| 23rd December 1998 | New Press release/publication
The global OTC derivatives market at end-June 1998 |
| 18th December 1998 |
New publication
Review of the disclosure template regarding the authorities' foreign currency liquidity position |
| 18th December 1998 | New central bank link:
Etats de l'Afrique de l'Ouest |
| 10th December 1998 | Press release:
Multilateral financial assistance to the Banco Central do Brasil |
| 10th December 1998 |
New publications
Foreign direct investment and employment in the industrial countries Payment systems in Lebanon Payment systems in the Czech Republic (electronic re-release) |
| 1st December 1998 | Press release:
BIS appoints leadership of the Financial Stability Institute |
| 30th November 1998 | New release
Quarterly Review: International Banking and Financial Market Developments |
| 30th November 1998 | New release
The BIS Consolidated International Banking Statistics |
| 30th November 1998 |
New publication
Survey of disclosures about trading and derivatives activities of banks and securities firms 1997 |
| 23rd November 1998 |
New publication
Output gap uncertainty: does it matter for the Taylor rule? |
| 20th November 1998 |
New publication
Portfolio selection using fuzzy decision theory |
| 13th November 1998 |
New publication
The importance of bank seniority for relationship lending |
| 11th November 1998 | New central bank link:
Tunisia |
| 9th November 1998 | Press release:
Executive appointments approved |
| 9th November 1998 |
New publication
Enhancing transparency regarding the authorities' foreign currency liquidity position |
| 29th October 1998 | New central bank link:
Bosnia |
| 27th October 1998 | Press release:
Instruments eligible for inclusion in Tier 1 capital |
| 27th October 1998 |
New publication
Asset Prices and Monetary Policy: Four Views |
| 27th October 1998 | New central bank link:
Latvia |
| 22nd October 1998 | Press release:
Tenth International Conference of Banking Supervisors |
| 22nd October 1998 | New central bank link:
Indonesia |
| 19th October 1998 | New Press release/publication:
Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity in April 1998: Preliminary Global Data |
| 14th October 1998 |
New publication
Sound Practices for Loan Accounting, Credit Risk Disclosure and Related Matters |
| 14th October 1998 | New central bank links:
Belgium Singapore |
| 5th October 1998 |
New publications
Reports on the International Financial Architecture |
| 29th September 1998 |
New release
Triennial Central Bank Survey of Foreign Exchange and Derivatives Market Activity |
| 29th September 1998 |
New publication
Information held in the BIS Historical Archive on gold looted by Nazi Germany during World War II |
| 22nd September 1998 | Press statements:
The Basle Committee releases paper on operational risk management; The Basle Committee Issues Guidance on Bank Transparency; The Basle Committee Issues a Framework for Internal Control Systems in Banking Organisations |
| 22nd September 1998 |
New publications
Operational Risk Management; Enhancing Bank Transparency; Framework for Internal Control Systems in Banking Organisations |
| 18th September 1998 | New release (update)
International Banking and Financial Market Developments: numeric spreadsheets with historical time series |
| 17th September 1998 |
New publication
OTC Derivatives: Settlement procedures and counterparty risk management |
| 10th September 1998 | New central bank link:
Guatemala |
| 2nd September 1998 |
New publication
Supervisory Information Framework for derivatives and trading activities |
| 31st August 1998 | New release
International Banking and Financial Market Developments |
| 4th August 1998 | New central bank link:
Hungary |
| 23rd July 1998 | New release:
Statistics on External Indebtedness (BIS/OECD) |
| 23rd July 1998 | New release (update)
The Maturity, Sectoral and Nationality Distribution of International Bank Lending: numeric spreadsheets with historical data |
| 23rd July 1998 |
New publication
One-step prediction of financial time series |
| 21st July 1998 | Press statement:
Federal Reserve Governor Roger W. Ferguson, Jr. to chair Joint Year 2000 Council |
| 17th July 1998 |
New publication
Supervisory Cooperation on Year 2000 Cross-Border Issues |
| 13th July 1998 | Press statements:
New Chairman of the Committee on Payment and Settlement Systems; Central bankers encouraged by private sector progress on reducing FX settlement risk |
| 13th July 1998 |
New publication
Reducing foreign exchange settlement risk: a progress report |
