Agustín Carstens
BIS prepares to redevelop HQ
Bank’s biggest building project since the 1970s could see major expansion of main site
BoE’s Bailey says CBDCs could be ‘fundamental’
Innovation hub run by BoE and BIS hub likely to concentrate on CBDCs and payments, official says
Global recovery is ‘double edged’ for EMEs – Carstens
“Too soon” to say whether inflation will be sustained but markets may overreact, says BIS chief
Powell, Lagarde and Yi call for urgent action on climate change
Lagarde says asset taxonomy is needed soon while Yi says G20 must create disclosure standard
Mandatory climate disclosures needed now – senior central bankers
Greening monetary policy operations should also be a priority, policy-makers say
Benoît Cœuré on CBDCs, stablecoins and central bank fintech co-operation
BIS Innovation Hub chief voices concerns about the timing of stablecoin and CBDC roll-outs, fintech risks for supervisors and monetary policy, and details development plans for eight innovation locations
Central banks have limited tools to tackle inequality – Carstens
Inequality is an issue for central bankers, but they cannot solve it on their own, says BIS chief
Payment innovation is top fintech research priority for central banks
CBDC ranked second as central banks explore wider implications of fintech for payments
Central banks considering interlinked CBDC options
Agustín Carstens presents results of cross-border CBDC survey
‘Do no harm’: central bankers warn against rush to issue CBDC
Agustín Carstens, Jerome Powell and Jens Weidmann highlight risks of acting too fast
Carstens questions wisdom of fully anonymous CBDC
Idea of complete anonymity in digital systems is a “chimera”, BIS chief says
Carstens reveals details of ‘Rio’ high-speed data project
BIS chief unveils push for central bankers to innovate and rethink the way they collaborate
Most authorities failed to build up buffers before Covid hit – Carstens
Supervisors face more problems once emergency support measures are withdrawn, says BIS chief
Carstens warns QE strengthens ‘fiscal-monetary nexus’
BIS chief warns central banks over using up “credibility capital” by their Covid-9 responses
BIS suspends dividend to prepare for further Covid-19 strains
BIS will not pay dividend for first time since 1950, as senior managers see further turbulence ahead
BIS warns of further shockwaves in ‘generation-defining’ crisis
Solvency crisis is looming on the horizon and health crisis is far from over, BIS officials say, as they present the 2020 annual report
Book notes: Stable banks in challenging times, by Andreas Dombret
Dombret’s stability and rule-based compass should be that for every aspiring central banker, worldwide
Carstens, Jordan, Weber: respect the boundaries of fiscal and monetary policy
Axel Weber says huge US deficit could pose problems for global financial stability
BIS launches round-the-clock banking with Mexican dealing room
Dealing room expands BIS presence in the Americas as part of “Innovation 2025” strategy
BIS paper lays out ‘crucial’ design choices for CBDC
Challenge is to design a currency that balances credibility and convenience, says Hyun Song Shin
New ‘currency’ aims to tackle failings of its predecessors
Saga sits somewhere between a stablecoin and a crypto asset – and has been designed by a team that includes former central bankers
Carstens: Money without central banks is doomed to fail
Many “architectures” are possible but they must be built on a foundation of trust, BIS chief says; improving “two-tier” system may be best approach
Mexican governor defends autonomy as president questions it
Alejandro Díaz de León commemorates Bank of Mexico’s 25 years of independence
Regulators and firms confront problems of ‘open banking’
Basel Committee report says challenging trade-off exists between privacy, security and efficiency