Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Asger L. Andersen* (University of Copenhagen)
with Kilian Huber (University of Chicago), Niels Johannesen (University of Oxford), Ludwig Straub (Harvard University), Emil Toft Vestergard (Danmarks Nationalbank),
Discussant: Chiara Osbat (Bank for International Settlements)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Afonso Soto de Moura* (European Central Bank)
with Gergely Buda (Barcelona School of Economics), Vasco M. Carvalho (University of Cambridge), Giancarlo Corsetti (European University Institute), João B. Duarte (Nova School of Business and Economics), Stephen Hansen (University College London), Álvaro Ortiz (BBVA Research), Tomasa Rodrigo (BBVA Research), José V. Rodríguez Mora (CUNEF Universidad, University of Edinburgh), Guilherme Alves da Silva (Nova School of Business and Economics)
Discussant: Leonardo Melosi (European University Institute)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Peter Reinhard Hansen* (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill)
with Neville Francis (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Chen Tong (Xiamen University)
Discussant: Oriol González-Casasús (Universitat Pompeu Fabra)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Fabio Stohler* (University of Bonn)
with Hanno Kase (European Central Bank) and Matthias Rottner (Bank for International Settlements)
Discussant: Michael Reiter (Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Martin Spindler* (University of Hamburg)
with Philipp Bach (Freie Universität Berlin), Victor Chernozhukov (Massachusetts Institute of Technology), Sven Klaassen, Jan Teichert-Kluge (all University of Hamburg) and Suhas Vijaykumar (University of California, San Diego)
Discussant: Dimitris Georgarakos (European Central Bank)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Jin Xi* (Chinese Academy of Sciences)
with Jin Cynthia Wu and Shihan Xie (all University of Illinois)
Discussant: Olga Goldfayn-Frank (Deutsche Bundesbank)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Ole Gregarek* (International Monetary Fund)
with Thiago Christiano Silva, Kei Moriya, and Romain Michel Veyrune (all International Monetary Fund)
Discussant: Leif Anders Thorsrud (BI Norwegian Business School)
Source: European Central Bank (video statements)
Welcome remarks by João Sousa, European Central Bank, on the first day of the 2026 Forecasting Techniques conference.
This biennial European Central Bank conference provides a forum for new theoretical and applied work on forecasting with an aim to put new insights into practice. Under the title “Artificial intelligence in economic narratives, forecasting and risk assessments”, the forthcoming edition focuses on the use of AI algorithms for economic analysis, exploring how these methods are transforming the way economists understand and interpret economic phenomena.
The conference took place on 23 and 24 March 2026.
Watch all sessions from the conference:
See the conference programme here: https://studio.youtube.com/playlist/PLnVAEZuF9FZnMPzsAhkMgCVdx7rdyS_uH/edit
https://www.ecb.europa.eu/press/conferences/html/20260323_13th_conference_on_forecasting_techniques.en.html
Source: Republic of South Africa (video statements)
Minister Khumbudzo Ntshavheni replies to oral questions to Cluster 4: Economics in the National Assembly.
Source: United Kingdom UK Parliament (video statements)
Watch PMQs with British Sign Language (BSL) – https://youtube.com/live/GS-6lOdZf-I?feature=share
Prime Minister’s Question Time, also referred to as PMQs, takes place every Wednesday the House of Commons sits. It gives MPs the chance to put questions to the Prime Minister, Sir Keir Starmer MP, or a nominated minister.
In most cases, the session starts with a routine ‘open question’ from an MP about the Prime Minister’s engagements. MPs can then ask supplementary questions on any subject, often one of current political significance.
The Leader of the Opposition, Kemi Badenoch MP, asks six questions and the leader of the second largest opposition party asks two. If another minister takes the place of the Prime Minister, opposition parties will usually nominate a shadow minister to ask the questions.
Want to find out more about what’s happening in the House of Commons this week? Follow the House of Commons on:
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