Bank for International Settlements (BIS)

BIS Stability Forum's 'to do list'

ARTICLE - The Financial Stability Fourm (FSF), following its meeting on 22/23 March in Washington DC, has released a paper revealing the progress of dozens of initiatives now underway to bolster financial system soundness.

SARB-payment system risk reductions measures

SOUTH AFRICA - The South African Reserve Bank announced on Apr 5, 2001, that it has embarked on a phased implementation of certain risk reduction measures in the national payment system.

Risk measurement and systemic risk conference

CENTRAL BANK CONFERENCE - On March 7-8, 2002, the Committee on the Global Financial System (CGFS), in co-operation with the Bank of Japan, the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System and the European Central Bank, will host, under the auspices…

G10 payment systems 1999 statistics-BIS report

BIS REPORT - The Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems at the Bank for International Settlements has published "Statistics on Payment Systems in the Group of Ten Countries: Figures for 1999". This is an annual publication that provides data on…

Recent US data 'quite encouraging' - BoE George

Central bankers from the Group of l0 industrialized nations believe a pick-up in the U.S. economy during the second half of this year "remains the most likely outcome," Eddie George, current chairman and head of the Bank of England, said on Mar 12, 2001.

BIS sets up Asia-Pacific consultative council

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) said on Mar 12, 2001 it had set up an Asian Consultative Council comprising governors of its central bank members in the region.

The rise and fall of consortium banks-by R Roberts

ARTICLE - Consortium banks, which flourished in the early "unregulated" years of the Euromarkets, have all but disappeared. Richard Roberts explains how concern about their stability prompted the BIS to develop the principle of "parental responsibility"…

Central banks use GSE debt to adjust portfolio-BIS

Central banks appear to be increasingly using agency securities in lieu of Treasurys to make necessary adjustments to their portfolios, the Bank for International Settlements said in a report released on Mar 5, 2001.

Information flows during Asian crisis-BIS paper

In a BIS working paper "Information flows during the Asian crisis: Evidence from closed-end funds" Benjamin H Cohen and Eli M Remolona look at the collapse of Asian stock markets that took place over several months in 1997 and ask what information was…

Case for Eurozone monetary indicators? - Svensson

In a Bank for International Settlements working paper "Money and inflation in the Euro Area: A case for monetary indicators?" Stefan Gerlach and Lars E O Svensson find that the "real money gap" (the gap between current real balances and long-run…

E-banking conference to be held in Philippines

Philippine government officials, bankers, businessmen, academics, and other observers of the Philippine economy will tackle the challenges and opportunities of electronic banking at a conference being held by the Philippines central bank.

Thai payments need an overhaul-Gov. Chatumongol

Commercial banks should focus on developing more competitive payment systems to maintain their market share, according to the Bank of Thailand governor, M.R. Chatumongol Sonakul.

'Suing the BIS'- by William Hall

William Hall of the Financial Times reports on the difficulties the Bank for International Settlements has got into as it struggles to counter the accusation that the price it has offered to buy back its shares from the private sector is "absurdly low".

BIS urges vigilance on asset bubbles

It's time for central bankers to get tough on bubbles, according to a top official at the Bank for International Settlements. Overly high stock and property prices should prompt central bankers to take interest rate action in the same way rising wage…

Asia response to revised Basel Accord

Asian countries have responded well to proposals for a new regulatory framework strengthening the global banking system and allowing banks more independence in assessing capital risk, according to New York Federal Reserve President William McDonough. …

BIS cbankers expect world economy to pick up

Central bankers meeting in Hong Kong on Feb 12, 2001 agreed that the global economy is now slowing but will return to growth in the second half of 2001, said an official who briefed reporters. Andrew Crockett, general manager of the Bank for…

BIS to host 17 cbank officials in HK Feb 12

The Bank for International Settlements plans to host officials of 17 central banks in Hong Kong on Feb 12, 2001. An official of the Basel-based institution said the central bankers will discuss both the global economy and the strengthening of financial…

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