Macro Week 2023

In the lead-up to the International Monetary Fund and World Bank Spring 2023 meetings in Washington, the Peterson Institute for International Economics (PIIE) convened central bankers and finance officials from around the world for our annual Macro Week—a series of speeches and onstage discussions hosted by PIIE president Adam S. Posen.

This year, we were honored to host distinguished policymakers to address the economic challenges of our times, from the outlook for inflation and economic stability to the future of trade, globalization, and digitalization.

Keynote speakers included:
 

TUESDAY, APRIL 11

12:30 – 1:30 PM ET
Central Bank of South Africa
Lesetja Kganyago, Governor of the South African Reserve Bank
Speech and discussion: Globalized stagflation and the emerging market response
Watch

3:00 – 3:45 PM ET
Government of Japan
Masato Kanda, Japan Vice Minister of Finance for International Affairs
Speech and discussion: International collective efforts against global challenges
Watch
 

WEDNESDAY, APRIL 12

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM ET
Government of Canada
Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Canada
Speech and discussion: Building a values-based global clean economy
Moderated by Cecilia Malmström, PIIE nonresident senior fellow
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2:15 – 3:00 PM ET
Central Bank of France
François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France
Speech and discussion: How central banks should face instability and fragmentation
Watch
 

FRIDAY, APRIL 14

7:30 – 8:05 AM ET
Central Bank of Japan
Tokiko Shimizu, Assistant Governor of the Bank of Japan
Speech and discussion: Japan's economy and labor market
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2:15 – 3:00 PM ET
Central Bank of Germany
Joachim Nagel, President of the Deutsche Bundesbank
Speech and discussion: Getting inflation under control in turbulent times
Watch
 

SATURDAY, APRIL 15

12:00 – 1:00 PM ET
Central Bank of China
Yi Gang, Governor of the People’s Bank of China
Speech and discussion: Remarks on China’s monetary policy
Watch