BISness
Bank for International Settlements
Experts from the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) explain their work and discuss current issues for the global economy. As a hub for central banks and other financial regulatory and supervisory authorities, the BIS seeks to build a greater collective understanding of the world economy, foster international cooperation and support policy making.
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Dec 15, 2019 • 20min
The design of digital financial infrastructure: lessons from India
Siddharth Tiwari explains India’s experience with designing digital infrastructure and the lessons it holds for improving cross border payments.
Dec 8, 2019 • 12min
FX and OTC derivatives markets through the lens of the BIS Triennial Survey
Hyun Song Shin offers some key analytical insights on foreign exchange and OTC derivatives markets from the latest BIS Quarterly Review, in which BIS economists take a deeper look at data from the 2019 Triennial Central Bank Survey.
Oct 31, 2019 • 13min
Agustín Carstens on the global economy, the role of fiscal policy and digital currencies
Agustín Carstens discusses whether fiscal policy coordination can help slowing global growth and how Libra sparked an important policy debate.
Oct 10, 2019 • 20min
Amit Seru discusses the policy challenges of the fintech revolution
Amit Seru, the Steven and Roberta Denning Professor of Finance at the Graduate School of Business of Stanford University and 2018 Alexandre Lamfalussy Senior Research Fellow, discusses the policy challenges from tech firms’ entry into payments and financial services and explains how the current surge in fintech innovation matches up to the past.
Sep 26, 2019 • 17min
Reserve management goes green: the BIS green bond fund
Ulrike Elsenhuber and Omar Zulaica, from the BIS’s Banking Department, explain how the BIS and central banks are supporting environmental sustainability and the greening of the financial system through the investment of foreign exchange reserves.
Sep 22, 2019 • 10min
Markets swing on trade and monetary policy
Claudio Borio sat down on 19 Sept to discuss the Bank for International Settlements’ latest Quarterly Review, which tells a tale of two opposing forces – trade tensions and monetary policy – and how markets oscillated under their influence.
Aug 13, 2019 • 12min
Catherine Schenk on why history matters for current economic events and policymaking
Catherine Schenk, Professor of Economic and Social History at Oxford and BIS Lamfalussy Senior Research Fellow for 2018-19, explored BIS archives to shed light on central bank swaps. She discusses her findings and the relevance of history as a guide to policymaking.
Jul 10, 2019 • 18min
William Coen reflects on his years at the Basel Committee
William Coen recently left his job of Secretary General of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. In this episode of BISness, he looks back at his years at the helm of the global standard setter for the prudential regulation of banks.
Jun 30, 2019 • 15min
Agustín Carstens: Risks to the global economy and the path to higher interest rates
BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens speaks about the risks to the global economic outlook, the path to higher interest rates and the best way to achieve sustainable growth, as outlined in Chapter I of the BIS 2019 Annual Economic Report, "No clear skies yet.".
Jun 30, 2019 • 9min
Claudio Borio: Monetary policy frameworks in emerging markets
Claudio Borio, Head of the BIS Monetary and Economic Department, explains the particular challenges for emerging market central banks in setting monetary policy and the multiple tools they use.
