Annual Economic Report 2026
The Bank for International Settlements (BIS) has released its Annual Economic Report 2026, warning that economic progress faces rising perils and that disciplined policy responses across all fronts are now essential. The report identifies four pressure points of direct relevance for banking supervisors. First, inflation risks: in a world of more frequent negative supply shocks […]
2026 Latin American and Caribbean Macroeconomic Report: Resilience and Growth Prospects in a Shifting Global Economy
Latin America and the Caribbean enters 2026 amid a complex global environment marked by heightened geopolitical tensions, shifting trade policies, and persistently high global interest rates that limit external support for growth. Even so, the region has shown resilience, with steady growth, strong labor markets, contained inflation, and low sovereign risk premia reflecting strengthened policy […]