[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
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Digital innovation and the future of money
[Spanish] Carstens discusses digital innovation and the future of money (0:23:42-01:07:01). https://www.bis.org/speeches/sp210205.htm
View moreSeason’s Greetings from the BIS
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
View moreStijn Claessens speaks about the BIS’s 90th anniversary volume
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
View moreGlobal financial system and exchange rates
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.
View moreCBDCs: the journey forward
Benoît Cœuré discusses central bank digital currencies, the technology behind them and the roles of the public and private sectors.
View moreCentral banks at the frontier of innovation: digital currencies and today’s challenges
Agustín Carstens discusses central banks, innovation, digital currencies and today’s challenges.
View moreThe future of money
Markus Brunnermeier speaks about the digitalisation of money, followed by a discussion with Bruno Biais.
View moreBIS Quarterly Review, December 2020 – media briefing
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
View moreNew MC compendium interactive tool
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
View moreThe financial vulnerabilities driving firms to the exit
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
View moreRetail Payments in Latin America and The Caribbean
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
View moreMedia briefing for report: Project Helvetia: Settling tokenised assets in central bank money
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
View moreCentral banks and the macroeconomy
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.
View moreProject Helvetia: Overview
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
View moreProject Helvetia: Delivery versus payment with w-CBDC (PoC1)
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
View moreProject Helvetia: Redemption of wholesale CBDC (PoC1)
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
View moreProject Helvetia: Delivery versus external payment (PoC2)
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
View moreThe fiscal-monetary policy nexus
The fiscal-monetary policy nexus by Ricardo Reis
View moreTechChallenge winners
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
View morePer Jacobsson Lecture and panel discussion
Central bank cooperation and US dollar liquidity: what can we learn from the past?
View moreIs inflation dead or hibernating?
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
View moreMedia briefing on CBDC publication
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
View moreCentral bank digital currencies: foundational principles and core features
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
View moreTechSprint winners
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
View moreOvercoming original sin
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
Catalysing change: central banks and digital innovation
Benoît Cœuré delivers the keynote speech, discussing the role played by central banks in digital innovation.
View moreSeptember 2020 Quarterly Review Press Briefing
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
View moreSeptember 2020 Quarterly Review Press Briefing
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
View moreCross-border commercial real estate investment in Asia-Pacific
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
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