Press release from the meeting of the Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia of 1 September 2009

1. At today's meeting the Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia discussed current domestic and international economic and financial developments, and approved the release of the Report on Economic and Financial Developments for July and August 2009 and the Report on Economic Relations with the Rest of the World for June 2009. 

2. The Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia was briefed on the report on payment systems operations, and adopted the Regulation on the Content and Use of the Slovenian Structure of the International Bank Account Number and the Regulation on Providing Data Regarding Fees for the Provision of Payment Services. 

3. The Governing Board of the Bank of Slovenia discussed the International Monetary Fund's proposal for Slovenia's participation in an initiative to contribute additional funds for the purpose of subsidising interest rates for the financing of low-income countries.