Bank for International Settlements
All updates of the BIS websites, including speeches, statistical and press releases, and research papers.



03Feb/Senior Compliance Officer (Feb 3)
The BIS seeks a Senior Compliance Officer for the BIS headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Contract length: 3 years fixed-term. Application deadline: 24 February 2012.


03Feb/Data Bank Statistical Analyst (Feb 3)
The BIS seeks a Data Bank Statistical Analyst for the BIS headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Contract length: 2 years fixed-term. Application deadline: 24 February 2012.


03Feb/Services Officer (Feb 3)
The BIS seeks a Services Operator for the BIS headquarters in Basel, Switzerland. Contract length: 18 months fixed-term. Application deadline: 17 February 2012.


03Feb/Njuguna Ndung'u: HR challenges in the Kenyan banking sector (Feb 3)
Speech by Prof Njuguna Ndung'u, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, at the opening ceremony of the Joint Kenya School of Monetary Studies (KSMS) and COMESA Monetary Institute (CMI) Symposium for central banks' human resource directors, Kenya School of Monetary Studies, Nairobi, 24 January 2012.


03Feb/Njuguna Ndung'u: Promoting financial integrity and financial inclusion - lessons from the Kenyan experience (Feb 3)
Opening remarks by Prof Njuguna Ndung'u, Governor of the Central Bank of Kenya, at a convening co-hosted by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the Central Bank of Kenya, and the Financial Services Volunteer Corps, Nairobi, 30 January 2012.


03Feb/Ardian Fullani: Current development stage of the Albanian economy (Feb 3)
Speech by Mr Ardian Fullani, Governor of the Bank of Albania, at the regional meeting of the Bank of Albania, Fier District, 31 January 2012.


03Feb/Ravi Menon: Regional safety nets to complement global safety nets (Feb 3)
Welcome remarks by Mr Ravi Menon, Managing Director of the Monetary Authority of Singapore, at the opening ceremony of the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO), Monetary Authority of Singapore, Singapore, 31 January 2012.


03Feb/Ipumbu Shiimi: Regulating competition in the Namibian banking sector (Feb 3)
Welcoming and special remarks by Mr Ipumbu Shiimi, Governor of the Bank of Namibia, at the signing of the Memorandum of Agreement between the Bank of Namibia and the Namibia Competition Commission, Windhoek, 1 February 2012.


03Feb/Charles I Plosser: Economic outlook and communicating monetary policy (Feb 3)
Speech by Mr Charles I Plosser, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia, at the 2012 Economic Forecast Breakfast and Annual Meeting of the Main Line Chamber of Commerce and the Main Line Chamber Foundation, Gladwyne, Pennsylvania, 1 February 2012.


03Feb/Ben S Bernanke: The economic outlook and the federal budget situation (Feb 3)
Testimony by Mr Ben S Bernanke, Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, before the Committee on the Budget, US House of Representatives, Washington DC, 2 February 2012.