- Sustaining the momentum
Speech · 23 June 2018
In his 2018 address at the BIS Annual General Meeting, Agustín Carstens highlighted the strong but fragile state of the global economy a decade after the Great Financial Crisis. While growth had…
- Workshop on "Financial innovation: Implications for competition, regulation, and monetary policy": call for papers
Event · 23 September 2020
The Bank for International Settlements, in collaboration with the Bank of England and the CEPR, hosted a two-day workshop on 24–25 September 2020 to explore the implications of financial innovation…
- Swaminathan J: Central banks and financial stability
Speech · 13 October 2024
In this address marking the 90th anniversary of the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Deputy Governor Swaminathan J delivers a strategic vision for financial stability in an era of unprecedented digital…
- Revisions to the Basel Securitisation Framework issued by the Basel Committee
Standard or Guidance · 19 December 2013
This 2013 consultative paper from the Basel Committee represents a significant technical overhaul of the Securitisation Framework, a cornerstone of the post-crisis Basel III reforms. The global…
- The Bulgarian National Bank at 140: central banks and the financial cycle
Speech · 7 July 2019
In this commemorative address, Agustín Carstens examines the dynamics of global and European financial cycles, using Bulgaria’s 140-year monetary history as a backdrop for broader lessons on…
- Capital treatment for bilateral counterparty credit risk finalised by the Basel Committee
Standard or Guidance · 31 May 2011
This press release from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) marks the finalization of the Basel III capital treatment for counterparty credit risk (CCR) in bilateral trades…
- First FSF regional meeting with central and eastern European authorities
Event · 10 April 2002
In April 2002, the Financial Stability Forum (FSF) held its inaugural regional meeting for Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries, marking a significant milestone in international financial…
- Towards an operational framework for financial stability: "fuzzy" measurement and its consequences
Report · 10 June 2009
In this seminal BIS Working Paper, Claudio Borio and Mathias Drehmann address the inherent "fuzziness" of measuring financial (in)stability and the subsequent challenges in developing an effective…
- Fundamental review of the trading book - second consultative document issued by the Basel Committee
Standard or Guidance · 31 October 2013
This second consultative paper from the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) represents a landmark revision of the market risk framework, commonly known as the Fundamental Review of the…
- François Villeroy de Galhau: Armed peace and risk proportionality - how to strike the right balance
Speech · 18 September 2022
In this keynote address, François Villeroy de Galhau evaluates the maturity and future trajectory of the Single Resolution Mechanism (SRM) eight years after the launch of the Banking Union. Framing…
- Guidance on external audits of banks issued by the Basel Committee
Standard or Guidance · 30 March 2014
This supervisory guidance published by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) represents a significant modernization of the global standards governing the relationship between banks…
- A new capital adequacy framework
Inception report · 1 June 1999
This landmark consultative paper marks the formal inception of the "Basel II" framework, a revolutionary shift in global financial oversight designed to replace the 1988 Basel I Accord. Recognizing…
- Guidelines for computing capital for incremental risk in the trading book
Standard or Guidance · 16 January 2019
This consultative document marks a critical technical enhancement to the Basel II capital framework, introduced by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in direct response to the massive…
- Banks' interactions with highly leveraged institutions
Standard or Guidance · 28 January 1999
This pivotal report and guidance issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision (BCBS) in January 1999 serves as a direct regulatory response to the systemic vulnerabilities exposed by the…
- Basel Committee publishes assessment reports on the implementation of its global standards in Mexico and Switzerland
News · 13 December 2023
This press release provides a high-level summary of the latest findings from the Basel Committee’s Regulatory Consistency Assessment Programme (RCAP). The program is a rigorous peer-review mechanism…
- Principles for enhancing corporate governance issued by Basel Committee
Standard or Guidance · 26 March 2010
This 2010 consultative document, Principles for Enhancing Corporate Governance, represents a critical regulatory pivot by the Basel Committee following the systemic failures of the 2008 financial…
- 2008 FSI Survey on the Implementation of the new capital adequacy framework in non-Basel Committee member countries
Report · 16 February 2009
This 2008 survey by the Financial Stability Institute (FSI) captures a pivotal moment in the global modernization of banking supervision, documenting the widespread adoption of Basel II across 101…
- Recognising the risk-mitigating impact of insurance in operational risk modelling
Standard or Guidance · 27 October 2010
This 2010 guideline, Recognising the risk-mitigating impact of insurance in operational risk modelling, addresses a complex technical challenge within the Basel II framework: how banks can use…
- Comments received on the consultative documents "Strengthening the resilience of the banking sector" and "International framework for liquidity risk measurement, standards and monitoring"
News · 17 December 2009
This document archive chronicles a defining moment in global financial history: the public consultation phase for what would become Basel III. Following the 2008 global financial crisis, the Basel…
- Central banking between past and future: which way forward after the crisis?
Speech · 30 June 2011
In this high-level address marking the 90th anniversary of the South African Reserve Bank, Jaime Caruana outlines an "intellectual makeover" for central banks following the 2008 financial crisis. He…
- Deposit insurance core principles
Standard or Guidance · 24 September 2009
In this keynote address, Jaime Caruana reflects on the painful lessons of the 2008 financial crisis, particularly the catastrophic loss of confidence that forced governments to implement…
- Revisions to the securitisation framework
Standard or Guidance · 11 December 2014
This 2014 publication marks the finalization of the Basel III Securitisation Framework, a critical regulatory response to the systemic vulnerabilities exposed by the global financial crisis. The…
- Basel Committee proposes measures to reduce the variation in credit risk-weighted assets
Standard or Guidance · 24 March 2016
This 2016 consultative paper, Reducing variation in credit risk-weighted assets, marks a strategic retreat from the unconstrained use of Internal Ratings-Based (IRB) approaches that characterized…
- Yves Mersch: Interview in Het Financieele Dagblad
Speech · 11 September 2013
In this 2013 interview, Yves Mersch outlines the road to the European Banking Union, framing it as the "magic bullet" to end the financial fragmentation that plagued the Eurozone after the sovereign…
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