Quarterly Review, March 2003

Full text and statistical tables:

• Full text   Read   (PDF, 73 pages, 615 kb)
• Statistical annex   Read   (PDF, 111 pages, 935 kb)

Text by chapter:

International banking and financial market developments:

1. Overview: uncertainty spoils the optimism Read  (PDF, 12 pages, 153 kb)
2. The international banking market Read  (PDF, 10 pages, 73 kb)
3. The international debt securities market Read  (PDF, 8 pages, 55 kb)
4. Derivatives markets Read  (PDF, 8 pages, 87 kb)

Special features

• Choosing instruments in managing dollar foreign exchange reserves Read  (PDF, 8 pages, 56 kb)
• The euro interest rate swap market Read  (PDF, 10 pages, 71 kb)
• Volatility and derivatives turnover: a tenuous relationship Read  (PDF, 10 pages, 109 kb)

Recent initiatives by Basel-based committees and the Financial Stability Forum Read   (PDF, 3 pages, 22 kb)