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The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) releases its statistics and related methodologies via the websites of the European Central Bank and the national central banks. The purpose of ECB statistics is to provide all the statistics required in the tasks of the ESCB and of the European Systemic Risk Board.
The ESCB subscribes to a policy of free access and free reuse regarding its publicly released statistics, irrespective of any subsequent commercial or non-commercial use. ECB statistics can be downloaded from the statistics database. The statistical activities of the ESCB are based on the ECB’s medium-term work programme and follow the agreed Public commitment on European Statistics by the ESCB.
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- 07/02/2014 Latest
monthly outstanding amounts of STEP labelled debt securities The latest update of the monthly outstanding amounts of debt securities for programmes labelled as STEP compliant has been published. In January 2014, the outstanding amounts increased by €48.1 billion (13.69%) to € 399.4 billion. more
- 04/02/2014 Latest national aggregated balance sheets of non-participating Member States' MFI's The latest updates to the national aggregated balance sheets of all non-participating Member States' MFIs (excluding NCBs) for the reference period December 2013 have been published. more
- 04/02/2014 Euro
area MFI interest
rate statistics In December 2013, the composite cost-of-borrowing indicator for both non-financial corporations and households decreased. In the same month, the euro area composite interest rate for deposits from non-financial corporations remained broadly unchanged whereas the one from households decreased. more
- 31/01/2014 International reserves and foreign currency liquidity In December 2013, the official reserve assets of the Eurosystem decreased by €19.1 billion (3.4%) to €542.4 billion. The contribution of the ECB decreased by €1.6 billion (2.9%) to €53.6 billion.more
- 30/01/2014 Results of the the January 2014 bank lending survey for the euro area The results reported in the January 2014 survey relate to changes in the fourth quarter of 2013 and to expectations of changes in the first quarter of 2014. The January 2014 bank lending survey was conducted between 13 December 2013 and 9 January 2014. With 133 euro area banks participating in the survey, the response rate was 100%. more
- 28/01/2014 Euro area economic and financial developments by institutional sector: third quarter 2013 Household financing and financial investment were broadly unchanged from the previous quarter (at annual growth rates of 0.8% and 1.8% respectively). Non-financial corporations’ net entrepreneurial income (broadly equivalent to current profits) increased at a higher annual rate (2.3% after -1.1%), while their gross fixed capital formation continued to decrease at broadly unchanged rates (-2.1% after -2.2%).
more
- 23/01/2014 Euro
area international investment position - debt securities by currency of denomination at end-June 2013 At the end of June 2013 the total value of debt securities issued by non-euro area corporations and governments, and held by euro area residents, was EUR 3.3 trillion, of which 44% was denominated in euro and 30% in US dollars. The total value of euro area debt securities held by non-euro area residents was EUR 4.9 trillion, of which 67% was denominated in euro and 20% in US dollars. SDW,
methodological information: "The
international role of the euro". The next semi-annual update, for end-December 2013, will be released in July 2014.
