Entries for 'EU'

IIF staff note: Digital euro development update

April 3, 2024

This staff note on developments in the digital euro project reports on new rulebook workstreams, a technical note on holding limits, and exploration of technologies for wholesale central bank money settlement, including planned trials with financial market stakeholders in 2024.

GRU Podcast: Investigating the Impact of Climate Change on the EU Financial System

March 20, 2024

In this episode of the IIF Global Regulatory Update Podcast, we host Paul Hiebert, Head of Systemic Risk & Financial Institutions Division at the Euro...

Digital Finance Developments: Implementing AI Orders

March 19, 2024

This week’s Digital Finance Developments discusses recent developments in artificial intelligence (AI) policy, including EU AI Act passage and next steps, responses to the U.S.’s Executive Order on AI, and efforts to coordinate these and other policies from the G7 and United Nations.

Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 66: Economic Impact of Russia-Ukraine Conflict: Resetting the Scene Two Years Later

February 26, 2024

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by IIF's Ugras Ulku, Head of Emerging Market Europe Research, and Elina Ribakova, Nonresident Senio...

IIF briefing note: Thematic review of selected stablecoin regimes

February 7, 2024

This briefing note discusses regimes for stablecoin issuers in the European Union, Dubai, and Singapore, and recently proposed regimes in the United Kingdom and the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, noting that the level of divergence between these new regimes prompts concerns.

Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 53: Inflation, and Yields, and China...Oh My!

October 9, 2023

In this Episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by IIF's Managing Director and Chief Economist Robin Brooks to take a look ahead at various global ...

FRT Episode 139: Linking Europe’s AI Act with Data Regulation

August 22, 2023

In this episode of FRT, Julia Sterling, Vice President in Business Development for Big Data & Advanced Analytics at Commerzbank, discusses artificial ...

Global Macro Views: ECB QE and PEPP Reinvestments

June 15, 2023

Europe is in the process of debating revisions to its fiscal rules. The proposed new framework uses debt sustainability analysis, … where interest r...

Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 44: Global Potpourri - Turkish Elections, Interest Rate Risk, AI & More

June 5, 2023

In this episode of Current Account, Clay touches on a variety of topics. First, he revisits the US Debt Ceiling and the Turkish Elections, highlights ...

FRT Episode 131: Interbank Reconciliation and the Digital Euro

February 28, 2023

In this episode of FRT, Silvia Attanasio, Head of Innovation at the Italian Banking Association (ABI) and President of ABI Lab, discusses interbank re...

Digital Finance Download - January 2023

February 2, 2023

January's edition of the Digital Finance Download. A Monthly Update of significant developments in digital finance around the globe.

The Priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the E.U.

January 30, 2023

This IIF Staff Paper provides an overview of the Financial Services Priorities of the Swedish Presidency of the Council of the European Union (EU) and details the numerous legislative proposals currently under discussion by the EU’s co-legislators.

Current Account with Clay Lowery - Episode 25: ’Tis the Season… For an Oil Price Cap

December 5, 2022

This week, Clay gives a summary of the implementation process leading to the price cap on Russia's oil exports, set to go into effect shortly. He talk...

IIF Responds to European Commission's Targeted Consultation on a Digital Euro

June 17, 2022

The Institute of International Finance welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commission questionnaire on a potential euro-denominated central bank digital currency (CBDC). We commend the EC for taking this step forward in considering this momentous issue.

Oil Market: Supply and Demand Balance in H2 2022 & 2023

May 20, 2022

Sanctions on Russia combined with supply shortages elsewhere may keep oil prices elevated despite lower global demand. Higher global oil supply combined with weaker demand growth could stabilize the oil market in H2 2022 and in 2023

IIF Response to EC Consultation on a Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy

July 16, 2020

On July 15, the IIF submitted a high-level response to the European Commission’s public consultation on the development of a Renewed Sustainable Finance Strategy (RSFS). Drawing on engagements with the IIF Sustainable Finance Working Group, this response is focused on topics of international relevance.