to the disagreements between richer and poorer countries over his institution’s pleas for more funding to cope with the aftermath of the financial crisis. But his statement held true for much of what went on at this year’s meetings. It was easy to reach broad agreement that it was too early for governments and central banks to begin winding down their big stimulus packages. But opinions diverged over the need to boost the funding of the world’s main financial institutions, and even more so when it came to discussing demands by big developing countries such as China and India for more voting power on their boards. ...
The role of emerging markets: Cosmetic surgery?
Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:04:22 -0000
The face of global economic governance is changingSYMBOLISM or substance? The G20 meeting in Pittsburgh secured the place of emerging markets at the top table of global economic policy. “Bretton Woods is being overhauled before our eyes,” declared Robert Zoellick, head of the World Bank. The G20 leaders agreed to shift voting power substantially within the IMF towards “dynamic emerging markets and developing countries”, and endorsed similar reform at the World Bank. They also announced that the G20 itself will replace the G7, a rich-world club that will now concentrate mainly on security issues, as the primary forum for international economic co-operation. The Financial Stability Board, which is supposed to oversee the co-ordination of global financial regulation, has also expanded to include the G20’s emerging–market members. But how much clout the developing world will actually have remains unclear. ...
The IMF on economic recovery: Snail's pace
Tue, 22 Sep 2009 12:11:48 -0000
Recovery from this recession is likely to take several years, says the IMFWHEN the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Ben Bernanke, told a Washington think-tank this month that “the recession is very likely over at this point”, he was careful to add that the American economy would remain weak for some time yet. Analysis released on Tuesday September 22nd by IMF economists who have been studying the aftermath of 88 banking crises over the past four decades, supports Mr Bernanke's cautious talk. While most discussion of the worst recession since the Depression looks at the immediate pain from lost jobs and shuttered shops, the IMF analysis suggests that the effects of the downturn will be felt long after it is technically over.It is not surprising that trouble in the banks results in big drops in GDP: the IMF finds that output per head falls steadily for three years after a typical banking crisis. Recovering from that takes a long time, even after a return to pre-crisis growth rates. Seven years after a typical banking crisis has ended output per head is 10% lower, on average, than it would have been in the absence of a crash. The IMF also finds that recessions (such as this one) that are associated with banking crises lead to output declines that are about three times as large in the medium term as those that follow currency crises (222 of which the fund's economists also scrutinised). ...
The IMF assessed: A good war
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:59:32 -0000
The IMF has done well under Dominique Strauss-Kahn, but its future is unclearDOMINIQUE STRAUSS-KAHN, the ebullient managing director of the International Monetary Fund, likens its role to that of a doctor. As the crisis has spread, the IMF has been called in to cure ailing economies from Ukraine to Pakistan. It is still too early to judge the success of the fund’s prescriptions for troubled countries. But the IMF itself is certainly in far ruder health than it was at the start of the financial crisis.Just a year ago the fund’s finances were in tatters and its relevance was in doubt. During the early stages of an economic crisis that should have been its natural terrain, Barry Eichengreen, an economic historian at the University of California, Berkeley, wrote: “Global crises used to remind us why we have the IMF. If the fund doesn’t come up with some new ideas for how to handle this one, the crisis may only remind us why we can forget it.” ...
The International Monetary Fund: Back from the dead
Thu, 17 Sep 2009 11:59:32 -0000
But the IMF is not quite ready for the futureTHE International Monetary Fund has had a good crisis. Two years ago the world’s main international economic institution was heading for irrelevance, its homilies ignored by rich countries, its advice despised in poorer ones and its lending unnecessary in a world flush with private capital. Today the fund is widely hailed as a flexible and innovative crisis-responder. It has committed over $160 billion in a host of new loans and credit lines, up from barely more than $1 billion in 2007. Its lending capacity is being trebled to $750 billion.This warp-speed revival is the result, in part, of good luck. The sudden slump in private capital flows after the collapse of Lehman Brothers a year ago was calamitous for many emerging economies, but it was a powerful reminder of the importance of an official emergency lender. Good leadership has also played a role. Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former French finance minister who took the IMF’s helm in November 2007, has shown a boldness and political deftness his predecessors lacked. His Keynesian instincts (he hails from France’s Socialist Party) proved right for the times. His call for a global fiscal stimulus in January 2008, for instance, now seems prescient. He has pushed through reforms that allow the fund to dole out large amounts of money fast, while convincing a broad array of countries, including rising powers like China, India and Brazil, to contribute to its coffers (see article). ...