- 23/01/2014 Euro area balance of payments in November 2013 and international investment position at the end of the third quarter of 2013 In November 2013 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded a surplus of €23.5 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and portfolio investment recorded net inflows of €41 billion (non-seasonally adjusted). more
- 22/01/2014 Euro
banknotes in circulation: latest figures The value of the euro banknotes in circulation increased in December 2013, from €927.5 billion to €956.2 billion. This monthly increase was mainly in 50 euro notes, with net issuance of +€15.9 billion. more
- 21/01/2014 Press
release: Euro area investment fund statistics In November 2013, the amount outstanding of shares/units issued by euro area investment
funds other than money market funds was €48 billion higher than in October 2013. This
increase was due mainly to increases in share/unit prices. more
- 16/01/2014 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the December 2013 figures of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is 0.1% for December 2013. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. more
- 16/01/2014 Monthly Bulletin more
- 16/01/2014 Statistics Pocket Book more
- 14/01/2014 Latest harmonised long-term interest rate statistics (LTIR) The latest update of the LTIR used for assessing convergence, for the reference period December 2013, has been published on the "Long-term interest rate" web page. The monthly updates are released on that page in line with the predetermined release calendar. more
- 13/01/2014 Harmonised indicators of competitiveness based on consumer prices, GDP deflators and Unit labour costs more
- 13/01/2014 Press release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was -0.6% in November 2013, compared with -0.9% in October. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.3% in November 2013, compared with 1.1% in October. more
- 09/01/2014 Latest national aggregated balance sheets of non-participating Member States' MFI's The latest updates to the national aggregated balance sheets of all non-participating Member States' MFIs (excluding NCBs) for the reference period November 2013 have been published. more
- 08/01/2014 Latest
monthly outstanding amounts of STEP labelled
debt securities The latest update of the monthly outstanding amounts of debt securities for programmes labelled as STEP compliant has been published. In December 2013, the outstanding amounts decreased by €20.1 billion (-5.39%) to € 352.7 billion. more
- 08/01/2014 Statistics
on euro area insurance corporations and pension funds: third quarter 2013 In the third quarter of 2013, the total financial assets of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds increased to €7,786 billion, from €7,688 billion in the previous quarter. Over the same period, the insurance technical reserves, which are the main liabilities of insurance corporations and pension funds, increased to €6,570 billion, from €6,552 billion, mainly due to positive transactions. more
- 03/01/2014 Press
release: Monetary developments in the euro area The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 stood at 1.5% in November 2013, compared
with 1.4% in October 2013. The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 in the period
from September 2013 to November 2013 decreased to 1.7%, from 1.9% in the period from August 2013
to October 2013. more
- 02/01/2014 Update of the trade weights of the EERs/HCIs Updated Effective Exchange Rates have been published more
- 30/12/2013 International reserves and foreign currency liquidity In November 2013, the official reserve assets of the Eurosystem decreased by €18.1 billion (3.1%) to €561.5 billion. The contribution of the ECB decreased by €1.1 billion (1.9%) to €55.2 billion. more
- 17/12/2013 Seasonally adjusted euro area HICP Following today's publication by Eurostat of the November 2013 figures of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is 0.0% for November 2013. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates, can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. more
- 16/12/2013 Latest
update of the indicators of financial integration The latest update of the indicators of financial integration has been released. These indicators allow an overall assessment of the degree of financial integration in the main financial market segments of the euro area, covering the money market, bond markets, equity markets and banking markets, and include indicators related to market infrastructures. Indicators
of financial integration
- 09/12/2013 Harmonised indicators of competitiveness based on consumer prices more
- 02/12/2013 Statistics paper series Valuation of foreign direct investment positions – Final report more
- 22/11/2013 Latest
update of the Consolidated Banking Data The European Central Bank (ECB) has released today the end June 2013 semi-annual Consolidated Banking Data (CBD). This data set provides comprehensive information about the banking system of individual EU Member States, as well as aggregates for the whole EU and euro area. In particular, the data include indicators on profitability and efficiency, solvency, balance sheet composition, asset quality. more
- 20/11/2013 Press
release: Euro area financial vehicle corporations statistics: Third Quarter
