Western visitors returning to China for face-to-face meetings, as OMFIF did last week, will find a country as keen to attract outside investment as it is to develop a self-sufficient financial and technological ecosystem. Hong Kong’s role in this complex process seems more important than before.
No need for ECB to raise rates to 4% By Holger SchmiedinThe European Central Bank has reason to pause on inflation once it has raised its deposit rate to a roughly neutral level of 3% to 3.5%, but hawks on the governing council disagree.
MEETINGS Joachim Nagel on the future of economic and monetary union Wednesday 22 March, Lecture Joachim Nagel, president of Deutsche Bundesbank, surveys the euro area’s economic landscape, and prospects for growth and a resilient monetary union.
LATEST REPORT Sustainable Policy Institute, Spring 2023 This special edition of the journal examines women’s economic empowerment, how to narrow the gaps in financial inclusion and the connection between gender diversity and climate risks.