Support of plan to develop new Central Banking Publication.The Federal Reserve Board on July 26, 2004, announced plans to support the development of a new publication focused on central bank theory and practice and issued a call for research papers. The International Journal of Central Banking The International Journal of Central Banking (IJCB) is a publication which began in the 2004 decision of several Central Banks to create a professional journal for policymakers and researchers in the field of monetary policy. (IJCB) will be a joint project of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank European Central Bank (ECB) Bank created to monitor the monetary policy of the countries that have converted to the Euro from their local currencies. The original 11 countries are: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal, , and each of the Group of Ten (G-10) central banks, with participation expected from other central banks. The G-10 central banks are the Bank of Canada Bank of Canada Canada's central bank, established under the Bank of Canada Act (1934). It was founded during the Great Depression to regulate credit and currency. The Bank acts as the Canadian government's fiscal agent and has the sole right to issue paper money. , the Bank of England Bank of England, central bank and note-issuing institution of Great Britain. Popularly known as the Old Lady of Threadneedle Street, its main office stands on the street of that name in London. , the Bank of France, the Bank of Italy Bank of Italy may refer to either :
It is a member of the European System of Central Banks. , the Netherlands Bank, the Sveriges Riksbank, and the Swiss National Bank The Swiss National Bank is a central bank, responsible for the monetary policy of Switzerland and issuing the Swiss franc banknotes. The names of the institution in the four official languages of the country are: German: . The IJCB will publish refereed articles of high analytical quality for a professional audience. The journal will feature policy-relevant articles on any aspect of the theory and practice of central banking, with special emphasis on research bearing on monetary and financial stability. The objectives of the IJCB are to widely disseminate the best policy-relevant and applied research on central banking and to promote communication among researchers both inside and outside of central banks. Federal Reserve Board Governor Ben S. Bernanke will serve as the initial managing editor, and will work with designees from the sponsoring institutions to develop the journal. Governor Donald L. Kohn has agreed to serve as the Board's representative to the journal's governing committee. European Central Bank economist Dr. Frank Smets and Bank of Japan policy board member Dr. Kazuo Ueda will serve as IJCB co-editors. The journal board will appoint additional co-editors as well as a small group of associate editors to help coordinate solicitation and review of articles. The BIS will host the journal's web site, which will be accessible to readers free of charge. Print copies will be available by subscription. The IJCB sponsors held their initial meeting in July and have a goal of publishing the first quarterly issue in early 2005. |
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