IEG

2009 Annual Review of Development Effectiveness: Achieving Sustainable Development
The global financial crisis has driven up demand for World Bank support to mitigate the effects of the crisis on the poor. At the same time, concern has intensified that every development dollar be used effectively and efficiently to meet development objectives. Although it has always been important for the Bank to demonstrate that its work is producing real results for people living in poverty, it is particularly critical to do so this year. The Annual Review of Development Effectiveness 2009 presents the World Bank’s record of performance in achieving outcomes from its projects and country programs and focuses on the Bank's contributions in supporting environmental sustainability.
Evaluation to Help Improve Development Results: A New Paper by the Director General of IEG
This new paper by IEG Director General Vinod Thomas addresses a twofold question on evaluation. First, it deals with the question of the "what" – the need for evaluation methods and institutional frameworks to respond to the growing uncertainties and complexity of development situations. The paper notes the lasting validity of some of the basics in evaluation, and the need to return to the basics. But it also suggests shifts needed to respond to emerging issues, such as growing interlinkages across sectors. Second, it discusses the "how." In particular, there are issues of capacity building, incentives, and organization that are necessary for an independent evaluation function to be effective within a country’s institutional architecture.
New Monitoring and Evaluation Resource: Mexico's M and E System: Scaling Up from the Sectoral to the National Level
This paper provides a brief review of Mexico's progressive movement from a sectoral to a governmentwide M and E system. It highlights the critical institutional reforms introduced, the policy decisions, and the most important operational steps that were taken, offering an account of the political context within which such changes and decisions were possible. The paper emphasizes the specific role of the National Council for the Evaluation of Social Policy (CONEVAL) as an innovative development, which furthered institutionalization of evaluation and a results focus at the federal government level through the implementation of the System for Performance Evaluation (SED). A quick review of the governmentwide system’s strengths and main challenges for the future is offered. Some lessons for other countries and conclusions follow.

 

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Afghanistan - Da Afghanistan Bank - With legal and other information about Afghanistan's central bank.

Albania - Bank of Albania - Site includes minutes of the meetings of the Supervisory Council.
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Andorra - Institut Nacional Andorrà de Finances - With information on the Andorran financial system in English, Spanish, French and Catalan.

Argentina - Central Bank of the Argentine Republic - Mission statement, and list of financial institutions.

500 Armenia - Central Bank of Armenia - About Armenia and the Central Bank, list of financial institutions, and money-supply statistics.

404 Aruba - Central Bank of Aruba - History, legislation and decrees, and economic statistics.
Meta Description: [ Centrale Bank van Aruba information website. ]

Australia - Reserve Bank of Australia - Monetary policy statements, economic statistics, description of the payment system, information on banknotes, and other publications and research.

404 Azerbaijan - National Bank of Azerbaijan Republic - History of policy rates and T-bill issuance, spot FX rates, the bank's internal stucture, and addresses of regional offices.

Bahamas - Central Bank of the Bahamas - Brief summary of monetary policy, foreign exchange regime and regulatory environment.
Meta Description: [ The central Bank of The Bahamas provides legal and regulatory control for Bahamian banking, monetary policy, foreign exhange and the financial services industry ]

Bahrain Monetary Agency - List of financial institutions, rules and regulations, money and banking statistics, annual report and quarterly bulletin.

Bangladesh Bank - Also known as the Central Bank of Bangladesh. About the financial system, the convertibility of Taka, and economic and statistical data about the economy.

Barbados - Central Bank of Barbados - About the bank, Barbados links, and monetary policy.

Belarus - National Bank of the Republic of Belarus - Background, monetary policy guidelines, and list of banks (both open and closed).
Meta Description: [ Официальный сайт Национального Банка Республики Беларусь. ]

Belize - Central Bank of Belize - About the bank's mission and organizational structure, and some economic information.
Meta Description: [ Welcome to the Central Bank of Belize ]

Bermuda Monetary Authority - List of institutions, links, collectors notes and coins; about Bermuda, and how to form a Bermudan entity.

Bhutan - Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan - Describes the RMA's legal status, roles, and has the text of relevant laws.
Meta Description: [ The Royal Monetary Authority of Bhutan ]

404 Bosnia - Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina - Legislative structure, history, directories of banks and other associations, notes and coins, and statistical reports.

Botswana - Bank of Botswana - Legislation, speeches, a list of financial institutions, and information on Pula-denominated government bonds.

