Today is International Holocaust Remembrance Day.
On this day, we honour the victims of the Nazi regime by unveiling a commemorative plaque for the Jewish Memorial, located on our premises.
We have held a ceremony and placed stones in keeping with Jewish burial tradition.
How did euro area bank lending and money supply evolve in December? How do they compare with November’s figures? Find out more in the press release
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/stats/md/html/ecb.md2212~b06affe66d.en.html
RT @Lagarde: On International Holocaust Remembrance Day, I reflected on what we must do to prevent tyranny and state injustice from ever prevailing again. Building a peaceful and prosperous European Union is a key part of this.
Read my post in #TheECBblog https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2023/html/ecb.blog230127~2a7532aec9.en.html
The ECB is now on Kahoot!
Test your knowledge of inflation, money, central banking and banking supervision with four new quizzes.
Check them out here ➡️ https://www.ecb.europa.eu/ecb/educational/test-your-knowledge/html/index.en.html
Interested in researching an area of law relevant to our tasks and publishing an article on your findings?
Apply for the ECB Legal Research Programme 2023 before 31 January!
Find out more https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/economic-research/programmes/legal_research/html/index.en.html
Inspirational, insightful and instructive– that’s how some of the finalists of last year’s Young Economist Prize described their experience.
Apply by 13 February for the opportunity to present your work at this year’s #ECBForum on Central Banking.
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/pub/conferences/ecbforum/YE_competition/html/index.en.html
🧵 Inflation is still too high, but recent developments suggest that we can bring inflation down by continuing to adjust policy rates in a well-calibrated, non-mechanical way, Executive Board member Fabio Panetta tells @Handelsblatt.
Full interview https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/inter/date/2023/html/ecb.in230124~f50d72e488.en.html
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RT @FrankElderson: 🧵The @ecb's initial climate-related statistical indicators are an important first step towards narrowing the climate data gap https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/date/2023/html/ecb.pr230124~c83dbef220.en.html
They cover:
1⃣ sustainable finance
2⃣ carbon emissions financed by financial institutions
3⃣ climate-related physical risks
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A new global map is emerging that presents challenges and opportunities, says President @Lagarde. Europe can thrive in this changing world, and the ECB will play its part by staying the course and bringing inflation down.
Read the full speech https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2023/html/ecb.sp230123_1~2d9786eedf.en.html?utm_source=twitter&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=CL_deutscheboersespeech
Panetta: 2023 will be a pivotal year for the digital euro:
☑️ the European Commission will present its legislative proposal
☑️ we’ll end our investigation phase in autumn, bringing all design decisions together
☑️ we’ll decide whether to move to the realisation phase
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Panetta: People’s payment behaviour is changing at an unprecedented speed.
A digital euro would respond to the growing preference for electronic payments by giving people the option to pay with public money digitally, anywhere in the euro area and free of charge
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🧵 Our priority for the digital euro project has always been clear: to preserve the role of public money in retail payments by making it available in digital form, alongside cash, says Executive Board member Fabio Panetta.
Read the full speech https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/key/date/2023/html/ecb.sp230123~2f8271ed76.en.html
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Mergers are a useful tool for banks to refocus their business models, Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria tells Kathimerini. Banks that have pursued this avenue are more cost-efficient, offer better services and have increased their profits.
The need to address climate and environmental crises has made it to the top levels in banks and some first steps have been taken, says Supervisory Board Vice-Chair @FrankElderson. But there is still a long way to go to be truly resilient to these crises https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/speeches/date/2023/html/ssm.sp230120~02b3e782e5.en.html
While visiting the @BankofGreece today, Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria thanked the supervisors for their work and highlighted the good cooperation between European supervisory authorities.
Capital requirements placed on European banks by European supervisors are on a par with those placed by our peers in other jurisdictions, if not a little bit lighter, Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria tells Cyprus News Agency.
Read the interview https://www.bankingsupervision.europa.eu/press/interviews/date/2023/html/ssm.in230119~cc99f03cc4.en.html
What might a digital euro look like? Would it be safe? Are we going to develop one? Our digital euro project team discussed these issues with civil society organisations representing people and businesses.
Tune in to the discussion here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaTk-V1Nluk
How did euro area current account balance evolve in November? How does it compare with the same month a year earlier? Find out more in the press release https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/pr/stats/bop/2023/html/ecb.bp230119~970c91943a.en.html
On a visit to the Central Bank of Cyprus today, Supervisory Board Chair Andrea Enria thanked local supervisors for their contribution to European banking supervision.
Hit by multiple shocks, the corporate sector has increased its debt over recent years. #TheECBblog looks at how firms’ strained balance sheets could lead to lower investment in the coming years, harming innovation and growth.
Check out the latest post https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/blog/date/2023/html/ecb.blog230118~0eb37005b7.en.html
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