ARE CENTRAL BANKS THE LAST STRONGHOLD OF ECONOMIC GROWTH?
Contrary to their previous positions, central banks are now involved in the promotion of economic growth: quantitative easing continues in the U.S. and Abenomics in Japan have led to a sharp devaluation of the yen. Can we expect to see a global currency war?
Capital controls, long-forgotten in developed countries, have made a comeback in the eurozone; Cyprus recently enforced such controls, albeit in a non-standard way. Is this simply an emergency measure or a test run for new economic policy?
What are the consequences of these changes for the Russian economy? How should the Russian economy react to potential shifts in the global financial landscape?
These and other pertinent topics will be the focus of discussion at this unique plenary session.
Moderator:
Herman Gref ,
Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Executive Board, Sberbank
Panellists
Andrei Belousov ,
Aide to the President of the Russian Federation
Elvira Nabiullina ,
Governor, Central Bank of the Russian Federation
Alexey Uljukaev ,
Minister of Economic Development of the Russian Federation
Alexey Repik ,
President, Delovaya Rossiya (Business Russia)
Yu Yongding ,
Academician, Senior Fellow, Director, Institute of World Economy, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences (CASS)