Brazil - Central Bank of Brasil - Inflation reports, regulations, economic and statistical information, payment system, and history.
Meta Description: [ Site do Banco Central do Brasil ]

Brunei Currency Board - History, legislation, and currency statistics.

Bulgarian National Bank - List of banks, money-supply statistics, and legal framework.

Canada - Bank of Canada - Press notices, economic information, explanation of inflation target and market operations, careers and economic research.

Cayman Islands Monetary Authority - Investment services, requirements for creating a bank or insurance company, history of the currency (including the monetary divorce from Jamaica), and economic statistics.

Chile - Central Bank of Chile - Origin and history and policy objectives.
Meta Description: [ Portada Sitio Web Banco Central de Chile ]

China - People's Bank of China - Speeches, statistics, rules and regulations for and supervision of financial institutions.

Colombia - Bank of the Repubic - History, economic statistics, inflation and exchange rate reports, banking operations and regulations, and gold museum.

Croatian National Bank - List of banks, policy tools, regulations and legislation, economic and financial statistics, and information on coins and banknotes.
Meta Description: [ Web stranica Hrvatske narodne banke, središnje banke Republike Hrvatske ]

500 Cuba - Banco Central de Cuba - Comments on monetary policy, on bank supervision, and on the BCC's moves towards a gross real-time settlement system.

Cyprus - Central Bank of Cyprus - History, monetary policy framework, international business incentives, notes and coins, information on government securities.
Meta Description: [ Central Bank Of Cyprus ]

Czech National Bank - Legal function, monetary policy, banking supervision, payment systems, and economic and financial statistics.
Meta Description: [ Hlavní stránka ]

Denmark - Nationalbank - Explanation of monetary policy, the discount rate and CIBOR, notes and coins, bank, mortgage and capital-market statistics, and information on government debt.

East Timor - Banking and Payments Authority of Timor-Leste - Includes the balance sheet of the Autoridade Bancária e de Pagamentos de Timor-Leste.

Egypt - Central Bank of Egypt - Current FX rates, history of Egyptian money, and the latest annual report and quarterly economic review.

El Salvador - Central Reserve Bank of El Salvador - Structure of the financial system, monthly statistical bulletin, and mission statement.

Estonia - Bank of Estonia - Daily FX fixings, monetary policy framework, Estonian banking system, Estonian banknotes and coins, and papers on the EU accession process.

Ethiopia - National Bank of Ethiopia - History of financial Institutions in Ethiopia; about the Ethiopian Institute of Banking and Insurance (EIBI); and results of weekly auctions of foreign exchange.
Meta Description: [ National Bank of Ethiopia ]

Faroe Islands - Governmental Bank of the Faroe Islands - Accounts, external reserves, and information about the Faroe Islands economy.
Meta Description: [ Landsbanki Føroya hevur til uppgávu at røkja samfelagslig áhugamál og virka fyri tryggum fíggjarviðurskiftum í Føroyum eins og at útbyggingin av samfelagnum verður jøvn. Tann størsti og mest týðandi kundi landsbankans er Føroya landsstýri, av tí at landsb ]

Fiji - Reserve Bank of Fiji - Working papers, regulatory framework, currency collectables, and a webcam giving the best view from any central bank.

Gambia - Central Bank of The Gambia - With information on foreign exchange, government securities, and the structure of the financial system.

Georgia - National Bank of Georgia - Monetary policy and FX regime, acution details, the payment system, and restrictions on the export of currency.

Ghana - Bank of Ghana - History of the bank and contact information.
Meta Description: [ Bank of Ghana's Website ]

Guatemala - Bank of Guatemala - Economic information and statistics and contact information.
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Guyana - Bank of Guyana - Banking, financial-sector and economic statistics, legal tender, legal and regulatory framework, press releases and contact information.

Hong Kong Monetary Authority - Workings of its currency board, banking policy and supervision, debt market developments, HIBOR fixings and press releases.

Hungary - National Bank of Hungary - Financial information including the history of the composition of the currency basket and its relationship to the forint, economic statistics, and legislative information.

Iceland - Central Bank of Iceland - Official reserves, report on inflation target, annual reports, the 2001 Act of the Central Bank of Iceland, and historical data for REIBID and REIBOR.

India - Reserve Bank of India - Information about monetary policy and operations, issues of government securities, financial and economic statistics, and the RBI museum.

Indonesia - Bank Indonesia - Press releases, regulations including exchange controls, and monetary, economic and banking indicators.

Iran - Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Iran - With information about the currency, the bank, and governing legislation.

