· Agustín Carstens Wiki · Bank for International Settlements WikiInvesting in banking supervision
Read full speech on bis.org ↗ContextSpeech to the European Banking Federation; the BIS serves central banks worldwide and calls for stronger bank supervision after the 2023 stress.
Why it mattersCarstens argues that supervision failed to catch the 2023 vulnerabilities.
Problems raised
- Banking stress hit Europe and the US.
- Central banks had to step in with liquidity.
- Supervision failed to catch vulnerabilities.
Solutions proposed
- Invest more in effective supervision.
- Use technology to make supervision more productive.
- Ensure supervisors can act early and decisively.