Central banks, especially in Europe, face an uncomfortable and potentially self-reinforcing accumulation of challenges over capital, profitability and credibility that could badly erode their independence and performance. Klaas Knot, De Nederlandsche Bank president, has underlined the seriousness of the problems by publicly warning that central banks should ‘critically assess their capital levels’.
This exclusive in-person summit examines critical questions around central bank digital currencies, stablecoins, decentralised finance applications and related technologies.
Elliot Hentov, head of macro policy research at State Street Global Advisors, joins OMFIF to discuss the interplay between geopolitics and financial markets.
This year’s Gender Balance Index finds that there were missed opportunities to boost women’s representation in leadership positions across all institution types in the index. While there has been some progress, it remains slow.
