2/4  BIS central bankers' speeches  At the Central Bank of Ireland for example, our 2016 year-end risk assessment identified an additional material risk, which relates to the potential for future interest rate mismatches on the Central Bank’s balance sheet.
As you know, in response to the financial crisis that began more than two years ago, the Federal Reserve has introduced various programs to improve the functioning of key financial markets, with the goal of helping to restore the flow of credit that our economy needs.