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BIS Quarterly Review, December 2006

11 December 2006
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International banking and financial market developments

1. Overview: markets anticipate an orderly slowdown
 13 pages
2. Highlights of international banking and financial market activity
 12 pages

Special features

Tracking international bank flows
EN
by Patrick McGuire and Nikola Tarashev
Internationalising a currency: the case of the Australian dollar
EN
by Robert N McCauley
The structure of housing finance markets and house prices in Asia
EN
by Haibin Zhu
The role of government-supported housing finance agencies in Asia
EN
by Eric Chan, Michael Davies and Jacob Gyntelberg
Corporate credit guarantees in Asia
EN
by Ilhyock Shim

Recent initiatives

Recent initiatives by Basel-based committees and the Financial Stability Forum
 7 pages

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  • PDF 109 pages, 745 kb

Press release

  • 11 December 2006

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Statistical data

  • Statistical annex: detailed tables (PDF, 112 pages)

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