| 11th July 1998 | Press statement:
BIS opened its Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region |
| 6th July 1998 |
New publication
Commercial banks in the securities business: A review |
| 6th July 1998 | Press statement:
Recommendation on the development of national Year 2000 strategies |
| 26th June 1998 | New central bank link:
Bolivia |
| 19th June 1998 | New release (update)
International Banking and Financial Market Developments: numeric spreadsheets with historical time series |
| 16th June 1998 |
New publication
Spread overreaction in international bond markets |
| 15th June 1998 | Updated profile of the BIS |
| 15th June 1998 |
New publication
The coming transformation of continental european banking? |
| 15th June 1998 | New central bank link:
European Central Bank |
| 9th June 1998 | Press statement:
Mr. McDonough appointed Chairman of the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision |
| 8th June 1998 |
New publication
The 68th Annual Report of the BIS |
| 8th June 1998 | Press releases:
The 68th Annual General Meeting of the BIS Excerpts from the speech delivered by Alfons Verplaetse to the 68th Annual General Meeting of the Bank |
| 3rd June 1998 | New central bank link:
Denmark |
| 2nd June 1998 | New release
International Banking and Financial Market Developments |
| 2nd June 1998 | New central bank link:
Luxembourg |
| 27th May 1998 | New central bank links:
Chile Tanzania |
| 25th May 1998 | New release
The Maturity, Sectoral and Nationality Distribution of International Bank Lending |
| 19th May 1998 | Press statement:
Joint Year 2000 Council |
| 6th May 1998 |
New Publication (Group of Ten)
The macroeconomic and financial implications of ageing populations |
| 6th May 1998 |
New Publications (Policy Papers)
Monetary policy in the nordic countries: Experiences since 1992 Changing financial systems in small open economies |
| 6th May 1998 | New central bank link:
Banco Central de Costa Rica |
| 27th April 1998 | Press statement:
Communiqé of the Ministers and Governors of the Group of Ten |
| 21st April 1998 | Press statement:
BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific |
| 20th April 1998 |
New Publications
Exchange rate regimes and inflation and output in Sub-Saharan countries Inflation and disinflation in Iceland |
| 9th April 1998 | Press statement:
Global Round Table on the Year 2000 |
| 7th April 1998 | Press statements:
Statements relating to the Basle Capital Accord of July 1988 BIS shares dividend New Chairman of the Euro-Currency Standing Committee |
| 7th April 1998 |
New publication
Amendment to the Basle Capital Accord of July 1988 |
| 7th April 1998 |
New publication
Consultative paper on the Basle Capital Accord |
| 7th April 1998 | New central bank links:
Italy Iceland |
| 25th March 1998 | New central bank link:
Switzerland |
| 20th March 1998 |
New publication
Risk Management for Electronic Banking and Electronic Money Activities |
| 12th March 1998 | Press statement:
BIS Institute for Financial Stability |
| 12th March 1998 | New central bank link:
Portugal |
| 11th March 1998 | New central bank link:
Peru |
| 9th March 1998 | New release
International Banking and Financial Market Developments - including numeric spreadsheets of the statistical annex |
| 19th February 1998 | Press statement:
Basle Committee, IOSCO and IAIS release consultation documents |
| 19th February 1998 |
New publication:
Supervision of Financial Conglomerates (consultation documents) |
| 13th February 1998 | New central bank link:
Netherlands |
| 6th February 1998 | New release:
Statistics on External Indebtedness (BIS/OECD) |
| 6th February 1998 | New central bank links:
El Salvador; Moldova |
| 3rd February 1998 |
New publication:
Statistics on Payment Systems in the Group of Ten Countries: Figures for 1996 |
| 2nd February 1998 | New central bank link:
Czech Republic |
| 19th January 1998 | Press statement:
Statement of the Basle Committee on Banking Supervision |
| 19th January 1998 |
New publication:
Framework for the Evaluation of Internal Control Systems |
| 14th January 1998 | Press statement:
Millennium change in computer applications |
| 14th January 1998 | New central bank link:
Korea |
| 14th January 1998 | Link to a G-10 page
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| 12th January 1998 | New section on Ongoing Activities: Year 2000
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| 5th January 1998 | New release
The Maturity, Sectoral and Nationality Distribution of International Bank Lending |