Banka Slovenije has established, like other European central banks, an institutional framework for macroprudential oversight of the financial system that is in line with the recommendations of the European Systemic Risk Board. The basic aim is to safeguard the stability of the financial system by identifying the emergence of systemic risks at an early stage and taking preventive measures to mitigate these risks.
Furthermore, it will enable contacts with the Bank of Japan to be strengthened at a political level, too. The Bundesbank’s trading desk in Tokyo will allow it to conduct trading during those hours when Tokyo’s daily trading volumes are at their heaviest.