2013 In the third quarter of 2013, net disposals of loans by euro area financial vehicle corporations
(FVCs) engaged in securitisation amounted to €20 billion. Over the same period, net
redemptions of debt securities by euro area FVCs totalled €36 billion. more
- 19/11/2013 Publication of latest statistics on quarterly negotiated wages in the euro area Average negotiated wage rates in the euro area grew by 1.7% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2013, unchanged from the second quarter. more
- 14/11/2013 Survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area According to the results of the ninth wave of the survey on the access to finance, conducted by the ECB and the European Commission, euro area SMEs reported in net terms an increase in their need for bank loans between April and September 2013. At the same time, the survey results show a marginal deterioration in the availability of bank loans (-11% of respondents, in net terms, after -10% in the previous round). more
- 29/10/2013 Euro
area international investment position and its geographical breakdown at
the end of 2012 and geographical breakdown of the current account up to
the second quarter of 2013 The international investment position of the euro area vis-à-vis the rest of the world recorded net liabilities of €1.3 trillion (13% of euro area GDP) at the end of 2012, €193 billion less than at the end of 2011. This change was due mainly to net financial transactions (€141 billion). Other changes in outstanding amounts resulted from other adjustments (€369 billion) that were largely compensated for by negative revaluation effects on account of changes in prices (€322 billion). more
- 24/10/2013 Estimates of outstanding amounts of loans granted by euro area monetary financial institutions to euro area non-financial corporations, broken down by economic activity (NACE Rev. 2) In June 2013 the largest shares of total loans granted were accounted for real estate and other market services (34%), manufacturing (14%), and wholesale and retail trade (12%). more
- 11/10/2013 Residential
property prices in the euro area in the second quarter of 2013 According to the ECB residential property price indicator for the euro area, prices for houses and flats decreased, on average, by 2.5% year-on-year in the second quarter of 2013, up from a decrease of 2.8% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013. more
- 11/10/2013 Press
release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was -0.7% in August 2013, compared with -0.8% in July. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 1.1% in August 2013, the same as in July. more
- 10/10/2013 Latest harmonised long-term interest rate statistics (LTIR) The latest update of the LTIR used for assessing convergence, for the reference period September 2013, has been published on the "Long-term interest rate" web page. The monthly updates are released on that page in line with the predetermined release calendar. more
- 07/10/2013 Latest
monthly outstanding amounts of STEP labelled
debt securities The latest update of the monthly outstanding amount of debt securities for programmes labelled as STEP compliant has been published. In September 2013, the outstanding amount decreased by €11.0 billion (-2.70%) to € 400.8 billion. more
- 03/09/2013 Latest
monthly outstanding amounts of STEP labelled
debt securities The latest update of the monthly outstanding amount of debt securities for programmes labelled as STEP compliant has been published. In August 2013, the outstanding amount decreased by €11.0 billion (-2.60%) to € 411.8 billion. more
- 25/07/2013 Press
release: Monetary developments in the euro area The annual growth rate of the broad monetary aggregate M3 decreased to 2.3% in June 2013, from 2.9% in
May 2013.1 The three-month average of the annual growth rates of M3 in the period from April 2013 to
June 2013 stood at 2.8%, compared with 2.9% in the period from March 2013 to May 2013. more
- 12/07/2013 Residential
property prices in the euro area in the first quarter of 2013 According to the ECB residential property price indicator for the euro area, prices for houses and flats decreased, on average, by 2.9% year-on-year in the first quarter of 2013, down from a decrease of 2.6% year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2012. more
- 10/07/2013 Latest harmonised long-term interest rate statistics (LTIR) The latest update of the LTIR used for assessing convergence, for the reference period June 2013, has been published on the "Long-term interest rate" web page. The monthly updates are released on that page in line with the predetermined release calendar. more
- 10/07/2013 Press
release: Euro area securities issues statistics The annual rate of change of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued by euro area residents was -0.1%
in May 2013, compared with -0.3% in April. For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents, the annual growth rate was 0.5% in May 2013, compared with 0.3% in April. more
- 08/07/2013 Latest update of the Structural Financial Indicators. The ECB has released today the end-2012 Structural Financial Indicators. This data set comprises statistics on the number of local units (branches) and employees of EU credit institutions, as well as data on the degree of concentration of the banking sector in each of the EU Member States, and data on the share of foreign-controlled institutions in the different national banking markets of the EU. more
