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Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, September 2026

2026/09/15

Frank Smets and Gaston Gelos summarise the September 2026 BIS Quarterly Review and answer journalists' questions about market developments, the state of the global economy and fiscal policy.

BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2026

2026/07/03

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

Progress and peril

2026/06/29

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.

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

2026/06/24

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

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

2026/06/23

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

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, March 2026

2026/03/18

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.

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, December 2025

2025/12/12

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.

Shifting currents in FX and interest rate derivatives

2025/12/08

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.

A primer on tokenisation

2025/11/27

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

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

2025/10/27

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.

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, September 2025

2025/09/15

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.

BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2025

2025/06/29

Agustín Carstens, Andréa M Maechler and Hyun Song Shin brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report. Read more: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2025e.htm

Stability amid uncertainty

2025/06/29

Agustín Carstens and Hyun Song Shin say trade disruptions and policy uncertainty cloud the global economic outlook, making sound public finances and price stability critical for sustainable growth.

BIS Media Briefing - The next-generation monetary and financial system

2025/06/25

Hyun Song Shin and Andréa M Maechler brief the media on the main messages of Chapter III of the Annual Economic Report. Read more: https://www.bis.org/publ/arpdf/ar2025e3.htm

The next-generation monetary and financial system

2025/06/24

Hyun Song Shin explains how tokenised platforms with central bank reserves, commercial bank money and government bonds can underpin the next-generation monetary and financial system.