The euro area nominal effective exchange rate referred to in this Report is based on BIS calculations .

The ESCB will be exposed to equity price risk in its monetary policy operations to the extent that equities are considered to be eligible as tier two assets .

Eurogroup an informal gathering of the ministers of economy and finance of the EU Member States whose currency is the euro .

These instructions are executed on a central processing unit on one computer.

Eurosystem 's foreign exchange liquidity position this comprises the Eurosystem 's foreign reserve assets and the Eurosystem 's other foreign currency claims and liabilities , including positions vis à vis euro area residents such as , for instance , foreign exchange deposits placed with banking institutions resident in the euro area .

At the moment , the Commission consists of a president and 24 commissioners .

Eurosystem business day any day on which the ECB and at least one national central bank are open for the purpose of conducting Eurosystem monetary policy operations .

European System of Central Banks ( ESCB ) refers to the European Central Bank ( ECB ) and the national central banks of the EU Member States .

In the area of economic policy , the Commission recommends Broad Economic Policy Guidelines ( BEPGs ) and reports to the EU Council on economic developments and policies .

It should be noted that the national central banks of those Member States which have not adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty retain their powers in the field of monetary policy according to national law and are thus not involved in the conduct of the monetary policy of the Eurosystem . 82

It should be noted that national central banks of Member States which have not adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty retain their powers in the field of monetary policy according to national law and are thus not involved in the conduct of the monetary policy of the Eurosystem .

The ECB is governed by the Governing Council and the Executive Board , and , as a third decision making body , by the General Council . European Monetary Institute ( EMI ) a temporary institution established at the start of Stage Two of Economic and Monetary Union on 1 January 1994 .

European Council provides the European Union with the necessary impetus for its development and defines the general political guidelines thereof . It brings together the Heads of State or Government of the Member States and the President of the European Commission ( see also EU Council ) .

It ensures that the tasks conferred upon the Eurosystem and the ESCB are implemented either through its own activities or through those of the NCBs , pursuant to the Statute of the ESCB . The ECB is governed by the Governing Council and the Executive Board , and , as a third decision making body , by the General Council .

It should be noted that the national central banks of those Member States which have not adopted the single currency in accordance with the Treaty retain their powers in the field of monetary policy according to national law and are thus not involved in the conduct of the monetary policy of the Eurosystem .

In computer architecture, a processor register is a small amount of storage available as part of a digital processor, such as a central processing unit (CPU).

Standardised SEPA payment schemes will make this obstacle easier to overcome and companies will benefit from end to end STP .

Assets must be easily accessible to the national central bank which has included them in its tier two list .

It is a fundamental building block of the central processing unit (CPU) found in many computers.

Eurosystem business day any day on which the ECB and at least one national central bank are open for the purpose of conducting Eurosystem monetary policy operations .

The debtor central bank shall make appropriate use of its foreign reserve holdings prior to drawing on the facility .

Arthropods have a central brain with three divisions and large optical lobes behind each eye for visual processing.

Payments through correspondents are often executed through reciprocal accounts ( so called nostro and loro accounts ) , to which standing credit lines may be attached .

Payments through correspondents are often executed through reciprocal accounts ( nostro and loro accounts ) to which standing credit lines may be attached .

The real effective exchange rate for the euro area is derived using national CPIs .

If the cash leg is settled in a central bank settlement facility , it is referred to as settlement in central bank money .

CHAPTER 4 S TA N D I N G F A C I L I T I E S 4.1 THE MARGINAL LENDING FACILITY TYPE OF INSTRUMENT Counterparties may use the marginal lending facility to obtain overnight liquidity from national central banks at a pre specified interest rate against eligible assets ( as set out in Chapter 6 ) . The facility is intended to satisfy counterparties temporary liquidity needs .

( b ) the debtor central bank shall make appropriate use of its foreign reserve holdings prior to drawing on the facility .

Payments through correspondents are often executed through reciprocal accounts ( nostro and loro accounts ) to which standing credit lines may be attached .

In the CCBM , national central banks act as custodians for one another .

2000X0776 EN 01.03.2010 007.001 78 M5 through correspondents are often executed through reciprocal accounts ( nostro and loro accounts ) to which standing credit lines may be attached .

Correspondent banking services are primarily provided across international boundaries but are also known as agency relationships in some domestic contexts .

This means that each national central bank has a securities account in its securities administration for each of the other national central banks ( and for the ECB ) .

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It provides real time processing , settlement in central bank money and immediate finality .

European Council provides the European Union with the necessary impetus for its development and defines the general political guidelines thereof .

The two main tasks of the EMI were to strengthen central bank co operation and monetary policy co ordination and to make the preparations required for the establishment of the European System of Central Banks ( ESCB ) , for the conduct of the single monetary policy and for the creation of a single currency in Stage Three .

( b ) the debtor central bank shall make appropriate use of its foreign reserve holdings prior to drawing on the facility .

Standing facilities The marginal lending facility Type of instrument in which the institution is established .

Eurosystem 's foreign reserve assets the reserve assets of the euro area consist of the Eurosystem 's reserve assets , i.e. the reserve assets of the European Central Bank ( ECB ) and the reserve assets held by the national central banks of the participating Member States .

TYPE OF INSTRUMENT The Eurosystem may invite counterparties to place remunerated fixed term deposits with the national central bank in the Member State in which the counterparty is established . The collection of fixed term deposits is envisaged only for fine tuning purposes in order to absorb liquidity in the market .

Eurosystem business day any day on which the ECB and at least one national central bank are open for the purpose of conducting Eurosystem monetary policy operations .

Eurosystem business day any day on which the ECB and at least one national central bank are open for the purpose of conducting Eurosystem monetary policy operations . 78

Fixed rate tender a tender procedure where the interest rate is specified in advance by the central bank and participating counterparties bid the amount of money they want to transact at the fixed interest rate .

The decision making bodies of the Eurosystem are the Governing Council and the Executive Board of the ECB .