- 28/06/2013 Statistics on securities trading, clearing and settlement - data for 2012 The ECB is today releasing annual statistics on securities trading, clearing and settlement, updated for the latest reference period of 2012 (including revisions for historical periods up to 2005). The data are sourced, mainly via national central banks, from regulated securities exchanges, central clearing counterparties and centralised securities depositories operating domestically and on a pan-European basis, in the European Union. Both structural and transactions data, broken down by type of activity, institutional sector, financial instrument, currency and other breakdowns (as applicable) are provided. Data are available in time-series and in comparative report format. more
- 29/05/2013 Latest euro area Credit Institutions sector balance sheet statistics The latest updates of the aggregated balance sheet statistics of the euro area Credit Institutions sector for the reference period March 2013 have been published today. more
- 23/05/2013 Press
release: Euro area financial vehicle corporations statistics: First Quarter
2013 In the first quarter of 2013, net disposals of loans by euro area financial vehicle corporations (FVCs) engaged in securitisation amounted to €31 billion. Over the same period, net redemptions of debt securities by euro area FVCs totalled €34 billion. more
- 16/05/2013 Financial
Markets Survey - 2012 update The annual Financial Markets Survey (FMS) collects basic quantitative financial market information (market size and activities) on securities for non-euro area EU countries. The combination of the euro area securities issues statistics and the FMS makes it possible to analyse the structure of the securities market within the European Union. more Statistical
Data Warehouse
- 26/04/2013 Survey on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area According to the results of the eighth wave of the survey on the access to finance, conducted by the ECB, euro area SMEs reported an increase in external financing needs for bank loans between October 2012 and March 2013 (5% of respondents in net terms, unchanged from the previous survey round). They also reported a deterioration in the availability of bank loans, although the situation had improved compared with the previous survey (-10% of respondents, in net terms, up from -22%). more
- 09/04/2013 Statistics paper series The Eurosystem Household Finance and Consumption Survey: Methodological report for the first wave more
- 07/03/2013 Latest
monthly outstanding amounts of STEP labelled
debt securities The latest update of the monthly outstanding amounts of debt securities for programmes labelled as STEP compliant has been published. In February 2013, the outstanding amounts decreased by €10.3 billion (-2.3%) to €441.5 billion. more
- 21/01/2013 MFI
statistics 2011: Continued decline in 2012 in the number of monetary financial
institutions in the euro area and in the EU On
1 January 2013 the total number of monetary financial institutions (MFIs)
in the euro area stood at 7,059. This is a net decrease of 474 units (-6%)
in comparison with the situation a year ago. With a few small exceptions,
declines occurred across the whole of the euro area. In the European Union
(EU) as a whole, there were 9,076 MFIs, a net decrease of 511 units. more
- 16/01/2013 MFI
balance sheets for EU Member States and for the euro area The
ECB has released a new set of tables showing MFI balance sheets for EU
Member States and for the euro area. The tables include an overview of
each country’s aggregated MFI balance sheet and a detailed breakdown of
MFI loans and deposits by counterparty sector. In addition, each table
is automatically linked to its underlying series in the ECB’s Statistical
Data Warehouse (SDW). SDW:
MFI balance sheets
- 28/09/2012 ECB
publishes the results of the Euro Money Market Survey 2012 Today
the European Central Bank (ECB) is publishing the results of the “Euro
Money Market Survey 2012”, which highlights the main developments in the
euro money market in the second quarter of 2012, comparing them with the
second quarter of 2011. more
- 10/09/2012 Press
release: Payment Statistics for 2011 The
European Central Bank (ECB) has today published the 2011 statistics on
non-cash payments, which comprise indicators on access to and use of payment
instruments and terminals by the public, as well as volumes and values
of transactions processed through payment systems. Statistics are published
for each EU Member State, in addition to EU and euro area aggregates and
comparative data. more
- 03/09/2012 Policy
regarding the reuse of ESCB statistics In
the light of increasing demand for ESCB statistics, the ESCB announces
its policy of free access and free reuse regarding its publicly released
statistics, irrespective of any subsequent commercial or non-commercial
use. more
- 29/06/2012 Statistics
on securities trading, clearing and settlement - data for 2011 The
number of delivery instructions processed by central securities depositories
in the EU reached 340 million, corresponding to a value of € 995 trillion.
