Bank for International Settlements
Cross-border payments: 2025 survey highlights progress
A 2025 monitoring survey by the BIS Committee on Payments and Market Infrastructures (CPMI) identifies key advancements in making cross-border payments cheaper, faster, and more inclusive.
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Project Aperta enables cross-border open finance interoperability
Project Aperta, a BIS initiative, explores the feasibility of cross-border open finance interoperability.
China's inflation dynamics fit New Keynesian framework
A new Bank for International Settlements (BIS) working paper finds that China's inflation dynamics fit the New Keynesian Phillips Curve framework surprisingly well.
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Global standards for insurer resolution frameworks
The Financial Stability Board (FSB) and the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) have established international standards for insurer resolution frameworks.
Real global house prices decline, emerging markets hit hardest
Real global house prices declined by 0.6 percent year-on-year in the fourth quarter of 2025, according to the Bank for International Settlements.
Barr details financial health measurement evolution
Federal Reserve Governor Michael S Barr discussed the evolution of financial health measurement, emphasizing its role in individual resilience and economic stability.
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Bache: Norges Bank refines models for policy decisions
Ida Wolden Bache, Governor of Norges Bank, discussed the central bank's use of macroeconomic models in monetary policy decision-making.
Makhlouf: Europe needs genuine single market for capital
Gabriel Makhlouf, Governor of the Central Bank of Ireland, advocated for a more ambitious European Single Market, emphasizing the need for genuine integration in goods, services, and capital.
Buch: Completing banking union secures financial stability
ECB Supervisory Board Chair Claudia Buch emphasized the need to complete the banking union to secure progress made in weakening the bank-sovereign nexus.
Mauritius raises policy rate 25bp as inflation outlook worsens
The Bank of Mauritius' Monetary Policy Committee unanimously raised the policy rate by 25 basis points on May 20, 2026.
Bunge outlines AI's impact on economy and monetary policy
Riksbank Deputy Governor Aino Bunge discussed how artificial intelligence can influence the economy and monetary policy in the longer term.
Koeda: Middle East risks cloud Japan's outlook
Bank of Japan Policy Board Member Junko Koeda highlighted geopolitical risks from the Middle East as a key factor influencing Japan's economic activity and prices.