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Banking

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Bank Director: Online edition of the quarterly magazine for directors of financial companies, focusing on topical issues in banking. Includes tables of contents and selected articles from the current issue.
Author: Board Member
Subjects: banking, financial news
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: magazine
Bank for International Settlements: A central banking institution founded in 1930 which is owned and controlled by central banks. It provides a number of highly specialised services to central banks and, through them, to the international financial system, aiming to foster international financial stability. Includes the full text of its establishing documents such as the Hague Agreement and the Brussels Protocol, information on current activities including recent press releases and 'BIS Review', a collection of important articles and transcripts of speeches by senior central bankers.
Author: Bank for International Settlements
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: documents
Bank of Canada: Information in English or French on the Bank of Canada and its publications, exchange rates, library, and currency museum.
Author: Bank of Canada
Subjects: banking, canadian government, currency
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
Bank of England: Official information from the central bank of the United Kingdom. The Bank has many roles including the setting of interest rates in order to meet the Government's inflation target, the supervision of banks and wholesale money market institutions, the collection of monetary and banking statistics, management of the Government's stock register, printing of the country's bank notes, and maintenance of close links with the financial markets.
Author: Bank of England
Subjects: banking, financial news
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
Bank of Hawaii: Includes Hawaian and Pacific Rim economic data, information on business trends, economic outlooks, and an interactive economic report builder.
Author: Bank of Hawaii
Subjects: banking, hawaii, world economic data
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
Bank of Japan: Information about the Japanese economy and the activities of the Bank of Japan. Includes public statements from the Bank, financial statements, economic and financial reports and statistics, research papers and lists of Bank of Japan publications with subscription information.
Author: Bank of Japan
Subjects: banking, japan
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: documents
Bank of Scotland: Information about the bank's history, accounts, services, and recruitment.
Author: Bank of Scotland
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
Bank Rate Monitor: America's leading source for business news and consumer rates on savings, mortgages, home equity loans, credit cards, ATMs, and online fees.
Author: Bank Rate Monitor
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: documents
Bretton Woods Project: Provides information on, and critical analysis of, World Bank and International Monetary Fund policy and reports. Offers briefings and reports on current issues, and features a quarterly newsletter of Bank and IMF initiatives. Also includes a glossary of key terms.
Author: Bretton Woods Project
Subjects: banking, world economic data
DeweyClass: 332.1532
Resource type: documents
BUBL UK: Banks and Building Societies: Links to all the main UK banks and building societies.
Author: BUBL Information Service
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: index
China's Churn: Examines the changes in the Chinese economy, described as being in a state of 'creative destruction', whereby unprofitable firms must go out of business to make resources available for industries whose products are needed or favoured by consumers. This situation, referred to as China's Churn, is predicted to escalate as China becomes more involved in the world trading system and looks set to become the second largest economy in the world.
Author: Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas
Subjects: banking, china
DeweyClass: 330.951
Resource type: document
Co-operative Bank: Information about the bank, its accounts and services, ethical policy, reports and mission statements.
Author: Co-operative Bank
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
Credit Local de France: One of Europe's leading bankers in the local public service sector. Its public service mission involves working in close partnerships with local and regional governments in France, Europe, and the US to finance local development projects.
Author: Credit Local de France
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
European Central Bank: Provides access to interest rate information, periodical publications, press releases, statistics, key speeches, MFIs (Monetary Financial Institutions), and links to individual EU central banks. Available in a wide range of languages.
Author: European Central Bank
Subjects: banking, european business, financial news
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
First Union Corporation: US commercial and consumer bank. Information about services, economic forecasts, and links to related resources.
Author: First Union Corporation
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: productinfo
Guide to the International Banking Statistics: Offers definitions and guidelines for the reporting of statistical banking data, and provides an account of current country practices regarding the coverage and disaggregation of reported data. Offered as a PDF file, the report also includes a glossary of key terms.
Author: Bank for International Settlements
Subjects: banking, statistical methods
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: document
ifs School of Finance: ifs School of Finance is a registered charity incorporated by Royal Charter and is one of the leading bodies for the provision of education and life-long career support services (such as CPD) to the financial services industry.
