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Agustín Carstens

Former General Manager

All speeches (143)

All videos (97)

Video 26 Jun 2022
Old challenges, new shocks
High inflation and mounting growth headwinds call for quick and decisive action by central banks, says Agustín Carstens,…
Video 26 Jun 2022
Inflation is back, challenging central banks
Agustín Carstens outlines the challenges for central banks with the return of inflation. Read more in our Annual Economic…
Video 23 Jun 2022
BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2022
Agustín Carstens, Claudio Borio and Hyun Song Shin brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report. 
Video 1 Jun 2022
Central banks and the green transition: what's next?
In the closing high-level panel of the Green Swan 2022, the heads of the BIS, Central Bank of Brazil, European Central Bank,…
Video 4 Apr 2022
Welcome address - Views on money and finance
Opening speech by BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens
Video 22 Mar 2022
Welcome and opening speech at the BIS Innovation Summit 2022
Agustín Carstens (General Manager, Bank for International Settlements) and François Villeroy de Galhau (Chair, BIS Board of…
Video 15 Feb 2022
Finance for an Equitable Recovery - World Development Report 2022
The interconnected risks faced now by households, businesses, banks and governments could trigger a global financial chain…
Video 26 Jan 2022
Models of digital inclusive finance and stories of success
This session discusses the frontier in digital payments and digital credit in achieving financial inclusion. What models are…
Video 18 Jan 2022
Digital currencies and the soul of money
What holds the monetary system together at its core? In a speech at @goetheuni, Agustín Carstens takes inspiration from Germany…

All podcasts (12)

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Podcast 29 Jun 2025
Stability amid uncertainty
Agustín Carstens and Hyun Song Shin discuss the trade disruptions and policy uncertainty that are clouding the global economic…
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Podcast 26 Jun 2025
BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2025
Agustín Carstens, Andréa M Maechler and Hyun Song Shin brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report. 
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Podcast 30 Jun 2024
Laying the foundations
Agustín Carstens outlines the ideal policy constellation for the fastest growth with the lowest inflation and issues a call to…
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Podcast 6 May 2024
Finternet: the financial system for the future
BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens and Siddharth Shetty, from the Foundation for Interoperable Digital Economy, discuss a…
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Podcast 25 Jun 2023
Navigating the disinflation journey
The last mile to price stability will be most challenging, says Agustín Carstens, discussing the risks to the global economy…
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Podcast 22 Feb 2023
Innovation and the future of the monetary system
In a speech, Agustín Carstens argues that central banks need to think big to reap the greatest benefits from innovation. He…
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Podcast 26 Jun 2022
Old challenges, new shocks
High inflation and mounting growth headwinds raise the prospects of global stagflation and call for quick and decisive action…
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Podcast 26 Apr 2022
What are the challenges for central banks in a digital world?
Agustín Carstens speaks with Andrew Bailey from the Bank of England, Jerome Powell from the Federal Reserve Board, Joachim…
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Podcast 29 Jun 2021
Covid and beyond
Agustín Carstens discusses the uneven economic recovery from Covid-19, the challenges for normalising fiscal and monetary…
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