The rapidly changing post-Covid-19 economic landscape has shown that European economies need to show resilience and flexibility in navigating the challenging combination of macroeconomic shocks and structural issues impacting growth and inflation.
This high-level seminar will discuss policy responses to rising inflation in the euro area, which continues to reflect surging energy and food prices, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Further topics include the smooth and even transmission of monetary policy across the euro area, the pace of the green transition and central bank strategies, practices and toolkits for stimulating growth and enhancing public understanding of monetary policies.
Keynote speaker:
Denis Beau
First Deputy Governor
Banque de France
Speakers:
Ashok Bhatia
Director
Offices in Europe and Senior Resident Representative to the European Union
International Monetary Fund
Vítor Constâncio
Former Vice-President
European Central Bank
Monica Defend
Head
Amundi Institute
Giuseppe Ferrero
Deputy Head
Monetary Analysis Division
Banca d’Italia
Sir Ivan Rogers
Former Permanent Representative of the UK to the EU
Sandra Švaljek
Deputy Governor
Croatian National Bank
Carlos Thomas
Associate Director General for Economics and Research
Banco de España
Natacha Valla
Dean
Sciences Po School of Management and Innovation
Timings:
08:00-13:00
Agenda:
08:00 – 08:50: Arrival and refreshments
08:50 – 09:00: Opening Remarks
09:00 – 09:45: Keynote Address: The current macroeconomic situation in the euro area and monetary policy issues
09:45 – 11:15: Session I: Macroeconomic landscape of Europe
- Growth in Europe: coming out of Covid-19, Next Gen EU transmission and ensuring against fragmentation in the Euro area
- Structural challenges in the Euro area: demographics, energy security, shortening supply chains
- Enhancing productivity and new investments into green and technology
- Asset allocation insights and how the current environment is impacting portfolios
- Economic impact of Brexit on EU-UK relations
11:15 – 11:45: Break
11:45 – 13:15: Session II: Central banking practices and toolkits
- Central bank policy tool kits and support for long term recovery
- Navigating inflation and normalisation of monetary policy
- Integrating ESG criteria and policies into central banking practices
- Ways central banks communicate with citizens
13:00: End of Meeting
Please note that this in-person meeting will be held in Paris. Further details regarding the venue will be made available to attendees shortly.
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This event is part of the OMFIF Institute for Economic and Monetary Policy, OMFIF’s core stream of activities covering economic and monetary policy and the political economy. OMFIF is an independent think tank for central banking, economic policy and public investment, providing a neutral platform for best practice in worldwide public-private sector exchanges worldwide. For membership enquiries please contact Jamie.bulgin@omfif.org, or for further information please see the OMFIF website.
