# Institute of International Finance

> The Institute of International Finance is a Washington-based global financial industry association serving about 400 member institutions in more than 60 countries. It combines economic research and data, regulatory advocacy, working groups and events, with expertise in emerging markets, sovereign debt and digital finance. Institutional memberships and sponsorship opportunities support its business model.

- **Founded:** 1983
- **Headquarters:** Washington, United States
- **Founders:** 38 founding banks (Founding member institutions)
- **Products:** Global Debt Monitor, Capital Flows Tracker, Economic research and data, Regulatory advocacy and working groups, Membership meetings and thematic events
- **Notable:** Expanded from 38 founding banks in 1983 to about 400 institutional members across more than 60 countries., Private-sector convener for Project Agorá, whose prototype report was published in May 2026., The IIF-EY AI survey published in January 2025 captured views from 56 financial institutions.

## Products & services

- **Global Debt Monitor** — Research on debt across countries and economic sectors, with analysis of financing risks.
- **Capital Flows Tracker** — Regular estimates and analysis of portfolio flows to emerging markets.
- **Economic research and data** — Global and country analysis, downloadable datasets, customized expert briefings and investor trips.
- **Regulatory advocacy and working groups** — Member collaboration, submissions and dialogue on financial regulation and industry practices.
- **Membership meetings and thematic events** — Conferences and smaller discussions connecting institutions with peers and public officials.
- **IIF-EY AI survey** — Joint research into financial institutions’ use and governance of artificial intelligence; survey series launched in 2018.

## Achievements

- Expanded from 38 founding banks in 1983 to about 400 institutional members across more than 60 countries.
- Private-sector convener for Project Agorá, whose prototype report was published in May 2026.
- The IIF-EY AI survey published in January 2025 captured views from 56 financial institutions.

## Latest updates

- **2026-10** — Held the Annual Membership Meeting in Bangkok on October 14-16.
- **2026-10** — Published its October Capital Flows Tracker on October 7, reporting September emerging-market nonresident portfolio outflows of $26.3 billion.
- **2026-07** — BIS reports Project Agorá real-value testing involving 28 financial institutions and central banks, with transactions totaling approximately CHF 800,000.
- **2026-05** — BIS and IIF published Project Agorá prototype findings on tokenized deposits and central bank reserves.

## Links

- Website: https://www.iif.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-of-international-finance
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/iif

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