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Interview with L'Agefi (France)
Interview with Kalin Anev Janse, Member of the ESM Management Board responsible for funding, ALM and lending, and Secretary General of the ESM and EFSF

Published in L’Agefi (France) on 28 October 2016
  Interviewer: Solenn Poullennec  

 
L’Agefi: What are your financing goals for 2017?

EFSF raises €2 billion in tap of 2026 bond
Luxembourg - The European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) on Wednesday raised €2 billion in a tap of its 31 May 2026 bond. With this transaction, the EFSF has completed its funding needs for the year.

“Today’s transaction marked a successful finale to the EFSF’s funding programme for 2016. It enabled us to increase the size of the 2026 bond, which provides more liquidity for investors, at a rate that is favourable for our programme countries,” said Siegfried Ruhl, EFSF head of funding.
Interview with Proto Thema (Greece)
Interview published in Proto Thema (Greece) on 29 October 2016 Interviewer: Iannis Antypas
 
Iannis Antypas: We’ve had a rough start with the government, especially its previous term. Are you satisfied with the current state of the economy, given that in 2014 there was a token growth rate and the 2015 negotiations took place right afterwards?
Negative interest rates and asset purchases: the balance between intended and unintended consequences
Rolf Strauch, Member of ESM Management Board
“Negative interest rates and asset purchases: the balance between intended and unintended consequences”
Harness Investment Forum, Geneva
 3 November 2016
 
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Time to Take Europe’s Economy Seriously
Time to Take Europe’s Economy Seriously
Speech at 12th Economist Cyprus Summit
Nicosia, 1 November 2016
 
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The currency union and financial integration
Klaus Regling, ESM Managing Director
“The currency union and financial integration”
25th Luxembourg Financial Market Forum
 
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Ladies and gentlemen,

Thank you very much for inviting me here today. Prime Minister Bettel gave a good overview of the advantages of Luxembourg as a financial centre. From my own experience, I support that view. 

Interview with Börsen-Zeitung

Börsen-Zeitung: You will access the markets as usual in 2017. What will the funding volumes be for the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) and the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) next year?

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Juan Rojas at Spanish Chamber of Commerce

Luncheon-debate with Juan Rojas, the Head of Economic and Market Analysis of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) about “Accessing sovereign markets and current trends in ex-programme EFSF/ESM countries”.

The event will take place from 12:30 to 14:30PM in the Cercle Munster (5-7 rue Munster, 2160 Luxembourg).

Two new members join ESM Board of Auditors
Luxembourg – The Board of Governors of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) has appointed François-Roger Cazala and Kevin Cardiff to its Board of Auditors, each for a non-renewable three-year term. Mr Cazala is a member of the French Court of Audit (Cour des Comptes), which nominated him for the position. Mr Cardiff was nominated by the European Court of Auditors, of which he is a member. The ESM Board of Governors is composed of the 19 Euro area finance ministers.