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Agustín Carstens
public_official
General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS); senior central banking figure whose public remarks frequently address cryptoassets and financial stability.
Status
public_official
Jurisdiction
CH
Tags
BIS, central-banking, financial-stability, crypto, press-release
Last updated
2026-02-03
Details
- Appointed by the BIS Board as General Manager (per BIS press release; effective 1 October 2017).
- BIS is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland and convenes central banks on global monetary and financial stability issues.
- As BIS General Manager, Carstens has been a high-profile voice on the risks and policy questions raised by cryptoassets and tokenised finance.
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Timeline
2016-12-01
BIS announced the appointment of Agustín Carstens as General Manager (effective 1 October 2017).
• Agustín Carstens appointed as BIS General Manager (Bank for International Settlements (BIS) press-release)