Dear NOeG organizers, I would be grateful if you distributed the invitation below to your members. If you have any questions, please let me know. Best, Jochen Dear colleagues I would like to invite you to our bi-annual research conference. Program & registration link can be found here<https://www.suerf.org/events/financial-deepening-how-to-finance-productivity-growth-and-transition-in-small-and-medium-sized-economies/registration/>. It is also possible to register for only 1 day and Bratislava is only 1h train ride from Vienna 😊. One of the highlights is the participation of the new Governor of the OeNB, Martin Kocher. The year the conference is about the challenges small and medium-sized European economies face in financing productivity, innovation, and the green transition, often within tight fiscal constraints and bank-dominated financial systems. To explore solutions, ECMI , NBS , CEPS , and SUERF are co-hosting a two-day conference in Bratislava on 1–2 October 2025 , focused on the question: How can we finance productivity, growth and transition in small and medium-sized economies? The program combines new research with high-level policy dialogue across five themes: Financial deepening in CEE, Banking and financial inclusion, Geopolitics and finance, Firms' financing needs, and Green financial policy. Best, Jochen JOCHEN MANKART Riaditeľ odboru výskumu | Research Director Národná banka Slovenska | National Bank of Slovakia T: +421 2 5787 2920 M: +421 945 720 960 www.nbs.sk<http://www.nbs.sk/> | www.mankart.net<file://fshome/home/mankartj/www.mankart.net> | jochen.mankart@nbs.sk<mailto:jochen.mankart@nbs.sk> [cid:image005.jpg@01DC26F5.444DBAA0]<https://www.nbs.sk/> [NBS Facebook]<https://www.facebook.com/NarodnabankaSlovenska/> [NBS Instagram] <https://www.instagram.com/nbs_sk/> October 1 09:00–09:10 Welcome – Reiner Martin 09:10–10:25 Policy Panel 1: Financial Deepening in CEE – Central Bank Perspective Chair: Peter Kažimír Panelists: Klaas Knot, Martin Kocher, Gediminas Šimkus, Mihály Varga, Boštjan Vasle 10:25–10:35 NBS Governor’s Award for Best Thesis in Economics 10:35–11:00 Coffee 11:00–12:15 Policy Panel 2: Financial Deepening in CEE – Concrete Next Steps Chair: Reiner Martin Panelists: Karel Lannoo, Gottfried Haber, Reinhard Felke, Michaela Kršková 12:15–13:30 Lunch 13:30–14:30 Keynote 1: Securities Losses, Interbank Markets, and Monetary Policy Transmission Speaker: Mariassunta Giannetti Chair: Michal Horváth 14:30–15:15 Session 1: Financial Inclusion Chair: Julia Wörz Presenter: Farah Mugrabi Discussant: Michael Sigmund 15:15–15:45 Coffee 15:45–17:15 Session 2: Banking Developments Chair: Júlia Čillíková Presenters: – Jette Leonie Weinel (Discussant: Martin Götz) – Konrad Kuhmann (Discussant: Mary Everett) 19:00– Conference Dinner October 2 09:00–10:30 Session 3: Geopolitics and the Financial Sector Chair: Zuzana Fungáčová Presenters: – Emiel Sanders (Discussant: Ursula Vogel) – Falko Fecht (Discussant: Miguel Boucinha) 10:30–11:00 Coffee 11:00–12:30 Session 4: Firms’ Financing Behavior Chair: Ernest Gnan Presenters: – Stelios Giannoulakis (Discussant: Maria Siranova) – Florian Horky (Discussant: Annalisa Ferrando) 12:30–13:30 Lunch 13:30–14:30 Keynote 2: Into the Shadows – Banks and Transparency Speaker: Steven Ongena Chair: Jochen Mankart 14:30–15:00 Coffee 15:00–16:30 Session 5: Green Financial Policy Chair: Julien Toth Presenters: – Jan Klacso (Discussant: Alessandro Chiari) – Boris Fisera (Discussant: Vladimir Otrachshenko) 16:30 Closing Remarks – Jochen Mankart ____________________________________________________ Tento e-mail a jeho prílohy môžu obsahovať informácie, ktoré majú charakter dôverných a/alebo utajovaných skutočností, ktoré sú chránené služobným tajomstvom a/alebo podliehajú ochrane v zmysle príslušných právnych predpisov, pričom tieto informácie sú určené len osobe, ktorej sú adresované. 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