25 Oct 2020

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A different vision of money and banking As part of their web conference series, "Monetary and Economic Aspects of the Corona Crisis",  IMMR member, Monetative e.V. held a CBDC presentation and Q&A with Miguel F. Ordonez, former Governor of the Bank of Spain on October 15, 2020.  You can watch a replay of the session here: [lyte id='_' /] Transcript below or click here: (THANKS) ...
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06 Oct 2020

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by Mark Young While I support and agree that sovereign monetary reform, as defined by monetary reformers, has the potential to change the lives for the better throughout the world, there are several potential consequences and obstacles that must be discussed and solutions provided before full implementation can be considered on a national and international level. These consequences and ...
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29 Sep 2020

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Why freeing American households and businesses from crippling private debt would be a boon to the economy. By Richard Vague We were drowning in debt before the COVID-19 crisis, and now we are deluged in it. “Total debt” is the sum of public (government) and private-sector debt—and private-sector debt is comprised of business and household debt: for example, student loans, mortgage...
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28 May 2020

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To avoid leaving the European Central Bank (ECB) at the endless mercy of legal uncertainty surrounding its mandate, it is urgent that EU leaders finally engage in a long overdue revision of the EU Treaty’s monetary financing prohibition rule. This week, the German Federal Constitutional Court has released a dramatic ruling which will have important long-term consequences for the futur...
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16 Apr 2020

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Funding the public response to the corona crisis without increasing debt and austerity. With Europe in lock-down, awareness is rising that monetary financing is the appropriate way to fund the public response to the corona-crisis. Member States should not be forced to look for funding on the capital market. Instead, they should receive targeted funding directly from their national centr...
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29 Mar 2020

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Preventing financial crisis by issuance of euros The corona crisis causes a sharp increase of debt. As interest rates rise debt burdens become untenable. A health crisis threatens to become an overall financial crisis. The ECB can prevent this by using its exclusive power to authorise the issuance of emergency euros. The European System of Central Banks (ESCB) can contain the coron...
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02 Mar 2020

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For years, the ECB has been shooting with bazookas. It has rarely hit its target. Criticism is growing. How do we arrive at effective monetary policy? This is a regulatory issue which transcends the competence of the ECB. The legislator must act and change the institutional order, to enable the ECB to govern the euro sensibly. The ECB is stuck in a straitjacket which it cannot undo o...
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13 Feb 2020

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Building on the power of collective intelligence, international monetary experts and activists are coming together this March in Copenhagen at the Copenhagen Business School (pictured above), for two important back-to-back events:  The Future of Money Conference on March 21, 2020, followed the IMMR Annual Meeting for Members, March 22-23. THE FUTURE OF MONEY CONFERENCE Gode Penge in De...
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