The Central Bank of Latvia has announced its annual economic conference for Nov. 11 at the National Library of Latvia. The agenda focuses on policy responses to euro area economic challenges and initiatives to strengthen integration of the European financial system.
The first panel will examine challenges facing the largest euro area economies, with particular attention to Germany in the new geopolitical environment, and connect their experiences to the challenges and opportunities facing smaller economies such as Latvia. The second panel will explore how financial market fragmentation affects households and small businesses and how proposed financial sector reforms could improve their daily economic lives. Keynote speakers will include Deutsche Bundesbank President Joachim Nagel and European Union Commissioner for Financial Services and the Savings and Investments Union Maria Luís Albuquerque.