Decisions adopted by the Governing Board on 25 March 2008

1. At today’s session the Council of the Bank of Slovenia was informed about the implementation of the second pillar of the new capital arrangement in banks, and it passed a schedule of activities for implementing this new approach.
   
2. The Council of the Bank of Slovenia approved the issue of a permit to Delavska hranilnica d.d. to trade transferrable securities on its own behalf.
   
3. The Council of the Bank of Slovenia was informed about the statistical measurement of the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP). The information comprises the following areas: controlled prices, impact of tax policies, deseasoning, effect of homeowners’ costs and price growth perceptions.
   
4. Among others, the Council of the Bank of Slovenia adopted the following resolutions:
   a.       Resolution on the introduction of collectors’ coins and other coinage issued for the occasion of Slovenia’s Presidency of the Council of the European Union into circulation and sale: gold and silver coins will be sold from 14 April 2008, and bi-metal coins with a nominal value of €3 from 30 June 2008.
   b.       Resolution on the introduction of collectors’ coins and other coinage issued for the occasion of the 250th anniversary of the birth of Valentin Vodnik into circulation and sale: gold and silver coins will be sold from 14 April 2008.