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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 Committee on Banking Supervision

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


28 Nov

Publication and press release: Supervisory guidance for assessing banks' financial instrument fair value practices


20 Nov

Press release: Comprehensive strategy to address the lessons of the banking crisis announced by the Basel Committee


Speeches

23 Dec

Central bankers' speeches: Akhtar on monetary policy in Pakistan, Al Maraj on the fund management industry, Fullani on the Albanian banking system, Googoolye on credit and market risk, Kalyalya on the Zambian financial sector and Watanagase on combating the global financial crisis


19 Nov

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