Agustín Carstens and UNSGSA Queen Máxima Queen Máxima co-chaired a BIS meeting this week on #FinancialInclusion, a chance to share insights on how to further improve access to financial services Koninklijk Huis #FinancialStabilityInstitute

Speaking at a BIS meeting on #FinancialInclusion, UNSGSA Queen Máxima Queen Máxima said that central banks have been instrumental in achieving an significant increase in financial inclusion – but the ultimate goal is to improve financial health #FinancialStabilityInstitute

What has been the contribution of services prices to the inflation surge and what are the implications for monetary policy? Marco Lombardi explains in this video #BISQuarterly bis.org/publ/qtrpdf/r_…

Drawing lessons from four decades of policymaking, Agustín Carstens argues that public trust is essential for policies to succeed. Trust depends on achieving objectives over time even in the face of constant new challenges Center for Financial Studies bis.org/speeches/sp240…

Although recent positive developments in inflation & growth have raised hopes for a soft landing for the global economy, central banks must stay the course until the fight against inflation is decisively won: Agustín Carstens Center for Financial Studies bis.org/speeches/sp240…

Fiscal authorities must curb the relentless rise in public debt & allocate scarce resources in ways that help future growth, like the green transition, healthcare, education and infrastructure: Agustín Carstens Center for Financial Studies bis.org/speeches/sp240…

Credit is vital for economic development, but too much of it can become a drag on growth. Where do emerging market economies stand today? #BISBulletin #EmergingMarkets #CreditGrowth bit.ly/3Xxkjcj

More credit flowing to construction and real estate weighs on growth because productivity gains in this sector are smaller #BISBulletin #EmergingMarkets #RealEstate Read more: bit.ly/3Xxkjcj

Strong credit growth concentrated in a few sectors has been associated with less efficient resource allocation in #EmergingMarket economies #BISBulletin bit.ly/3Xxkjcj

We cordially thank the speakers in the topical Bank for International Settlements special session on "Fiscal Policy & Inflation" at our 55th annual conference last week at Manchester Economics. The slides for all 4 wonderful talks can be downloaded from our conference website, mmf.ac.uk/conference/202…,[..] 1/5

Finally, ryanbanerjee presented "Fiscal Sources of Inflation Risk in EMDEs: The Role of the External Channel", joint work with Valerie Boctor, Aaron Mehrotra & Fabrizio Zampolli, providing their slides as well (link in the initial post). 5/5

What are emerging market central banks doing to improve finance for growth? Check out our latest BIS Paper, "Keeping the momentum: how finance can continue to support growth in EMEs" #EMEs #Finance #Growth #BIS bit.ly/3MCg2ht

Scientific Event | French/Japanese Conference on Asian and International Economies in an Era of Globalization, organized by AMSE → 🦋 @amseaixmars.bsky.social, Sciences Po Aix and the Department of Economics of Yokohama National University ⤵️ ➕info 👉fjc2024.sciencesconf.org

The rise of #BigTech and #FinTech lenders could help small and medium-sized enterprises in #EmergingMarkets get more loans and reduce their need for collateral Read more: bit.ly/4igAyC0 #BISBulletin

Despite the potential of #BigTech and #FinTech, digital innovation needs to be supported by policies that address deep-seated hurdles to financing for small and medium-sized enterprises #SMEs Read more: bit.ly/4igAyC0 #BISBulletin

The BIS Annual Economic Report 2025 is out #Trade #Inflation #NBFIs #Tokenisation #BISAnnualEconReport bit.ly/40i9X0y

This year’s Annual Report documents achievements from the past year and features a special section highlighting the completion of the BIS’s ambitious multi-year strategy – Innovation #BIS 2025 bis.org/about/areport/…

Pablo Hernández de Cos has officially assumed his position as the new General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements in Basel today. Learn more: bit.ly/4ewwa0T

🚀 Update: Global Macro Database (GMD), 2025-06🚀 We just published the second update of the most comprehensive macroeconomic dataset ever assembled. Thanks to all who sent feedback—your input is what continuously improves this public good. 🧵 Thread

Since the Great Financial Crisis, global financial markets have become increasingly interconnected as the role of non-banks in sovereign bond markets has grown. This has important implications for central banks. bit.ly/3ZKJZ5Q #NBFIs #FXSwaps #BISAnnualEconReport