Stay the Course in Turbulent Times: Old and New Challenges for Central Banks

On February 14, 2024, the VIII Mediterranean Central Banks Conference will take place in Split under the title “Stay the Course in Turbulent Times: Old and New Challenges for Central Banks” This conference is organized by the Banco de España, Hrvatska narodna banka (Croatian National Bank), the European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), and the Union for the Mediterranean (UfM).

The conference will bring together the governors of the central banks of Croatia, Spain, Slovenia, Malta, and Portugal, as well as the Vice President of the European Central Bank. Other participants include the Executive President of IEMed, the Secretary General of the UfM, the Director of Policy Studies at the OECD, and other economic policy authorities and experts from academia and the financial sector.

This edition will have a central banks’ panel discussing the credibility of central banks in times of high inflation, as well as two regional expert panels addressing topics related to women’s participation in the economic field and managing financial risks associated with climate change.