ECB Listens – Summary report of the ECB Listens Portal responses
The ECB Listens Portal On 24 February 2020 the ECB launched its “ECB Listens Portal” as part of…
The UK government cannot borrow
Politicians tell us the UK is “borrowing too much” and faces a “debt crisis.” That’s wrong. The government…
All eyes on Jerome Powell as central bankers meet at Jackson Hole
The world’s most powerful central bankers will gather for their annual jamboree at Jackson Hole, Wyoming, this week…
ECB’s Governing Council updates its monetary policy strategy
30 June 2025 Governing Council confirms symmetric 2% inflation target over the medium termSymmetry requires appropriately forceful or…
Misr Digital Innovation gains Central Bank approval to transition into ‘onebank’
Misr Digital Innovation has received approval from the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) to transition into onebank, the…
Rates Spark: ECB unlikely to trigger any directionality in rates | articles
Heading into Thursday’s European Central Bank meeting, the market is almost fully priced for a 25bp cut. This…
CBDC as a Unified and Integrated Currency System: Wholesale, retail, and financial sector interoperability
Wholesale and retail central bank digital currencies both have the potential to improve efficiency and financial innovation. Policy-makers…
ECB’s Lagarde hopes Trump won’t fire US Fed chief Powell | News
European Central Bank chief Christine Lagarde said Tuesday that she hoped US President Donald Trump would not oust…
Commercial real estate in the euro area: macroeconomic or idiosyncratic shocks?
Changes in the price of commercial real estate (i.e. property owned by firms) can have macroeconomic consequences. Companies’…
New CBL Tripoli HQ construction project inaugurated
Over 11 years after the project was first announced, Naji Issa, Governor of the Central Bank of Libya…
Holzmann Calls for ECB Transparency Before Departure | Policy Insights – News and Statistics
Aug 17, 2025 Robert Holzmann, the European Central Bank’s most outspoken rate-setter, has urged the ECB to adopt…
Can the French Government Access Your Bank Account for Debt Recovery?
Unpaid taxes, fines or some other debts can lead to forced seizures Seizures allow the government to take…