Agustín Carstens

Former General Manager

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BIS Working Paper No 1178 15 Apr 2024

Finternet: the financial system for the future

This paper lays out a vision for the Finternet: multiple financial ecosystems interconnected with each other, much like the…

Agustín Carstens

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Nandan Nilekani

Publication 6 Dec 2021

Non-bank financial sector: systemic regulation needed

This foreword discusses how non-bank financial intermediaries can make the financial system more efficient but also more…

Agustín Carstens

BIS Bulletin No 45 2 Aug 2021

Regulating big techs in finance

BIS Bulletin No 45 - Regulating big techs in finance - Big tech firms entering financial services can scale up rapidly with…

Agustín Carstens

Stijn Claessens

Fernando Restoy

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Hyun Song Shin

Publication 1 Mar 2020

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Jon Frost

All speeches (143)

Speech 29 Jun 2025

Sustaining trust and stability

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 29 June…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 27 Jun 2025

Navigating economic challenges: reflections on 45 years of policymaking

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the 24th BIS Annual Conference, Basel,…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 27 May 2025

Trust and macroeconomic stability: a virtuous circle

Mayekawa Lecture by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Bank of Japan, Institute for Monetary and Economic…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 6 Feb 2025

Lessons learned and challenges ahead for central banks in the Americas

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the BIS Chapultepec Conference, Mexico…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 4 Feb 2025

Monetary policy frameworks: lessons learned and challenges ahead

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the 2025 Homer Jones Memorial Lecture,…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 17 Jan 2025

Origins and foundations of central bank independence

Presentation by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, prepared for an event hosted by the Bank of Spain, "Central…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 31 Oct 2024

The future of finance

Remarks by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, in a fireside chat at the Santander International Banking…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 29 Oct 2024

A test of resolve: credible resolution following the 2023 banking turmoil

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the FSB-FSI-IADI Resolution conference, Basel, 29 October 2024.

Agustín Carstens

Speech 22 Oct 2024

Risks facing the global economy

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Geneva Association Chief Investment Officer Conference 2024,…

Agustín Carstens

All videos (97)

00:06:20

Central banking: trending and cycling

Video 25 May 2018

Central banking: trending and cycling

On the occasion of its anniversary conference, the Riksbank asked some of the world's most powerful central bank Governors how…

Mark Carney

Erkki Liikanen

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Agustín Carstens

01:28:01

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Challenges for monetary policy from global financial cycles

Video 8 May 2018

Challenges for monetary policy from global financial cycles

Participants discuss the importance of global financial cycles in driving capital flows and their relation to monetary policy.

Tobias Adrian

Agustín Carstens

Mario Marcel

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Hélène Rey

01:14:53

Booms and busts: are we better able to deal with them today?

Video 21 Apr 2018

Booms and busts: are we better able to deal with them today?

What we know about boom-bust cycles, how we identify “bad” booms and how to manage them, and how to limit the potential for…

Agustín Carstens

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Hélène Rey

01:31:23

Digital currencies: implications for central banks

Video 17 Apr 2018

Digital currencies: implications for central banks

Discussion on the challenges and opportunities digital currencies pose to central banks.

Stefan Ingves

Agustín Carstens

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Eswar Prasad

01:20:18

Money in the digital age: what role for central banks?

Video 6 Feb 2018

Money in the digital age: what role for central banks?

Authorities must be prepared to act against the invasive spread of cryptocurrencies to preserve the integrity of the concept of…

Otmar Issing

Agustín Carstens

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Jens Weidmann

00:17:01

Post-crisis bank resolution: what are the main challenges now?

Video 2 Feb 2018

Post-crisis bank resolution: what are the main challenges now?

Highlights key challenges with the implementation of the international standards on resolution.

Agustín Carstens

00:41:26

Panel discussion: Reflections on central banking: what is it all about?

Video 26 Jun 2016

Panel discussion: Reflections on central banking: what is it all about?

Following the Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture by Jacob A Frenkel, panel discussion participants exchange views on central…

Agustín Carstens

Jens Weidmann

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François Villeroy de Galhau

All podcasts (12)

21:23:00

Podcast 30 Jun 2020

The central bank response to the Covid-19 crisis

Agustin Carstens discusses the monetary and fiscal response to the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges facing central banks…

Claudio Borio

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Agustín Carstens

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13:12:00

Podcast 25 Oct 2019

Agustín Carstens on the global economy, the role of fiscal policy and digital currencies

Agustín Carstens discusses whether fiscal policy coordination can help slowing global growth and how Libra sparked an important…

Agustín Carstens

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00:15:25

Podcast 30 Jun 2019

Risks to the global economy and the path to higher interest rates

Agustín Carstens speaks about the risks to the global economic outlook, the path to higher interest rates and the best way to…

Agustín Carstens

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Agustín Carstens

Former General Manager

All BIS publications (4)

Finternet: the financial system for the future

Non-bank financial sector: systemic regulation needed

Regulating big techs in finance

Shaping the future of payments

All external publications (1)

A foundation of trust

All speeches (143)

Sustaining trust and stability

Navigating economic challenges: reflections on 45 years of policymaking

Trust and macroeconomic stability: a virtuous circle

Lessons learned and challenges ahead for central banks in the Americas

Monetary policy frameworks: lessons learned and challenges ahead

Origins and foundations of central bank independence

The future of finance

A test of resolve: credible resolution following the 2023 banking turmoil

Risks facing the global economy

All videos (97)

Central banking: trending and cycling

Challenges for monetary policy from global financial cycles

Booms and busts: are we better able to deal with them today?

Digital currencies: implications for central banks

Money in the digital age: what role for central banks?

Post-crisis bank resolution: what are the main challenges now?

Panel discussion: Reflections on central banking: what is it all about?

All podcasts (12)

The central bank response to the Covid-19 crisis

Agustín Carstens on the global economy, the role of fiscal policy and digital currencies

Risks to the global economy and the path to higher interest rates

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