Overview. The BIS's press office, located in Basel, is staffed Monday to Friday, 0900 to 1800 Central European Time.
Outside of these times, please send an e-mail or leave a message at the telephone number below. Press officers are Margaret Critchlow, Victoria Morgan and Bettina Eberhard. Lisa Weekes heads the press office. E-mail: press@bis.org Telephone: (+41 61) 280 8188 Fax: (+41 61) 280 9100 or (+41 61) 280 8100 Information under embargo The BIS releases most of its regular publications under embargo to the media.
Interviews For any interview request, please send an e-mail with following information: Name of the person you wish to interview The proposed dates The proposed place The main questions you would like to ask Press releases To receive the BIS's press releases by e-mail or fax as they are issued, please contact us. Speeches Speeches by senior BIS officials from 1998 onwards are available on this website. Research at BIS. The BIS carries out research and analysis to contribute to the understanding of issues of core interest to the central bank community, to assist the organisation of meetings of Governors and other central bank officials and to provide analytical support to the activities of the various Basel-based committees.
The BIS also comments on global economic and financial developments and identifies issues that are of common interest to central banks. The research agenda of the BIS is focused on key areas of interest to central banks, such as monetary and financial stability, monetary policy and exchange rates, financial institutions and infrastructure, financial markets, central bank governance, and legal issues. The research by BIS economists finds its way into the BIS research publications found on this website, including BIS Papers, Working Papers and Other publications (a compilation of miscellaneous reports). What's new. Central bank hub – overview. The BIS is a forum for discussion, policy analysis and information-sharing among central banks and within the international financial and supervisory community.
For further information on how the BIS acts as a hub for central banks, please see: the list of central bank websites; speeches by senior central bankers; the Central Bank Governance Forum, which acts as a focal point for discussion of and clearing house for information on central bank governance and organisational matters; the Central Bank Research Hub, facilitating access to research publications from the community of central banks and international financial institutions; the International Journal of Central Banking, featuring articles on central bank theory and practice, with special emphasis on research relating to monetary and financial stability.
About BIS. The mission of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) is to serve central banks in their pursuit of monetary and financial stability, to foster international cooperation in those areas and to act as a bank for central banks.
In broad outline, the BIS pursues its mission by: promoting discussion and facilitating collaboration among central banks; supporting dialogue with other authorities that are responsible for promoting financial stability; conducting research on policy issues confronting central banks and financial supervisory authorities; acting as a prime counterparty for central banks in their financial transactions; and serving as an agent or trustee in connection with international financial operations. The head office is in Basel, Switzerland and there are two representative offices: in the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region of the People's Republic of China and in Mexico City.