Infrastructure

Infrastructure is the underlying physical and organisational framework which enables other useful activities.

Physical infrastructure includes railways, roads, buildings, power, sanitation and telecommunications networks.

Financial markets infrastructure includes payment systems, securities settlement systems and central counterparties.

Treasury operations infrastructure includes treasury's framework of policies, procedures, reporting lines and other relationships.

See also

• CHAPS
• CREST
• EMIR
• Financial Market Infrastructure
• Financial stability
• I&E
• Payments and payment systems
• Payment Systems Regulator
• Project finance
• Treasury operations