Iraq - Central Bank of Iraq - Includes information on the daily dollar auctions, the governor, and the rebuilding of Iraq's financial architecture.

Israel - Bank of Israel - Semi-annual inflation reports, government bond auctions, and announcements relating to banking supervision.

Jamaica - Bank of Jamaica - Statistical digest, quarterly monetary policy report, and balance sheet.

Japan - Bank of Japan - Monetary policy meetings and minutes, speeches, research papers, statistical releases, quarterly bulletin, and sources of changes in account balances at the BoJ.

Jordan - Central Bank of Jordan - Law and organization structure.

Kazakhstan - National Bank of Kazakhstan - Brief explanation of monetary policy, banknotes and coins, and daily FX quotations.

Kenya - Central Bank of Kenya - Profiles of chief officers of the bank, the bank's mission, bill and bond information, and annual reports and monetary policy statements.

Kosovo - The Banking and Payment Authority of Kosovo - With a summary of the BPK's responsibilities and of the rules that regulate financial institutions in Kosovo. In English, Albanian and Serbian.

Kuwait - Central Bank of Kuwait - Purpose, exchange-rate policy, and monetary statistics.

Kyrgyzstan - National Bank of Kyrgyz Republic - Legal staus, foreign exchange laws and monetary policy.

Latvia - Bank of Latvia - About the bank, its monetary policy, payment systems, laws, a history of Latvian money and balance sheets of credit institutions.
Meta Description: [ Latvijas banka – Latvijas Republikas centrālā banka. Valūtu kursi,Rigibid/Rigibor, finanšu informācija, monetārā politika, statistika, paziņojumi, jaunumi, Eiropas savienība un eiro, rss. ]

Lebanon - Central Bank of Lebanon - Economic and financial data, exchange and payments systems, the history of the Lebanese pound, and information on the banking and financial sectors.

500 Lesotho - Central Bank of Lesotho - Rural finance and credit scheme, central bank acts and exchange control orders.

Liberia - Central Bank of Liberia - Includes information on the check-clearing system.

Libya - Central Bank of Libya - The monetary authority in the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya. Includes some recent laws, a brief history, and more content in Arabic.
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Lithuania - Bank of Lithuania - Publications, balance sheets of credit institutions, banknotes, and an explanation of the change in the currency peg from USD to EUR at the start of February 2002.

Macau - Monetary Authority of Macau - History, goals, structure, regulatory orders for banking and insurance, economic statistics and a list of commemorative coins.

Macedonia - National Bank of the Republic of Macedonia - Monetary policy mechanism, payment system, and exchange-control rules.

500 Malaysia - Bank Negara Malaysia - Exchange controls, national data summary, press notices and a summary of Malaysian financial system.

Maldives Monetary Authority - Includes copies of the Quarterly Economic Bulletin.

Malta - Central Bank of Malta - Banking directives, dealing prices of Treasury Bills and government securities, money-market reports and press releases.

Mauritius - Bank of Mauritius - List of commercial banks and application forms for T-Bill purchases.
Meta Description: [ Bank of Mauritius - The Central Bank of Mauritius Website ]

Mexico - Bank of Mexico - Monetary and exchange-rate policies, numismatic information and quarterly inflation reports.

Moldova - National Bank of Moldova - Summary of the workings of the domestic debt market.

Mongolia - Bank of Mongolia - Monthly bulletins, banking law, monetary statistics, history and banknotes.

Morocco - Bank Al-Maghrib - Annual report and monetary statistics.

500 Mozambique - Bank of Mozambique - History, financial and credit statistics, and MAIBOR rates.

Namibia - Bank of Namibia - Balance sheet, payment system, exchange control rules, and announcements of auctions of government debt.

Nepal Rastra Bank - Quarterly economic bulletin, basic economic indicators, information about the rural self-reliance fund and a history of Nepalese capital markets.
Meta Description: [ Central Bank of Nepal ,Directives of Commercial Banks and Financial Institutions,Publication of Nepal Rastra Bank,Banking and Financial Statistics,Press Communique,foreign Currency Loan Policy,Finance CompaniesDevelopment Banks,Cooperatives,Commercial Banks,Main Economic Indicator,Economic Review... ]

Netherlands Antilles - Central Bank Netherlands Antilles - Lists of financial institutions, rules applicable to them, quarterly bulletins and annual reports, and Dutch-language job vacancies.

