Biagio Bossone is a financial advisor to international organizations and central banks, scientific advisor to the Fast Forward Foundation for social studies (EU), founding core team member of the Special Interest Group on Fintech & Digital Banking at FAST National University of Computer & Emerging Sciences (Pakistan), and program leader of the Executive Master in Digital Payments, University of Coimbra (Portugal). A former banker and central banker, he has held senior positions at the IMF and World Bank, and as an economic expert to Italy’s Presidency of the Council of Ministers. He has published widely on finance and has been visiting professor of international finance at the universities of Palermo and Lecce (Italy).
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Sovereign Money is not Debt: Why Central bank Accounting Must Change
Central bank money is still accounted for as debt, a legacy of an earlier monetary order. Treating sovereign money as equity would clarify central bank balance sheets, strengthen institutional transparency, and better prepare monetary systems for future digital-era design choices.
Bretton Woods: A System That Can’t Be Fixed—But Can Be Made Fairer and More Effective
The IMF and World Bank can no longer function as instruments that discipline some member countries while deferring to others. Their challenge is to transform the exercise of power among member countries into a framework of mutual respect and cooperation.