Für Svetlana haben fundierte und evidenzbasierte Wirtschaftsanalysen einen hohen Stellenwert. Bei der Bundesbank hat die Ökonomin das ideale Umfeld gefunden, wie sie im Folgenden berichtet.

In cooperation with the Dutch and Swedish central banks, the Bundesbank invited participants to an international conference on macroprudential topics. This year’s event in Eltville am Rhein addressed issues such as tackling interest rate risk, capital buffers for banks and non-standard monetary policy. The keynote speaker was Tobias Adrian of the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

The same methodology as the real effective exchange rates of the euro is used to calculate price competitiveness indicators for individual euro area countries. 

With the second Payment Services Directive (PSD2), not only credit institutions, but also third-party payment service providers are able to offer their own account services.