Speakers
Public Authoritiess
Boris
Governor - Croatian National Bank
Declan
Deputy Director-General, DG ECFIN - European Commission
Mahmood
Deputy Director, European Department - International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Markus
MEP, ECON Committee - European Parliament
Mārtiņš
Governor - Bank of Latvia
Industry Representativess
Cyril
Deputy Chief Executive Officer - Groupama
Laurent
Director of Public, International and European Affairs - Caisse des Dépôts (CDC)
Pierre
Vice President, Policy and Partnerships - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
Sylvain
Chief Economist EMEA, Fixed Income Analytics - S&P Global Ratings Europe Ltd.
Objectives
The objective of this session is to identify the main the reasons why the level of productive investment has been lower in Europe for several years compared to other parts of the world (United States, China, Japan), and in particular why productive investment has been more affected by the Covid crisis in Europe and is slower to recover than in other regions of the world. Then, speakers will be invited to express their views on the EU and national priority actions to relaunch productive investment in Europe.
Points of discussion
- How can we explain the low level of investment in Europe for several years -particularly in comparison with the US, China and Japan, at a time when savings in EU countries are particularly abundant and needs have never been greater – energy and environmental transition, the development and
- What are the priority actions required to relaunch productive investment in Europe?