Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

BIS warns on inflation and trade imbalances

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) noted in its 77th Annual Report, released on 24 June, that the performance of the global economy over the last few years has been extraordinary, raising "questions about the source and, closely related, the…

BIS Paper on globalisation and inflation

The BIS Working Paper "Globalisation and inflation: New cross-country evidence on the global determinants of domestic inflation" published 11 May argues that prevailing models of inflation are too "country-centric", in that they fail to take sufficient…

HKMA Quarterly Bulletin, March 2007

The Hong Kong Monetary Authority has published the March 2007 issue of its Quarterly Bulletin. The Bulletin includes the article "Assessment of the euro payment system in Hong Kong". The article assesses Euro CHATS, one of the major clearing and…

Knight's term of office at BIS extended

The Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) announced Monday 7 May that it has extended the term of office of the General Manager, Malcolm Knight, to mid-2009.

Yogesh Anand leaving the RBNZ for the BIS

Reserve Bank of New Zealand Chief Information Officer Yogesh Anand is leaving the Bank to take up the role of Head of Information Technology Services for the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) in Basel, Switzerland, the RBNZ said Thursday 19 April.

Risk measurement and systemic risk

The European Central Bank on 11 April published proceedings from the Fourth Joint Central Bank Research Conference on Risk Measurement and Systemic Risk which took place at the ECB in Frankfurt on 8 and 9 November 2005.

Understanding asset prices: an overview

This BIS paper reviews analytical work carried out by central banks that participated at the Autumn Meeting of Central Bank Economists on "Understanding asset prices: determinants and policy implications", which the BIS hosted on 30-31 October 2006.

BIS Quarterly Review, March 2007

The Bank for International Settlements published its March 2007 Quarterly Review on Wednesday 14 March. The report said prices of risky assets rallied between end-November and late February as the outlook for economic growth appeared to improve, while…

BIS Papers on evolving banking systems

BIS Papers from the 'Evolving banking systems in Latin America and the Caribbean: challenges and implications for monetary policy and financial stability', meeting of central banks of open economies in Latin America and the Caribbean, Jamaica, 26-27…

Basel Committee issue consultative paper

The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision on Wednesday 7 February issued for public comment a paper entitled Principles for home-host supervisory cooperation and allocation mechanisms in the context of Advanced Measurement Approaches (AMA).

What explains the US net income balance?

According to this BIS Working Paper, despite a significant deterioration in the US net foreign asset position, there has not been a corresponding deterioration in the net income balance.

BIS' Knight on challenges of monetary policy

In the speech 'Objectives and challenges of monetary policy' given on 19 January Malcolm Knight of the BIS said a number of central banks intent on preventive action have actually turned to the use of supervisory instruments to promote credit restraint.

BIS papers on financial globalisation

On 19-20 June 2006, the BIS held its fifth Annual Conference, on Financial Globalisation, in Brunnen, Switzerland. The BIS published Papers from the event on 28 December.

BIS Quarterly Review, December 2006

The Bank for International Settlements published its December 2006 Quarterly Review on Monday 11 December. The report said financial markets appear to be confident about the outlook for global economic growth and expect a "soft landing" in the US.

New payments data from CPSS

The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems published their annual statistical update of data on payments and payment systems for 2005.

BIS' Knight on financial stability

In a speech given on 11 October Malcolm Knight of the BIS posed some questions to central banks and supervisory authorities regarding how best to oversee the activities of institutions engaged in microfinance.

BIS paper on the euro as a reserve currency

The BIS Working Paper "The euro as a reserve currency: a challenge to the pre-eminence of the US dollar?" investigates whether euro financial markets have developed sufficiently to facilitate the emergence of the euro as a reserve currency on par with…

BIS's Knight on financial stability

In the speech 'Marrying the micro- and macroprudential dimensions of financial stability: six years on' given on 5 October Malcolm Knight of the BIS said much has been done in recent years to strengthen the macroprudential orientation of prudential…

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