This workshop aims to provide a discussion forum on innovative research and to promote the exchange of views for issues related to central banking among researchers of the Bank of Albania, other central banks, academia and other research institutions. Topics of interest: - What causes inflation?...

This conference offers an opportunity for economists, central bankers, and policymakers to present and discuss their studies on topics related to payment, clearing and settlement systems. The conference will include special sessions jointly organised with Payments Canada on topics related to...

The conference is open to all forms of energy and environment topics. For energy, the subjects could range from production, transmission, distribution, retail and financial markets. For environment, the topics could focus on policies, emerging technologies and institutions.

Topics: - What is driving exchange rate developments and their implications for price and financial stability; - Theoretical and empirical aspects of transmission mechanism and macro prudential policy; - Dynamics in financial innovation and implications for central banks; - Macroeconomic Models...

Topics: - The application of artificial intelligence, machine learning and quantum computing to payment systems; - The impact of FinTech on payment systems; - Modernization of payments and payments migration; - Technological innovations in retail and wholesale payments; - Management of clearing...

Good spectrum policy and well-designed spectrum auctions are essential to the continued development of mobile telephone service, particularly for 5G service. Canada and the U. S., along with European countries, generally rely on auctions to allocate spectrum, but the conditions of the auctions...

This year’s Conference will focus on the development of local energy sources, their abilities and challenges to reach global markets and how local energy sources can be developed to better meet societies’ energy needs. Conference theme: "Local Energy, Global Markets". Topics: - Energy...

Topics: - Understanding payment adoption and usage from the perspective of consumers, retailers, and payment infrastructures. - Demand for cash, and the usage of high-denomination banknotes. - Cryptocurrencies, FinTech, E-money, and payment innovations. - Payments efficiency and the interplay...

We solicit theoretical and empirical papers on the interactions between financial intermediation and sovereign debt markets. Topics: - Sovereign debt distribution: participants, auction mechanisms, and market outcomes, - Financial intermediation and the term structure of sovereign debt...

The workshop welcomes research papers submissions from central bankers, academic community and market practitioners to discuss the key developments in money markets, monetary policy implementation and central bank operational frameworks and to develop long-term collaborative...