Towards a digital capital markets union
Piero Cipollone argues that recent advancements in digital technology offer an opportunity to create an integrated European capital market for digital assets
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Bridging the gap: reviving the euro area’s productivity growth
Innovation, investment and integration. Luis de Guindos discusses the revival of productivity growth in the euro area – a critical challenge that demands urgent attention and collective action
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Measuring economic losses caused by climate change
Extreme weather events are bringing devastating consequences for an increasing number of people. Senne Aerts, Livio Stracca and Agnieszka Trzcinska highlight the uncertainties and the importance of continued dialogue to refine our understanding of climate-induced economic losses
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Draghi’s real message on European competition enforcement
The Draghi report on The Future of European Competitiveness is a milestone. Cristina Caffarra argues that not delivering on innovation and growth is the key takeaway, and is not a prescription to relax competition enforcement
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A capital markets solution for private companies
Cees Vermaas explains how public markets are underserving many companies, and how the growing private company economy needs an efficient and cost-effective solution for share trading
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Out of the frying pan into the fire
Patrick Minford argues that the Labour government’s obsession with absurd fiscal rules and muddles over monetary policy will skewer the new Labour government’s policy for UK growth
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A low-growth world is an unequal, unstable world
Long periods of slow economic growth can cause a jump in inequality. Kristalina Georgieva argues that a balanced set of policies can stave off that outcome
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Finternet: the financial system for the future
Agustín Carstens and Nandan Nilekani lay out a vision for the Finternet, a user-centric, unified and universal financial ecosystem that is inclusive, innovative, participatory, accessible and affordable, and leaves no one behind
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Why so many crises happen when we know why they happen and how to prevent them
Jon Danielsson argues that failures in regulation is a key reason for financial crises, and proposes that the financial authorities instead adopt diversification to build a more resilient financial system
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Elections and fiscal and monetary expansion
An unprecedented number of voters will go to the polls globally in 2024. Jeffrey Frankel discusses incumbent’s efforts to buoy the economy and the post-election economic situations
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