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Annual Report 2006
Complete Annual ReportComplete Annual Report PDF [731 kB]
PrefacePreface PDF [45 kB]
Accountability Report for the Federal AssemblyAccountability Report for the Federal Assembly PDF [315 kB]
Summary
 1.
1 Monetary policy
 1.1.
Monetary policy approach
 1.2.
International economic developments
 1.3.
Economic developments in Switzerland
 1.4.
Monetary policy decisions
 1.5.
Statistics
 2.
Supplying the money market with liquidity
 2.1.
Regular instruments for steering the money market
 2.2.
Liquidity supply with regular instruments
 2.3.
Further monetary policy instruments
 2.4.
Emergency liquidity assistance
 2.5.
Minimum reserves
 2.6.
Collateral eligible for SNB repos
 3.
Ensuring the supply of cash
 3.1.
Organisation of cash distribution
 3.2.
Banknotes
 3.3.
Coins
 4.
Facilitating and securing cashless payment transactions
 4.1.
Facilitating cashless payment transactions
 4.2.
Oversight of payment and securities settlement systems
 5.
Asset management
 5.1.
Basic principles
 5.2.
Investment and risk control process
 5.3.
Breakdown of assets
 5.4.
Investment risk profile
 5.5.
Investment performance
 6.
Contribution to financial system stability
 6.1.
Financial Stability Report
 6.2.
New Basel Capital Accord
 6.3.
Legislation relevant to the financial market
 7.
Involvement in international monetary cooperation
 7.1.
International Monetary Fund
 7.2.
Group of Ten
 7.3.
Bank for International Settlements
 7.4.
OECD
 7.5.
Monetary assistance loans
 7.6.
Technical assistance
 8.
Banking services for the Confederation
 
Business ReportBusiness Report PDF [106 kB]
 1.
Legal framework
 1.1.
Rejection of the Cosa initiative
 1.2.
Revision of the Organisation Regulations
 2.
Organisation and tasks
 3.
Corporate Governance
 4.
Personnel, resources and bank management
 4.1.
Human resources
 4.2.
Resources
 4.3.
Bank bodies and management
 5.
Business performance
 5.1.
Financial result
 5.2.
Provisions stipulated in the National Bank Act
 5.3.
Profit distribution
 5.4.
Currency reserves
 
Financial ReportFinancial Report PDF [156 kB] 
 1.
Income statement and appropriation of profit for 2006
 2.
Balance sheet as at 31 December 2006
 3.
Changes in equity capital
 4.
Notes to the accounts as at 31 December 2006
 4.1.
Accounting and valuation principles
 4.2.
Notes to the income statement and balance sheet
 4.3.
Notes regarding off-balance-sheet business
 4.4.
Risks posed by financial instruments
 
Proposals of the Bank Council to the General Meeting of ShareholdersProposals of the Bank Council to the General Meeting of Shareholders PDF [47 kB]
Report of the Audit Board to the General Meeting of ShareholdersReport of the Audit Board to the General Meeting of Shareholders PDF [38 kB]
Selected informationSelected information PDF [92 kB] 
 1.
Chronicle of monetary events in 2006
 2.
Bank supervisory and management bodies, Regional Economic Councils
 3.
Organisational chart
 4.
Publications
 5.
Addresses
 6.
Rounding conventions and abbreviations