Distinguished Speakers Series – Lord Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England


26 July 2022

 

The AoF held a conversation session with Lord Mervyn King, former Governor of the Bank of England on 26 July 2022. The session was moderated by Mr Norman Chan, Senior Adviser of the AoF.

 

During the event, Lord King shared his views on what governments and central banks in advanced economies ought to do, amid the complexities posed by geopolitical tensions; the pandemic; inflation, a tight labour market, and global imbalances. He also explained what caused the inflation that advanced economies are experiencing, why central banks must take drastic actions now, what has gone wrong with monetary policy, QE, and central bank policy making, as well as whether central banks can engineer a soft landing now.

The conversation was conducted in hybrid format, and was broadcast online.

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(Top) Mr Lawrence LAM, CEO Designate of Prudential Hong Kong Limited, (Bottom left) Dr Li CUI, Chief Economist of CCB International Securities Limited and (Bottom Right) Dr Guorong JIANG, Managing Director of Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited raised issues for discussion during the Q&As session. (Top) Mr Lawrence LAM, CEO Designate of Prudential Hong Kong Limited, (Bottom left) Dr Li CUI, Chief Economist of CCB International Securities Limited and (Bottom Right) Dr Guorong JIANG, Managing Director of Citigroup Global Markets Asia Limited raised issues for discussion during the Q&As session.

Last revision date: 26 July 2022