Reserve Bank of New Zealand Bulletin articles

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December 2000 (Vol 63, no 4)

Articles

Editors Note (PDF 15KB)

Recent developments in the payment system (PDF 42KB)

By Peter Ledingham, Andrew Rodgers and Allison Stinson, Banking System Department
This article outlines a number of developments that are occurring in the payment system, internationally and in New Zealand, including the prudential issues with which the Bank is currently engaged.

APEC Finance Ministers' forum - role and work programme (PDF 52KB)

By Geof Mortlock, Economics Department
This article describes the objectives and role of the APEC Finance Ministers' process and explains its interaction with other international forums. The article also summarises the main outputs produced by APEC Finance Ministers, placing these in the broader context of other international initiatives currently under way.

Speeches

The fall of the New Zealand dollar: why has it happened, and what does it mean? (PDF 34KB)

Alternatively, link to the html version of this speech by Dr Don Brash.

Institutional frameworks for inflation targeting? (PDF 39KB)

Alternatively, link to the html version of this speech by Murray Sherwin.

For the record

News releases October - December 2000 (PDF 52KB)

Publications (PDF 19KB)