The January 2015 edition of the Monthly Report comments on the decline in the elasticity of global trade relative to global economic activity and describes the Common Credit Assessment System for assessing the eligibility of Enterprises.

At the International Cash Conference in September 2014 papers on a variety of topics were presented and discussed. Costs and benefits of cash and cashless payment instruments, the role of cash in financial crises as well as the payment behavior were focussed. This conference volume contains the majority of the presentations held at the conference and other photographically impressions of the conference.