Will a digital pound be needed by the end of this decade?
Jon Cunliffe discusses why a digital pound is needed, what the model could look like and how the digital pound may sit within the digital payments landscape
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Finance
If it doesn’t trade, is it really marketable debt?
Rebecca Christie says Europe’s bond markets are essential infrastructure, just like the power grid
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The end of ESG
Alex Edmans argues that ESG shouldn’t be put on a pedestal compared to other intangible assets that affect both financial and social value
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Euro area reform and democratic legitimacy
Stefano Micossi discusses the European Commission’s orientations for a revised economic governance in the EU
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Headwinds persist
Maarten Verwey and Oliver Dieckmann discuss the Commission’s Winter 2023 Economic Forecast and describe how the EU economy is set to escape recession
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The safe asset potential of EU-issued bonds
The euro area suffers from a relative lack of euro-denominated safe assets. Tilman Bletzinger, William Greif and Bernd Schwaab evaluate the prospects of EU-issued bonds for becoming a supranational euro-denominated safe asset
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Bigtechs in finance: forging a new regulatory path
Agustín Carstens considers the reach of large technology in the finance sector and the implications for public policy
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Scaling up climate finance for EMDEs
The growing impact of global warming reminds us of the urgency of the green transition. Bo Li argues that without decisive action things are set to get worse
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Crypto dominoes
Cryptoassets promise radical change in how people pay, save and invest. Fabio Panetta considers the bursting crypto bubbles and the destiny of digital finance
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The beginning of the end for cryptocurrencies
Jon Danielsson argues that cryptocurrencies have now reached the beginning of the end as the factors fuelling their success have come to a standstill
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