A time for resolve and realism
Agustín Carstens says with the global economy at a critical juncture, it is a time for resolute and realistic policy
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Finance
Enabling digital trade
World Commerce Review interview Dr Graham Bright, a leading thinker on the digitalisation of trade, about the challenges that need solving
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Responsive and responsible bank regulation and supervision
The regulatory framework is evolving. Michelle Bowman urges regulators to focus on novel banking activities, including banking as a service and digital assets, to prevent a regulatory void
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Climate change and financial stability
Christopher Waller explores financial risks associated with climate change, and cast doubt on the need for special focus on how banks are preparing for climate change risks
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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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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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