Euro-currency Standing Committee

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The Euro-currency Standing Committee was an international central bank forum that monitored and analyzed developments in global financial markets, particularly in euro-currency and offshore banking markets, before evolving into the Committee on the Global Financial System.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf central bank forum
international financial committee
predecessor organization
affiliation Group of Ten
areaServed worldwide
composedOf representatives of major central banks
senior central bank officials
country Switzerland
dissolved 1999
fieldOfWork banking supervision
euro-currency markets
financial stability
global financial markets
international finance
monetary policy
offshore banking
followedBy Committee on the Global Financial System
hasPart expert subgroups
working groups
hasShortName ECSC
headquartersLocation Basel
linked to: Basel-Stadt

Switzerland
inception 1960s
languageOfWorkOrName English
locatedInTime late 20th century
pre-euro era
mainSubject banking system risks
financial market developments
international capital flows
offshore banking markets
operatedUnderAegisOf Bank for International Settlements
parentOrganization Bank for International Settlements
partOf Bank for International Settlements
purpose to analyze risks in euro-currency and offshore banking markets
to contribute to global financial stability
to monitor developments in international financial markets
to support central bank cooperation
reorganizedAs Committee on the Global Financial System
replacedBy Committee on the Global Financial System
scope global
workIncludes analysis of cross-border capital flows
monitoring of international banking exposures
policy recommendations for central banks
preparation of analytical reports
study of offshore financial centers

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Committee on the Global Financial System predecessor Euro-currency Standing Committee
Group of Ten central bank governors created Euro-currency Standing Committee
CGFS predecessor Euro-Currency Standing Committee
linked to: Euro-currency Standing Committee
CGFS formedFrom Euro-Currency Standing Committee
linked to: Euro-currency Standing Committee