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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.

The history of the BIS

2025/06/02

The BIS marked its 95th anniversary in May 2025. Andréa M Maechler and Tobias Straumann talk about its origins and how its role has developed over the years.

Tech firms in banking

2025/03/17

Johannes Ehrentraud explains the evolving relationship between banks and tech firms in the financial sector.

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, March 2025

2025/03/12

Hyun Song Shin summarises the March 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.

Innovation Hub work programme 2025-26

2025/01/14

Cecilia Skingsley reflects on the first five years of the BIS Innovation Hub and discusses how it can continue to be useful to the central banking community.

Media briefing on the BIS Quarterly Review, December 2024

2024/12/13

Claudio Borio and Hyun Song Shin summarise the December 2024 Quarterly Review and answer journalists' questions about financial market developments and the economic outlook.

Price stability and trust in money

2024/12/09

Andréa M Maechler explains why price stability matters for consumers, employers, and investors and how central banks provide trust in money on three fronts, among other topics.