[Spanish] Project Helvetia, a joint proof-of-concept experiment between the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and the financial infrastructure operator SIX Group, successfully shows the feasibility of integrating tokenised digital assets and central bank money. https://www.bis.org/publ/othp35.htm

[Spanish] Carstens discusses digital innovation and the future of money (0:23:42-01:07:01). https://www.bis.org/speeches/sp210205.htm

As 2020 draws to a close, we wish you all, no matter where you are or what language you speak, all the best for the holiday season and the new year #SeasonsGreetings

A recently published volume to mark the BIS’s 90th anniversary has been included on this year’s Yicai – J.P. Morgan Financial Books of the Year List. Stijn Claessens explains why the book was written, and the topics it covers. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/promoting-global-monetary-and-financial-stability/F14EAAC17A0D7130A9983BBF12C2C305

This event was held as part of a series of high-level webinars that was part of the 19th BIS Annual Conference.

The webinar "Global financial system and exchange rates" was delivered by Matteo Maggiori and followed by a discussion with Laura Alfaro and Linda Tesar on 16 December.

Benoît Cœuré discusses central bank digital currencies, the technology behind them and the roles of the public and private sectors.

Agustín Carstens discusses central banks, innovation, digital currencies and today’s challenges.

Markus Brunnermeier speaks about the digitalisation of money, followed by a discussion with Bruno Biais.

Borio and Shin brief the media on the key takeaways of the BIS December 2020 Quarterly Report. https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2012.htm

The new interactive Markets Committee compendium allows users to easily retrieve and customise detailed information on central banks’ monetary policy operating procedures (MPOPs). https://www.bis.org/mc/compendium.htm

Financial vulnerabilities threaten to push some firms towards the exit in the coming years, despite wide policy support. Ryan Banerjee and Enisse Kharroubi explain why. https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2012e.htm

Viviana Alfonso explains the new developments in digital payments to make retail payment in Latin America and The Caribbean more efficient, more affordable, and more inclusive. https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2012f.htm

Benoît Cœuré, Andréa M Maechler, Morten Bech and Thomas Moser host a media briefing on the launch of Project Helvetia: settling tokenised assets in central bank money. https://www.bis.org/publ/othp35.htm

The webinar "Central banks and the macroeconomy" was delivered by Professor Lucrezia Reichlin and followed by a discussion with Otmar Issing.

In her webinar, Ms Reichlin presented "Monetary-Fiscal Crosswinds in the European Monetary Union", a paper co-authored by Ms Reichlin, Juan Antolín-Díaz and Giovanni Ricco.

Project Helvetia, a joint proof-of-concept experiment between the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and the financial infrastructure operator SIX Group, successfully shows the feasibility of integrating tokenised digital assets and central bank money. https://www.bis.org/publ/othp35.htm

Project Helvetia, a joint proof-of-concept experiment between the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and the financial infrastructure operator SIX Group, successfully shows the feasibility of integrating tokenised digital assets and central bank money. https://www.bis.org/publ/othp35.htm

Project Helvetia, a joint proof-of-concept experiment between the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and the financial infrastructure operator SIX Group, successfully shows the feasibility of integrating tokenised digital assets and central bank money. https://www.bis.org/publ/othp35.htm

Project Helvetia, a joint proof-of-concept experiment between the Bank for International Settlements’ Innovation Hub Swiss Centre, the Swiss National Bank and the financial infrastructure operator SIX Group, successfully shows the feasibility of integrating tokenised digital assets and central bank money. https://www.bis.org/publ/othp35.htm

The fiscal-monetary policy nexus by Ricardo Reis

The Bank for International Settlements Innovation Hub (BISIH) centre in Hong Kong SAR and the Hong Kong Monetary Authority (HKMA) today announced the winners of the TechChallenge – Digitising Trade Finance initiative. Winners were selected from 103 technology solutions submitted by applicants worldwide to three problem statements: Connecting Digital Islands and Increasing Network Size and Effects; Trade Finance Inclusion for SMEs; and TradeTech for Emerging Markets. https://www.bis.org/press/p201102.htm

Central bank cooperation and US dollar liquidity: what can we learn from the past?

Claudio Borio spoke at the Barclays 24th Annual Global Inflation Conference, concluding that inflation is not dead, just in hibernation. https://www.bis.org/speeches/sp201020.htm

Benoît Cœuré and Sir Jon Cunliffe, co-chairs of a central bank working group, brief the media on the CBDC report: "Central Bank digital currencies: foundational principles and core features". (https://www.bis.org/publ/othp33.htm)

9 October 2020

Benoît Cœuré and Sir Jon Cunliffe, co-chairs of a central bank working group, discuss the report, Central Bank digital currencies: foundational principles and core features. https://www.bis.org/publ/othp33.htm

The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) and the Saudi G20 Presidency have announced the winners of the G20 TechSprint challenge. The three winning firms – FNA, Tookitaki and ISDA-REGnosys – tackled challenges of dynamic information sharing, monitoring and surveillance, and regulatory reporting. https://www.bis.org/press/p201006.htm

Shin looks at the Covid-19 pandemic’s effects on the global economy and how emerging market sovereign borrowers have managed to overcome "original sin".

Sovereign Debt Research and Management Conference 2020
17 September 2020

Benoît Cœuré delivers the keynote speech, discussing the role played by central banks in digital innovation.

Borio and Shin brief the media on the key takeways of the BIS September 2020 Quarterly Report https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2009.htm

Borio and Shin brief the media on the key takeways of the BIS September 2020 Quarterly Report https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2009.htm

Since the Great Financial Crisis, cross-border real estate investment in Asia-Pacific has increased rapidly. Shim and Liu present work from the latest BIS Quarterly Review that analyses this market segment to better understand its drivers and the implications for financial stability. https://www.bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_qt2009b.htm