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Monetary policy implementation : changes to operating procedures

Reserve Bank of New Zealand

The following reproduces the document released to the financial markets on 8 February 1999, in which the Bank announced its intention to adopt an Official Cash Rate (OCR) as its primary instrument for implementing monetary policy