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Monetary policy transmission

· François Villeroy de Galhau, Governor of the Banque de France (France)

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ContextSpeech at the ICMA annual general meeting in Paris; the Banque de France keeps prices stable and studies how rate rises reach the economy.

Why it mattersVilleroy asks governments to end energy subsidies to help disinflation.

Problems raised
  1. Inflation remains too high.
  2. Policy transmission takes time.
  3. Energy subsidies support inflation.
Solutions proposed
  1. Keep rates high long enough.
  2. Scrap energy subsidies and consolidate budgets.
  3. Implement structural reforms to increase supply.
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