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Media release 01 Mar 2021
Markets wrestle with reflation prospects: BIS Quarterly Review
Prospects of a more robust economic recovery buoyed risky asset prices, with signs of exuberance reflected in the behaviour of retail investors. Sovereign yield curves steepened as investors priced in higher inflation and fiscal support. Sentiment towards…
Media release 25 Feb 2021
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to hold inaugural BIS Innovation Summit on 22-25 March
Bank for International Settlements (BIS) to hold inaugural BIS Innovation Summit on 22-25 March
Media release 23 Feb 2021
BIS Innovation Hub and SWIFT launch ISO 20022 and API hackathon
BIS Innovation Hub and SWIFT launch ISO 20022 and API hackathon
Media release 23 Feb 2021
Central banks of China and United Arab Emirates join digital currency project for cross-border payments
The Digital Currency Institute (DCI) of the People's Bank of China (PBC) and the Central Bank of the United Arab Emirates (CBUAE) have joined a central bank digital currency project for cross-border foreign currency payments.
Media release 26 Jan 2021
Basel Committee proposes amendments to rules on haircut floors for securities financing transactions
Press Release - Basel Committee proposes amendments to rules on haircut floors for securities financing transactions, 26 January 2021
Media release 25 Jan 2021
BIS launches second green bond fund for central banks
BIS launches second green bond fund for central banks
Media release 22 Jan 2021
BIS Innovation Hub sets out annual work programme and launches Innovation Network
BIS Innovation Hub sets out annual work programme and launches Innovation Network
Media release 10 Dec 2020
Basel III monitoring results based on end-December 2019 data published by the Basel Committee
Press release about the Basel Committee publishing the Basel III monitoring results based on end-December 2019 data (10 December 2020)
Media release 07 Dec 2020
Vaccine news spurs valuations, eclipsing uncertain outlook: BIS Quarterly Review
BIS Press Release - Markets rebounded in November as positive vaccine news and the US election outcome boosted sentiment, although concerns about the daylight between valuations and the economic outlook persisted. Government bond yields stayed unusually…
Media release 03 Dec 2020
BIS, Swiss National Bank and SIX announce successful wholesale CBDC experiment
Press release - Project Helvetia shows the feasibility of two proofs of concept (PoCs), using "near-live" systems to settle digital assets on a distributed ledger with central bank money. A PoC linking the existing payment system to a distributed ledger…

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