Quantifying the benefits of reducing EU banking system fragmentation
Join this event of the Finance Focus series with Nicolas Veron and Damien Capelle
Speakers
Damien Capelle
Economist, International Monetary Fund
Agenda
Conversation
15:00-16:00- Nicolas Véron, Bruegel Senior Fellow
- Damien Capelle, Economist, International Monetary Fund
Novel empirical research just published by the International Monetary Fund sheds new light on the economic benefits of reducing fragmentation of EU banking systems along national lines, providing empirical input into the policy debate on EU banking reform that is expected to gather pace in the second half of 2026.
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