International
Georgieva proposes China deputy governor for IMF job
Li Bo would become deputy managing director from August
BIS annual report: ‘disaster averted’ but world ‘not out of the woods’
Report weighs up three scenarios for “pandexit”, none of them without drawbacks
BIS pays out double dividend after bumper profit
Recovery from Covid-19 handed the BIS its second-largest profit in its history
BIS’s Luiz Pereira on tackling the climate crisis
Deputy general manager highlights the challenge posed by radical uncertainty, the benefits of carbon budgeting, and the case for acting now
Communications often involved at early stages of central bank policy
Most central banks say comms teams are involved in early planning stage of policy decisions
ECB’s Panetta: fiscal-monetary co-ordination no danger to independence
Executive board member thinks interaction can be fruitful in attaining inflation goal
Carney warns CBDC delays play into hands of big tech
Failure to launch CBDC risks entrenching power of tech firms, former BoE governor says
Inflation, Fed policy and emerging markets: the good, the bad and the ugly
Steve Kamin explores the global implications of rising inflation and interest rates in the US
Fintech communication is most challenging for central banks
Central banks view fintech as greatest challenge, but rate monetary policy communication highly
Rising spillover risks from macro-prudential policies
Tools used to restrict credit in specific sectors can increase the riskiness of credit in other areas, creating challenges in the use of household-specific and corporate credit-calming measures, write Lucyna Górnicka and Apoorv Bhargava
Pandemic changes could help women advance in central banks
Remote working gives staff flexibility not offered by existing arrangements, say senior policy-makers
The role of individuals in guarding against inflation
External pressure may test governors’ resolve as inflation climbs, say former officials and academics
Large global banks sign up to new Swift platform
Payments consortium says new system will facilitate seamless transactions
The IFF China Report 2021
Insight and perspectives from the world's leaders, premier policy-makers and financiers
BIS prepares to redevelop HQ
Bank’s biggest building project since the 1970s could see major expansion of main site
‘Fiscal distress’ can reverse exchange rate dynamics – BIS paper
Authors emphasise “contingent nature” of exchange rate response to shocks
El Salvador’s bitcoin currency experiment
Move by first nation to approve bitcoin as legal tender raises important issues
Fed extends nine dollar swap lines to year’s end
Federal Reserve established liquidity arrangements with foreign partners at start of pandemic
CBDC: the case for ‘wait and see’
Despite growing interest, some central banks are staying out of the digital currency game
BIS opens Nordic innovation hub
Stockholm office is fifth in hub programme and involves four of the region’s central banks
The winners of the 2021 FinTech RegTech Global Awards
Fourth annual tech awards recognise excellence among central banks and the firms they work with
NGFS has ‘momentum’, but faces obstacles – Després
Lack of data and frameworks hamper climate mitigation, says Banque de France official
Basel Committee proposes strict treatment of crypto asset exposures
Crypto assets such as bitcoin will face risk weight of 1,250%
Global recovery is ‘double edged’ for EMEs – Carstens
“Too soon” to say whether inflation will be sustained but markets may overreact, says BIS chief