The Need for a New Financial Architecture after CORONA, an Opinion
Since the start of the 21st century, the architecture of the financial…
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Below is a list of articles from the Banking and Finance magazine.
Covid-19 and the Bazooka of the Belgian Financial Sector: Where Did It Go Wrong?
Covid-19 has hit health systems and economies all over the world. To…
The NBB's Consumer Confidence Indicator as a Tool to Monitor the Impact of the COVID-19 Crisis on Households
The National Bank of Belgium has been conducting a monthly consumer survey…
The Making of the Delors Report: an Insider’s View
The Delors Committee (1988-1989) played a crucial role in the process of…
Which factors drive consumers to adopt crypto-assets? Results from an Austrian survey
The paper summarizes results from three representative surveys in Austria about ownership…
Efficient Resource Allocation in the Context of the Coronavirus Crisis: Towards a Private Equity Fund Financed by Collective Savings
With the coronavirus crisis, we anticipate an aggravation of the inefficiency of…
Crossing the Chasm to the Retail Payments of Tomorrow
Technological advancements, evolving consumer demands and intensifying competition are reshaping the retail…
Monetary Implications of Digital Currencies
Monetary policy implications of three different forms of digital money – cryptocurrencies,…
Politics and Economics of Global Currencies
It appears that the objective of the internationalization of the Renminbi (requiring…
Deep Impact: A Scenario Analysis of the Covid-19 Crisis in Belgium
The sanitary measures adopted on a global scale to contain the Covid-19…
The Belgian Economy in Corona Times: The Covid-19 Pandemic is Causing an Unprecedented Economic Rollercoaster
The corona crisis is taking a high human toll, but clearly…
ECB Needs to Finance Corona Budget Deficits
Sooner or later, the ECB must accept that monetary financing in support…