Despite all the economic and geopolitical uncertainties facing the world, it is often bread-and-butter issues such as jobs and inflation that decide the outcome of elections. This year’s European elections are no different. The risk is they deliver results that exacerbate structural headwinds such as further deglobalisation and pressure on the region’s manufacturing sector.
Randal Quarles, former vice chair of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors and former chair of the Financial Stability Board, discusses the March Federal Open Market Committee meeting outcomes.
Stefan Nanu, head of public debt management and state treasury at the ministry of finance of Romania, discusses the country’s long-awaited inaugural green bond.
Financial inclusion is key to unlocking economic potential in the Middle East and Africa. This report, in collaboration with Mastercard, examines initiatives in the region.
