Meeting of the Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia of 21 September 2010

09/21/2010 / Press release

1. The Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia approved the Bank of Slovenia's inclusion in the CCBM2 project, which will increase efficiency and standardise the implementation of monetary policy. CCBM2 (Collateral Central Bank Management) is an emerging single platform for managing Eurosystem collateral, such as securities and bank loans provided to the Eurosystem by commercial banks as collateral for loans received in the scope of implementing monetary policy. The purpose of the single platform is to standardise operational procedures with respect to the provision of collateral in monetary policy operations, and thus reduce the costs incurred by banks and the Eurosystem.

2. The Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia was briefed on the report on payment systems operations for the second quarter of 2010.