BIS Review 84/2007  15  In the period 1997-2006 the Financial Intelligence Unit received 2,039 requests for information from its foreign counterparts concerning 5,538 persons; in turn it sent 234 requests concerning 565 persons. The exchange of information with foreign FIUs takes place over special transmission channels.
In the case of the Bank of Japan, when it decided to embark on a program of purchasing corporate financing instruments in 2009, the Japanese government noted at the Monetary Policy Meeting that it intended to consult with the Bank of Japan in the context of closing its books at the end of accounting periods if the risks had materialized.