BIS Bulletin
AI, automation and ageing
Ageing pressures vary across industries, and where automation potential is limited, economies may need to increase workforce participation and mobility.
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Basel Committee monitoring report
Basel III risk-based capital and leverage ratios are stable, while liquidity indicators show limited movements for large internationally active banks.
Quarterly Review
Private credit in tech
Private credit helped finance the post-2020 shift to the digital economy by lending against cash flows and intangible assets.
Research at the BIS
BIS Bulletin
Old workers, young machines: can AI and automation offset population ageing?
Artificial intelligence (AI) and robots have the potential to offset the macroeconomic consequences of an ageing population. This bulletin assesses where automation can relieve pressure on shrinking workforces and where higher labour participation remains essential.
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Speeches
Supervising banks in an AI-shaped economy
Fernando Restoy · Chair, Financial Stability Institute
Global economic outlook, AI and innovation
Pablo Hernández de Cos · General Manager
Artificial intelligence, growth and financial stability: challenges for central banks
Pablo Hernández de Cos · General Manager
The quest for a more efficient bank resolution regime in the European banking union
Fernando Restoy · Chair, Financial Stability Institute
Pushing the monetary frontier: stablecoins and tokenised deposits
Pablo Hernández de Cos · General Manager
A new age of capital - growth, sovereignty and AI
Christine Lagarde · President
Advancing digital financial literacy in Finland
Olli Rehn · Governor
Banking regulators, supervisors and their watchers
Claudia Buch · Chair of the Supervisory Board
Finance for Europe's future - getting the foundations right
Gabriel Makhlouf · Governor
Navigating uncertainty and adapting to change
Tiff Macklem · Governor
Statistics at the BIS
BIS statistics, compiled in cooperation with central banks and other national authorities, are designed to inform the analysis of monetary and financial stability, to support international cooperation and to provide a basis for policy recommendations.
Release calendar
Property prices
BIS residential property price statistics, Q1 2026
Real global house prices declined by 1.2% year on year in the first quarter of 2026.
IBS/GLI
BIS international banking statistics and global liquidity indicators at end-March
Statistical release covering cross-border claims of reporting banks and global liquidity indicators.
BIS Data Portal
Access the BIS statistical datasets through a single entry point. Build, customise and share charts across banking, credit, debt securities, derivatives, foreign exchange and property price statistics.
QIS
Basel III monitoring report
This report summarises the results of the Basel III monitoring exercise as of 31 December 2025. Risk-based capital and leverage ratios remained stable for large internationally active banks, while liquidity indicators showed limited movements.
Learn moreBasel Committee
The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision aims to enhance understanding of the key supervisory issues and improve the quality of banking supervision worldwide.
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Committee on the Global Financial System
Central bank forum for monitoring and examining broad issues relating to financial markets and systems.
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Sets global standards for the safety and efficiency of payment, clearing, settlement and related arrangements.
Learn moreMarkets Committee
A forum for senior officials from central banks to discuss developments in financial markets and their implications.
Learn moreCentral Bank Governance Group
Examines the design and operation of central banks as public policy institutions.
Learn moreIrving Fisher Committee
Addresses statistical issues of concern to central banks, including those relating to economic, monetary and financial stability.
Learn moreFinancial Stability Institute
Supports financial sector authorities worldwide in strengthening their financial systems through standards implementation.
Learn moreInnovation Hub
The Innovation Hub develops public goods in the technology space to support central banks and improve the functioning of the financial system. We identify and develop insights into critical trends in financial technology.
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Innovation Hub project report
Project Insight: uncovering the complexities of global value chains
A proof-of-concept dashboard to enhance policymakers' understanding and monitoring of global supply chains.
Innovation Hub project report
Project Aperta: cross-border interconnectivity through open finance interoperability
A prototype for cross-border open finance interconnectivity through standardised APIs.
Innovation Hub project report
Project Agorá: a shared programmable platform for wholesale cross-border payments
Demonstrates how tokenisation can improve wholesale cross-border payments.
Media centre
Publication
Cyber resilience toolkit: practical considerations for FMIs – consultative report
CPMI and IOSCO seek stakeholder input on practical approaches to strengthening cyber resilience at financial market infrastructures.
Media release
Global standard-setting bodies publish a toolkit for cyber resilience at FMIs
CPMI-IOSCO are seeking input from stakeholders on a cyber resilience toolkit and a related discussion paper.
Publication
FMIs' reliance on third-party service providers: challenges and risks
CPMI and IOSCO examine the risks created by critical third-party dependencies at financial market infrastructures.
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Financial Stability Institute
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Designed to support central bank collaboration on new technology.