BIS press releases - About BIS

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

25 Nov 2002

Hague Arbitral Tribunal decision regarding the repurchase of privately held shares of the Bank for International Settlements

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11 Nov 2002

BIS opens Representative Office for the Americas

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10 Sep 2002: Committee to aid search for new BIS General Manager

8 Jul 2002

BIS holds Annual General Meeting and releases its 72nd Annual Report

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8 May 2002: International Association of Deposit Insurers to locate new secretariat in Basel

7 Jan 2002: BIS Board elects new Chairman and President

6 Nov 2001: Host Country Agreement opens the way for the establishment of a BIS Representative Office for the Americas

11 Jun 2001: Annual General Meeting: 71st Annual Report 2000/01

11 Jun 2001: Annual General Meeting: Address by the President of the Bank for International Settlements

11 Jun 2001: Annual General Meeting: Decisions Approved

11 Jun 2001: Extraordinary General Meeting: Division of the Yugoslav issue of the Bank for International Settlements' capital

30 Mar 2001

BIS to open Representative Office for the Americas in Mexico City

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12 Mar 2001: BIS Asian Consultative Council

8 Jan 2001

The BIS announces the withdrawal of all shares held by its private shareholders against payment of CHF 16,000 per share

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31 Oct 2000: BIS appoints new Chairman of the Financial Stability Institute

19 Oct 2000: BIS releases policy paper on managing foreign debt and liquidity

11 Sep 2000: Proposed withdrawal of all privately held shares

5 Jun 2000: Annual General Meeting: 70th Annual Report 1999/2000

5 Jun 2000: Annual General Meeting: Address by the President of the Bank for International Settlements

5 Jun 2000: Annual General Meeting: Decisions Approved

28 Apr 2000: Annual dividend payable to shareholders

8 Nov 1999: BIS membership enlargement

7 Jun 1999: Annual General Meeting: 69th Annual Report 1998/99

7 Jun 1999: Annual General Meeting: Address by the President of the Bank for International Settlements

7 Jun 1999: Annual General Meeting: Decisions Approved

29 Apr 1999: Annual dividend payable to shareholders

8 Feb 1999: New President of the BIS

1 Dec 1998: BIS appoints leadership of the Financial Stability Institute

9 Nov 1998: Executive appointments approved

11 Jul 1998: BIS opened its Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region

8 Jun 1998: The 68th Annual General Meeting of the BIS

8 Jun 1998: Excerpts from the speech delivered by Alfons Verplaetse to the 68th Annual General Meeting of the Bank

21 Apr 1998: BIS Representative Office for Asia and the Pacific

6 Apr 1998: BIS shares dividend

12 Mar 1998: BIS Institute for Financial Stability

9 Jun 1997: The 67th Annual General Meeting of the BIS

9 Jun 1997: Excerpts from the speech delivered by W F Duisenberg to the 67th Annual General Meeting of the Bank

12 May 1997: Fifth issue of shares in the third tranche of the BIS's capital

7 Apr 1997: Dividend proposal for the financial year ended on 31st March 1997

11 Mar 1997: New President

23 Oct 1996: New secretariat of the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) comes to Basle

9 Sep 1996: BIS invites nine new members to join it

10 Jun 1996: The 66th Annual General Meeting of the BIS

10 Jun 1996: Excerpts from the speech delivered by W F Duisenberg to the 66th Annual General Meeting of the Bank

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