Agustín Carstens

Former General Manager

Agustín Carstens was the General Manager of the BIS from 1 December 2017 to 30 June 2025.

Prior to this, Mr Carstens was Governor of the Bank of Mexico from 2010 to 2017. A member of the BIS Board from 2011 to 2017, he was chair of the Global Economy Meeting and the Economic Consultative Committee from 2013 until 2017. He also chaired the International Monetary and Financial Committee, the IMF's policy advisory committee from 2015 to 2017.

Mr Carstens began his career in 1980 at the Bank of Mexico. From 1999 to 2000, he was Executive Director at the IMF. He later served as Mexico's deputy finance minister (2000-03) and as Deputy Managing Director at the IMF (2003-06). He was Mexico's finance minister from 2006 to 2009.

Mr Carstens was a member of the Financial Stability Board from 2010-2025 and was a member of the Group of Thirty.

Mr Carstens holds an MA and a PhD in economics from the University of Chicago.

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…

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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

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A foundation of trust

All speeches (143)

Countering Covid-19 - The nature of central banks' policy response

Bold steps to pump coronavirus rescue funds down the last mile

The future of money and the payment system - what role for central banks?

Lessons from 25 years of the Bank of Mexico's independence

Data, technology and policy coordination

The changing colour of money - new directions for payment systems, currencies

Interview with Brazil's EXAME

Central bank innovation - from Switzerland to the world

The new BIS strategy - bringing the Americas and Basel closer together

All videos (97)

Monetary and fiscal policies as anchors of trust and stability

Opening remarks: How technology can support central banks and financial institutions in their response to uncertain times.

Innovation and the future of the monetary system

Keynote address: Big techs in finance: a bildungsroman that is far from over

Opening remarks & keynote address

2022 G20 TechSprint award ceremony

How should central banks address financial stability challenges related to digitalisation of financial services?

Macroeconomic Policy Mix For Stability and Economic Recovery

Per Jacobsson Foundation Lecture - Panel discussion 2022

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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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