The economic outlook and monetary policy in CEE

András Balatoni

Director, Economic Forecast and Analysis

Magyar Nemzeti Bank

Zsoka Koczan

Associate Director, Lead Economist

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Zsoka Koczan is Associate Director, Lead Economist at the EBRD Office of the Chief Economist. At the EBRD, she edits the Regional Economic Prospects, which review the latest economic developments in the EBRD regions, works on the Transition Report, EBRD’s annual flagship publication, and runs the Life in Transition Survey, a large household survey covering over 40 economies. Prior to joining the EBRD, she worked as an economist at the International Monetary Fund in the European and the Research Departments, primarily on the World Economic Outlook. She holds a PhD in Economics from the University of Cambridge.

Petr Král

Executive Director, Monetary Department

Czech National Bank

Taylor Pearce

Lead Economist, Economic and Monetary Policy Institute

OMFIF

Taylor Pearce is senior economist at the OMFIF Economic and Monetary Policy Institute. She contributes to a range of research, reports and commentaries on monetary and macroeconomic themes. She participated in the international parliamentary scholarship programme at the German parliament, during which she interned for the chairman of the EU affairs committee.

Piotr Żuk

Acting Deputy Director, Economic Analysis and Research Department

Narodowy Bank Polski