About the IFC

The Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC) is a forum of central bank economists and statisticians, as well as others who want to participate in discussing statistical issues of interest to central banks. The IFC is established and governed by the international central banking community and operates under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). It is associated with the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and is a member of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS)

Alberto Naudon, Board Member of the Central Bank of Chile, is the Chair of the Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC). His biography is available here.
 

Recent activities and publications

January 2024

The BIS All Governors' meeting approved the publication of the 2023 IFC Annual Report.

December 2023

IFC Guidance Note 4 on Central banks' use of time series products

October 2023

IFC Bulletin no 59 on Data science in central banking: applications and tools

June 2023

IFC Bulletin no 58 on Post-pandemic landscape for central bank statistics

March 2023

IFC Guidance Note 3 on Data sharing practices

February 2023

IFC Report no 15 on How central banks communicate on official statistics

January 2023

The BIS All Governors' meeting approved the publication of the 2022 IFC Annual Report.

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