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
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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.
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
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
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.
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.
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.
A primer on tokenisation
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
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
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.