The lags in the transmission mechanism of monetary policy mean that policymakers must forecast the future path of the economy. Accurate forecasts are only possible with a clear understanding of the structure of the economy and the shocks affecting it. This two-week seminar aims to improve...

Migrants from Eastern Europe, Northern Europe and North Africa continue to make their home in Western Europe - but how well are their needs being met? Migrant banking in Europe offers a range of exciting opportunities for both financial and non-financial players. For instance, there is a small...

Achieving sales targets remains a key challenge for European banks. However, there have been some unprecedented developments within the financial services sector over the last year. These have led to a considerable change in customer, market and regulatory attitudes in relation to how banks sell...

The Future of cash conference brings together all stakeholders in the cash cycle - central banks, commercial banks, retailers, payment service providers, cash logistics companies, etc. with aim of providing a forum for the exchange of best practices and the further optimisation of the cash...

This year, therefore, the conference will focus on four key themes - New approaches to customer retention: an exploration of the effectiveness of the latest loyalty schemes; - New approaches to customer communication: engaging customers in real dialogue, using social networking sites and other...

The Efma Congress is dedicated to multichannel management. This year’s Congress will have two special sessions: - New banks and banking models This session will include case studies presented by senior executives of new European banks, such as Metrobank, Zuno Bank and Alior Bank. We will also...

This year’s conference will focus on a wide range of topics, including: - Reaping the rewards across converging channels: Learning valuable lessons from those who are developing new initiatives. - Fighting fraud: Managing increasingly complex security models. - Meeting SEPA migration...

The main issues discussed at this year’s event will include: - New strategies • Business models. Emerging business models to drive customer adoption across both mobile banking and payments. How to build the right applications and how to differentiate your proposition. • Partnerships. How...

Computational advances have greatly facilitated the use of Bayesian estimation and simulation techniques. The main advantage of these techniques is that they provide precise results in small samples and allow researchers to incorporate off-model information into the estimation procedure. In...

Computational advances have greatly facilitated the use of Bayesian estimation and simulation techniques. The main advantage of these techniques is that they provide precise results in small samples and allow researchers to incorporate off-model information into the estimation procedure. In...