Call for Papers: Conference on "The Changing Global Trade and Financial Linkages" on 28-29 January 2026 in Hong Kong
Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) are
Hong Kong Institute for Monetary and Financial Research (HKIMR), the European Central Bank (ECB) and the Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) are jointly organizing a conference on “The Changing Global Trade and Financial Linkages”, which will be held on 28-29 January 2026 in Hong Kong.
The global economy is undergoing significant transformation, driven by the emergence of new tariff barriers, geoeconomic fragmentation, and rapid financial and technological innovation. These changes are reshaping global trade and financial linkages, with notable implications for Asia’s economic relationship with the euro area. The rise of new financial actors in the digital asset space may start to add an extra dimension to global monetary systems, presenting challenges to policymakers in maintaining financial stability. This conference will examine these evolving linkages and their broader policy implications for Asia and the euro area. We invite submissions on topics that include (but not limited to):
- Tariffs and the changing trade patterns of China and the wider Asian region
- The future of the international monetary system
- Digital assets and the influence of financial innovation on the global monetary system and financial stability
- The implications of technology-driven growth on labour markets
- Shifting risks in the private-public debt nexus
- Inflation dynamics, monetary policy coordination and spillovers
- Geoeconomic fragmentation and its implication for capital flows and the use of different currencies
All submissions should be sent by email to hkimr@hkma.gov.hk in PDF format, using the authors’ names as the file name, and enter " Submission for HKIMR-ECB-BOFIT Joint Conference on 28-29 January 2026" as the email subject line by 31 October 2025. Only the author of accepted papers will be notified by 22 November 2025.
The Call for Papers announcement is attached for reference.
We look forward to receiving your submission!