Since 2008, the Bank for International Settlements and the World Bank, in corporation with partner institutions, have organized this biennial conference to discuss policy issues, quantitative methods and current challenges for central banks, sovereign wealth funds and public pension plans. The...

The BIS will be livestreaming the 20th BIS Annual Conference on the overarching topic of "Post-pandemic challenges for central banks", as well as the Andrew Crockett Memorial Lecture – high-level events taking place at the time of the BIS Annual General Meeting. Topics: - Bond markets and...

Topics: - International spillovers and spillbacks from monetary, macroprudential and fiscal policies; - Global determinants of low interest rates and inflation; - Financial risk-taking in a global environment of low interest rates; - Policy challenges in managing large and volatile cross-border...

Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year's Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference will be held virtually. Extreme events pose enormous challenges to the global economy, as evidenced by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the increased frequency of disasters due to climate change. During such...

At the heart of the Annual Meetings are the Annual Meetings plenary session on October 15, and the joint World Bank Group/IMF Development Committee and the IMF International Monetary and Financial Committee, which discuss progress on the work of the institutions. Other featured events include...

Topics: - What are the possible implications of digital currencies for the nature of financial intermediation, monetary policy transmission and financial stability? - How should big techs and fintech companies be regulated? - What are the effects of regtech, suptech and govtech applications? -...

We welcome submissions within the broad themes of uncertainty and its implications for asset markets and financial stability. We would welcome particularly theoretical or empirical contributions that address global financial markets. Topics: - The linkage between uncertainty and global financial...

Every year, the Jacques Polak Annual Research Conference brings together economists from the academia, the public and the private sectors, think tanks, and other constituencies to discuss innovative research in economics and to facilitate the exchange of views among researchers and...

The workshop will bring together leading academics, central bankers and bank supervisors. Topics: - Implications for financial markets of the rise of artificial intelligence (AI), big data and crypto-assets, and the macroeconomic outcomes; - Technological innovations in financial and payment...

The Paul Woolley Centre holds a conference each year based on these broad themes as well as related research questions. The goal is to bring together researchers working on such questions, disseminate their research, and stimulate the development of new ideas. Both empirical and theoretical...