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CAFIN News November 2024

November 29, 2024

CAFIN’s co-director Galina Hale co-organized a conference detailing the role of central banks in the green transition. The European Stability Mechanism, the University of Luxembourg, and Banque centrale du Luxembourg hosted the annual International Finance and Macroeconomics meeting. The event featured keynotes by Rolf Strauch (ESM) on green transition issues, and Claudia Buch (ECB) on central banks’ climate policies.

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  • The Future of Finance 2025

    Blockchain, Stablecoins, and the Next Wave of Financial Innovation October 16, 2025 Hosted by: Lam-Larsen FinTech Initiative, San Francisco State University (Director Todd Feldman) and CAFIN, UC Santa Cruz (Co-Directors Nirvikar Singh and Galina Hale) Speakers: Chris Larsen (Ripple), June Ou (Figure Technologies) Moderator: Sameet Mehta (Granite Hill Capital) (June Ou is a member and…

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  • CAFIN News November 2024

    November 29, 2024 The European Stability Mechanism (ESM), University of Luxembourg, and Banque centrale du Luxembourg recently hosted CEBRA’s International Finance and Macroeconomics (IFM) program annual meeting. This prestigious conference was co-organized by an esteemed panel including Galina Hale from UC Santa Cruz. On November 21-22, 2024, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM), the University of…

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  • CAFIN News April 2024

    CAFIN Steering Committee member Brenda Samaniego de la Parra is participating in a seminar organized by Innovations for Poverty Action (IPA) and hosted by Instituto Tecnológico Autónomo de México (ITAM) on April 18th and 19th, 2024 in Mexico City. Researchers are presenting their recent work in areas such as Environment and Climate Change, Finance and…

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