The US and Europe disagree over whether $300bn of blocked Russian central bank assets should be seized and transferred to Ukraine. The US is ready to do so. It’s time for Europe to toughen up and join the US.
There is no fiat currency that poses a serious threat to the dollar’s dominance in the current global financial system. But could a future alternative system exclude the US and challenge the dollar’s global role?
Yannis Stournaras, governor of the Bank of Greece, joins OMFIF to survey the economic landscape and monetary policy challenges facing the euro area in 2024.
Monique Newiak, deputy unit chief, inclusion and gender, and Mariarosaria Comunale, economist at the International Monetary Fund, join Arunima Sharan, senior research analyst at OMFIF, to discuss the state of gender balance in financial institutions.
This year’s annual features contributions from DMI members on the theme of interoperability, its value and the challenges of delivering it, emphasising a growing need to incorporate interoperability in financial systems.
