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  "title": "The Evolving Role of Central Banks",
  "publication": "Books, June 15, 1991",
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  "summary": "Central Banks should enjoy a fair degree of autonomy in pursuing price stability to promote long-run growth and prosperity. This volume, edited by Patrick Downes and Reza Vaez-Zadeh, contains the papers presented at the fifth IMF seminar on central banking issues in November 1990.",
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      "heading": "Overview",
      "content": "- Central Banks should enjoy a fair degree of autonomy in pursuing price stability to promote long-run growth and prosperity.\n- This volume contains the papers presented at the fifth IMF seminar on central banking issues in November 1990.\n- The theme was the interdependence of central bank functions and the role of central bank autonomy.\n- Edited by Patrick Downes and Reza Vaez-Zadeh."
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      "heading": "Key findings and themes",
      "content": "- Central bank autonomy is recommended to achieve price stability.\n- The interdependence of central bank functions was a central theme of the seminar.\n- Papers reflect experiences and analysis discussed at the fifth IMF seminar on central banking, Washington, D.C., November 5-15, 1990."
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    {
      "heading": "Subjects and keywords",
      "content": "- Subjects: Bank credit, Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Currencies, Financial crises, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Money, Payment systems\n- Keywords: bank, Bank credit, BOOK, branch network, Caribbean, central bank, central bank loss, central bank's independence, Commercial banks, Credit, Currencies, Eastern Europe, Europe, Global, government paper, interest rate, monetary management, monetary policy, Payment systems, PBC branch, term exchange rate policy, treasury certificate, treasury official, West Africa\n\nSource: The Evolving Role of Central Banks — https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/the-evolving-role-of-central-banks-30\n\n---\n\n\nSource: https://www.imf.org/en/publications/books/issues/2016/12/30/the-evolving-role-of-central-banks-30"
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    "Published: June 15, 1991",
    "Series: Books",
    "DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9781557751850.071",
    "Central Banks should enjoy a fair degree of autonomy in pursuing price stability to promote long-run growth and prosperity.",
    "This volume contains the papers presented at the fifth IMF seminar on central banking issues in November 1990.",
    "The theme was the interdependence of central bank functions and the role of central bank autonomy.",
    "Edited by Patrick Downes and Reza Vaez-Zadeh.",
    "Central bank autonomy is recommended to achieve price stability.",
    "The interdependence of central bank functions was a central theme of the seminar.",
    "Papers reflect experiences and analysis discussed at the fifth IMF seminar on central banking, Washington, D.C., November 5-15, 1990.",
    "Subjects: Bank credit, Banking, Commercial banks, Credit, Currencies, Financial crises, Financial institutions, Financial markets, Money, Payment systems",
    "Keywords: bank, Bank credit, BOOK, branch network, Caribbean, central bank, central bank loss, central bank's independence, Commercial banks, Credit, Currencies, Eastern Europe, Europe, Global, government paper, interest rate, monetary management, monetary policy, Payment systems, PBC branch, term exchange rate policy, treasury certificate, treasury official, West Africa"
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