69th Annual Report, 1998/99

Basle, 7th June 1999

The 69th Annual Report of the Bank for International Settlements for the financial year which began on 1 April 1998 and ended on 31 March 1999 was submitted to the Bank's Annual General Meeting held in Basel on 7 June 1999.

BIS Annual Report by chapter:

• Table of contents, letter of transmittal
  • PDF: 9 pages (44929 bytes)
• I. Introduction: the darker side of market processes
  • PDF: 7 pages (37765 bytes)
• II. Developments in the advanced industrial countries
  • PDF: 21 pages (172630 bytes)
• III. The spreading crisis in emerging markets
  • PDF: 30 pages (288559 bytes)
• IV. Monetary policy in the advanced industrial countries
  • PDF: 21 pages (216560 bytes)
• V. Turmoil in asset markets
  • PDF: 21 pages (312535 bytes)
• VI. Developments in foreign exchange markets
  • PDF: 17 pages (440636 bytes)
• VII. International financial markets
  • PDF: 20 pages (182285 bytes)
• VIII. Conclusion: finding light among the shadows
  • PDF: 11 pages (51138 bytes)
• Activities of the Bank; Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account at 31 March 1999; Board of Directors; Senior Officials of the Bank
• PDF: 35 pages (150407 bytes)