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BIS Quarterly Review, December 2004

6 December 2004

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International banking and financial market developments 
1.Overview: Markets rally as confidence returns Read (PDF, 14 pages, 114 kb)
2.The international banking market Read (PDF, 14 pages, 132 kb)
3.The international debt securities market Read (PDF, 10 pages, 61 kb)
4.Derivatives markets Read (PDF, 8 pages, 80 kb)
 

Special features 
Assessing new perspectives on country risk  Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 20 pages, 109 kb)
Why has FX trading surged? Explaining the 2004 triennial survey Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 8 pages, 52 kb)
The syndicated loan market: structure, development and implications Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 16 pages, 86 kb)
The nature of credit risk in project finance Abstract | Full Text (PDF, 12 pages, 66 kb)
Recent initiatives by Basel-based committees and the Financial Stability Forum  Read (PDF, 4 pages, 57 kb)