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The following is issued on behalf of Hong Kong Monetary Authority:
The Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today (September 17) published the September 2008 issue of its Quarterly Bulletin.
This Quarterly Bulletin contains two feature articles:
?Rising Food Prices in Asia and Implications for Monetary Policy¡Vdiscussing issues and challenges related to the appropriate monetary policy response to current increases in food prices.
?Impact of IPO Activities on the Hong Kong-Dollar Interbank Market¡Vpresenting the results of a study analysing and quantifying the impact of IPO activities on interbank interest rates.
The Quarterly Bulletin can be viewed on and downloaded from the HKMA website at http://www.info.gov.hk/hkma/eng/public/qb_index.htm.
For further enquiries, please contact:
Peggy Lo, Manager (Press), at 2878 1687 or
Hing-fung Wong, Manager (Press), at 2878 1802
Ends/Wednesday, September 17, 2008
Issued at HKT 16:37
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