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Jul 2026

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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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July 3, 202651 min

BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2026

Pablo Hernández de Cos, Andréa M Maechler and Frank Smets brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report. Read more: https://bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e.htm

June 29, 202617 min

Progress and peril

General Manager Pablo Hernández de Cos on the 2026 Annual Economic Report: AI's risks, leveraged hedge funds in sovereigns, the fiscal-financial stability nexus and policy priorities.

June 24, 202637 min

BIS Media Briefing - Anchoring trust in money: innovation beyond stablecoins

Frank Smets and Gaston Gelos brief the media on the main messages of Chapter III of the Annual Economic Report. Read more: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e3.htm

June 23, 202613 min

Anchoring trust in a digital era – tokenisation, stablecoins and the two‑tier system

Frank Smets and Gaston Gelos discuss how digital innovation can be harnessed to modernise the financial system, as long as trust in money is preserved . Read more: https://bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2026e3.htm

March 18, 202632 min

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, March 2026

Hyun Song Shin summarises the March 2026 BIS Quarterly Review and, along with Gaston Gelos and Frank Smets, answers journalists' questions about market developments, the state of the global economy and fiscal policy.

December 12, 202543 min

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, December 2025

Hyun Song Shin summarises the December 2025 BIS Quarterly Review and, along with Gaston Gelos and Frank Smets, answers journalists' questions about market developments, the state of the global economy and fiscal policy.

December 8, 202524 min

Shifting currents in FX and interest rate derivatives

Our latest BISness podcast analyses the 2025 Triennial Survey on FX and interest rate derivatives markets. Hyun Song Shin, Andreas Schrimpf and Goetz von Peter discuss market shifts and the implications for the global financial system.

November 27, 202512 min

A primer on tokenisation

Morten Bech and Jon Frost explain the concept of tokenisation and how it can improve the international financial system.

October 27, 202514 min

The transformation of the life insurance industry: systemic risks and policy challenges

Gaston Gelos and Frank Parker explain how the life insurance industry has undergone a profound structural transformation since the Great Financial Crisis, amid a prolonged period of exceptionally low interest rates and evolving regulatory frameworks.

September 15, 202546 min

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, September 2025

Hyun Song Shin summarises the September 2025 BIS Quarterly Review and, along with Gaston Gelos and Frank Smets, answers journalists' questions about market developments, the state of the global economy and fiscal policy.