Media centre

Media releases

Read media releases issued by the Bank for International Settlements.

Displaying 61-70 of 1432
Media release 11 Nov 2024
Pablo Hernández de Cos announced as next BIS General Manager, effective 1 July 2025
Pablo Hernández de Cos appointed as General Manager of the BIS for a five-year term, starting on 1 July 2025. Mr Hernández de Cos succeeds Agustín Carstens, whose term ends in June 2025.
Media release 28 Oct 2024
BIS and central bank partners demonstrate that policy compliance can be embedded in cross-border transactions with Project Mandala
Project Mandala addresses the significant challenges in maintaining compliance with disparate regulatory and policy frameworks across jurisdictions. Project Mandala successfully demonstrates the automation of compliance procedures for cross-border…
Media release 21 Oct 2024
Report for the G20 on tokenisation highlights the opportunities, risks and future considerations for central banks
Tokenisation could have significant implications for the future of finance and the role of central banks in payments, monetary policy and financial stability...
Media release 15 Oct 2024
CPMI reports to G20 on fast payment system interlinking and APIs provide insights and recommendations to enhance cross-border payments
· CPMI publishes two reports offering insights into enhancing cross-border payments by facilitating the interlinking and interoperability of payment systems. · Report on the interlinking of fast payment systems aims to support private and public…
Media release 11 Oct 2024
Basel Committee publishes G20 progress report on the 2023 banking turmoil and liquidity risk
Basel Committee provides update to G20 Finance Ministers and Central Bank Governors on its analytical work of the 2023 banking turmoil. Report summarises empirical analysis on liquidity risk dynamics observed during the turmoil. Committee will continue…
Media release 07 Oct 2024
Basel III capital and liquidity ratios remained stable in the second half of 2023, latest Basel III monitoring exercise shows
Basel III capital and liquidity ratios remained stable in the second half of 2023. Banks' current capital ratios increased slightly, and their fully phased-in Basel III capital ratios decreased slightly. At large internationally active banks the…
Media release 02 Oct 2024
Basel Committee reports member jurisdictions making progress in implementing Basel III
Member jurisdictions of the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision have made significant progress in adopting the Basel III reforms over the past year, according to the Committee's latest progress update published today.
Media release 24 Sep 2024
Basel Committee approves annual G-SIB assessment and advances follow-up response to 2023 banking turmoil
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision met virtually on 23 - 24 September to take stock of recent market developments and risks to the global banking system, and to discuss a range of policy and supervisory initiatives.
Media release 09 Sep 2024
State Bank of Vietnam's Nguyen Thi Hong appointed Chair of the BIS Asian Consultative Council
The Governor of the State Bank of Vietnam, Nguyen Thi Hong, has been appointed Chair of the Asian Consultative Council (ACC). Ms Hong starts a two-year term on 27 September 2024. The ACC comprises the Governors of the BIS member central banks in the Asia…
Media release 28 Aug 2024
Frank Smets appointed as Deputy Head of the Monetary and Economic Department (MED)
Appointment is for a five-year term, starting on 1 December 2024. Mr Smets comes to the BIS from the European Central Bank. He will join Gaston Gelos as one of two Deputy Heads of MED.

You might also be interested in

DISCOVER
Videos
LEARN MORE
Publications
DISCOVER
Speeches