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Overhauling bank regulation will boost liquidity of government bonds
Hedge funds should be free to act as primary dealers in Europe

Finance minister Mario Marcel says Chile becoming green finance hub
Ambitious plans for sustainability-linked borrowing and renewable production

The crypto hype is giving way to reality
As the glamour of digital assets fades, the real worth of the market is emerging

Crypto ETFs excite demand, but the real action is elsewhere
Learning the technology means more than understanding the asset class

Banks must find balance with AI in financial markets
Research should be a collaboration between public and private sector

Central banks and international safety nets
Banco Central de Chile Governor Rosanna Costa on countering volatility

European DMOs step up retail issuance but not all are convinced
Belgium’s record-breaking retail bond transaction likened to a ‘monetary policy operation’

Net-zero progress is too little, but not too late
A disorderly transition still the most likely climate change pathway but there is time to change this

Leveraging Indonesia’s demographic dividend
Fulfilling the needs of Indonesia’s growing young population will require sustainable investment

India is stepping up its climate action
G20 host strengthens financial regulation and international co-operation

Designing a practical framework for decentralisation
A straightforward approach can inform and empower policy-makers

Over-reliance on interest rate hikes is inefficient and unjust
Reorganising the UK’s fiscal and monetary policy decision-making

ECB rate rise intensifies dilemmas over Europe’s direction
Waning dynamism alongside concerns over lower US support for Ukraine

Excessive monetary policy communications may undermine the Fed
The Federal Reserve can’t maintain stability alone

Digitalisation is rapidly changing US labour market dynamics
Why technology is worsening economic inequality

10 reasons why the ECB can keep interest rates on hold
Minimum reserves, balance sheet and ‘what happens next’