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European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

Listen to leading economists and experts discuss the ideas that shape key development challenges in the EBRD regions and beyond. The EBRD promotes economic progress by developing open market...

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Brave old world- the launch of EBRD Transition Report 2025-26

Is demographic change a bigger global challenge than climate change? And is population ageing, in fact, one of humanity’s greatest successes...

01:32:17Nov 26, 2025

Navigating industrial policy challenges and opportunities for emerging markets

In the context of escalating geopolitical tensions, environmental challenges and rapid technological change, industrial policies – state-led...

01:01:44May 22, 2025

Regional Economic Forecasts 2025

Listen back to the launch of the latest EBRD’s Regional Economic Prospects launched in May 2025 during the 34th EBRD Annual Meeting and Busi...

00:59:47May 22, 2025

Launch Of The EBRD Transition Report 2024 - 25 Navigating Industrial Policy

Listen to the discussion on the industrial policy at the launch of the EBRD Transition Report, moderated by Richard Porter, EBRD Managing Di...

01:30:39Nov 27, 2024

EBRD Transition Report 2023-24 live launch

Listen to the live launch of the EBRD Transition Report launch. The global shift to net zero will require major structural changes in econom...

01:24:59Nov 22, 2023

War And Post - War Economics Lessons For Ukraine

Policymakers and investors need to be aware of the short and long-term challenges Ukraine faces during the war and those that the country wi...

01:00:28May 26, 2023

Regional Economic Prospects 2023

The much-anticipated EBRD Regional Economic Prospects were back in the new panel discussion format for a special EBRD Annual Meeting 2023 ed...

00:55:54May 24, 2023

Ukraine Event Special: Investment in the real economy and the role of the EBRD

Nearly nine months after the Russian invasion, the war has seriously affected Ukraine’s economy, which is facing daunting tasks. These tasks...

00:56:25Dec 12, 2022

Ukraine Event Special: Sustainable macroeconomic policies for the war and beyond

Nearly nine months after the Russian invasion, the war has seriously affected Ukraine’s economy, which is facing daunting tasks. Macroeconom...

00:55:48Dec 7, 2022

Launch Of the EBRD Transition Report 2022 - 23 Business Unusual

Launch Of the EBRD Transition Report 2022 - 23 Business Unusual by European Bank for Reconstruction and Development

01:19:32Nov 24, 2022

A Cold Winter Ahead? Latest economic forecasts from the EBRD

This special episode in Fearonomics series looks at the economic risks of recent geopolitical turmoil. Ths live event, where the EBRD launch...

00:56:36Sep 28, 2022

Fearonomics: the cost of discrimination

Rate, review and subscribe to our podcast At a time when we’re living through the highest inflation in decades, a cost of living crisis and...

00:44:03Jun 21, 2022

Fearonomics: why we fear migration

Rate, review and subscribe to our podcast The new episode of the EBRD’s Fearonomics podcast looks at the most common fears around migration....

00:45:07Jun 13, 2022

Fearonomics: the future of pandemics

Rate, review and subscribe to our podcast The new episode of the EBRD’s Fearonomics podcast explores the risks of future pandemics. With new...

00:40:41May 20, 2022

Fearonomics: why should we fear inflation

Rate, review, download our podcast In the new episode of the EBRD’s Fearonomics podcast Jonathan Charles, the EBRD’s Managing Director of Co...

00:40:30May 5, 2022

Fearonomics: death of globalisation?

Rate, review and subscribe to our podcast The new episode of the EBRD’s Fearonomics podcast explores the risks of rolling back globalisation...

00:34:09Apr 20, 2022

Fearonomics: will the global energy crisis end the shift to green?

Fearonomics: will global energy crisis end the shift to green? Rate, review and subscribe to our podcast In its second episode the EBRD’s ne...

00:38:07Apr 7, 2022

Fearonomics: can we fix the looming food crisis?

In its first episode Fearonomics: can we fix the looming food crisis? Jonathan Charles, EBRD’s Managing Director, Communications, will be di...

00:34:10Apr 1, 2022

Transition Report 2021-22 launch

System upgrade: Delivering the digital dividend Our report explores how advanced digitalisation has affected the economies where we invest....

01:30:13Nov 17, 2021

COP26: what’s at stake for the EBRD regions

Listen, download and rate our podcast COP26, or the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, will bring international stakeholders tog...

01:26:00Oct 8, 2021