CMU should drive green and digital transitions, says BdF governor

Villeroy de Galhau calls for capital markets union to adopt “higher purpose”

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François Villeroy de Galhau

The Bank of France’s governor has called for the European Capital Markets Union (CMU) to become a driving force in the green and digital transitions.

In a speech on 23 February, François Villeroy de Galhau said significant progress had been made on creating the CMU. However, he said it had been framed as a force for stability, when what it needed was the “higher purpose” of becoming a “financial union for transition”.

He said that this shift of approach could unlock, between now and 2030, €620

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