New Zealand - Reserve Bank of New Zealand - Monetary policy, statistics, the banking system and New Zealand's unusual method of supervision, payment systems, RBNZ research papers and about the new series of polymer banknotes.
Meta Description: [ The Reserve Bank of New Zealand is New Zealand's central bank and has three main functions. These are: operating monetary policy to maintain price stability, promoting the maintenance of a sound and efficient financial system, and meeting the currency needs of the public. ]

Nicaragua - Banco Central de Nicaragua - With annual reports and bulletins of the Central Bank of Nicaragua, statistics, and economic indicators. Current information in Spanish, most documents available in English.

Nigeria - Central Bank of Nigeria - Includes a history of Nigerian monetary policy and of Nigeria's foreign exchange market, press releases, and statistics on government finances and on the economy.
Meta Description: [ The Official Site of The Central Bank of Nigeria ]

Northern Cyprus - Central Bank of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus - Includes some of the main banking regulations and a list of banks.

Norway - Norges Bank - Press releases on monetary policy and related matters, and a detailed section on the Government Petroleum Fund, managed by a separate unit within Norges Bank called Norges Bank Investment Management.

Oman - Central Bank of Oman - About the bank and contact information, monthly and quarterly bulletins, and information about commemorative coins.
Meta Description: [ Central Bank Of Oman ]

Pakistan - State Bank of Pakistan - IMF agreements, operation of monetary policy, Act and Charter.
Meta Description: [ The State Bank of Pakistan is the Central Bank of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. The Bank started its operations on 1st of July 1948. The current Governor of the State Bank of Pakistan is Dr. Shamshad Akhtar. The Bank is charged with the duty to regulate the issue of Bank notes and keeping of... ]

Palestinian Monetary Authority - List of banks, statistical bulletins, and information about the intended future issuance of a Palestinian monetary unit.
Meta Description: [ Palestinian Monetary Authority in Palestine ]

Papua New Guinea - Bank of Papua New Guinea - Explanation of the objectives and implementation of monetary policy, the rules of exchange controls, and the operation of the government securities market.
Meta Description: [ The Bank of Papua New Guinea is a contemporary central bank and regulator employing best practice in development of monetary policy, financial sector supervision and payments system ]

Peru - Central Reserve Bank of Peru - Monetary operations, periodic and special reports, and facts about the BCRP.

Philippines - Central Bank of the Philippines - Objectives, functions, calendar of economic releases, and an list of answers to FAQ about the peso's depreciation.
Meta Description: [ The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) is the central bank of the Republic of the Philippines. It was established on 3 July 1993 pursuant to the provisions of the 1987 Philippine Constitution and the New Central Bank Act of 1993. The BSP took over from the Central Bank of Philippines, which was es... ]

Poland - National Bank of Poland - Structure, governing legislation, economic statistics, and a list of banks in Poland.

Qatar Central Bank - Structure, law and descriptions of banks.
Meta Description: [ The site also contains important information on, QCB payment system, public debt, and policies and indicators of financial stability. QCB publications, such as Annual Report and Statistical Bulletin, other releases, and current news and events in the financial and economic arena, are also conveni... ]

Romania - National Bank of Romania - Museum, economic and financial statistics, press releases, banking licences and regulations.
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Russia - Bank of Russia - History, balance sheet, press notices, and data release calendar.

Rwanda - National Bank of Rwanda - Information on bank supervision and monetary policy in English and French.

Samoa - Central Bank of Samoa - Mission, annual reports and monetary surveys, and speeches.

Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency - Currency museum, stock quotations and press releases.
Meta Description: [ SAMA Saudi Arabian Monetary Agency ]

Serbia - National Bank of Serbia - Formerly the National Bank of Yugoslavia, site has history and organization, regulations, monetary policy, the banking system, and how to form a bank.

Seychelles - Central Bank of Seychelles - History, exchange rate system and peg weights, economic statistics, quarterly review and annual report.

Sierra Leone - Bank of Sierra Leone - Includes banking guidelines for diamond exporters.

Singapore - Monetary Authority of Singapore - Directory of financial institutions, statutes and regulations, the data room of monetary information, and a licensing guide.

Slovakia - National Bank of Slovakia - Annual Report, monetary and macroeconomic information, banking information, legislation and the Museum of Coins and Medals.

Slovenia - Bank of Slovenia - Monthly bulletin, exchange rates, base rate and penalty rate, acts on banknotes, acts on interest rates, current and former FX regimes, and a list of all ATMs in Slovenia.
Meta Description: [ Banka Slovenije ]

Solomon Islands - Central Bank of Solomon Islands - Annual and quarterly reports, monthly economic bulletins, Currency collectibles, and tenders of Solomon Islands Government Treasury Bills.