Compared with the data for 2010, this means an increase of 6% of the number
and an increase of 8% of their value. more
- 10/05/2012 ECB
Survey of Professional Forecasters The
results for the second quarter of 2012 are now available. more
- 27/04/2012 Survey
on the access to finance of SMEs in the euro area According
to the results of the sixth wave of the survey on the access to finance,
conducted by the ECB, euro area SMEs’ external financing needs increased
between October 2011 and March 2012. At the same time, the survey results
show that access to bank loans continued to deteriorate. more
- 18/04/2012 Manual
on MFI balance sheet statistics The
European Central Bank has today published a manual on MFI balance sheet
statistics. The manual provides compilers and reporting agents for such
statistics with a comprehensive point of reference regarding the relevant
legal requirements, as well as further, non-binding guidance on methodological
issues. Such information may also be important for users as regards the
analysis of data. more
- 30/03/2012 Euro
area balance of payments and international investment position statistics
– 2011 quality report The 2011 quality
report on the euro area balance of payments and international investment
position statistics indicates that the reliability of the current account
and the financial account has improved over the last three years. The indicators
show an overall steady reduction in revisions, even though various Member
States have implemented enhancements that improve the methodological soundness,
the coverage and the consistency of their contributions to the euro area
statistics. This year’s report includes a box containing an estimation
of the geographical breakdown of the holders of euro area portfolio investment
liabilities. more
- 08/02/2012 Update
of trade weights data underlying the EERs and HCIs China
has become the largest trading partner of the euro area. more
- 20/01/2012 Technical
Compilation Guide for Pension Data in National Accounts Today
the European Commission (Eurostat) and the ECB have released the Technical
Compilation Guide for Pension Data in National Accounts. The Guide, produced
by the two institutions based on a mandate given by the Committee on Monetary,
Financial and Balance of Payments Statistics, is a handbook for compilers
and users of data on pension schemes in social insurance. It aims at supporting
National Statistical Institutes, Central banks and other compilers within
the European Union, to derive position and flow data for pension entitlements.
The guide is also a useful tool to help users to understand the data. more
- 19/12/2011 Press
release: Euro area balance of payments in October 2011 In
October 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded
a deficit of €7.5 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and
portfolio investment recorded net outflows of €32.1 billion (non-seasonally
adjusted). more
- 11/11/2011 Press
release: Euro area securities issues statistics The
annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued
by euro area residents was 3.3% in September 2011, the same as in August.
For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents,
the annual growth rate was 1.9% in September 2011, the same as in August. more
- 25/10/2011 Aggregated
balance sheet of euro area investment fund: euro area breakdowns by investment
policy and national contributions on assets and liabilities The
latest statistics on the aggregated balance sheet of euro area investment
funds broken down by investment policy are now available in a table format more Additionally,
the latest quarterly statistics for the national contributions to the aggregated
balance sheet of euro area investment funds are also available in a table
format. The same tables, translated in the corresponding national language,
are available on the websites of participating National Central Banks more
- 25/10/2011 Aggregated
balance sheet of euro area insurance corporations and pension funds: national
contributions The latest annual statistics
for the national contributions to the aggregated balance sheet of euro
area insurance corporations and pension funds are now available in table
format. The same tables, translated in the corresponding national language,
are available on the websites of participating National Central Banks more
- 16/09/2011 Press
release: Euro area balance of payments in July 2011 In
July 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded
a deficit of €12.9 billion. In the financial account, combined direct and
portfolio investment recorded net outflows of €16 billion (non-seasonally
adjusted). more
- 27/06/2011 ECB
launches new developments in monetary and financial statistics Press
briefing on new monetary and financial statistics
- 12/05/2011 Release
of the ECB's government finance statistics dashboard The
latest government deficit/surplus and debt data for the euro area, the
EU and individual EU Member States can now be accessed via the ECB's new
government finance statistics dashboard. In 2010 the euro area's government
deficit totalled 6.0% of GDP, while government debt increased to 85.2%
of GDP, up from 79.3% in 2009. more
- 11/05/2011 ECB
publishes a Notice on the statistical reporting obligations of electronic
money institutions from 30 April 2011 The
European Central Bank has published a Notice on the statistical reporting
obligations of electronic money institutions from 30 April 2011. In view
of changes in the legal framework for electronic money institutions under
Directive 2009/110/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of
16 September 2009, the Notice provides information about the ongoing statistical
reporting requirements for these institutions under Regulation ECB/2008/32
of 19 December 2008 concerning the balance sheet of the monetary financial
institutions sector (Recast). The Notice can be accessed via
Notice
on the statistical reporting obligations of electronic money institutions from 30 April 2011 .
