Bank of International Settlement
Summary of document history Previous version Previousconsultation This version Subsequentconsultation Subsequentversion Basel III: Finalising post-crisis reforms 7 Dec 2017 Type: Standards Status: Forthcoming...
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The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is an international company limited by shares owned by central banks which "fosters international monetary and financial cooperation and serves as a bank for central banks". The BIS carries out its work through subcommittees, the secretariats it hosts and through an annual general meeting of all member banks. It also provides banking services, but only to central banks and other international organizations. It is based in Basel, Switzerland, with representative offices in Hong Kong and Mexico City.
Stress testing principles
Summary of document history Previous version Previousconsultation This version Subsequentconsultation Subsequentversion Principles for sound stress testing practices and supervision 20 May 2009 Type: Guidelines Status: Current...
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BIS Papers | No 99 | 16 October 2018 by Benedicte Vibe Christensen and Jochen Schanz PDF full text (549kb) | 20 pages FR (pdf, 548kb) In a period of rising trade protectionism and higher interest rates abroad, there is...
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BIS Working Papers | No 752 | 05 October 2018 by Pierre-Richard Agénor, Leonardo Gambacorta, Enisse Kharroubi and Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva PDF full text (620kb) | 41 pages Summary Focus This paper studies how prudential regulation, financial development and financial...
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Summary of document history Previous version Previousconsultation This version Subsequentconsultation Subsequentversion Basel III Monitoring Report 6 Mar 2018 Type: QIS Status: Superseded...
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BIS Working Papers | No 751 | 03 October 2018 by Raphael Auer, Ariel Burstein and Sarah M Lein PDF full text (883kb) | 83 pages Summary Focus When the cap on the Swiss franc's exchange rate against the euro was removed in January 2015, an ideal opportunity arose to study the...
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BIS Working Papers | No 750 | 03 October 2018 by Philippe Andrade, Gaetano Gaballo, Eric Mengus and Benoit Mojon PDF full text (1,061kb) | 61 pages Summary Focus Can central banks stimulate economic activity when they cannot cut short-term interest rates any further? This is...
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BIS Working Papers | No 749 | 01 October 2018 by Carlo Alcaraz, Stijn Claessens, Gabriel Cuadra, David Marques-Ibanez and Horacio Sapriza PDF full text (913kb) | 34 pages Summary Focus This paper seeks to analyse how lending conditions responded to ECB President Mario...
Read More »Domestic and global output gaps as inflation drivers: what does the Phillips curve tell?
BIS Working Papers | No 748 | 28 September 2018 by Martina Jašová, Richhild Moessner and Előd Takáts PDF full text (292kb) | 31 pages Summary Focus It is critical to understand the changes globalisation brought to the inflation process after the financial crisis. To what degree...
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