Public support for private innovation
Dave Ramsden talks about how the BoE supports the safe development of fintech services
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The future of cryptocurrencies
Cryptocurrencies have foreshadowed a potential digital future for money. Graham Bright sees blockchain as an enabler in the growth of the financial system and digital money
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A new template for the European fiscal framework
The European fiscal rules have been temporarily suspended since March 2020 to enable member states to take emergency measures against the COVID crisis. Martin et al argue this should be taken as an opportunity for an ambitious reform of a now clearly outdated fiscal framework
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Central banks in a shifting world
Philipp Hartmann and Glenn Schepens provide selected takeaways from the ECB’s online Sintra Forum, including whether globalisation is reversing and the role of fiscal policy for the post-COVID recovery
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The conflict between CBDC goals and design choices
Central banks have a growing interest in digital currencies. Antonio Fatás argues that CBDCs alone will only achieve an inclusive payment system if they ensure competition
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The BVI fintech transformation
From a traditional financial services centre to a global fintech hub, Simon Gray charts the emergence of the BVI as an innovation and investment hotspot across the fintech and digital space
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Private money and central bank money as payments go digital
Technology is driving dramatic change in the US payments system. Lael Brainard provides an update on CBDCs and a digital dollar
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Tackling climate for real: progress and next steps
Andrew Bailey talks about the work central banks have done on climate change, and how it will need to evolve
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Towards a green capital markets union for Europe
Christine Lagarde considers the European Union’s transition towards a sustainable economy that will be backed by the growth of sustainable finance
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Pricing of carbon within and at the border of Europe
The EU has announced reaching carbon neutrality by 2050 as the key target of its Green Deal strategy. Christoph Schmidt et al. argue that the EU should consider a border carbon adjustment mechanism only incentivise other countries to join
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