Regional Financing Arrangements in the Global Financial Safety Net:

Gong Cheng, a senior economist at the European Stability Mechanism, will provide an overview of recent Global Financial Safety Net developments with a focus on the role of regional financial arrangements, a relatively less known component of it. He also will discuss opportunities for enhancing cooperation among the GFSN’s layers, especially between RFAs and the International Monetary Fund. Cheng is a collaborator of La Follette School Professor Menzie Chinn.