CEPS: Is Europe’s Capital Markets Union now in sight?
02 December 2020
The Capital Markets Union (CMU) project has now taken on new relevance. Mobilising private funding for recovery coupled with sustainable and digital finance strategies is sorely needed
The Covid-19 pandemic has served as a brutal reminder of the urgency to
strengthen societal resilience as a whole. The extent of the
socio-economic fallout has yet to be fully understood, however. But the
Capital Markets Union (CMU) project has now taken on new relevance.
Mobilising private funding for recovery coupled with sustainable and
digital finance strategies is sorely needed. To this end, the ECMI
annual conference brought together policymakers, supervisors, academics
and industry representatives to exchange views on the continuation of
the CMU, namely how to deliver the best outcomes for companies,
investors and citizens in the coming years. It also featured a special
debate on the evolving role of credit rating agencies.
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