Invitation to a lecture The green agenda and its impact on monetary and macroeconomic policies
Climate change and its impact on the global economy represent a crucial global challenge. That is why it is essential that the green transition becomes an inevitable part of the actions of economic policies, the financial sector, businesses and individuals.
In this light, we are also addressing the challenge within the ECB and central banks. Climate change is already affecting our economies and financial systems, and consequently price and financial stability, which are at the centre of our mandates.
Banka Slovenije will be hosting Pierre Wunsch, Governor of the Belgian Central Bank. In his lecture entitled The green agenda and its impact on monetary and macroeconomic policies, Governor Wunsch will discuss the technological feasibility and cost of climate neutrality. His analysis will include both fiscal and monetary policy, and it will draw overall lessons for competitiveness and industrial policy in the EU.
The lecture will take place on Monday 28 October 2024 from 10:00 to 11:00.
The event will open with an introductory address by Boštjan Vasle, Governor of Banka Slovenije.
The event will be held at Banka Slovenije’s premises, with direct video broadcast available. The event is free, and will take place in English, with a Slovene translation available for the in-person attendees only. Online registration is open until 23 October 2024.
Speaker’s CV
(Guillaume) Pierre Wunsch is Governor at the National Bank of Belgium, member of the ECB’s Governing and General Council, member of the European Systemic Risk Board, member of the Board of Directors of the Bank for International Settlements, IMF Governor, Chairman of the Resolution College, member of the High Council for Finance, member of the Board of Directors of the National Accounts Institute. He is also Chair of the Board of Governors of the King Baudouin Foundation. He was Director of the Strategic Finance Cell at the Ministry of Finance during the financial crisis of 2008. He holds a PhD in Economics (UCL) and a Master’s degree in Public and international Affairs (Princeton).