About the IFC
The Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC) is a forum of central bank economists and statisticians, as well as others who want to participate in discussing statistical issues of interest to central banks. The IFC is established and governed by the international central banking community and operates under the auspices of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS). It is associated with the International Statistical Institute (ISI) and is a member of the International Association for Official Statistics (IAOS).
Michele Bullock, Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia, is the Chair of the Irving Fisher Committee on Central Bank Statistics (IFC). Her biography is available here.
Recent activities and publications
IFC Bulletin no 65 on New insights from financial statements
IFC Guidance Note 6 on Data integration: opportunities and challenges for central banks
IFC Bulletin no 64 on Data science in central banking: enhancing the access to and sharing of data
IFC Report 18 on Governance and implementation of artificial intelligence in central banks
IFC Bulletin no 63 on Addressing climate change data needs: the central banks' contribution
IFC Report 17 on SDMX adoption and use of open source tools
The BIS All Governors' meeting approved the publication of the 2024 IFC Annual Report .
IFC Working Paper no 24 on Harnessing the power of Input-Output analysis for sustainability
IFC Report 16 on Empowering carbon accounting: from data to action
IFC Bulletin no 62 on External statistics in a fragmented and uncertain world
IFC Bulletin no 61 on Granular data: new horizons and challenges
IFC Guidance Note 5 on Development and maintenance of a security-by-security database
IFC Bulletin no 60 on Communication on central bank statistics
The BIS All Governors' meeting approved the publication of the 2023 IFC Annual Report.