Agustín Carstens

Former General Manager

All BIS publications (4)

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 9 Feb 2023

Central banks are not here to make profits

Op-ed by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, published by the Financial Times, 7 February 2023.

Agustín Carstens

Speech 8 Feb 2023

Big techs in finance: forging a new regulatory path

Remarks prepared for delivery by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the BIS…

Agustín Carstens

Fintech

Speech 15 Jan 2023

Current challenges for central banks

Remarks prepared for delivery by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Institute of International Finance…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 10 Jan 2023

A template for a central bank leader

Dinner remarks by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the International Symposium on Central Bank Independence,…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 20 Nov 2022

Central banks in the Americas: steadfast in the face of a global shock

Keynote dinner speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the 20th Anniversary High-Level Conference of the…

Agustín Carstens

Inflation

Speech 26 Aug 2022

A story of tailwinds and headwinds: aggregate supply and macroeconomic stabilisation

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, at the Jackson Hole Economic Symposium, 26 August 2022.

Agustín Carstens

Inflation

Speech 29 Jul 2022

Agustín Carstens speaks about the return of central bankers to Basel and the challenge of inflation

Interview (only available in German) with Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, in Bilanz, conducted by Mr Dirk…

Agustín Carstens

Speech 26 Jun 2022

Inflation is back, challenging central banks

Speech by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, on the occasion of the Bank's Annual General Meeting, Basel, 26 June…

Agustín Carstens

Inflation

Speech 19 Apr 2022

CBDCs for the People

Op-ed by Mr Agustín Carstens, General Manager of the BIS, and H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands, the United Nations…

Agustín Carstens

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H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands

All videos (97)

01:01:20

Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture - Panel discussion 2022

Video 26 Jun 2022

Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture - Panel discussion 2022

Panel discussion chaired by Agustín Carstens (General Manager, BIS) with panellists Haruhiko Kuroda (Governor, Bank of Japan),…

Thomas Jordan

Agustín Carstens

Lesetja Kganyago

Haruhiko Kuroda

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Pablo Hernández de Cos

00:02:35

Old challenges, new shocks

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,…

Agustín Carstens

00:56:26

BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2022

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.

Claudio Borio

Hyun Song Shin

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Agustín Carstens

01:31:50

Central banks and the green transition: what's next?

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,…

Yi Gang

Agustín Carstens

François Villeroy de Galhau

Christine Lagarde

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Roberto de Oliveira Campos Neto

00:11:45

Welcome address - Views on money and finance

Video 4 Apr 2022

Welcome address - Views on money and finance

Opening speech by BIS General Manager Agustín Carstens

Agustín Carstens

00:23:05

Welcome and opening speech at the BIS Innovation Summit 2022

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…

Agustín Carstens

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François Villeroy de Galhau

01:01:16

Finance for an Equitable Recovery - World Development Report 2022

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…

Agustín Carstens

00:08:24

Models of digital inclusive finance and stories of success

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…

Zeti Akhtar Aziz

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Agustín Carstens

00:32:12

Digital currencies and the soul of money

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…

Agustín Carstens

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)

Central banks are not here to make profits

Big techs in finance: forging a new regulatory path

Current challenges for central banks

A template for a central bank leader

Central banks in the Americas: steadfast in the face of a global shock

A story of tailwinds and headwinds: aggregate supply and macroeconomic stabilisation

Agustín Carstens speaks about the return of central bankers to Basel and the challenge of inflation

Inflation is back, challenging central banks

CBDCs for the People

All videos (97)

Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture - Panel discussion 2022

Old challenges, new shocks

BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2022

Central banks and the green transition: what's next?

Welcome address - Views on money and finance

Welcome and opening speech at the BIS Innovation Summit 2022

Finance for an Equitable Recovery - World Development Report 2022

Models of digital inclusive finance and stories of success

Digital currencies and the soul of money

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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