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ECB Forum on Central Banking

The ECB Forum on Central Banking – the Sintra Forum – is an annual event organised by the European Central Bank and is held in Sintra, Portugal.

It brings together central bank governors, academics, financial market representatives, journalists and others to exchange views on current policy issues and discuss the Forum’s key topic from a longer-term perspective.

ECB Forum on Central Banking - 2024

The theme of the 2024 ECB Forum on Central Banking was “Monetary policy in an era of transformation”. The Forum took place from 1 to 3 July 2024 in Sintra.

2024 programme

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Speakers

Learn more about our speakers, their backgrounds and their diverse expertise and professional experience.

Find out more about the speakers at the 2024 ECB Forum

Young Economist Prize 2024

Every year the ECB offers PhD students in economics or finance the opportunity to share their research at the ECB Forum on Central Banking and win €10,000. Applications for this year’s Young Economist Prize were open until 12 February 2024.

More information on the Young Economist Prize 2024

Participants

The registered participants were present in Sintra. They asked questions and casted their vote for the Young economists' competition. Have a look at who participated in the 2024 ECB Forum.

2024 Participants

The ECB Podcast

Navigating challenges facing the international financial system

Klaas Knot, Chair of the Financial Stability Board, President of De Nederlandsche Bank, and member of the ECB Governing Council, and Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank, discuss the challenges facing the international financial system at the ECB Forum on Central Banking in Sintra, Portugal.

Listen to the ECB Podcast with Klaas Knot and Lesetja Kganyago
War, geopolitics and the economy

We live in uncertain times. Military conflict, including in Europe, is reshaping the geopolitical landscape. People are suffering. And our economies are also affected, which is a specific challenge for central banks. Our co-host Paul Gordon discusses this with Moritz Schularick, President of the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

Listen to The ECB Podcast with Moritz Schularick
Price stability in unstable times

ECB President Christine Lagarde, US Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and Governor of the Banco Central do Brasil Roberto Campos Neto sat down together to discuss the steps they’ve taken to fight inflation and reflect on the road ahead during the ECB Forum on Central Banking.

Listen to the ECB Podcast on the policy panel
The road ahead: is there room for optimism?

We just lowered our interest rates, as inflation is falling. But what was behind this decision and what comes next? Our new co-host Paul Gordon and Chief Economist Philip R. Lane discuss these questions ahead of the ECB Forum on Central Banking.

Listen to The ECB Podcast with Philip R. Lane
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Past editions of the ECB Forum on Central Banking

Since 2014, leading voices in the world of central banking have gathered every year in the beautiful surroundings of Sintra, Portugal, to discuss current policy issues and exchange views on a chosen topic from a longer-term perspective.

Find out more about the past editions of the ECB Sintra Forum

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