Biagio Bossone

International financial advisor at

Biagio Bossone is an advisor to international organizations (including AfDB, BIS, IMF, IOSCO, World Bank), government agencies and financial institutions. He is a former coordinator and expert of the Public Investment Evaluation Unit of Italy’s Presidency of the Council of Ministers, Former commercial banker and central banker. He has been: executive director, World Bank Group; executive board member, IMF; general accountant and director general of budget and finance, government of Sicily; member, G10 and European central banking working groups and task forces; head, International Payments, Bank of Italy; expert, High-Level Commission on World Bank Reform; Professor, Universities of Palermo and Salento, Italy. He is (co-)author of several studies on economics and finance.

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VoxEU Column

Getting funds to those in need and enabling access to money during COVID-19, part 3: Central bank digital currencies and other instruments

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  • Financial Regulation and Banking
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VoxEU Column

Getting funds to those in need and enabling access to money during COVID-19, part 2: Government payments and international remittances

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  • Financial Regulation and Banking
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VoxEU Column

Getting funds to those in need and enabling access to money during COVID-19, part 1: COVID-19 and the national payments system

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  • Financial Regulation and Banking