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New report: Targeting a sustainable recovery with Green TLTROs
Positive Money Europe | 23 September 2020
A new report from Positive Money Europe and the Sustainable Finance Lab explains how the European Central Bank can incentivize private banks to lend more money for green investments. By tweaking its T …
From judgement to hearing: A guide to Jens Weidmann’s appearance in the Bundestag’s Finance Committee
Positive Money Europe | 15 September 2020
By Mathis Richtmann and Max Krahé Translated by Marc Beckmann In a landmark ruling in May this year, the Federal Constitutional Court in Germany questioned whether the purchase programs of the Europea …
Positive Money Europe’s response to the ‘ECB Listens’ survey
Positive Money Europe | 14 September 2020
The European Central Bank recently launched a new survey asking individuals and organisations based in the eurozone for their views on the bank’s current monetary policies, as part of the upcoming Str …
Moving target: ECB must rethink inflation goals after Fed reveals flexible approach
Uuriintuya Batsaikhan | 10 September 2020
The U.S. Federal Reserve has adopted a new inflation target objective. We expect a similar change from the European Central Bank (ECB) when it concludes its Strategic Review in mid-2021. But the ECB w …
5 books on monetary policy you should read in summer 2020
Positive Money Europe | 11 August 2020
Last year we recommended a few books to enjoy during the summer break. You seemed to eat up those recommendations, so we decided to add a few more should you need some reading inspiration for summer 2 …