Author: ifs School of Finance
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
Islamic Banking: Chapter four of the book Interest-free Commercial Banking written by A. L. M. Abdul Gafoor, which covers the historical development of Islamic financial principles, current practices, problems in implementing the profit and loss sharing concept, and the operation of this type of banking in non-Muslim countries.
Author: Gafoor, A. L. M. Abdul
Subjects: banking, islam
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: book
Islamic Banking and Finance: Another Approach: Describes an alternative approach to Islamic banking which proposes to avoid problems such as the inability to set up interest-free banks in most countries, and the erosion of capital value due to inflation. Covers a range of financial issues including lending, investing, and insuring.
Author: Gafoor, A. L. M. Abdul
Subjects: banking, islam
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: document
Journal of Business: Research, analysis, and inquiry into issues of theoretical and practical importance to the business community. Topics covered include finance, security markets, banking, administration and management, marketing, and industrial organisation.
Author: University of Chicago Press
Subjects: banking, business research, marketing research
DeweyClass: 330
Resource type: journal
Qualisteam: Offers links to banking and financial resources from around the world including over 3000 banks, and details of over 100 countries' financial markets. Information is provided in English, French, and Italian.
Author: Qualisteam
Subjects: banking, financial links, stock market
DeweyClass: 332
Resource type: index
Review of Banking Services in the UK: Documents an independent government review set up in 1998 to investigate the UK banking system. Examines innovation, competition, and efficiency within the industry, and the effectiveness with which it serves business, consumers, and the UK economy. Features the review consultation document, subsequent responses, press releases, and the March 2000 report on Competition in UK Banking.
Author: Banking Review Team
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: documents
Royal Bank of Scotland: Overview of the Royal Bank of Scotland Group's activities in the UK, information on banking products and services for businesses and consumers and details of their direct banking options.
Author: Royal Bank of Scotland
Subjects: banking
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: institution
Russian Economy: Two full text publications, the first entitled From Predation to Prosperity, discusses Russia's progress through economic reform and subsequent repercussions, while the second, Fixing Russia's Banks concentrates on the banking system and state of the ruble. Both are available in PDF format.
Author: Bernstam, Michael S. & Rabushka, Alvin
Subjects: banking, economic performance, russia, russian business
DeweyClass: 330.947
Resource type: non-fiction ebooks
Statistics on Payment Systems in the Group of Ten Countries 1999: Provides statistics on means of payment for transactions in the G10 group of nations; Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, Switzerland, the UK, and the USA. Includes data on settlement media used by banks, bank notes and coins in circulation, cash dispensers and ATMs, and debit/credit cards in circulation. Data provided covers the period 1995-1999.
Author: Bank for International Settlements
Subjects: banking, currency
DeweyClass: 332.4
Resource type: document
Survey of Electronic Money Developments: Offers information on electronic money products that were either in use or under development worldwide at the beginning of the new millennium. Both card and network based products are discussed, and policy responses on related issues are given for each country. Presented as a PDF file.
Author: Bank for International Settlements
Subjects: banking, currency, electronic commerce
DeweyClass: 384.3
Resource type: document
World Bank: Information about the World Bank, press releases, country, region and project information. Includes papers, discussion notes and reports dealing with economic, environmental and social issues.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: banking, economic geography
DeweyClass: 332.1532
Resource type: institution
World Bank Annual Report 2003: The Annual Report is prepared by the Executive Directors of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) and the International Development Association (IDA) in accordance with the by-laws of the two institutions. James D. Wolfensohn, President of the IBRD and IDA and Chairman of the Boards of Executive Directors, submits the Report, together with the accompanying administrative budgets and audited financial statements, to the Board of Governors.
Author: World Bank
Subjects: banking, development studies, economic geography
DeweyClass: 338.9
Resource type: document
World Banking Abstracts: The International Journal of the Financial Services Industry. Provides access to articles published in over 400 banking and finance publications internationally, including journals, magazines, research reports from US banks, EU research institutes and universities. Each issue contains concise abstracts of published information in all areas of finance, classified by subject. Topics include financial institutions, insurance and pensions, financial instruments and markets, financial operations and services management, accounting and technology policy, law and regulation, international and national economies, principles and methods.
Author: Blackwell Publishing
Subjects: banking, financial research, insurance
DeweyClass: 332.1
Resource type: journal