Maturity and Sectoral Distribution of the Assets of Irish Credit Institutions (MTS) return is compiled to meet the Central Bank of Ireland’s obligations in relation to the Bank of International Settlement’s (BIS’s) Consolidated Banking Statistics (CBS). The CBS measure worldwide consolidated claims of banks headquartered in those countries that report to the BIS, and include claims of their own foreign affiliates but excludes inter-office positions. The CBS provide information about banking systems’ risk exposures, in particular country risk.