London, 09/01/2002 (Agence Europe) - In the Central Bank Directory, just published by Central Banking Publications, it is revealed that central banks in the Euro-area are among the most highly staffed in the world. Staff in Euro-zone banks is around 18.3 per 100,000 inhabitants, while in the USA the figure is 8.3 per 100,000 per inhabitants (around the world average). In Canada, the figure is 4.9, Japan 4.3 and in China 11.8. Only banking staff levels in the Cayman Islands are higher than in...