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AI for financial sector supervision: New evidence from emerging market and developing economies

The rapid development of increasingly powerful AI tools has the potential to reshape business models, market structures, consumer behaviour, and…

1 week ago

Monetary policy transmission through cross-selling banks

When central banks raise or lower policy rates, banks typically pass these changes through only incompletely to the interest rates…

2 weeks ago

Rewiring trade for a warming world: How COP30 can turn climate goals into trade rules

COP30 in Belém has made one thing unmistakably clear: environmental sustainability can no longer be siloed from global trade. The…

2 weeks ago

The European Union’s new fiscal rules: A fine line between brilliant masterpiece and another chapter of déjà vu

The 2024 reform of the European Union’s fiscal framework promises long-term sustainability through greater national ownership and country-specific medium-term expenditure…

2 weeks ago

No, the EU does not impose a 45% tariff on itself

A single estimate from a research paper – the 45% tariff equivalent of intra-EU border costs – has improbably risen…

2 weeks ago

Supply shocks and inflation: Timely insights from financial markets

Determining the drivers of inflation in real time is a central challenge for central banks. This column introduces a new…

2 weeks ago

Generative AI: Uneven adoption, labour market returns, and policy implications

Generative AI is being adopted more rapidly than previous digital technologies and has the potential to deliver meaningful productivity gains…

2 weeks ago

Swedish household debt is not too high: Look at solvency and liquidity, not debt to income

Swedish authorities and international organisations such as the European Commission and the European Systemic Risk Board (ESRB) commenting on Swedish…

2 weeks ago

Navigating the 2022 inflation surge: Lessons for monetary policy frameworks

The 2022 global inflation surge tested inflation-targeting frameworks under severe supply shocks. This column shows that, despite earlier and sharper…

2 weeks ago

Supply chains and free trade agreements

Over the last several decades, the offshore activities of multinational enterprises (MNEs) have increased as a result of technological progress,…

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