Global Future Council on the Future of Resilient Financial Systems

Global Future Council on the Future of Resilient Financial Systems

Council mission and objectives

The global financial system is facing severe uncertainty as central banks exit support measures in their fight against inflation. Geopolitical tensions and climate stress continue to exert pressure on system actors, while new technologies reshape the competitive landscape, introducing new opportunities and risks. How can the financial system facilitate the shift to a “new normal” while ensuring that stakeholders build institutions that are resilient but agile, green and ever more inclusive?

Co-Chairs
Amelia Ng, Chief Executive Officer, Olea

Steffen Kern, Chief Economist and Head of Risk Analysis, European Securities and Markets Authority

Council Managers
Marie Penelope Nezurugo, Research and Analysis Specialist, World Economic Forum

Matt Strahan, Research and Analysis Specialist, Real Estate, World Economic Forum

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Davos Agenda

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Gbenga Ibikunle 25 Oct 2023

Davos Agenda

How an incentive-based market instrument aimed at consumers could help reduce emissions

Incentive-based market instruments targeted at a consumer level could prove to be valuable tools in reducing emissions and achieving global net-zero goals.

Gbenga Ibikunle 16 Oct 2023

Sustainable Development

Here are 5 things to look forward to in the future - according to 1,000 experts

Experts explore what the world might look like in 2025, and suggest how policymakers, decision-makers and the public can achieve these ‘positive futures’.

Jaci Eisenberg 30 Jun 2022

Davos Agenda

What I learned at Davos 2022 about the future of finance

The mood at Davos 2022 was the gloomiest since 2009. The war in Ukraine, surging inflation, tightening monetary policies, dismal markets, crypto unravelling, and a long economic hangover ...

Huw van Steenis 28 May 2022

Financial and Monetary Systems

IMF experts explain the urgent need for comprehensive global laws around cryptocurrencies

Crypto assets are changing the international monetary and financial system, but there is an urgent need for cross-border collaboration to address potential challenges.

Tobias Adrian, Dong He, and Aditya Narain · IMF Blog 22 Dec 2021

The Digital Economy

3 ways to accelerate a digital-led recovery

A new white paper by the Global Future Council on Responsive Financial Systems shows 3 ways we can shape public policy to enable financial inclusion.

Huw van Steenis and Alice Law Shing-Mui · Forbes 01 Nov 2021

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