· François Villeroy de Galhau Wiki · Banque de France WikiFinancial services - the European mysterious gap
Read full speech on bis.org ↗ContextSpeech at the Bruegel annual meetings in Brussels; the Banque de France keeps finance stable and asks why Europe lags in financial services.
Why it mattersThe French governor proposes joint EIB venture investment and European market supervision.
Problems raised
- Europe makes little progress on financial integration.
- Scale-ups lack financing.
- Supervision is fragmented.
Solutions proposed
- Co-invest with the EIB in venture capital.
- Create genuine European market supervision.
- Close the financial services gap.