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What's new on the website

12 Jan

Press Release:
Guillermo Ortiz elected new Chairman of BIS Board


23 Dec

Working Papers:
Catching-up and inflation in transition economies: the Balassa-Samuelson effect revisited


22 Dec

Working Papers:
Monetary policy implementation: Misconceptions and their consequences


17 Dec

Working Papers:
Capital regulation, risk-taking and monetary policy: a missing link in the transmission mechanism?


17 Dec

Working Papers:
Interpreting deviations from covered interest parity during the financial market turmoil of 2007-08


17 Dec

IJCB:
International Journal of Central Banking, December issue


News archive


Highlights

Speeches on the recent financial crisis



Key themes from Annual Reports 2003-2008



Basel II

16 Jan

Publication and press release: Enhancements to the Basel II Framework, including the capital regime for trading book positions


Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

09 Jan

Press release: Steps to strengthen implementation of supervisory standards and guidance


06 Jan

Publication and press release: Principles for sound stress testing practices and supervision


02 Dec

Publication and press release: External audit quality and banking supervision


Speeches

16 Jan

Central bankers' speeches: Fundanga on the Zambian economy, Gopinath on the recent global financial turmoil, Jelasic on Serbia against the economic crisis, Shirakawa on the global financial crisis and more and Trichet on the global financial system


19 Nov

Speech by Már Gudmundsson: How might the current financial crisis shape financial sector regulation and structure? Read BIS management speeches