How the Bank for International Settlements Is Redesigning the World Economy

2026

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1) This paper reveals how the Bank for International Settlements is quietly architecting the future of the global economy through its innovative digital finance projects, raising critical questions about governance, inclusion, and sovereignty.
2) * Explores the BIS's "finternet" vision, a unified digital architecture for global finance built on tokenized money, assets, identity, and programmable logic.
* Analyzes the geopolitical implications of BIS initiatives, including the contest between Western and Chinese models for digital finance and the rise of alternative payment systems.
* Critically evaluates the promise of greater interoperability and efficiency against the peril of reinforced centralization, technocracy, and potential exclusion of developing nations.
3) BIS, digital economy, financial infrastructure, global governance, central banks

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