Stéphanie Riso, director general for budget at the European Commission, discussed the evolving landscape of EU bond issuance and its implications for capital markets in this in-depth conversation with John Orchard, chief executive officer of OMFIF. As the Commission’s head of budget, Riso offered a unique insider perspective on the EU’s funding strategies and priorities. The conversation took place at OMFIF’s ‘Europe: The opportunity for global investors’ summit in Dubai.
OMFIF, in partnership with the European Commission, will be continuing the discussions of the EU’s developments as a global benchmark and safe asset in the capital markets with an event in Singapore on 10 September. This will be an exclusive opportunity for investors in the Asia Pacific region to hear directly from the officials responsible for the EU budget and its funding and disbursement programme.