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02 Sep

Working Papers:
DSGE models and central banks


01 Sep

IJCB:
International Journal of Central Banking, September issue


01 Sep

Publication and press release:
BIS Quarterly Review September 2008 - International banking and financial market developments
In this issue:

  • The inflation risk premium in the term structure of interest rates
  • The development of money markets in Asia
  • Reducing foreign exchange settlement risk
  • The ABX: how do the markets price subprime mortgage risk?

21 Aug

IFC bulletin:
The IFC's contribution to the 56th ISI Session


31 Jul

Joint Forum publication and press release :
Credit Risk Transfer Developments from 2005 to 2007


 


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Speeches

15 Sep

Central bankers' speeches: Kohn on comments on three papers, Liikanen on the tenth anniversary of the euro, Meirelles on challenges for monetary policy, Ndung'u on mobile phone banking services, Trichet on the European Regulatory and Supervisory Framework and Tumpel-Gugerel l on investment funds and securities infrastructures


09 Jul

Speech by Hervé Hannoun: The 10th anniversary of the BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific Read BIS management speeches


08 Jul

Speech by William R White: International governance for the prevention and management of financial crises Read BIS management speeches