Andrea M Maechler

Andréa M Maechler

Deputy General Manager

Andréa M Maechler became Deputy General Manager of the BIS on 1 September 2023.

Ms Maechler was a member of the Governing Board of the Swiss National Bank (SNB) from 2015 until 2023. At the SNB, she was responsible for the Money Market and Foreign Exchange, Asset Management, Banking Operations and Information Technology portfolios.

Prior to joining the SNB, she was Deputy Division Chief in the Global Markets Analysis Division of the International Monetary Fund. She has worked at other international organisations, including the European Systemic Risk Board and the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

She was Chair of the Global Foreign Exchange Committee of central banks from December 2021 to June 2023. Ms Maechler has a PhD and a master's degree in International Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz, and a Diploma of Higher Studies (DES) in International Relations from the Graduate Institute of International Studies in Geneva, Switzerland.

All speeches (40)

Speech 2 Jul 2026

What makes money, money? Ensuring trust in the next generation financial ecosystem

Remarks by Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements (BIS), at the Point Zero Forum,…

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Fintech

Speech 12 Nov 2025

How deposits can harness tokenisation

Remarks by Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager and Acting Head of BIS Innovation Hub, Bank for International…

Andréa M Maechler

Speech 23 Sep 2025

Tariffs in a world of large global capital flows - implications for central banks

Speech by Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at Bruegel, Brussels, 23 September…

Andréa M Maechler

Speech 2 Oct 2024

Monetary policy in an era of supply headwinds - do the old principles still stand?

Speech by Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the London School of Economics,…

Andréa M Maechler

Speech 20 Jul 2024

Innovations in global payment systems and the role of the BIS

Speech by Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the Central Reserve Bank of Peru…

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Speech 13 May 2024

Andréa M Maechler speaks about the future financial system

Interview (originally in German) with Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager of the BIS, in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung,…

Andréa M Maechler

Speech 7 May 2024

Technology and inclusion in central banking

Speech by Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the BIS Innovation Summit, Basel…

Andréa M Maechler

Speech 14 Feb 2024

The path to resilience in a challenging macro-financial landscape

Speech by Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager, Bank for International Settlements, at the 19th BCBS-FSI High-level…

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Speech 23 Jan 2024

Andréa M Maechler speaks about the BIS Campus, the global economy and the BIS

Interview (only available in German) with Ms Andréa M Maechler, Deputy General Manager of the BIS, in Switzerland's bz…

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All videos (13)

00:13:35

Closing remarks - 2022

Video 4 Apr 2022

Closing remarks - 2022

A conference wrap-up by Andréa M Maechler, Member of the Governing Board, Swiss National Bank

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Andréa M Maechler

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Project Jura: Cross-border settlement with wholesale CBDC - Media briefing

Video 8 Dec 2021

Project Jura: Cross-border settlement with wholesale CBDC - Media briefing

Benoît Cœuré, Andréa M Maechler, Sylvie Goulard, Morten Bech and Thomas Moser host a briefing on the conclusions of…

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Morten Linnemann Bech

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Benoît Coeuré

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Women in central banking

Video 25 Jun 2021

Women in central banking

Cecilia Skingsley moderates a discussion about efforts under way at central banks worldwide to improve gender diversity, with…

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Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus

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Cecilia Skingsley

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Andréa M Maechler

00:14:58

The digital revolution: it is all about data and building bridges

Video 24 Mar 2021

The digital revolution: it is all about data and building bridges

Andrea Maechler, Member of the Governing, Board Swiss National Bank, discusses the importance of building bridges to assess…

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Andréa M Maechler

All podcasts (6)

00:51:54

Podcast 25 Jun 2026

BIS Media Briefing - Annual Economic Report 2026

Pablo Hernández de Cos, Andréa M Maechler and Frank Smets brief the media on the main messages of the Annual Economic Report.

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Pablo Hernández de Cos

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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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00:59:03

Podcast 23 Jun 2025

BIS media briefing - The next-generation monetary and financial system

Hyun Song Shin and Andréa M Maechler brief the media on the main messages of Chapter III of the Annual Economic Report 2025.

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Podcast 28 May 2025

The history of the BIS

The BIS marked its 95th anniversary in May 2025. Andréa M Maechler and Tobias Straumann talk about its origins and how its role…

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Podcast 9 Dec 2024

Price stability and trust in money

Andréa M Maechler explains why price stability matters for consumers, employers, and investors and how central banks provide…

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00:28:21

Podcast 21 Jul 2021

Women in central banking

"Diversity is about inclusion". This podcast episode is a compilation of excerpts from a livestreamed panel discussion on women…

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Nor Shamsiah Mohd Yunus

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Cecilia Skingsley

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Andréa M Maechler

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