By Gita Bhatt,  Head of Policy Communications, IMF Policymakers will need to achieve a difficult balance between benefits and risks while safeguarding both individual consumers and financial stability Three years ago, Finance & Development devoted a full issue to anticipating “The Money Revolution,” driven by innovations in finance, such as crypto assets. That revolution is now unfolding. This issue of F&D looks at the new frontiers of finance, where technology, data, and changing societal values are reshaping how people and institutions move money and trade financial assets,...

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Introductory statement by Piero Cipollone, Member of the Executive Board of the ECB, at the Committee on Economic and Monetary Affairs of the European Parliament Brussels, 4 September 2025 It’s my pleasure to be back for our regular update on the digital euro. This is the ECB’s fourteenth exchange of views on the digital euro with this Committee. I have personally had the honour of addressing you five times. Our previous discussions covered a wide range of issues, including the preservation of...

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The European Commission has put forward its proposals to the Council for the signature and conclusion of the EU-Mercosur Partnership Agreement (EMPA) and the EU-Mexico Modernised Global Agreement (MGA). These landmark deals form a critical part of the EU's strategy to diversify its trade relations and strengthen economic and political ties with like-minded partners around the world. These partnerships will create billions of euro's worth of export opportunities for EU companies of all sizes, contribute to economic growth and competitiveness,...

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Today, the Commission has adopted a second package of seven sectoral proposals completing the framework for the next long-term EU budget for 2028–2034. These legal acts complete the MFF 2028-2034 proposal, and cover the following areas: • The Single Market and Customs Programme; •  The Justice Programme; •  The Euratom Research and Training Programme; •  The Instrument for Nuclear Safety Cooperation and Decommissioning; •  The Nuclear decommissioning assistance programme of the Ignalina nuclear power plant in Lithuania (Ignalina programme); •  The Decision on the Overseas...

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Dinner speech by Christine Lagarde, President of the ECB, at 2025 ECB Legal Conference “Building Europe’s Autonomy: Law, Institutions, Cooperation” in Frankfurt, Germany Frankfurt, 1 September 2025 It is a real pleasure to join you tonight at the 2025 ECB Legal Conference. This year’s theme raises one of the defining questions of our time: how can Europe advance its autonomy while remaining committed to multilateral cooperation and the rule of law? Throughout the day you have been discussing the many ways in which...

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