Global Imbalances and Settlement Currency: Trade, Finance, and Macroeconomy

PRESENTATION May 7, 2019

Speaker / Author

Apostolos Apostolou, Ph.D.

Economist at the European Central Bank

Apostolos Apostolou is an economist at the European Central Bank (ECB). At the ECB, he is conducting macrofinancial surveillance and macroeconomic projections for advanced and developing countries. Previously he was at the International Monetary Fund where he conducted macrofinancial and external sector surveillance, and was involved in financial sector assessments of advanced economies. He has worked on financial sector issues, financial system interconnectedness, debt finance, and on an IMF-supported financial assistance program. Before joining the IMF, he was at the World Bank working on economic policy issues in developing countries. He started his career in the private financial sector in ... Read More