Somaliland - Bank of Somaliland - Also known as Baanka Somaliland; site has a list of departments, branches and directors.

South African Reserve Bank - Bank supervision acts and regulations, money-market operations, statement of policy on forward FX trading, press releases, monetary-policy statements, and about the South African Reserve Bank College.

South Korea - Bank of Korea - Economic releases, FX system, chemical composition of coins, and a brief history of the Korean financial system.

500 Sri Lanka - Central Bank of Sri Lanka - Daily SLIBOR and exchange rates, monthly bulletin and prices at open market operations.
Meta Description: [ The Central Bank of Sri Lanka is the apex institution in the financial sector in Sri Lanka. Its objectives are the stabilisation of domestic monetary values, the preservation of the external stability of the Sri Lankan Rupee, the promotion and maintenance of a high level of production, employment... ]

Sudan - Bank of Sudan - Economic indicators, spot FX, annual reports and contact details.
Meta Description: [ We are the Central bank of Sudan which organize ,control and handle all the banking systems and the private and goverment banks in sudan. ]

Suriname - Centrale Bank van Suriname - With pictures of items in the collection of The Numismatic Museum of the Centrale Bank van Suriname.

Swaziland - Central Bank of Swaziland - With an explanation of the central bank's mission, monetary surveys back to 1980, and bill tenders.

Sweden - Riksbank - Economic and financial data for Sweden, FX reserves, and information on government debt.

404 Swiss National Bank - General remarks on price stability and relevance of LIBOR to monetary policy, rules on monetary-policy repo tenders, schedule of forthcoming speeches, data and statistics.

Taiwan - Central Bank of China - FX statistics, financial institutions, government bond and treasury bill auctions (excel format), monetary policy announcements, and information about new banknotes and coins.

Tajikistan - National Bank of Tajikistan - Banking and payments news in English, Russian and Tajik.

Tanzania - Bank of Tanzania - Debt buyback information, list of registered banks and supervision regulations, payment system, bond bill auction details and application forms, and the Bank of Tanzania Training Institute.

Thailand - Central Bank of Thailand - Decisions of the Monetary Policy Committee, guide to financial investment in Thailand, debt issuance announcements, payment systems, banknotes, and details of assistance to priority economic sectors.
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500 Tonga - National Reserve Bank of Tonga - With information on the law, bank supervision, government bonds, currency and numismatics.

Trans-Dniester Republican Bank - History and press releases.

Trinidad and Tobago - Central Bank of Trinidad and Tobago - Economic commentary and outlook, monetary statistics, and daily inter-bank interest rates.

Tunisia - Central Bank of Tunisia - Currency museum, history of credit ratings, and steps towards full convertibility of the currency.

Turkey - Central Bank of the Republic of Turkey - History, structure, governing law, and financial and statistical data delivery system.

Uganda - Bank of Uganda - Staff papers, annual reports, occasional reports on the state of the economy, and information about the BoU's various credit programmes.
Meta Description: [ The Bank of Uganda Home page. ]

Ukraine - National Bank of Ukraine - Law, financial statements, spheres of activity, and pictures of the banknotes.
Meta Description: [ Національний банк України ]

United Arab Emirates - Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates - Organisation, and brief comments on the state of the economy and the tools it uses.

United Kingdom - Bank of England - The Old Lady of Threadneedle Street. Site has publications including the semi-annual Practical Issues Arising From the Euro, minutes of monthly monetary-policy meetings, weekly Bank Return, and other press releases.
Meta Description: [ The Bank sets interest rates to keep inflation low, issues banknotes and works to maintain a stable financial system. ]

Vanuatu - Reserve Bank of Vanuatu - Includes a brief history, pictures of commemorative coins and information about the regulation of financial services.

Venezuela - Banco Central de Venezuela - Has some press releases and financial statements in English, and more content in Spanish.

Yemen - Central Bank of Yemen - Function and structure, branches, pictures of currency, balance sheet and FX rates.

Zambia - Bank of Zambia - Economic and financial data, BoZ publications and press releases.
Meta Description: [ Bank of Zambia ]

Zimbabwe - Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe - FX in and outflows, supervision and surveillance annual reports, and monthly audited accounts.
Meta Description: [ The Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe has, as its primary goal, the maintenance of the internal and external value of the Zimbabwean currency. In this regard, the Bank is responsible for the formulation and implementation of monetary policy, directed at ensuring low and stable inflation levels and maintai... ]