In its 80th Annual Report the BIS notes that the steps taken by governments and central banks prevented a financial system meltdown and helped bring to an end the great contraction in global economic activity. The policy tasks that lie ahead, which are no less daunting than they were a year ago, are analysed in the Annual Report.
Overview of the economic chapters
| Title | Languages | |
|---|---|---|
| Table of contents, letter of transmittal | EN | |
| Overview of the economic chapters | EN | |
| I. | Beyond the rescue: exiting intensive care and finishing the reforms | |
| Abstract | EN | |
| Full text | EN | |
| II. | From the emergency room to intensive care: the year in retrospect | |
| Abstract | EN | |
| Full text | EN | |
| III. | Low interest rates: do the risks outweigh the rewards? | |
| Abstract | EN | |
| Full text | EN | |
| IV. | Post-crisis policy challenges in emerging market economies | |
| Abstract | EN | |
| Full text | EN | |
| V. | Fiscal sustainability in the industrial countries: risks and challenges | |
| Abstract | EN | |
| Full text | EN | |
| VI. | The future of the financial sector | |
| Abstract | EN | |
| Full text | EN | |
| VII. | Macroprudential policy and addressing procyclicality | |
| Abstract | EN | |
| Full text | EN | |
| The BIS: mission, activities, governance and financial results | EN |