- 30/03/2011 Euro
area monetary and financial statistics – 2010 quality report The
report contains assessments of the quality of euro area monetary and financial
statistics, including a quantitative analysis of the reliability of, and
the revisions to, the balance sheet statistics of the monetary financial
institutions sector. Furthermore, it provides information on the implementation
of four much enhanced or new ECB statistics which have been developed to
meet user requirements. Based on an in-depth qualitative and quantitative
analysis, the main conclusions of this report are that the euro area monetary
and financial statistics are of a very high quality and were published
in a timely and punctual manner in 2010. more
- 18/03/2011 Press
release: Euro area balance of payments (January 2011) In
January 2011 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded
a deficit of EUR 0.7 billion. In the financial account, combined direct
and portfolio investment recorded net outflows of EUR 7 billion (non-seasonally
adjusted). more
- 20/12/2010 Press
release: Euro area balance of payments in October 2010 In
October 2010 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded
a deficit of EUR 9.8 billion. In the financial account, combined direct
and portfolio investment recorded net inflows of EUR 4 billion (non-seasonally
adjusted).more
- 17/12/2010 Residential
property prices in the euro area in the third quarter of 2010 The
ECB residential property price indicator for the euro area increased by
2.4% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2010. In the first and second
quarters of 2010, prices for houses and flats were 0.3% and 1.8%, respectively,
higher than in the same quarter one year earlier, while residential property
prices had decreased by almost 3% in 2009. more
- 19/10/2010 Press
release: Euro area balance of payments in August 2010 In
August 2010 the seasonally adjusted current account of the euro area recorded
a deficit of EUR 7.5 billion. In the financial account, combined direct
and portfolio investment recorded net outflows of EUR 1 billion (non-seasonally
adjusted). At the end of the second quarter of 2010, the international
investment position of the euro area recorded net liabilities of EUR 1.1
trillion vis-à-vis the rest of the world (12% of euro area GDP). This represented
a reduction of EUR 202 billion in comparison with the position at the end
of the previous quarter. more
- 13/10/2010 ECB
publishes historical data for the euro area yield curves Today,
the European Central Bank has released historical data for the euro area
yield curves that go back to 6 September 2004. These data are based on
the same sources and methodology used for the daily estimations. more
- 05/10/2010 Publication
of Consolidated Banking Data (reference period: end-2009) The
Consolidated Banking Data (CBD) containing information on the profitability,
balance sheets, assets quality, capital adequacy and solvency of EU banks
have been published. The CBD is based on annual consolidated information
provided by the member organisations of the Banking Supervision Committee
(BSC) of the European System of Central Banks. more
- 15/09/2010 Seasonally
adjusted euro area HICP Following today's
publication by Eurostat of the August 2010 figures of the Harmonised Index
of Consumer Prices (HICP) for the euro area, the ECB has compiled the seasonally
adjusted monthly rate of change of the euro area HICP, which is 0.1% for
August 2010. The latest HICP data, including breakdowns of the main aggregates,
can be accessed from the Statistical Data Warehouse. more
- 10/09/2010 Euro
area securities issues statistics The
annual growth rate of the outstanding amount of debt securities issued
by euro area residents decreased from 3.7% in June 2010 to 3.4% in July.
For the outstanding amount of quoted shares issued by euro area residents,
the annual growth rate was 1.8% in July 2010, compared with 1.9% in June. more
- 07/09/2010 BIS,
ECB and IMF publish second part of Handbook on Securities Statistics The
Bank for International Settlements (BIS), the European Central Bank (ECB)
and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) today jointly released the second
part of the “Handbook on Securities Statistics”, which covers debt securities
holdings. The aim of the Handbook is to assist national and international
agencies in the production of relevant, coherent and internationally comparable
securities statistics for use in monetary policy formulation and financial
stability analysis. more
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