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A beginning central banker with a twist

European Central Punk – alive and kicking

Our modest movement of the European Central Punk is alive and growing. Its major representative, a group “the Westerwaves” had a successful gig few months ago. Their hit: Fries&Frogs soon will top the European charts, meanwhile it’s being downloaded as … Continue reading

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‘CB more independent than the FED, Bank of England,’ Marcó del Pont says – BuenosAiresHerald.com

‘CB more independent than the FED, Bank of England,’ Marcó del Pont says – BuenosAiresHerald.com. Marcó del Pont then assured that one of the reasons to overturn the ruling was that the judges (of the New York Court of Appeals, … Continue reading

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Mario Draghi appointed the next president of the European Central Bank

Somehow occupied with local Russian politics and the next presidential elections in this country I missed the news of the decade – the next CEO of the ECB comes from Italy and stays at this post until 2019. Despite Draghi … Continue reading

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Too old they say?

IMF board blocks Fischer candidacy By Alan Beattie in Washington (Financial Times) Published: June 14 2011 01:50 | Last updated: June 14 2011 01:50 The board of the International Monetary Fund has blocked the application of Stanley Fischer, governor of … Continue reading

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How the IMF chooses a leader

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13458342

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Who’s next after Dominique?

Just as many of us thought, or simply followed media speculations that the next head of the IMF would also come from France, a new strong candidate emerged. Stanley Fischer, currently a governor of the Bank of Israel, is said … Continue reading

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Rennes and Mont Saint Michel

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Rennes – the annual meeting of the European Central Punk

Rennes became a centre of public choice researchers for 4 days past weekend (European Public Choice Society Annual Meeting). It is a very interesting place, a Brittany answer to the south of France. The weekend was full of seminars, presentations … Continue reading

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How about a new blog? Or maybe two?

I travel soon to St. Petersburg, where I spend half a year studying at the University. I have a feeling it would be a good opportunity to start a new blog devoted to my experience there. After all how often … Continue reading

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Narodziny dzieciatka

(…) I rozdmuchal wiatr posluszny trawy, zerknal z gory w nie ksiezyc ciekawy, a tam dziecko lezalo w sitowiu,krasnoludek zrodzony na nowiu. Wiec przywolac rozkazal stworzenia stary ksiezyc i tance, i pienia ku czci czynic dzieciatka onego, zlocistego, niewiadomego. (K.I.G. … Continue reading

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