BIS press releases - About BIS

Date Publications
7 Jan 2013

Christian Noyer to continue as Chairman of BIS Board

7 Jan 2013

BIS appoints Peter Zöllner to head its Banking Department

24 Jun 2012

It's time to break the vicious cycles, says BIS in 82nd Annual Report

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26 Jun 2011

Building a lasting foundation for sustainable growth is focus of BIS 81st Annual Report

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26 Jun 2011

BIS invites new members

25 Jun 2011

Mervyn King to chair from November the Global Economy Meeting, Economic Consultative Committee, Group of Governors and Heads of Supervision; Stefan Ingves to chair Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

11 Jan 2011

BIS Board appoints Masaaki Shirakawa as Vice-Chairman

10 Jan 2011

José De Gregorio appointed Chair of the BIS Consultative Council for the Americas

13 Sep 2010

Masaaki Shirakawa appointed Chair of the BIS Asian Consultative Council

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