Bank for International Settlements
All updates of the BIS websites, including speeches, statistical and press releases, and research papers.



24Jul/Stanley Fischer: Challenges for Israel's banking system (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 24)
Address by Professor Stanley Fischer, Governor of the Bank of Israel, to the Knesset Economic Affairs Committee, Jerusalem, 15 July 2008.


24Jul/Amando M Tetangco, Jr: Turning challenges into opportunities - the key to sustainable growth (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 24)
Speech by Mr Amando M Tetangco, Jr, Governor of the Central Bank of the Philippines (Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas), at the BAIPHIL's Induction of Officers, Directors and Committee Chairpersons and the General Membership Meeting, Makati, 15 July 2008.


24Jul/L Wilson Kamit: Financial sector improvements in Papua New Guinea (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 24)
Speech by Mr L Wilson Kamit, CBE, Governor of the Bank of Papua New Guinea, at the official opening of the Nambawan Super' Member Services Centre, Port Moresby, 11 July 2008.


24Jul/Nigel Jenkinson: Financial innovation - what have we learnt? (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 24)
Speech by Mr Nigel Jenkinson, Executive Director, Financial Stability, Bank of England, to the Reserve Bank of Australia Conference on "Lessons from the Financial Turmoil of 2007 and 2008", Sydney, 14-15 July 2008.


24Jul/George Provopoulos: International financial turmoil and its impact on the Greek economy (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 24)
Key remarks by Mr George Provopoulos, Governor of the Bank of Greece, at the meeting with the Presidency and Members of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, Athens, 14 July 2008.


23Jul/Locational banking statistics (Jul 22)
BIS Publications and Statistics - Locational banking statistics


23Jul/Provisional international banking statistics, first quarter 2008 (Jul 22)
In the first quarter of 2008, international banking activity continued to expand, chiefly in inter-office loans. Growth in claims growth was dominated by short-term credit. Banks’ other exposures, including derivatives, increased more rapidly than in the previous quarter.


22Jul/Mario Draghi: Monetary policy, expectations and financial markets (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 22)
Text of the Central Bank Whitaker Lecture by Mr Mario Draghi, Governor of the Bank of Italy, Dublin, 18 July 2008.


22Jul/Mark Carney: Summary of the latest Monetary Policy Report (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 22)
Opening statement by Mr Mark Carney, Governor of the Bank of Canada, at a press conference following the release of the Monetary Policy Report Update, Ottawa, 17 July 2008.


22Jul/Jean-Claude Trichet: Interview with Le Figaro, Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Irish Times and Jornal de Negocios (Central Bank Articles and Speeches) (Jul 22)
Interview with Mr Jean-Claude Trichet, President of the European Central Bank, by Jean Pierre Robin (Le Figaro), Benedikt Fehr (Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung), Paul Tansey (Irish Times) and Rui Jorge (Jornal de Negocios), conducted on 11 July 2008.