
Will the budget deficit and the ever-increasing public debt in the US provoke storms in the rest of the world? In Europe, is Italy about to wreck the European monetary system? What are the risks associated with the Brexit for London, one of the main financial centers in the world?
These and several other issues will be addressed by two renowned experts.
- Prof. Willem Buiter joined Citi in 2010 as Global Chief Economist. Before, he was Professor of Political Economy at the London School of Economics and Adviser to Goldman Sachs from 2005 to 2010. He was Chief Economist for the European Bank for Reconstruction & Development from 2000 to 2005. Willem holds a BA in economics from Cambridge University and a PhD in economics from Yale University. Since 2015, he has been an Adjunct Professor of Economics at Columbia University.
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Prof. Dr. Bruno Colmant is Head of Macro-Research at Bank Degroof Petercam. Before, he has worked for Roland Berger, Ageas, NYSE-Euronext and ING. He also served as Chief of Staff of the Minister of Finance. He has had teaching activities in financial management, financial accounting and taxation in several universities: ICHEC, Solvay-ULB, UCL, Vlerick, Luxembourg,... He got a Master degree in Management Science (ULB), a Master of Science in Business Administration (Perdue - USA) and PhD in Applied Econometrics (ULB).