Wolfgang Schäuble and Jacques Delors, German and French finance ministers who became bywords for fiscal stringency, left enduring yet somewhat melancholic imprints on European politics. The two men, who died on 26 and 27 December aged 81 and 98 respectively, were key figures in reshaping Europe’s post-cold war architecture.
Central banks are recognising the pressing issue of biodiversity and loss of nature. This roundtable discusses how central banks are integrating nature into their operational frameworks.
Peter Faykiss from Magyar Nemzeti Bank, Imre Kocsis and László Gönczy from the Budapest University of Technology and Chris Ostrowski of SODA join OMFIF to explore what we mean by programmable money.
From central banks’ forays into digital currencies and attitudes to cross-border payments, this report delves into the push to develop regional payment networks and the challenges of establishing regulatory harmony.
