Womenomics: “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.” (06/06/2018)
Womenomics: “Not everything that counts can be counted and not everything that can be counted counts.”
Economic and Monetary Union must provide protection, prosperity and progress, says Juncker (06/06/2018)
Economic and Monetary Union must provide protection, prosperity and progress, says Juncker
About the Brussels Economic Forum 2018 (07/06/2018)
About the Brussels Economic Forum 2018
EU ‘convergence machine’ needs upgrade to cope with technology change, says World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva (06/06/2018)
EU ‘convergence machine’ needs upgrade to cope with technology change, says World Bank Chief Executive Officer Kristalina Georgieva
Banco Santander Executive Chairman Ana Botín urges Europe to face up to digital disruption (06/06/2018)
Ana Botín, the Executive Chairman of Banco Santander, told the Brussels Economic Forum that meeting the challenges facing her industry – from the digital revolution to political uncertainty – was not only important for financial services, but essential for Europe as a whole. “We need to change, and fast,” she said. To facilitate that change, she set out priorities and identified areas of progress, covering political, systemic and regulatory aspects.
From productivity to regenerativity? The future of work in a digital economy (07/06/2018)
That the digital economy is changing the way we work is undisputed. But will it - in particular the development of artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics - lead to major productivity growth? A head-to-head debate whether the answer to this is yes or no between two leading academic economists opened the first panel of this year’s Brussels Economic Forum. It included a before-and-after the debate audience vote on the issue, with a surprising outcome.
Europe is not behind the Valley on technology development, and has better regulation: panel on "What financial system in a digital era" (07/06/2018)
Europe is not behind the Valley on technology development, and has better regulation: panel on “What financial system for a deeper EMU in a digital era
Common narrative needed on future of Economic and Monetary Union (07/06/2018)
The European Union needs to agree a common diagnosis and narrative on the road towards completing its Economic and Monetary Union, Marco Buti, Director-General for Economic and Financial Affairs at the European Commission told the 18th Brussels Economic Forum.
This should be accompanied by “very concrete steps”, such as a backstop, or safety net, played by the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), he said. It would come into play if the Single Resolution Fund temporarily runs out of resources to achieve the orderly resolution of distressed banks. Agreed in principle five years ago, the backst
Euro area reform cannot wait, says Eurogroup President Mário Centeno (07/06/2018)
The euro area needs to act now to complete Europe’s economic and Monetary Union so as to realise the full benefits of the euro and defeat populism, said Eurogroup President Mário Centeno, at the Brussels Economic Forum.
“When our leaders meet in three weeks’ time, here in Brussels, we have a choice to either remain vulnerable to the next crisis and to political or market instability; or to be bold and decide to take the euro more seriously,” he said, in a keynote speech closing the Forum.
