Economic uncertainty creating difficulty for central banks
Francesco Papadia says regaining price stability is difficult but doable, but the bigger problem facing central banks is economic uncertainty, not managing the trilemma
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Finance
What SVB and Credit Suisse tell us about financial regulations
SVB and Credit Suisse have exposed regulation failures. Jon Danielsson and Charles Goodhart argue the best way forward would be to focus on shock absorption and moral hazard, not the current approach of buffers and risk measurements
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Lessons from recent stress in the financial system
Aymo Brunetti argues that big banks must become globally resolvable, or significantly ‘smaller’
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Is de-dollarisation happening?
Barry Eichengreen argues that reports of the US dollar’s demise as the dominant global currency have been greatly exaggerated
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Overcoming the financing squeeze
Abebe Aemro Selassie discusses the impact of COVID-19 on African countries, the financing challenge, implications for long-term investment, and how it can best be navigated
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Mobilising transition finance
Many jurisdictions now require companies to demonstrate ‘climate alignment’. Alexander Lehmann says investors need tools to evaluate whether transition plans are credible
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Growth cannot solve everything
Degrowth isn’t the same as a recession – it’s an alternative to growing the economy forever. Katharina Richter discusses the benefits
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Project financing: challenges, trends and future opportunities
Flavia Micilotta examines the factors involved in project finance, and the growing influence of sustainability
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The shape of things to come
Jon Cunliffe looks at four areas where the tokenisation of money is now being explored, examining the BoE’s work to ensure these new forms of money are robust and uniform
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Are cryptoassets a threat to financial stability?
Cryptoassets and markets are a relatively recent innovation in finance. Claudia Buch says there is a need to monitor and take preventive action against risks in these markets
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