BIS latest update May 2022: Inflation, G20 Techsprint and CBDCs for the people. Mittwoch, 04. Mai 2022 - 10:02

May 2022

The return of inflationAgustín Carstens argues that we may be on the cusp of a new era of global inflation.

G20 Techsprint The BIS and Bank Indonesia team up for the 2022 hackathon, focusing on CBDCs.

CBDCs for the peopleCBDCs can help overcome barriers facing the unbanked, write Agustín Carstens and H.M. Queen Máxima of the Netherlands in an op-ed.

International banking statistics and global liquidity indicatorsThe BIS locational banking statistics (LBS) show that internationally active banks' outstanding claims amounted to $35 trillion at end-Q4 2021, virtually unchanged from the previous quarter.

DeFi 22: watch the recordingsDeFi conference hosted by the BIS Innovation Hub and Swiss National Bank.

More BIS publications

FSI Insight: Central bank digital currencies: a new tool in the financial inclusion toolkit?
This paper discusses the challenges, risks and regulatory and legal implications of CBDCs, drawing on interviews with nine central banks as well as ongoing research and policy work at the BIS and World Bank.

BIS Paper: Emerging markets and CBDCs
The BIS publishes a compilation of papers on CBDCs prepared for a meeting of Deputy Governors from emerging market economies.

BIS Report: Business continuity planning at central banks during and after the pandemic
This report by the Consultative Group on Risk Management (CGRM) established at the BIS Representative Office for the Americas discusses how BIS member central banks in the Americas could adapt their business continuity planning to the new risks that emerged from the Covid-19 pandemic.

Upcoming

By 16 May: Over-the-counter derivatives data published for H2 2021
23 May: Head of Monetary and Economic Department Claudio Borio participates in the 35th SUERF Colloquium and 49th OeNB Economic Conference “The return of inflation”.
26 May: Residential property prices and commercial property prices for Q4 2021 published.
31 May–1 June: Green Swan 2022 livestreamed conference, co-organised by the BIS, the European Central Bank, the Network for Greening the Financial System and the People’s Bank of China.
Save the date: BIS Annual Report and Annual Economic Report coming on 26 June