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Overview of 2008 FSF Report on Financial Stability

The G7 Finance Ministers met yesterday at the IMF Spring Meeting and approved a report prepared by the Financial Stability Forum, the main forum bringing together Central Banks, Regulators and Finance Ministers. Before discussing the report in detail, it is … Continue reading

13. April 2008 by kasi
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Responding with a code of conduct – IIF Interim Report 2008 on Best practices

The IIF (which is essentially the main political lobby organisation of the large, multinational commercial banks) has released a new report on markets best practices. It can be seen as the response of the banks to the regulatory efforts of … Continue reading

10. April 2008 by kasi
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Organizational Changes of Markets and Exchanges

In Hulls book about futures and options, he mentions the profound changes that the Exchanges went through. While most of the different type of futures at the Chicago Mercantile Exchange were established well before the 1970ies, the formation of options … Continue reading

09. April 2008 by kasi
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G20 – Group of Twenty

Institution: Group of 20 Abbreviation: G20 Type: Public Founded: 2000 Members Total: 19 Membership in: Membership of: IMF, Worldbank, ECB Description: The G-20 is an informal forum that promotes discussion between industrial and emerging-market countries on key issues related to … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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G33 – Group of Thirty-Three

Institution: Group of 33 Abbreviation: G33 Type: Public Founded: 1999-2000 Members Total: 33 Membership in: Membership of: BIS, IMF, OECD, World Bank, Chair of the Interim Committee Description: The Group of 33 superseded the Group of 22 in early 1999, … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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G22 – Group of Twenty-Two

Institution: Group 22 Abbreviation: G22 Type: Public Founded: 1998-1999 Members Total: 22 Membership in: Membership of: BIS, IMF, OECD, World Bank, Chair of the Interim Committee Description: In response to the crisis in Asia, Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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G8 – Group of Eight

Institution: Group of 8 Abbreviation: G8 Type: Public Founded: 1994 Members Total: 8 Membership in: Membership of: Description: The G-8 was conceived when Russia first participated in part of the 1994 Naples Summit of the G-7. Again in 1997, Russia … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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G7 – Group of Seven

Institution: Group of 7 Abbreviation: G7 Type: Public Founded: 1985 Members Total: 7 Membership in: not applicable Membership of: not applicable Description: Group of Seven is the meeting of the finance ministers from the group of seven industrialized nations. The … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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G5 – Group of Five

Institution: Group of 5 Abbreviation: G5 Type: Public Founded: 1969-1984 Members Total: 5 Membership in: not applicable Membership of: not applicable Description: The Group of Five (G-5) major industrial countries was established in the mid-1970s to coordinate the economic policies … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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FSF – Financial Stability Forum

Institution: Financial Stability Forum Abbreviation: FSF Type: Public Founded: 1999 Members Total: 26 Countries with their Finance Ministers, Central Bank Governors and Heads of Supervision Authorities plus several international bodies Membership in: none Membership of:International Financial Institutions (IMF, Worldbank, BIS, … Continue reading

02. April 2008 by kasi
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