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28 Jun 2010

BIS Annual Report: "Fiscal consolidation and financial sector reform are what's needed now, says BIS"

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8 Mar 2010

BIS Board elects Christian Noyer as new Chairman


29 Jun 2009

BIS Annual Report: Rescue, recovery, reform – the narrow path ahead

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26 Jun 2009

Már Gudmundsson appointed Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland


13 May 2009

BIS appoints Diego Devos as General Counsel


12 Jan 2009

BIS Board elects new Chairman


21 Nov 2008

Jaime Caruana appointed as BIS General Manager


30 Sep 2008

Zeti Akhtar Aziz appointed Chair of the BIS Asian Consultative Council


30 Jun 2008

BIS General Manager to be on leave from 1 July 2008


30 Jun 2008

BIS Annual Report: The unsustainable has run its course and policymakers face the difficult task of damage control

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20 Jun 2008

BIS General Manager to step down


5 May 2008

BIS establishes Consultative Council for the Americas

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24 Jun 2007

BIS releases 77th Annual Report at Annual General Meeting

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7 May 2007

Malcolm D Knight's term of office as BIS General Manager extended


12 Mar 2007

Y V Reddy appointed Chairman of the BIS Asian Consultative Council


26 Jun 2006

BIS releases 76th Annual Report at Annual General Meeting

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26 Jun 2006

BIS Board of Directors elects three new members


30 Mar 2006

BIS, IMF, OECD and the World Bank launch joint external debt website


13 Feb 2006

BIS announces initiatives to deepen its involvement in Asia


10 Jan 2006

BIS to host Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics


9 Jan 2006

Jean-Pierre Roth to chair BIS Board


27 Jun 2005

BIS holds Annual General Meeting and releases its 75th Annual Report

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27 Jun 2005

BIS amends Statutes to streamline governance


1 Jun 2005

BIS completes redistribution of shares


19 May 2005

International Journal of Central Banking launched


17 May 2005

Central Bank Cooperation at the Bank for International Settlements


7 Mar 2005

Zhou Xiaochuan appointed Chairman of the BIS Asian Consultative Council


7 Mar 2005

BIS appoints Günter Pleines to head Banking Department


25 Jan 2005

BIS to hold 75th anniversary exhibition


16 Dec 2004

BIS to administer EMEAP's investments in ABF2


8 Nov 2004

Nout Wellink to continue as Chairman of the Board and President of the BIS


8 Nov 2004

BIS appoints Peter Dittus as Secretary General


28 Jun 2004

BIS holds Annual General Meeting and releases its 74th Annual Report

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22 Sep 2003

Withdrawal of privately held shares of the BIS: Final decision of the Hague Arbitral Tribunal

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30 Jun 2003

BIS Board invites new members, appoints Hans Tietmeyer as Vice-Chairman


30 Jun 2003

BIS holds Annual General Meeting and releases its 73rd Annual Report

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2 Jun 2003

Launch of the Asian Bond Fund


10 Mar 2003

Joseph Yam appointed Chairman of the BIS Asian Consultative Council


10 Mar 2003

SDR to replace gold franc at the BIS


13 Jan 2003

Malcolm D Knight appointed as BIS General Manager