The long-discussed move by UniCredit, Italy’s number one bank, to seek control of Germany’s Commerzbank is a watershed for Germany and Europe. The episode marks another huge test for embattled German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.
Unlike the Brics summit in Johannesburg in 2023, October’s summit in Kazan, Russia is set to be ground-breaking for two reasons. ​​​​​​ Read the full commentary →
An expert panel will discuss the European Union’s economic and fiscal governance framework reforms against objectives in digitalisation, green transition and defence.
Gordon Liao, Circle’s chief economist, and Lewis McLellan, OMFIF’s Digital Monetary Institute editor, discuss the regulatory treatment of stablecoins and consider which institutions can access central bank payment systems and under what conditions.
This year, OMFIF’s Digital assets report reveals two novel sources of data indicating a slow but steady gathering of momentum behind the adoption of blockchain.
