Swiss National Bank (SNB) Financial commitments

Financial commitments

The Swiss National Bank enters into financial commitments as part of its international monetary cooperation efforts.

International financial commitments of the SNB (end-April 2013)


	Maximum amount	Of which drawn	Of which not yet drawn
Financial relations with the IMF	CHF 23,677.7 m	CHF 2,679.5 m	CHF 20,998.2 m
Loans under Monetary Assistance Act	CHF 2,500.0 m	-	CHF 2,500.0 m
Loans under Swiss National Bank Act	-	-	-

Financial relations with the IMF

Total funds lent by the SNB to the IMF (details).

Loans under the Monetary Assistance Act

Loans granted by the SNB under the Monetary Assistance Act are aimed at preventing or solving serious disruptions in the international monetary system. They are guaranteed by the Confederation.

Loans under the Swiss National Bank Act

According to art. 10 of the Swiss National Bank Act, the SNB can grant short-term and low-risk bridging loans to other central banks and international organisations. These loans are not guaranteed by the Confederation.