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IWFSAS 2025 Concluded with Great Success<\/h2>\n

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The 10th Edition of the International Workshop on Financial System Architecture & Stability (IWFSAS) successfully concluded at the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) Headquarters, Recinte Modernista de Sant Pau, Barcelona \u2013 23\u201324 October 2025, bringing together leading academics, researchers, international economists, financial sector experts and policymakers to debate the future of the global financial architecture in a rapidly changing geopolitical and economic landscape.<\/p>\n

IWFSAS 2025 was organised by the Euro-Mediterranean Economists Association (EMEA) in collaboration with the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS), Bayes Business School (City, University of London), and the Gustavson School of Business (University of Victoria).<\/p>\n

The workshop received 33 paper submissions, of which 13 were presented, across four academic sessions addressing macro-financial stability, market-based finance, debt and monetary sovereignty, and the geopolitical restructuring of international financial flows. The programme also included two keynote speeches and a high-level policy session.<\/p>\n

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IWFSAS 2025 Day 1 \u2013 23 October 2025<\/strong><\/p>\n

Opening Interventions<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The first day opened with remarks by Prof. Barbara Casu Lukac, Director of the Centre for Banking Research & Deputy Dean (Faculty and Research), Bayes Business School and EMEA Advisor, and Dr. Cinzia Alcidi, Director of Research and Head of the Economic Policy Unit at CEPS and EMEA Advisor, who set the stage for two days of research-driven policy dialogue.<\/p>\n

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Keynote Speech<\/strong><\/p>\n

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The keynote address of the first day was delivered by Kathleen Tyson, author of Multicurrency Mercantilism and Founder & CEO of Pacemaker.Global, who examined how geoeconomic fragmentation, digital infrastructures, and sanctions dynamics are reshaping the architecture of global finance.<\/p>\n

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Academic Session 1:<\/strong> \u201cFinancial Stability and the Real Economy\u201d chaired by Dr. Sami Ben Naceur \u2013 Director, IMF Middle East Centre for Economics and Finance (CEF), Member of EMANES Scientific Committee.<\/p>\n

Presented papers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Disentangling the Real Impact of a Credit Market Disruption<\/p>\n