Challenges for Europe : the Euro, the Dollar and Gold / World Gold Council.

Proceedings of the conference held in Berlin on 16th november 2001.

Foreword / by Haruko Fukuda, 5 -- List of speakers, 7 -- Challenges for Europe, 10 -- Introduction / by Benedikt Koehler, 10 -- The outlook for the international monetary system Hans Tietmeyer, 13 -- The benefit of the euro for neighbouring countries / Krzysztof Majczuk, 23 -- Questions, 27 -- Gold in Eastern Europe, 31 -- Introduction / by Benedikt Koehler, 31 -- The contribution of the EBRD to mining in Eastern Europe / Mark Rachovides, 32 -- The role of gold in Russia's reserve management / Vladimir Sokolov, 38 -- The role of gold in Kazakhstan's reserve management / Batyrbek Alzhanov, 43 -- Questions, 46 -- The role of gold in the international monetary system, 51 -- Introduction / by Dick Ware, 51 -- The future of the euro, the dollar and gold / Robert Mundell, 53 -- The BIS and gold / Giacomo Panizzutti, 62 -- External reserves in the IMF's quota formulae / Michael Kuhn, 69 -- Questions, 75 -- Gold in the 21st century, 79 -- Introduction / by Benedikt Koehler, 79 -- Gold - an industry insider's view / Rex McLennan, 80 -- Why everybody should own gold / Robert Weinberg, 87 -- Closing remarks / Robert Pringle, 97.