Contents

Special Column on Post Pandemic Economic Challenges

-High Attention to Regional Financial Risks, An Important Window Period for Deepened Reform and Adjustment by Liu Yuanchun

-A Commentary on How the Pandemic Has Reshaped World Economy and the Challenges Going Forward by Il Houng Lee

-Post Pandemic Economic Challenges by Herbert Poenisch

-Be Mindful of The Risks by Wang Jinbing

-Central European Outliers Stick to Inflation Targeting by Miroslav Singer

-South Africa Unearths Hidden Strengths during Pandemic by Natalia Ospina

-How Are Central Banks Helping to Make the Recovery from the Covid-19 Pandemic More Sustainable and Inclusive? by Luiz Awazu Pereira da Silva

China

-Accommodating China Is Unavoidable by Andrew Sheng and Xiao Geng

-Principle Hijacked for Political Profit in Xinjiang Cotton Row by Liu Jun

-China's Global Financial Footprint by Herbert Poenisch

-Working Together with Mutual Respect for a Better and Shared Future by Yue Xiaoyong

Global Economy

-US Inflation Surge Is Harbinger of What’s to Come by Steve H. Hanke

Central Banking

-Central Banks and Inequality by Agustín Carstens

-Reducing Reserves and Central Bank Balance Sheets by Chris Papadopoullos

-What Central Banks Do Next Is Vital for Global Economy by Mojmír Hampl

-Governments Look for New Roles for Central Banks by Rajeev De Mello

Green Finance

-Walk the Talk by Han Seung-soo

-Green Investment, An Integral Part of Belt and Road Initiative by Yaseen Anwar

-Carbon Neutral Green Finance: China May Take the Lead into a Post-Pandemic World by Peter Koenig

-Climate Change-Our Most Global Challenge by Zhang Tao

-From Market Neutrality to Market Efficiency by Isabel Schnabel

-Transparency and Market Integrity in Green Finance by Agustín Carstens

-Hawks, Doves and Green Swans by Danae Kyriakopoulou

-Walking the Tightrope to Net Zero by Dimitri Demekas

-Asia Pacific Working to Narrow ESG Gaps by Dael Wilson

Digital Economy

-Regulating Fintech: Is an Activity-based Approach the Solution? by Fernando Restoy

-BigTech in Financial Services by Tobias Adrian

-Five Trends Shaping the Future of Digital Currencies by Philip Middleton

Working Paper

-Corporate Financial Asset Holdings under Economic Policy Uncertainty: Precautionary Saving or Speculating? by Huang Jialin, Luo Yu, and Peng Yuchao

-The Impact of Basel Accords on the Lender’s Profitability under Different Pricing Decisions by Huang Bo and Lyn C. Thomas

International Monetary Review, July 2021, Vol. 8 No. 3