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Annual Report 2000
Complete Annual ReportComplete Annual Report [4204 kb]
ForewordForeword [294 kb]
Review of economic developmentsReview of economic developments [474 kb]
 1.
International developments
 1.1.
Development of the real economy
 1.2.
Monetary policy
 1.3.
Fiscal policy
 1.4.
Foreign exchange markets
 1.5.
Financial markets
 2.
Switzerland
 2.1.
Development of the real economy
 2.2.
Fiscal policy
 2.3.
Financial markets

Monetary policy of the Swiss National BankMonetary policy of the Swiss National Bank [353 kb]
 1.
Concept
 2.
Implementation

Legal FrameworkLegal Framework [304 kb]
 1.
Constitutional provision concerning a different utilisation of National Bank gold reserves
 2.
Federal law on currency and payment instruments
 3.
Total revision of the National Bank Law

Other central bank functionsOther central bank functions [405 kb]
 1.
Investment of assets
 1.1.
Basis
 1.2.
Monetary foreign exchange reserves
 1.3.
Swiss franc bonds
 1.4.
Gold lending
 1.5.
Free assets
 1.6.
Risk management
 2.
Payment transactions
 2.1.
Basis
 2.2.
Cashless payment transactions
 2.3.
Provision of currency
 3.
Statistical tasks
 4.
Services on behalf of the Confederation
 5.
Cooperation with federal agencies
 5.1.
Cooperation with the Federal Department of Finance
 5.2.
Cooperation with the Federal Banking Commission
 5.3.
Consultation procedure on the revision of the Cartel Law
 6.
International cooperation
 6.1.
Cooperation in the International Monetary Fund
 6.2.
Cooperation in the Group of Ten
 6.3.
Cooperation with the Bank for International Settlements
 6.4.
Balance of payments support
 6.5.
Technical assistance and training

Structure and organisation of the Swiss National BankStructure and organisation of the Swiss National Bank [341 kb]
 1.
Organisation
 2.
Staff and resources
 3.
Changes in the bank authorities and management

Financial reportFinancial report [480 kb]
 1.
Income statement for the year 2000
 2.
Balance sheet as of 31 December 2000
 3.
Notes to the accounts as of 31 December 2000
 3.1.
Explanatory notes on business activities
 3.2.
Accounting and valuation principles
 3.3.
Notes to the income statement
 3.4.
Notes to the balance sheet
 3.5.
Notes regarding off-balance-sheet business
 4.
Proposals of the Bank Council to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders
 5.
Report of the Auditing Committee to the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

ChronicleChronicle [290 kb]
Tables and statistical dataTables and statistical data [660 kb]
 1.
Business results since 1990
 2.
Summary of balance sheets since 1990
 3.
Supervisory and executive bodies
 4.
Organisation chart
 5.
Publications
 6.
Adresses of the head offices and branches