What you'll learn:
- A practical understanding of monetary policy, particularly related to dealing with crisis situations.
- An overview history of the formation of the euro and the EMU.
- An overview history of monetary unions.
- Previous issues with EMU Member States during the financial crisis and European Sovereign Crisis.
- How the ECB and European countries dealt with crises of the past.
- The current issues with the euro and EMU stability that may lead to future catastrophic issues.
- What can be done to resolve the issues within the EMU and provide a more sustainable future for the euro and the monetary union.
The Duomo Initiative presents:"The Euro:the History, Issues and Solutions" with Alfred Mifsud, former Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malta.
Over the past decade, we have seen Europe limp from problem to problem, from crisis to crisis and from bailout to bailout.
But what is the cause of the issues thatEurope has been facing and how can they be resolved?
What is causing the rise ofpopulistmovements in nationssuch as Italy and Greece, that threaten the existence of theEuropean Union itself?
We willexplore those questions and muchmoreinthiscourse, including:
The history of the Economic and Monetary Union (EMU)of the EU.
The issues that were faced by the EMUduring multiple financial crises.
How the European Central Bank (ECB)tackled the crisis situations.
The issues and flaws that still remain within the union.
Alfred Mifsud'sproposedsolutions for resolvingthe flaws and bringing the union towards a stable equilibrium.
This is a unique opportunity to learn from someone with decades of experience in the financial services industry and first-hand knowledgeof how policy-making decisions are made atthe European Central Bank.
In this course, you'll learn apractical side of economics, monetary policy, fiscal policy and politics by looking at the case study of the euro and the EMU; one of the most ambitious andimportant economic developments of our time.
The course features over 3 hours of video lectures (40+ modules) presented by Nicholas Puri, in the typical Duomo Initiative style (as seen in our other courses and on our popular YouTube channel), plusover 20 detailed text modules. You will also get access to anaudiobook and digital version ofAlfred Mifsud's book "The Euro - Cure or Curse for the Future of the EU?"
All the content in this course has been prepared by Alfred Mifsud, based on his many years ofexperience. Each section starts with a video of Mifsudintroducing the topic and explaining why it is important.
Alfred Mifsudwas the Deputy Governor of the Central Bank of Malta from 2015-2017. During this time, he attended all Monetary Policy meetings of the Governing Council of the ECB, during one of the most eventful and tumultuous times of any central bank in history.
Mifsud is adamant that there are clear solutions to the problems being faced in Europe today. In this course, he will explain them.
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