Themes to be considered at the conference include, but are not limited to:

• Financial markets and banking

• Credit risk, fixed income and corporate debt

• Regulations, capital flows and macroeconomic and financial stability

• Spillovers between advanced economies and emerging economies

• Challenges for economic growth and financial stability

• Institutional development and reforms and their impact on real and financial sectors and markets

• Relative role of institutions versus economic policies for economic growth

• International financial institutions and impact of recent and past financial crises on real and financial sectors

• Regional economic integration and the cross-border trade and investment

• Comparative studies on economic transition and system changes in Asia, Europe and the Americas

• Country-specific studies on financial market reforms, industrial and technology sectors, foreign trade and investment regimes, etc.

• Vulnerabilities in emerging market economies and policy options

• Monetary policies and fiscal policies, their interactions and effects

• Sustainable development options in the context of arising geo-political conflicts